Snowmobile Safari: Hunting Northern Lights in the Wilderness
4.3
19 Ratings
Saariselkä

Embark on a memorable journey through the dark wilderness with a snowmobile ride. You now have the chance to blend these experiences; navigating a snowmobile and chasing the Northern Lights. This safari is organized on the most suitable tracks with the goal of witnessing the Northern Lights.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

On this tour we learn to drive snowmobiles and drive in the dark wilderness finally reaching a tepee / hut. We make a fire and enjoy warm beverages and barbeque snacks while watching the sky. The guide explains all about Northern Lights and the old mythology. The appearance of the lights is not guaranteed but they are visible in about 90 % of the clear sky evenings. Also the arctic starry sky is very beautiful. Spot the Big Bear and Polar Star, Northern Lights often appear just under the Polar Star. Listen to the stories about local life and nature by living fire.

Our Northern Lights trip has got excellent feedbacks already for years. This is because our Northern Lights spotting place is the best possible place where are no other lights at all, northern sky is fully open and thanks of the local micro climate the weather is often clear even if it is cloudy or foggy elsewhere. By our long experience the right hours to be out there is 11-12 PM. Anyway you need some luck to see the lights and it is unpredictable even during the trip! Great surprises happen!

Why to book our organized trip? During this tour the northern horizon is all visible and absolutely dark that is very important in Aurora hunting. This trip offers a great chance for taking pictures of Northern lights in the middle of beautiful arctic nature.
Please also check the tour reviews on our TripAdvisor pages and join us

Points of Interest

  • Lapland Welcome
What's Included
  • Snacks and meals mentioned
  • Organizer’s liability insurance
  • Snacks
  • Safari desk support
  • Guidance services
  • Tea and coffee
  • Transportation
What's Not Included
  • Private tours for additional charge - contact for more details
Additional Information
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at the time of booking if required
  • Please contact us if you wish to have a guide in other language
Location
Lapland Welcome
Kelotie
Lapland Welcome Saariselka Office (Kelotie 1 Siula-House, Saariselka 99800)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.3
(19 Ratings)
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Jennie_f
Jan 14, 2024
Chasing the northern lights - We got to see the northern lights and wild reindeer!! Our tour guide was awesome! We also got to have snacks and hot chocolate by a fire. The snowmobiles were a lot of fun
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760dietmarj
Jan 12, 2024
Magical night on an unforgettable tour - A great tour through a beautiful landscape, top guide, we were alone with him and we were even lucky and saw the Northern Lights. Super organized, top catering, all in all a great experience, we have been to Lapland 4 times now and this is one of the best tours we have done so far. Thank you very much for that
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Susanna_l
Dec 30, 2023
Great family activity with teens - We had a very nice time even though we didn’t see any northern lights. Everything was well organised (equipment, food etc) and our guide was very pro.
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Moritz_b
Dec 9, 2023
We did the tour with a... - We did the tour with a group of 4 friends. We really enjoyed the tour from start to finish. Unfortunately we didn't see any auroras but we still had an incredible experience. We really enjoyed the snowmobiling with the connected fire and the snacks and drinks on offer. We would also like to thank our guide Paul once again. He did a really good job and fulfilled our every wish. We also got on really well on a personal level, which made the trip even better. We would highly recommend this trip to anyone who is in the mood for adventure.
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Liam_h
Jan 18, 2023
Brilliant activity! - Wow what an experience! Absolutely loved going through the forest and over fells to chase the northern lights. We got really lucky and was able to see them! Our guide was brilliant and really informative! Definitely recommend this activity and company.
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Rmseem
Jan 1, 2023
Adventurous - Excellent experience and our guide was fantastic! Just couldn’t get to see northern lights due to snow and clouds.
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M773icfrederics
Dec 24, 2022
Best Northern lights tour - Greatest experience in Finnland. Super friendly guide. We were lucky to see Northern lights. It’s stunning. Anyway we would again booking this tour as if you are not able to see the northern lights due to bad weather conditions you at least enjoy the snowmobile ride and BBQ in the Tipi. Thanks so much for this trip Niko! We will never forget!
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Jamest8711
Feb 14, 2024
India - Good night in all.. guide had very good knowledge of living the Finnish lifestyle. Camp was nice touch, as we cooked our own food. Conditions difficult but dealt with well. Thanks to both team members
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Zteevoaung
Feb 5, 2024
Snowmobile into the Lapland wilderness - Overall, this was a great experience as we snowmobiled deeper into the wilderness at night and away from the city lights. Our guide, David, was punctual at picking us up at our hotel. Had great conversations and felt very welcome. Although we didn’t get to see the Northern lights due to poor weather, we still had a great time. The experience would’ve been better if the tour company had better communication. We sent messages to two different phone numbers but no reply. We sent an email as instructed by one of the auto-reply numbers but didn’t get a response. We could only confirm pickup point after getting help from our hotel reception calling the number directly.
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Chaitali_m
Dec 28, 2022
Bad experience - Trip was canceled at the last moment. We were informed when we called they didn’t bother to inform us. Spoiled 1 day of trip because of this we didn’t get any other safari at the last moment. Another one is cancelled as well by same operator. Disappointed
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