Once booked, the entire private sauna, shower room, dressing room, and lounge are reserved exclusively for your group — no other bookings during your stay.

Use the private lounge, with a dining table, fridge, and microwave, to relax, eat, or simply unwind.

The sauna comes with ecological shampoo and conditioner, an authentic Lapland sauna scent, fresh towels, and cold sparkling water.

On-site luggage storage means you can drop your bags and settle in before hotel check-in, or spend your last hours in Rovaniemi relaxing after checkout.

• Starting point: Ventured Oy, Jaakonkatu 3, Rovaniemi
• Duration: 2 hours
• Difficulty: Easy

Pick-up

Your guide picks you up from your accommodation, usually between 17:00 and 19:00, and gives a short introduction to the evening, including where you'll be driving and what to expect.

The hunt for clear skies

Your guide continuously checks aurora forecasts, cloud coverage, solar activity, and geomagnetic conditions, adjusting the route in real time. This stage can take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours, and if needed the group will drive 350+ km across Lapland to reach clear skies.

Northern Lights and photography

Once you're under clear skies, it's time to enjoy the aurora. Your guide captures the moment on a high-quality DSLR camera so you can focus on watching the lights.

Drive back and drop-off

After the show, the group heads back toward Rovaniemi and everyone is dropped off at their accommodation. Total tour length is typically 4–10 hours, depending on weather and aurora activity.

• Starting point: Hotel pick-up in Rovaniemi (your guide collects you from your accommodation)
• Duration: 4–10 hours (weather dependent)
• Difficulty: Easy

What to wear

Dress in warm layers for the Arctic night: bring a warm hat, insulated gloves, and a warm winter jacket.

Private pickup from your Levi accommodation in a premium heated 4x4 van, welcomed by your personal guide, who is also your photographer.

Throughout the night, live updates from 150+ team members across Lapland guide the chase, moving wherever skies are clearest, even across borders if needed.

When the Aurora appears, your guide captures professional DSLR photos while you take in the Arctic night sky, kept warm with thermal clothing, hot drinks and light snacks.

Tours run with unlimited time, typically 6-10 hours, and a 99% success rate. Arctic GM is a 20th-generation Lapland family business, holder of Tripadvisor's Best of the Best 2025 and Travelers' Choice 2025 awards, with fully insured, first-aid trained guides. Also available in Rovaniemi, Tromøs and Kiruna.

• Duration: 8 hours
• Difficulty: Easy

The Magic of Snowmobiling in Lapland

Snowmobiling is one of the most thrilling ways to explore Lapland, and with Arctic GM it's done the authentic way. Safaris run on private forest and tundra trails, far from mass-tourism routes — small groups, untouched wilderness, and unforgettable Arctic scenery.

Arctic GM's family has lived in Lapland for 20 generations since the 1600s. The company holds Tripadvisor's Best of the Best 2025 Award (the first ever given in Lapland, placing it in the top 1% of 8 million companies worldwide) and Travelers' Choice 2025 (top 10% worldwide), backed by over 7,500 verified 5-star reviews.

What's Included

• Meeting point at the Arctic GM office, Valtakatu 26, Rovaniemi (no hotel pickup)
• Modern coach transfer to the private snowmobile location
• Brand-new 2025 snowmobiles, shared by two guests with a chance to switch drivers halfway
• New helmets and full safety equipment, plus thermal overalls
• Professional snowmobile guide and safety briefing
• About one hour of driving on forest and tundra trails, with stops for photos and reindeer-spotting
• Hot drinks and light snacks
• Small groups — max 5 snowmobiles per guide

Know Before You Go

• Drivers must be at least 18 with a valid car licence (Class B); bring your licence and sign a short waiver
• Children under 6 cannot join; under-15s ride in a guide-pulled sled, and 15+ (min. 140cm) can be passengers; under-18s need an adult
• Not suitable for pregnant guests or those with back, neck, spinal, or other musculoskeletal conditions
• Travel insurance is not included — arrange your own before the tour
• In case of an accident, the driver is liable for damages up to €950 per person per snowmobile (an optional waiver can reduce this to €0)
• Alcohol and drugs are not permitted; always follow your guide's instructions

For over 400 years this family has lived under the Arctic sky, passing down knowledge of Lapland's nature and traditions. With Arctic GM, snowmobiling is an authentic journey through the Arctic wilderness — safely, and away from the crowds.

• Starting point: Valtakatu 26, Rovaniemi
• Duration: about 1 hour