Our most popular tour, and a good place to start.
- Morning snowmobile safari with a local expert guide
- Location: Sinettä wilderness, 20 min north of Rovaniemi
- Small group: 4–6 snowmobiles
- Beginner-friendly · Family-friendly
- Arrive on site or book a free pickup
- Complete warm technical snowmobile clothing
- The snowmobiles have heated grips and seats, they are comfortable and easy to drive.
- Drive solo or shared snowmobile
- Photos and short videos from your guide, shared by email after the tour
We start from our base in Sinettä, 20 minutes north of Rovaniemi. It's a small village surrounded by the kind of forest, lakes, rivers and hills that most tours never reach. If you've already been on a snowmobile somewhere closer to the city centre, you'll notice the difference within the first kilometre: fewer tracks, more space, and trails that actually go somewhere. And hardly anyone else but us out there.
Every tour begins with a proper briefing — what the weather and conditions look like today, how the snowmobiles work, how we ride together as a group, and how we communicate on the trail. Then we get going. The first stretch is the training session, but you're already riding — we start slow, make sure everyone feels comfortable on the machine, and pick up the pace as the group settles in.
From there we ride a mix of terrain: forest trails winding between snow-loaded spruce, open sections across frozen lakes, climbs up to viewpoints, and softer snow where it's safe to play a little. We stop along the way for photos, a hot drink, and whatever the day happens to offer — snow, scenery, animal tracks, sometimes a reindeer in the distance.
How to book?
One snowmobile seats two. Share it (price per person) or ride solo on a single. A shared snowmobile needs 2 people booked together — you can switch driver at breaks. Mixing shared and single in your group? Add each separately in the cart and check out together. Children up to ~140 cm ride in the guide's sleigh (add as Child); taller kids can ride as a passenger instead (book as Adult). Free pickup and the optional liability waiver are chosen at checkout.
Why this tour, and why us
PolarMax is a small family business located in Sinettä, 20 km north of Rovaniemi. Up here it's snowy forests, frozen lakes and rivers, and open hills — and most days, no one else in sight. This is our home. We started PolarMax because we wanted to share something we genuinely love — riding through real Lapland wilderness, far from the tourist routes. The feeling of discovery, adventure, and friendship.
Our snowmobiles are BRP Lynx Ranger, manufactured 20 minutes from where we ride. Stable, powerful, and built for Arctic conditions. Heated grips and boot warmers for the driver; heated seat and handlebar grips for the passenger. Comfortable suspension, modern fuel-injected 4-stroke engine and built to last.
We provide everything you need for the ride except your own base layers. Show up warm underneath, and we handle the rest.
- Duration: 3 hours
- Difficulty: Moderate
