Join the first, original and most experienced Aurora Hunters for the best Northern Lights hunting experience in Rovaniemi! Enjoy discovering the dancing Aurora Borealis in exclusive viewing spots and relax in the Arctic nature while our professional photographer takes high quality photos from the experience. 

With us, you are guaranteed to have the best chance to see the Aurora Borealis!Join this incredible 4-5 hour hunt for the Northern Lights in Rovaniemi area. A professional Northern Lights photographer will guide this small-group tour and teach you the basics of Northern Lights photography. The tour's approach gives you the best possible chance to find and get professional, edited photos of the Northern Lights during your stay here in Lapland, as your guides always choose the destination according to weather and Aurora forecasts. Small group sizes and our experienced professional guides give you the most exclusive and memorable way to experience the magnificent Northern Lights.EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE:

• We are the first, original and most experienced Aurora tour operator in Rovaniemi – thousands of successful tours run every winter for over 10 years. Overall rating of 4.8/5 stars!

• Expert Northern Lights photographers and guides – Follow us on Instagram for some eye candy!

• Exceptional skills in understanding both Aurora and local weather forecasts built with years of experience and thorough researching.

• With us, you are guaranteed to have the best possible chance to see the magical Northern Lights and best tour experience in town!

• We take care of our people - a happy guide is a good guide!

UNIQUE, EXCLUSIVE LOCATIONS:

• Carefully selected private locations away from crowds. Locations are always chosen according to local weather conditions, Aurora forecast and best photographic opportunities.

• Enjoy the experience without a rush.

EXTREME COMFORT & SAFETY:

• Quality vehicles equipped for the Arctic winter conditions.

• Small-groups, maximum 8 persons per guide.

• The most exclusive service – everything is included in the price.

• Carefully planned tours and well trained guides – Your comfort, experience and safety are our top priorities!

Comfortable and warm clothing 

A half-day wilderness adventure is the best way to experience the remote and untouched nature of Lapland. During this experience, we will enjoy an easy hike through authentic Arctic nature in a small group, led by a professional guide who specializes in wilderness photography. This experience is especially suitable for families with children and anyone looking for a relaxing and easy hike in the Arctic woodlands of Rovaniemi.

For this tour, we start from Rovaniemi by car, and after a short drive we continue our journey on foot to reach beautiful natural places away from the crowds. Throughout the hike we will have unique and beautiful opportunities for nature and family photos while enjoying Lapland’s unique nature.

As experienced nature photographers, we look for serene nature compositions, hard-to-spot details and capture candid photos of you and the Arctic surroundings. Hike on snow-covered forest trails, marvel at the silence of the Arctic, and enjoy the views on this half-day family adventure. During the day, we stop to build a campfire to enjoy snack and hot drinks – the perfect and authentically local way to spend a winter day outdoors!

All our destinations are carefully chosen to represent a variety of landscapes and idyllic scenery. We choose the most suitable locations for the group’s experience and fitness.  Trekking through snowy forests you also get to experience an intimate connection with nature — just like the early explorers did centuries ago.

Experience the delightful culture of Finland during a traditional supper and sauna event. If you want to enjoy the most popular activity in Rovaniemi while travelling in northern Finland don't hesitate any longer. Our fancy sauna located at the majestic private lake and will give you a well-deserved lifetime experience. Besides, you will have a darkness for a hunting for the northern lights from the sauna!

Your excursion starts with pick-up from your hotel or apartments and transport to lovely lake. The drive will take less than 30 minutes. You don't need any experience or special skills to come with us on this tour, just a sense of adventure. Please bring the recommended clothing, backpack, and camera and we’ll provide everything else. Families with children or those looking for a mellow time in the Lappish nature will enjoy this tour.

The sauna is ready!

Enjoying a sauna is a personal thing, you should always listen to your body and do as you feel best. There is no one right way to bathe in the sauna. For a first time you could stay in for a five minutes, depending on the temperature. After cooling down for a few minutes, go into the sauna again and stay a bit longer. When you come out of the sauna, you can just sit down and admire the beauty of nature around you. We also have outside Jacuzzi pool with temperature + 37 C 

The feeling of hunger is strong enough after truly “Lappish SPA procedures”, which is why you will have an amazing and traditional Blazed salmon dinner (or vegaterian food). 

Menu: 

* Puree soup (cream, cauliflower, potatoes) 

* Salmon with baked potatoes and creamy mushroom sauce (vegetarian menu on request) 

* Hot Lapland cheese with wild berries 

* Tea, coffee, hot chocolate

This safari will take you out of Rovaniemi, straight into the Taiga forest and its beautiful nature. Your guide will lead you through the Lapland forest, sharing insights about the trees, plants, their properties and wildlife. You will also learn how to use your surroundings to build a fire and other basic survival skills.

Once you arrive at the start, you will be given a brief on safety instructions and what to look out for. Wilderness Survival Tour has different levels of difficulty depending on your ability, your guide will discuss this with you upon pick up and between you, the best route will be decided.

Wilderness Survival Tour is a very special opportunity for those who wish to wander into the forest to try and get a glimpse of the spectacular and elusive Finnish wildlife and natural beauty of Lapland. This tour is also intended to be very educational - your guide will share with you their knowledge and passion about nature, and teach you about the secrets of Finnish nature as well as some basic survival skills.

The tour operates all year round, with specific features attached to each season. In the wintertime, you will enjoy views of snow covered fells, white trails and frozen trees, with very cold temperatures that may drop down to -30°C! In January especially, the wild and beautiful forests look as if they are straight out of a fairytale! You will learn about the footprints you find around you in the snow from animals such as; wolf, lynx, wolverine, moose, reindeer, weasel, Arctic hares and many more!

For summer and autumn, the tour is adapted, and you may find a separate description of the summer version of Wilderness Survival Tour  in the Summer Tours section on our website.

Refreshments and a typical Finnish campfire snack will be provided halfway, as your guide will light a fire to keep you warm. This is a great opportunity for your guide to show you how to build a fire using traditional methods. No need for matches or a lighter, your guide will use flint & steel (we can do this in conditions as cold as -30°C) and natural materials you would have picked on the way!

In all our activities, our groups are limited to 8 people maximum. It is very important for us to provide you with the best experience possible, and avoid mass tourism. This way, your guide will know you better and will be able to address all your needs and answer your questions. As we usually say - the smaller the group, the bigger the experience!

• Bottle of water,

• We will provide you with overalls and boots, but please be prepared and use good under-layers, socks, hats and gloves.

This tour allows you to experience Lapland nature at its best with two local activities combined - snowshoeing through the forests and ice fishing on an immense frozen lake.

After being picked up from your accommodation and given proper winter clothing/boots (it can be as cold as -30°C in Lapland), your guide will drive you around 20 kilometres away from Rovaniemi to find the perfect peaceful place to start your trip. Before heading into the forests, you will be given instructions on how to use the snowshoes whilst walking on snow. As you snowshoe through the quiet snowy landscapes, you will already feel the harmony of Lapland nature that surrounds you.

Soon you will end up at the immense frozen lake. It is time to find a promising spot on the lake to try to catch your lunch! Your guide will help you drill your own hole in the ice and will teach you the basic techniques of how to ice fish. Then, it is just a matter of time and patience before you hopefully feel the first bites! This is just the perfect moment to appreciate the silence that immerses the lake.

While you will be fishing, your guide will chop wood and prepare a fire for you. Typical Finnish campfire snacks and hot drinks will be waiting for you around the fire and offers a nice opportunity for your guide to answer all your questions about life in the Arctic and Lapland in general.

If you manage to catch a fish (of a decent size), your guide will happily prepare it, cook it straight over the fire and add it to the menu of the day! If the fish are undersized, we return them to the ice without unnecessarily harming them. After this ice fishing experience, it will be time to put back on the snowshoes and head back to Rovaniemi!

In all our activities, our groups are limited to 8 people maximum. It is very important for us to provide you with the best experience possible, and avoid mass tourism. This way, your guide will know you better and will be able to address all your needs and answer your questions. Also, in relation to ice fishing, keeping our groups small allows our guests to fully experience the peaceful silence of Lapland nature. As we usually say - the smaller the group, the bigger the experience!

• Bottle of water,

• We will provide you with overalls and boots, but please be prepared and use good under-layers, socks, hats and gloves.

After we pick you up from your accommodation and outfit you with professional winter overalls and boots (temperatures can drop to -30°C!), your Northern Lights guide will drive you far from Rovaniemi, heading straight into the wilderness to start the Northern Lights hunt.

During the day, we always check the weather forecasts and the solar activity reports. This way, we can adapt the start of the tour to give you the best chance to enjoy the clearer sky and observe the Northern Lights. Using our analysis of the meteorological conditions and our experience, we choose locations that should offer a better opportunity to see this natural phenomenon. For instance, if the forecasts and Northern Lights predictions look unfavorable around the Rovaniemi area, your guide can take you further afield to find a better sky.

We also monitor weather conditions during the tour and can decide together to hop back into the minivan and move to another location if needed. During this 4-hour Northern Lights hunt, you can visit up to 3 different locations to maximize your chances of observing the Northern Lights.

This excursion will also offer you the unique opportunity to drive long distances through the Lappish wilderness, explore the Arctic nature and take on different routes that will lead you to fantastic scenery; snowy forests, powerful rapids, quaint frozen beaches and vast ice covered lakes. Hopefully, with the Northern Lights dancing over your heads!

Refreshments and a typical Finnish campfire snack will be provided halfway, as your guide lights a fire to keep you warm. This is a great opportunity for your guide to show you how to build a fire using traditional methods. No need for matches or a lighter, your guide will use flint & steel and natural materials you can find in the nature that surrounds you (this can be done in conditions as cold as -30°C!). Once the fire is burning and the kettle is boiling, your guide will keep an eye on the moving sky. This break around the campfire will be also the perfect moment for your guide to answer all your questions about Lapland, life in the Arctic and the Northern Lights. Hot drinks are served, sausages are grilled over the campfire and bread toasted for you.

We invite you to take your camera with you (you can rent or buy a tripod from us if you wish) to capture the Northern Lights. In all cases, your guide will be equipped with a professional camera and will take many pictures for you, of you and the Northern Lights. A link to download all the pictures will be sent to you the next day.

On all our excursions, our groups are limited to 8 people maximum. This tour is for children aged 5 years old and upwards. It is very important for us to provide you with the best experience possible, and avoid mass tourism. This way, your guide will know you better and will be able to address all your needs and answer your questions. Furthermore, when it comes to the Northern Lights, chances to observe them properly are increased when groups (and light pollution emitted by torches, phones, cameras, etc.) are reduced. As we usually say - the smaller the group, the bigger the experience!

• Bottle of water,

• We will provide you with overalls and boots, but please be prepared and use good under-layers, socks, hats and gloves.