Family-Friendly: Northern Lights Adventure from Rovaniemi
Price – 105€ / adult, 85€ / child
Includes: Professional Aurora guide, easy Northern Lights tour designed to be perfect for everyone, especially for families with small children, hotel pick-up, winter clothes, hot drinks and campfire snacks
Enjoy the magic of Aurora Borealis with your loved ones!
Your journey begins with a pick-up from your hotel or a meeting at our office. We ensure you’re dressed in warm winter gear, as temperatures can drop to -30°C. Then, we head out of Rovaniemi to chase the Northern Lights.
We bring you to a private location, an ideal spot offering the best chance to witness the Northern Lights. Throughout the tour, you explore the breathtaking Lapland wilderness and snowy forests. And if we’re lucky, we might see the Northern Lights dancing in the sky!
Perfect family adventure in the middle of Arctic nature
Halfway through, we pause to warm up by a campfire inside our cozy tipi. Here, you can enjoy delicious grilled sausages, hot drinks, and sweets while your guide watches the sky. It’s the perfect time to ask questions about Lapland and the Northern Lights.
Bring your camera along, and if you need a tripod, we can help you! This tour is all about family fun, making it perfect for everyone, young and old. Join us for this family-friendly Northern Lights adventure, and let’s explore the enchanting Lapland together!
Why You Should Choose Family-Friendly Northern Lights Adventure from Rovaniemi with Wild About Lapland?
- This tour offers the perfect experience for everyone, especially families with small children,
- You will enjoy a night adventure in the middle of the Arctic wilderness, tailored to match the group’s level and needs,
- We will visit our private location during the night where we have a solid chance to see the magical Northern Lights,
- Professional Aurora guide will teach you about the local nature and wildlife,
- Our groups never exceed 8 people,
- Our Northern Lights tours hold 5/5 rating on TripAdvisor!
*Timings and pick-ups: These vary depending on the selected period due to changing daylight hours throughout the year. We may also adjust the tour start time based on weather conditions to increase our chances of seeing the Northern Lights.
Small Group Makes a Big Difference!
On all our excursions, 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. 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!
What's included?
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off for accommodations outside the city centre. Extra surcharge if staying 10 kilometres or further from the centre,
- Professional winter clothing and boots,
- Professional Aurora guide,
- Campfire snacks and hot drinks,
- Small-group tour only (maximum of 8 people),
- All taxes, fees and handling charges.
Exclusions
Pictures are not taken during this tour, but you are very welcome to take your own cameras and phones!
The group is limited to 8 guests maximum. If you are a larger group, please contact us and we can arrange a specific tour for you.
Meeting points
If your accommodation is in Rovaniemi city center, we kindly ask you to walk to our office. Read below why.
We have been awarded the Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) batch for sustainable tourism operations in Finnish Lapland. Sustainable business operations are of utmost importance to us. We have therefore decided to no longer do city pickups. If you are staying in the city center, we would kindly ask you to come to our office (our address: Rovakatu 24, 96200 Rovaniemi) and start the tour from there.
You are not staying in the city center nor is your pickup location listed as an option? No problem! Please send us an email with your address and we take it from there. We hope you have a nice tour with us!
Wild About Lapland Office
Rovakatu 24, 96200 Rovaniemi, Finland
Pick-up
- Apukka Resort (Transfer fee is € 40 / one-way – please contact us)
- Arctic Snow Hotel (Transfer fee is € 60 / one-way – please contact us)
- Arctic TreeHouse Hotel
- Guesthouse Borealis
- Hostel Ibedcity
- Läkituvat Cottages / Meeting point
- Lapland Hotels Ounasvaara Chalets
- Lapland Hotels Sky Ounasvaara
- Lomavekarit / Arctic Resort Delight resort
- Motelli Rovaniemi
- Napapiirin Saarituvat Cottages
- Santa Claus Holiday Village Reception
- Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle
- Vaattunki Wilderness Resort (Transfer fee is € 40 / one-way – please contact us)
- Walk in the office / City Centre accommodation
Please note
The Northern Lights are a natural occurrence, which activity, vibrancy of color cannot be guaranteed on the evening of the tour.
Cold weather clothing will be provided, but we recommend to dress appropriately. Not recommended for participants with heart complaints or other serious medical conditions. This experience may require a certain amount of walking.
This safari will operate in any weather conditions. Even though the Northern Lights prediction is low, you will still enjoy a great experience into the wilderness.
Hotel pick-ups commence 10 – 60 minutes prior to the start time. Your pick up time will be confirmed by email.
What do I need to bring?
- Bottle of water,
- We will provide you with overalls and boots, but please be prepared and use good under-layers, socks, hats and gloves.
Cancellation Policy
- We will charge a cancellation fee of 100% if booking is cancelled 1 day or less before the event,
- We will charge a cancellation fee of 50% if booking is cancelled 7 days or less before the event,
- We will charge a cancellation fee of 10% if booking is cancelled 365 days or less before the event.
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The smaller the group, the bigger the experience!