Aurora Borealis Trip in Lapland Lakeside
Description
This tour takes you away from artificial lights to a peaceful, open spot on the edge of a vast, frozen lake. With a wide horizon and clear views, this location offers an excellent chance to observe the northern sky, where—if you’re lucky—the Aurora Borealis may begin to dance above. While the Aurora Borealis is a natural phenomenon, our experienced guide will select the best viewing spot based on that night’s conditions to maximize your chances. During the evening, your guide will also share fascinating facts about the Aurora Borealis—how it forms, when it appears, and the science and legends behind this incredible display. Whether the sky stays calm or bursts into color, the atmosphere remains magical. As you wait, enjoy the warmth of a cozy campfire and sip a hot drink. Surrounded by crisp Arctic air and peaceful silence, you’ll find a rare sense of calm that invites a deep connection to nature.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up service is available from the listed hotels. Pick up time from different hotels are always different. If your hotel or location is not listed among the pickup points, please contact us (the supplier) or the platform to check availability. You will receive your pick up point & time via Viator message. Failure to participate in the safari due to missed pick up point or time will not be refunded. If you need pick up from hotels, please meet the guide at your hotel reception on time; if you need pick up from meeting point, please find the guide at our office downstairs on time (Sunny Safari Office, Tähtikuja 1, 96930 Rovaniemi).
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of 2 full-paying adults is required for the tour to operate. A single traveller may join an existing group.
- The Northern Lights are a natural and unpredictable phenomenon, and sightings cannot be guaranteed. However, with favourable conditions, our experienced guides and local forecasts will do their best to maximize your chances of witnessing this magical Arctic light show.
- Please dress warmly in suitable winter clothing and be prepared to spend time outdoors enjoying the Arctic night atmosphere.
- The total duration includes transfer time. Pick-up service is included from selected locations. If your accommodation is not listed, please contact us to check availability.
- You will receive the final meeting time and meeting point upon confirmation. Failure to participate in the safari due to missing the meeting time or meeting point will not be eligible for a refund.
- Please let us know in advance if you have any special dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.).
Reviews(28)
We experienced this trip as a family of 6. We booked it through Santa’s Village Info Tower and they were very helpful. On the day, a guide came to pick us up and took us to 1 spot. We were lucky and it was clear skies, the KP index was good and it was a dark place. We waited around for a while, then our guide found a faint line in the sky! We were lucky and the northern lights came out! We proceeded to the next spot where the lights were even brighter and the guide got some amazing pictures of us. He was very knowledgeable and had good English. Finally, we went into a little private (for the company) cabin where we had hot blueberry juice, sausages and marshmallows! Overall, a lovely experience and would recommend to others.
Our guide (paula) was super attentive, he was telling us curious things, even though we could not see the auroras because it was very cloudy, made us have a good experience. If I came back I would definitely book with her again. A charming Galician😜
We took the Aurora Borealis Trip in Lapland Lakeside by Sunny Safari and Andres Rojas was our guide. He picked us up from the hotel lobby punctually and drove us to two lakesides to hunt for the Northern Lights. He made sure that we were able to see the northern lights with our handphone cameras and took pictures of us with the northern light as a background with his camera. He is an experienced guide who knows the good places to view the northern lights. He provided good service and we had a campfire, barbeque hotdogs and hot drinks to keep warm while waiting for the northern lights. He made the trip very enjoyable and fruitful. We are thankful to have him as our guide.
We did this trip, and on another day, their ‘Top 3’ trip (which included huskies, reindeer and snowmobile). On both occasions we had a really great experience. The thing we really liked is the small groups- each mini van seats 8, so even though we met up with one other group at each place, it was still one tour guide to maximum of 8 passengers. This gave it a very personal touch. On the Northern Lights tour, it was very cold, and unfortunately we didn’t really get to see the lights, however it was still an interesting Finnish experience, being on the frozen lake, and in the hut, with the fire going. The Top 3 tour was so much fun, we enjoyed all 3 activities, and really can’t fault anything.
Beautiful unforgettable moment thank you jukka!!! It was perfect on all levels Bravo for the organization Thanks for the fire
Very nice tour, we saw Aurora Borealis, it was cold but had no problem with it. Excellent guides, delicious sausage cooked on fire!
Worst tour, 200 euros and no chance for lights they should cancel, the driver was not Profesional and speed the van carrying 6 people crumbed, very bad
Lucky to be able to enjoy the auroras. The truth is that the place invites it! The hot cranberry juice and sausage they give you during the excursion puts the body back together from the cold.
This was amazing! Andres the tour guide knew exactly where to take us to have the chance to see the northern lights and we did! It's an incredible experience! We loved the attention, the information provided, everything was amazing. We strongly recommend this tour. Andres was on time to pick us up, explained the tour and then took us along the group to see the northern lights.
Thanks for the guide Mr Timbo and his team mates for your Excellent and warm services. And sure we found the Aurora on that night ...fuyooooooo!!!!
