Snowmobile Photography Trip to the Aurora

My sister and I visited Rovaniemi, Finland, for only two days, so we joined two activities with Nordic Unique Travels: Snowmobile Photography Trip to Hunt the Auroras and Hunting Northern Lights with Lappish Barbecue. Originally, the Snowmobile trip was canceled due to weather conditions, but thanks to the patience and professionalism of Pimu, the activities were rescheduled and swapped between the two days. During the Barbecue trip, we met our cheerful and lively guide Musti, whom we nicknamed “Princess.” On the way back, when our car got stuck in the snow, a “Prince Charming” appeared to help shovel us out—making the evening even more funny. On the Snowmobile trip, we were guided by Joey, who is also from Taiwan. Thanks to him, my sister and I were able to capture many beautiful photos with the aurora, creating unforgettable memories. I am deeply grateful to the Nordic Unique Travels team. They understood how much I wished to see the aurora and made sure I did not leave empty‑handed. Their excellent service gave me one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. If you are considering a trip to Finland, especially Rovaniemi, and are unsure about which activities to book or concerned about service quality, I strongly recommend Nordic Unique Travels. Based on my years of traveling in Europe and my personal experience, I confidently give them a 5‑star rating. — Weng Hsiao Fen (Anna)

The best experience lived with your tour, accompaniment, attention and focused on the promise to the client.

Very nice experience and Ricardo made an effort to take us to a very good places looking for the Aurora, and he took us some woderful pictures. Thank you, Ricardo!

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Thanks to the guides Gigi and Kevin who accompanied us on this beautiful snowmobile trip in search of the Northern Lights! Experienced guides and always available. Thank you ❣️

As far as our snowmobile tour for chasing auroras is concerned : First of all and most importantly: this is definitely NOT a northern lights chasing tour. We were just following a snowmobile path next to santa claus village which is definitely not a good place to see the aurora because of all the light pollution and the village’s headlights in the sky. This is definitely a false title to lure more customers into this tour and none of the guides even tried to explain how the aurora works or how we would be able to see the northern lights, so it was definitely a scam. Second of all, the tour got so delayed, we were 2,5 hours out of schedule. When we were changing into our overalls, which almost every company there provides in order to keep you even warmer, they said we were obligated to take off OUR OWN fleece jackets that we were wearing underneath our coats to keep us extra warm and if we didn’t take them off we would have to pay a 15€ fee. To wear OWR OWN fleece layers underneath. Of course we were very cold since it was already dark outside and we were on the snowmobiles. No other company we trusted ever did anything like that. Overall all the guides were very unorganized, we were in a tour with NEARLY 100 people and everything was a total chaos. To top it all off, this was supposed to be an “photography session tour” and they were asking all 100 of us to leave our emails for them to send the pictures to us. Of course, we never received any pictures. We were so sad we lost so much money on this horrible tour, please don't waste your money on them and choose other smaller companies which provide a much much better experience and comfort!

We were very fortunate to have witnessed the Northern Lights and got some amazing photos. We did have some excellent ones taken by the guide but are still waiting on the link (it is the weekend, though). By the time we left, it was pushing midnight, so the thought of stopping for a late BBQ didn't fill us with joy - it was great, and we're utterly happy we did it, however. I am always amazed how much people like to complain. One person had their photo taken by the photographer with the Nirthern Lights onna frozen lake, then spent the next hour complaining they had to wait for everyone else to go through.

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Very nice guide. However, the tour was 1 1/2 hours shorter than originally stated... The BBQ was a sausage and marshmallow...not the world. We have booked several tours with Nordic Unique Travel and most of them are certainly cheaper or you can do some things better yourself (e.g. Santa Claus Village)

A unique experience. When I booked I wasn't sure if they would send me a guide in Spanish, since to ensure it they asked me to pay an extra fee. To my surprise, the guide was, and the excursion, being during the off-peak season, was just for us. Jordi, our guide, was super attentive to us, especially with the girls, he told us curiosities about Rovaniemi, the local fauna and the auroras. And although the aurora was slightly visible, we loved the snowmobile experience. Thank you so much!! We will definitely recommend this company, and if we return we will repeat with them.

The activity was supposed to be 4 hours but at the end it was only 2 hours. The barbecue was only 1 saussage and 2 marshmallows. And no Nordic lights.

Was a wonderful trip from our fabulous guide Remy!! We were fortunate to have seen the amazing northern lights and Remy was very helpful and knowledgeable 😁 would highly recommend! ❄️