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Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests
3.8(12)Rovaniemi2 hours
TRIPADVISOR3.8(12)
At a glance
Duration
2 hours
Price from
$178 / person
Location
Rovaniemi, Finland
Rating
3.8 / 5 · 12 reviews
Languages
EN
Group
Small group, up to 12
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Confirmation
Instant
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operator
Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park
Meeting point
Meet your guide at our main office. We are located in Santa Claus Village - Joulumaantie 5. Please arrive at 13:00. Missed meeting time and point will results on missed activity, which cannot be refunded.
Description
Experience the thrilling excitement of snowmobiling through snowy forests and beautiful nature of the Arctic Circle, in Rovaniemi. This tour include 2 hours driving Snowmobile in Arctic Circle Forest!
Schedule & prices
Runs
Every day
Start times
1:00 PM
Season
Starts Dec 1
Next available
Tue, Dec 1
Adult (ages 14+)
$178
Child (ages 4–13)
$102
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 12.
Tour Options
Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests
Pickup included
What's included
Included
2 hours snowmobiling on shared snowmobile
Professional guide
Transportation from the City Center of Rovaniemi
Snowmobiling equipment (overall, boots, socks, gloves, helmet and balaclava)
Not included
Travel insurance and other emergencies
Food & Beverages
Photograpfy accessories like cameras etc.
Hotel pick up / Drop off
Pickup Locations & Times
Meet your guide at either the Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park Safari House in Santa Claus Village (Joulumaantie 5) or the Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park City Office (Koskikatu 8). The office in Santa Claus Village is located to the left of Santa’s Reindeer. The City Office in the center of Rovaniemi is located at the intersection of Valtakatu and Koskikatu. Please check in at the front desk inside the office with a member of staff.
Please inform us at least 48 hours before the start of the activity which office you will be arriving at, unless you specified the meeting location at the time of booking.
Missing the meeting time or location will result in a missed activity, and no refund will be provided.
Traveller Ratings
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
3.8
12 reviews
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How it compares in Rovaniemi
Starting price $178 is 25% above the typical $143 for tours of similar length in Rovaniemi
Excurgo comparison of 757 Viator tours, recalculated daily.
Important Information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
In order to drive a snowmobile, a valid, physical, driver’s license (class B) is required. A provisional license or a picture of the driving license won’t be accepted. The driving license must be recognizable in English. If you do not bring your driving license you won’t be able to drive a snowmobile and no refund can be offered.
2 adults share 1 snowmobile, single driving is available as supplement for adult.
Children are seated in a sledge behind the guide’s snowmobile. We recommend one of the parents to sit with a small child in the sledge for the child.
If a child over 140 cm wishes to sit in a snowmobile as a passenger, a full adult price will be charged (according to availability).
The snowmobile driver is responsible for any damages to the vehicle, with a personal self-liability of 950€ per person per snowmobile in case of an accident. Additional insurance can be purchased on site for 15€, reducing self-liability to 150€. This insurance must be purchased before the start of the tour.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
1+ days before100% refund
0–1 days before0% refund
Frequently asked questions
How long does Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests take?
Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests lasts about 2 hours.
How much does Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests cost?
Prices start at $178 per person for this Rovaniemi experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
What days does Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests run?
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 1:00 PM.
How much does Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests cost for children?
Children aged 4–13 pay from $102, adults from $178.
Can I cancel Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests for free?
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Is hotel pickup included?
Yes, pickup is offered. Meet your guide at either the Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park Safari House in Santa Claus Village (Joulumaantie 5) or the Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park City Office (Koskikatu 8). The office in Santa Claus Village is located to the left of Santa’s Reindeer. The City Office in the center of Rovaniemi is located at the intersection of Valtakatu and Koskikatu. Please check in at the front desk inside the office with a member of staff.
Please inform us at least 48 hours before the start of the activity which office you will be arriving at, unless you specified the meeting location at the time of booking.
Missing the meeting time or location will result in a missed activity, and no refund will be provided.
What languages is Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests offered in?
The experience is available in EN.
Is this a private or a group tour?
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 12 participants.
Is the tour suitable for children?
Children are seated in a sledge behind the guide’s snowmobile. We recommend one of the parents to sit with a small child in the sledge for the child. If a child over 140 cm wishes to sit in a snowmobile as a passenger, a full adult price will be charged (according to availability).
Will my booking be confirmed immediately?
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Is Two hours Snowmobile Safari Driving into Lappish Forests worth it?
Travellers rate it 3.8 out of 5 across 12 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park.
Reviews(12)
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
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shivanimalik
January 10, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Rude guides
The staff was very rude and highly unaccomodating. There are many companies in rovaniemi where the guides are extremely friendly and helpful . We were actually getting scared to go as they were extremely rude . Please this tour is an available with many tour operators with much better guides !
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Alison C
February 4, 2023 · via Tripadvisor
A thrilling experience
Wow this was an awesome experience thanks to our guide im sure his name was Elias.We were a family of 7 with one child among the party who had a fab time in the sled being driven by our guide. We had booked the two hour experience and after marking sure we were all kitted up we walked to the snow mobiles, given our health and safety briefing and how to drive them and on we got and off we went. Through snowy forests for what seemed like hours we eventually arrived on a frozen lake and stopped for a rest break on the lake, a truly amazing experience to stand out on the middle of a frozen lake and wow it was cold. Our guide checked we were all ok and we could swap drivers at this point if we wanted to and we did so i had a go. They are fabulous to drive racing across a frozen lake back through forests and under some tunnels into more deeper snow forests until we stopped again for another rest and a chat to make sure we were all ok. We had taken the afternoon tour and the sun started to set while we were in this opening in the forest a beautiful sight to see for sure. We swapped drivers again and off we went again through windy bumpy trails giving a different experience again, until we did another quick stop to check we were all ok to carry on till the end. By this time the sun had set and we made our way back through more windy trails until we reached a fairly straight but bumpy track to pick up a little bit more speed again which was awesome. Back under more tunnels and back to the park to finish. Elias took us back to de robe and to check we were all ok. This was an amazing experience made so much better for the small size of our group and the attentiveness and caring nature of our guide who wanted us all to have an amazing experience. Thank you we did and would certainly go back with them again if we visit here in the future.
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459karimaf
June 1, 2022 · via Tripadvisor
HIKING MOTORCYCLE NEIGNE SUBLISSIMOOOOOOOOOOOOO
THANK YOU TO TALAL for being so attentive to his customers, we made a superb hike on snow bikes (3h), Talal took us to sublime places (mountain, lake horizon as far as the eye can see) WE WILL COME BACK.....
+++++++ small group ( 4 motorcycles max )
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I7492IGchristinem
March 31, 2022 · via Tripadvisor
Do not recommend
Horrible treatment!
Yelling, shouting, cursing at us!
Needed medical care and they didn't even consider to ask what is happening!!!
I do not recommend at all!!!
Operator response
Dear Christine M,
We are deeply sorry your time with us didn’t go as expected. We give great importance to the safety of our customers and staff. Before each snowmobile safari, our guides give precise and major safety rules, such as staying behind the guide at a descent speed, not overtaking and staying on the marked path. No one wants to have an accident during their holidays.
It appears some members of your group have been warned 3 times to be more careful. As the situation was becoming dangerous, our guides took the safe decision to interrupt the safari. We apologies their concern for your safety came across that way, they were not trying to be rude or hostile, simply to avoid any accident. Again for safety reasons, the whole group had to stop as it would have been too risky to split the group.
Our guides waited with you for our rescue team. Back at the office we offered to call an ambulance or take you to the hospital. Our team has looked into the matter and discussed with your tour company offline. We truly hope the difficult situation has been understood by both sides, taking into consideration both point of views. If you have any further questions, please call Minna at +358 40 619 6889 or write to minna@snowmobilepark.com
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Husam A
March 15, 2022 · via Tripadvisor
So bad
Very disappointed by the staff treatment with us, they cursed a bad words on us because 2 mistakes was made by 2 inexperienced people out of 16 prople in the group, they yelled at us and cursed us and treated us as a prisoners, they didn't agree to make us keep going and left us 1 hour in the freezing lake which led to cold injures and illness
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Operator response
Dear Husam A,
We are deeply sorry your time with us didn’t go as expected. We give great importance to the safety of our customers and staff. Before each snowmobile safari, our guides give precise and major safety rules, such as staying behind the guide at a descent speed, not overtaking and staying on the marked path. No one wants to have an accident during their holidays.
It appears some members of your group have been warned 3 times to be more careful. As the situation was becoming dangerous, our guides took the safe decision to interrupt the safari. We apologies their concern for your safety came across that way, they were not trying to be rude or hostile, simply to avoid any accident. Again for safety reasons, the whole group had to stop as it would have been too risky to split the group.
Our guides waited with you for our rescue team. Back at the office we offered to call an ambulance or take you to the hospital. Our team has looked into the matter and discussed with your tour company offline. We truly hope the difficult situation has been understood by both sides, taking into consideration both point of views. If you have any further questions, please call Minna at +358 40 619 6889 or write to minna@snowmobilepark.com
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Spotnutty
February 28, 2022 · via Tripadvisor
Fun + Adrenaline = Happy Customers😁!
Having used this company on 3 previous visits to Rovaniemi, its about time I wrote a review. Tina has always been courteous and helpful with enquiries, the service they have provided has been consistently very good and with the amount of companies vying for business, the prices are competitive.
On this occasion it was 3 couples, all but 1 person had previous experience of Snowmobiling and once suited up and a comprehensive brief, we were soon on our way with our Polish guide “Ark”.
Our route through the forest eventually (as it does!) took us to a frozen lake where we swapped drivers to let the wives have a go. By this time, our inexperienced driver was protesting in some rather colourful language that she didn’t like it and what’s more, didn’t want to drive. Ark, who I am sure, has heard all this sort of thing before, re-assured her that it really was quite easy and that she should take this opportunity to at least have a go, or maybe live to regret her decision later. She tried it and it will come as no surprise to hear that she absolutely loved it!
When the hubbies were finally given the front seats back, Ark allowed us where appropriate, some exhilarating but sensible straight line speed which made this Safari not only a memorable experience but most enjoyable one too!
“Kiitos” Ark😁
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Gert_Smet
March 5, 2020 · via Tripadvisor
Super experience!
I booked with my 3 sons a 2 hours Lapland forest safari and it was amazing, exceeding our expectations. We were in total with 4 and our guide Markuus let us go al the way without giving in on safety. Over the ice it is allowed to go by 90 km/h which we did. In the forests there are locations where you can only go up to 30 and others up to 60 but the small roads where the speed limit is 30 km/h this is more than enough for inexperienced drivers doing this for the first time. Also the views on the way were marvelous.
Based on our experience we would strongly recommend this for adventurous women and men
Gert
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MaidstoneNewYorker
February 22, 2020 · via Tripadvisor
Fantasic time!
This was an amazing trip! The guide we had was amazing and really professional. Kept checking that we were all ok. The two hours flew by and it was one of the highlights of my trip to Finland. We went on trails in the forest and also onto a lake which was incredible. The views and surroundings were stunning. Would recommend this company.
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Swanchurch
February 10, 2020 · via Tripadvisor
Great Afternoon Snowmobiling
Had a great afternoon on the snowmobile. The pick service from the hotel was great and the admin and preparation was friendly, quick and efficient.
When out as small group, just two snowmobiles and a great guide. Had a full two hours driving through forests and then out on to the frozen lake, with a couple of short stops at places of interest. All the kit was in good shape and the guide was friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful.
I would thoroughly recommend them.
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MeetStrangers
January 6, 2020 · via Tripadvisor
very rough ride
1/1/20, we had a 1400, 2 hrs schedule, the route terrain was unacceptable, it is a “downhill slalom” except only on flat surface of hard ice, i can see literally the black lines of shadows across the terrain from the bumps 80% of our safari route, bad timing on the weather as our guide Tallal claims or just laziness on the part of tour operator Arctic Circle Snowmobile, they could have graded the terrain at least, no fresh powder route although it is all over the place, i prefer the snowmobile tour i had at Brian Head, Utah
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Operator response
Dear Customer, thank you so much for your opinion. Unfortunately we are not having enough snow at the moment, and for that is impossible for us to maintain good snowy trails. There is a misunderstanding about the "terrain graded" that is not making by our company, but from the City of Rovaniemi, since we are snowmobiling in local forests. We are so sorry you have had not such a good experience, but we cannot control the weather conditions, or lack of snow that makes the terrain bumpy. We wish you a much better experience if you come back to Rovaniemi in future.
Best Regards.