Included:

• Hotel pick-up/drop-off for accommodations outside the city centre. Extra surcharge if staying 10 kilometres or further from the centre,
• Professional Arctic guide,
• Winter clothing and boots if needed,
• Equipment and gear for the activities,
• Photos of the Northern Lights Wilderness Tour sent to you the next day,
• Hot drinks, snacks and meals when mentioned,
• All taxes, fees and handling charges,
• A 10% discount on all other Wild About Lapland tours (except Reindeer, Husky and Snowmobile experiences).

Exclusions

• Accommodation,
• Arrival/Departure transfers,
• Alcoholic drinks.

Meeting points
Pick-up
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, FI

DAY 1
10:00 TRIP TO RANUA WILDLIFE PARK (5 hours)
With your guide, visit the Ranua Wildlife Park to see most of the Arctic animals (lunch in the restaurant included), at the park you can follow the 2,5 kilometres wooden boardwalks through the forest where you get to see all the Arctic animals in one place. This is a rare opportunity to meet the local animals that reside in Lapland and other parts of the Arctic. The animals you can spot in the Wildlife Park include polar bears, predatory birds, owls, wild boars, musk oxen, otters, Arctic foxes, wolves, wild reindeer, wolverines, moose... A buffet lunch at the restaurant is included.
EVENING: NORTHERN LIGHTS WILDERNESS TOUR WITH CAMERA (4 hours)
Get ready to experience the beauty of the Aurora Borealis! The weather forecasts and the solar activity reports are always checked during the day in order to get the best chance to observe the Northern Lights. You will be informed in due time about your pick-up time via email
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.
DAY 2
08:50 AUTHENTIC REINDEER FARM VISIT (2 hours 15 minutes)
Today you will meet the most iconic animal of Lapland! Your guide will drive you to one of the most traditional reindeer farms in Lapland, located on the lovely shores of a peaceful lake. While taking in the surroundings, you will learn about the reindeer from the herders. They will show you around the traditional farm and because it is the first visit of the day, you will be given a chance to feed the reindeers their favourite food, lichen. During this visit, you will also have the opportunity to test your driving skills with a short loop sleigh ride of 500 metres, before having some time around the fire in the company of a herder who will answer all your questions and share their passion with you.
This visit gives you a great insight into the reindeer and reindeer husbandry. After the visit, your guide will drive you back to Rovaniemi, where you will have time to have lunch on your own, before your afternoon activity.
14:00 CHOOSE YOUR ACTIVITY FROM 3 OPTIONS (3 hours):
A. ICE FISHING - Ice Fishing is a great way to experience the silence of the wilderness and experience a cultural activity that many locals practice in winter, to catch food for themselves. As soon as a fish is caught (of a decent size) we will prepare it and cook it straight over the fire, if the fish are undersized we will always return them to the lake.
B. WILDERNESS SURVIVAL TOUR - 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.
C. SNOWSHOEING TRIP - Put on your snowshoes and get ready for a relaxing but active experience in the wilderness! With your professional guide, you will snowshoe through old forests and along frozen rivers, looking for wildlife and steps left in the snow.
EVENING: NORTHERN LIGHTS WILDERNESS TOUR WITH CAMERA (4 hours)
Catch your second chance to capture the beautiful Northern Lights! If the conditions allow it, your guide will take you to a different route so that you can enjoy a different experience and get to see more of the Winter scenery of Lapland. Your Aurora guide will have their professional camera with them, and you will receive all the pictures by email the next day.
EXTEND YOUR ARCTIC EXPERIENCE! With this holiday package, we offer you a 10% discount on all other daytime tours that we operate (except Husky and Reindeer experiences). Contact us at sales@wildaboutlapland.com for more information.

• Please note in regards to the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights are a natural occurrence, which activity, vibrancy of color cannot be guaranteed on the evening of the tour.
• 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.
• 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 endurance.
• 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.

• 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