Amazing experience. Great length of tour and our guide couldn't have done more, he was great! Great with the kids and adults alike.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- A Guide in English (other languages available on request: French, Spanish, & Finnish)
- Information about the Northern Lights
- Snowmobiling Equipments (Snowmobile, a Helmet, and a pair of Balaclavas)
- Pick-ups and drop-offs are included in the price in 10 km radius from Rovaniemi city center
- About 1 hour total driving time with the Snowmobile
- Photos taken with your own device
- Winter clothing (Adult & Child size), overalls, boots, gloves
- Local Snacks & Drinks by the campfire
- Air conditioned car
- Detailed instructions on how to safely operate a snowmobile
Excludes
- Not recommended for children under the age of 3
- If you want to operate a snowmobile, Driver’s License is required. This does not apply to passengers
- You must be 18 years or older to drive a snowmobile
- Max self-liability for snowmobile is 900€. You can buy waiver 25€, then self-liability is 250€
- When booking a Twin drive snowmobile, book 1 ticket per person. Twin Drive = 2 person per snowmobile
- If the child is 140 cm or taller, they can be seated on the snowmobile paying the adult’s price
- If the child is shorter than 140 cm, they sit in the sled pulled by snowmobile, is driven by guide
- Children under 13 years old must be accompanied by adults paying the full price
- Please be ready and wait in your hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to your scheduled pickup time
- Product may be cancelled or rescheduled if the group size is smaller than 4 persons
- Product may be cancelled or rescheduled in case of extreme weather conditions
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
During this tour, we will be introducing you to the exciting sport of Snowmobile driving alongside a twist of Aurora hunting! Snowmobile driving is something us Finn's hold very close to the heart. It is one of the best ways to move around during the deep snow season in the winter and allows us to find the best spots to witness the breathtaking phenomenon of the Aurora Borealis!
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I want to make clear that none of this review is about our guide, who really went out of his way to try to fix problems that were not his fault at all. He did an exceptional job and we appreciated him over the course of the night. However, this is a very mid experience. There are several deceptive things in this listing that they do not make clear. First and most importantly, they state that this experience is 3 hours long. What they do not make clear, at all, is that its a roughly 45 minute drive out from the meetup point and 45 minutes back. On top of the instruction time, the time at the end, etc, there is, at most around 30-35 minutes of actual ride time. That ride time itself is very unimpressive as well. They take you on a very well defined trail that has deep grooves already carved into it, meaning you're not really navigating your snowmobile as much as just being on rails. You drive maybe 2km, slowly, out to a big circle where you stand around for about 10 minutes before heading back the exact same way. It felt like an amusement ride, not an experience. There were several other major problems. We were about two minutes late, which, fair, that is on us. But they had already left at that point without contacting us. When we tried to check in, the front desk seemed flustered and unable to find us originally. I feel like since we booked via Viator, it didn't sync to their system correctly and they "lost" us. Eventually they got our awesome guide to come pick us up, but then we had to try to "catch" the rest of the group which involved about an hour of driving around trying to find everyone else, before we finally got out to the camp. This happened because we were two minutes late. It just felt very disorganized. The instruction felt very rushed and they didn't go over everything. Both me and my partner had issues at first with our snowmobiles that could have been easily explained. Finally, temper your expectations about the camp at the end. The "sausage" is just a hot dog with ketchup and mustard. It was fine, but nothing about the food served felt particularly authentic or unique. We didn't have a bad time overall, persay, and all of the guides were great, but considering that it cost over 400 Euro, nearly $500 USD, it absolutely was not a good value for the money. We wouldn't do it again.
The snow mobile tour was really fantastic thankyou ! Enni was lovely and very friendly and made the experience really great
The snowmobile experience hunting the Northern Light was amazing. We loved our guide Matilda who let us have one of the most outstanding experiences of our life. She was really nice, gave a lot of information about the lapland lifestyle and nature and let us see the amazing Aurora before a really appreciated little barbecue in a tipical tepee.
The snowmobile experience hunting the Northern Light was amazing. We loved our guide Matilda who let us have one of the most outstanding experiences of our life. She was really nice, gave a lot of information about the lapland lifestyle and nature and let us see the amazing Aurora before a really appreciated little barbecue in a tipical tepee.
I had a great time on this tour! Ofcourse it is always unpredictable what the weather will do and if the Aurora is visible. Luckily for me it was showing this night. But even besides that, the team of StayLapland were great guides and made sure the whole trip was fun, safe AND interesting! The campfire with sausages and Finnish drinks was a nice way to end the evening.
Tour was amazing and the guide was very nice. very clouded Day so unfortunately no sign of the Northern Lights. But still a very great experience!
We had the best experience on this tour! The forest at night is magical and our guide Ale was the best. With or without auroras it is completely worth it! The snowmobiles are a lot of fun and the kids loved being in the sled.
We had the best time on this tour with our family. The snowmobiles are a lot of fun and the kids loved being in the sled. The forest is magical at night, with or without northern lights. It is completely worth it! Our guide Ale was the best and took care of all of us and taught us many things.
We enjoyed the snowmobile section of this tour although it was quite short. This was our only activity booked at night as it combined the snowmobile and northern lights search. There was no mention at all of the northern lights until a guest asked halfway through the tour. It was not acknowledged at all that this was part of the tour. Many guests may not know it's very dependent on weather conditions, a bit of luck etc and the expectations should have been set and acknowledged at the start of tour, not ignored. Several guests seemed confused. It felt like the guides did their job and no more, but other guides with different companies were more interactive and engaged with the guests.
Nice run with skidoos. Unfortunately no auroras. Stay unusual, funny but a bit lasting in the tipi to have a snack
Incredible and spectacular snow trip. Meticulous planning ensured that everything ran smoothly allowing us to fully immerse in magic winter wonderland.
I had booked snowmobile driving from another provider, but they canceled the event 1:30 hours before it was due. Found StayLapland also has a snowmobile tour called them 30 minutes before the event was due and they agreed to take us last moment. The guide for snowmobiles was super friendly and hilarious. Answered all questions and shared some interesting facts about northern lights. I recommend StayLapland
We could not see auroras!! but we had a great time our little girl of 5 years have a great time thanks to our guide Andoni, totally recommended to go with children!
I went to Finland in January and it was undoubtedly one of the trips of my life. Staylapland contributed a lot to the unforgettable moments we had. I think more and more that the “agency” that accompanies us defines the experience we have and makes the difference between what can be excellent and what can be a nightmare. The staylapland contributed to making it excellent and unforgettable. We made two tours with them, the hunt for snowmobile Auroras and the ride with the reindeer. It was amazing and I really want to repeat
Nice snowmobile ride done just Visit Lapland. Picked up at the office, where we were provided with winter clothes. Nice guides and the yet was also very nice. Unfortunately no northern lights seen, but the experience itself was very nice. If you already have more experience on a snowmobile, I recommend booking an advanced ride, as otherwise you could put in a group where you can't pick up speed. Recommended!
Although we didn't see Northern Lights we had a great time. The guide behaved super well especially with the girls. We enjoyed
Netter Führer. Zum ersten Mal Schneemobil gefahren. Das war ziemlich lustig. Lagerfeuer war gemütlich. Kleidung wird gestellt und hält warm. Nordlichter leider nicht gesehen.
In the morning it was a route through the frozen waterfalls, a spectacular place that is worth visiting. Our guide Jesús, spectacular both in his treatment and in his explanations, made the route super enjoyable for us. Through your recommendation at night we booked the northern lights and snowmobile excursion, and what a success!!! There is never a 100x100 probability but we were lucky!!! Apart from a great night snowmobile ride and a pleasant Lappish dinner If one day we return, let's hope that Jesus is our guide and that Lapland gives us moments like the ones we have experienced.
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