Northern Lights Snowshoeing & Photography Tour
Experience highlight
Snowshoe through Lapland's winter forest after nightfall, learn about the Northern Lights, and watch the Arctic sky from a quiet forest viewpoint away from urban lights. Your guide chooses the destination according to snow, weather, and aurora conditions.
Experience overview
Location: Rovaniemi
Duration: 4 hours
November to April
Departure: Evening departures — time varies by season
Minimum age: 10 years old
Small group (max. 8 participants)
Guided languages: English, French
Difficulty: Easy
Operated by Nordic Odyssey
Responsible choice
Explore Lapland’s winter wilderness after dark on a guided Northern Lights snowshoeing and photography tour from Rovaniemi. Travel away from the city lights and follow your outdoor guide through snow-covered forests toward a frozen lake, hilltop, or another open location selected according to the weather, snow, and aurora forecast.
Before starting, your guide will help you adjust your snowshoes and explain how to move safely through the snow. Headlamps, snowshoes, and poles are provided. Along the route, learn how the Northern Lights form and hear stories connected to the phenomenon while enjoying the silence of the Arctic night. Stop for biscuits and hot berry juice as you watch the sky.
This experience focuses on snowshoeing and nature, with the location selected according to the weather, snow conditions, and aurora forecast within up to 80 kilometers of Rovaniemi. Rather than traveling long distances in search of clear skies, the tour combines active exploration with an opportunity to see and photograph the Northern Lights. Aurora sightings and Northern Lights photographs cannot be guaranteed.
What is included
- Expert outdoor guide
- Professional photographs delivered in high quality
- Equipment for snowshoeing, poles & headlamps
- Small-group experience
- Pickup and drop-off at your accommodation within 8 km from the city center
- Transportation
- Biscuits & hot berry juice
- All handling fees and taxes
What is not included
- Winter overalls and boots, available as an optional extra (5€/set)
Please note
- The tour requires a minimum of two paying adults to operate. We reserve the right to cancel if the minimum group size is not reached or if weather conditions are unsafe.
- Solo travellers are welcome to join any confirmed departure at the standard price or book a private departure for an additional fee.
- For safety reasons, this tour is not suitable for pregnant travellers or guests with limited mobility.
Where is the meeting point
This tour starts at Nordic Odyssey Office, Jaakonkatu 4-6, Rovaniemi, Finland, 96200 Rovaniemi, Lappi, FI.
Can I be picked up from my accommodation
Pickup is included in the tour price from the standard pickup locations listed below.
When booking, you can choose pickup or meet at the designated meeting point.
To reduce the environmental impact of unnecessary short-distance vehicle transfers, guests staying less than 750 m from the Nordic Odyssey office are required to meet directly at the office. Pickup is therefore not provided within this area.
Pickup is included within 8 km of Rovaniemi centre.
Pickup outside the standard area may be possible for an additional charge. A location on the route to the activity may sometimes be included at no extra cost.
If your accommodation is not listed, select the custom accommodation option during booking and enter the address. The pickup request is subject to confirmation.
Hotel List
- Aito Igloo & Spa Resort (95€ extra one way)
- Apukka Resort (45€ extra one way)
- Arctic City Hotel (meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- Arctic Light Hotel (meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- Arctic Panorama Resort & Spa
- Arctic Resort Delight
- Arctic Snow Hotel & Glass Igloos (70€ extra one way)
- Arctic TreeHouse Hotel
- Aurora Hill Resort (35€ extra one way)
- Glass Resort
- Golden Circle Suites (meeting in Nordic Odyssey office)
- GuestHouse Arctic Heart (meeting in Nordic Odyssey office)
- Guesthouse Borealis
- Guesthouse Outa (meeting in Nordic Odyssey office)
- Haawe Boutique Apart Hotel (meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- Halo Igloos Resort (65€ extra one way)
- Hilla Villa (35€ extra one way)
- Hostel Café Koti (meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- Hostel Ibedcity
- Hostel Tikka
- Hotelli Aakenus (meeting in Nordic Odyssey office)
- Hotelli Metsähirvas (50€ extra one way)
- Invisible Forest Lodge
- Kotatieva Resort (40€ extra one way)
- Lapland Glow Chalets (35€ extra one way)
- Lapland Hotels Ounasvaara Chalets
- Lapland Hotels Sky Ounasvaara
- Lapland Winter Park Resort (35€ extra one way)
- Lomavekarit Apartments
- Motelli Rovaniemi (35€ extra one way)
- Nordic Odyssey Office
- Nova Galaxy Village (45€ extra one way)
- Nova Skyland Hotel (Santa Claus Village)
- Ollero Eco Lodge (30€ extra one way)
- Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna (meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- Ounaskoski Camping
- Ounasvaara Lakituvat
- Ounasvaara Sport Cottages
- Postmaster Hotel
- Rovaniemi Bus Station
- Rovaniemi Train Station
- Saarituvat Cottages
- Santa Claus Holiday Village
- Santa's Hotel Noelle (City center - meeting in Nordic Odyssey office)
- Santa's Hotel Rudolf (meeting in Nordic Odyssey office)
- Santa's Hotel Santa Claus (City Center - meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- Santa's Igloos Arctic Circle
- Santasport Hotel
- Scandic Pohjanhovi (meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- Scandic Polar (meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- Scandic Rovaniemi City (meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- SkyView Igloo Resort (35€ extra one way)
- Snowman World
- Theater Parking Lot (meeting in Nordic Odyssey Office)
- Vaattunki Wilderness Resort (60€ extra one way)
- Wherever Hostel (meeting in Nordic Odyssey office)
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