Small-Group Northern Lights Photography Hunting Experience
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Join a small-group Northern Lights photography hunt from Rovaniemi. Your expert local guide analyses the weather and leads you towards promising skies. Enjoy hot drinks and receive professional photographs, with the multi-night Aurora Pass also available.
Experience overview
Location: Rovaniemi
Duration: 3 hours
August to April
Departure: Evening departures — time varies by season
Minimum age: 8 years old
Small group (max. 8 participants)
Guided languages: English, French
Difficulty: Easy
Operated by Nordic Odyssey
Responsible choice
Every evening begins with a careful analysis of weather maps, cloud cover and aurora forecasts. Rather than following a fixed itinerary, your local Aurora guide selects the most promising direction and can make several stops while searching for clearer skies. This flexible approach combines local expertise, realistic expectations and safe travel.
At each viewing location, your guide shares stories and explains the science behind the Aurora Borealis while continuously observing changes in the sky. A professional low-light camera is used to detect faint activity and photograph you beneath the Arctic sky. All photographs taken during the experience are later delivered to you in high quality.
For greater flexibility, choose the Aurora Pass and reserve your place for at least three consecutive evenings. You receive a weather update each morning and can join on one or several reserved nights according to the forecast and your energy level. Multiple opportunities can improve your overall chances, although Northern Lights sightings can never be guaranteed.
What is included
- Small Small-group experience
- Pickup and drop-off at your accommodation
- Transportation
- Professional photographs delivered in high quality
- Aurora expert guide
- Detailed weather and aurora analysis
- Hot drinks
- 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.
Where is the meeting point
This tour starts at Nordic Odyssey Office, Jaakonkatu 4-6, 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.
Pick up List Location
- Aito Igloo & Spa Resort (95 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Apukka Resort (45 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Hôtel Arctic City (réunion dans les locaux de Nordic Odyssey)
- Hôtel Arctic Light (réunion dans les locaux de Nordic Odyssey)
- Arctic Panorama Resort & Spa
- Les joies d'un séjour dans un complexe touristique de l'Arctique
- Arctic Snow Hotel & Glass Igloos (70 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Arctic TreeHouse Hotel
- Aurora Hill Resort (35 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Glass Resort
- Golden Circle Suites (rendez-vous dans les locaux de Nordic Odyssey)
- GuestHouse Arctic Heart (rendez-vous au bureau de Nordic Odyssey)
- Maison d'hôtes Borealis
- Maison d'hôtes Outa (rendez-vous au bureau de Nordic Odyssey)
- Haawe Boutique Apart Hotel (rendez-vous au bureau de Nordic Odyssey)
- Halo Igloos Resort (65 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Hilla Villa (35 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Auberge Café Koti (rendez-vous au bureau de Nordic Odyssey)
- Auberge Ibedcity
- Auberge Tikka
- Hôtel Aakenus (réunion dans les locaux de Nordic Odyssey)
- Hôtel Metsähirvas (50 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Invisible Forest Lodge
- Kotatieva Resort (40 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Chalets Lapland Glow (35 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Hôtels de Laponie – Chalets d'Ounasvaara
- Hôtels Lapland Sky Ounasvaara
- Lapland Winter Park Resort (35 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Appartements Lomavekarit
- Motelli Rovaniemi (35 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Bureau Nordic Odyssey
- Nova Galaxy Village (45 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Hôtel Nova Skyland (Village du Père Noël)
- Ollero Eco Lodge (30 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna (réunion dans les locaux de Nordic Odyssey)
- Camping d'Ounaskoski
- Les chalets d'Ounasvaara
- Gîtes sportifs d'Ounasvaara
- Hôtel Postmaster
- Gare routière de Rovaniemi
- Gare de Rovaniemi
- Gîtes de Saarituvat
- Le Village de Noël du Père Noël
- Hôtel Santa's Noelle (Centre-ville – rendez-vous au bureau de Nordic Odyssey)
- L'hôtel Rudolf du Père Noël (rendez-vous au bureau de Nordic Odyssey)
- Hôtel du Père Noël (Centre-ville – rendez-vous au bureau de Nordic Odyssey)
- Les igloos du Père Noël au cercle polaire arctique
- Hôtel Santasport
- Scandic Pohjanhovi (réunion dans les locaux de Nordic Odyssey)
- Scandic Polar (réunion dans les locaux de Nordic Odyssey)
- Scandic Rovaniemi City (réunion dans les locaux de Nordic Odyssey)
- SkyView Igloo Resort (35 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Le monde des bonhommes de neige
- Parking du théâtre (rendez-vous au bureau de Nordic Odyssey)
- Vaattunki Wilderness Resort (60 € supplémentaires par trajet)
- Wherever Hostel (rendez-vous au bureau de Nordic Odyssey)
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