Northern Lights Photography Tour for Family & children

THE ONLY FAMILY-FRIENDLY AURORA TOUR IN ROVANIEMI!

Going for a Northern Lights hunting tour in Winter often means driving long distances or spending hours outside in the cold. Temperatures in Lapland may drop to -30C at night, and the best observation spots are often open viewpoints such as lakes or hilltops – not always easily accessible and very exposed to the cold winds. It is not rare either that we only come back to Rovaniemi late in the middle of the night…

Not the best for families with young children…

However, we understand that observing Northern lights is a must-do experience for everyone visiting the Finnish Lapland, including parents with children!

Based on our long experience, we have designed this family-friendly Northern Lights experience to offer all families an opportunity to chase the precious aurora borealis in a special tour adapted to their kids!

We will depart from Rovaniemi and drive in the most promising directions (based on a long analysis of the weather by your dedicated guide before the tour starts!). We will stop as many times as needed to regularly check the sky and discover more of Lapland landscapes.

At some point, we may decide to stop at one promising place and wait a bit longer. In this case, your guide will make a fire to warm you up and you will enjoy some Finnish snacks (veggie option possible). It is a good time for your guide to share all his passion and knowledge about the Northern Lights with you!

PHOTOS INCLUDED

Your guide will always be equipped with a professional camera, specifically designed for low-light photography. In our opinion, this is a must-have tool and we would never imagine chasing Northern Lights without a proper camera!

Why? Because the camera captures more light than your naked eye, so it will help anticipate the “invisible” evolution of the sky and therefore allow us to make the best decisions!

And of course, family pictures are always nice to keep as a souvenir! All pictures that your guide takes during the tour will be sent to you by email in high quality!

ABOUT YOUR AURORA GUIDES

All our guides are experienced and have spent a lot of time exploring the immensity of Lapland, discovering new areas and chasing Northern Lights. They have a big passion for the Aurora Borealis and they are always excited to go chase them. And of course, they will always be very happy to share with you their knowledge and passion about nature here!

When chasing Northern Lights, we work as a team. We analyse the weather predictions together and discuss about the best directions to explore. We collaborate to cover large areas, and always stay in communication to inform each other. This way, we increase our chance of observing the Northern lights with you!

Please note that unfortunately we cannot guarantee to see auroras. No matter how hard we try, Northern Lights remain a natural phenomenon. To be successful, we then need a little bit of luck and help from Mother Nature. That’s what also makes the beauty of Northern Lights : they are unpredictable! 

But even if we are unlucky, this night adventure will be memorable!

BAD WEATHER?

CANCEL THE TOUR!

When booking this Northern Lights tour, you will be given the possibility to buy an extra Cancellation Insurance. We strongly recommend considering this option.

The Cancellation Insurance allows you to cancel free-of-charge your Northern Lights tour a few hours before (until 15.00, local time). You will then get a full refund!

This is a good option if the weather turns bad or if you cannot reschedule to another night.

We usually do not take the decision to cancel the tour unless the weather is really bad and unsafe. Instead, we would happily reschedule if we still have availability. Why? Because most of our guests have travelled very far, and are usually willing to take their chance: even with a challenging weather, we may find Northern Lights… We also believe that the hunting experience in the beautiful dark cold nights of Lapland is anyway worth the try and efforts!

But we also understand that you might prefer to cancel at the last moment, and this is why we have created this Cancellation Insurance extra.

This way, everyone may book the option that best fits them. And we can keep our prices as low as possible for the benefits of all!

HOW IT WORKS:

• one Cancellation Insurance per person and per tour. The option can be added when booking the tour online.
• the Cancellation Insurance allows you to request a cancellation until 15:00, local time (GMT+2). Please request it to info@nordicodyssey.net in due time. After that, full refund is not guaranteed.
• you will get a full refund within 2-3 working days. The full refund does not include the cost of the insurance (25€/adult; 15€/child), which will be used to cover the administrative and banking fees. It does not cover other tours, other options or clothes rental.