Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi Evenings Compared
22 tours — van and bus chases, photo tours and one 3-day expedition, 2–10 hours, from €44.50 per person.
An aurora BBQ in Rovaniemi is a 3–4-hour evening by a lakeside fire or at a wilderness camp, with sausages and hot drinks, from €56.25 to €145 per person for a lakeside evening (camps and trains €112–198). None of these evenings guarantees an aurora or refunds you for cloud: they wait at one site or 2–3 nearby spots instead of chasing clear sky for 6–10 hours.
- 1 No BBQ, picnic, camp or train evening on this page has an aurora guarantee; the snowtrain, the family tour, the 2-lake BBQ and the Ranua Zoo day all run in any weather.
- 2 Typical length is 3–4 hours, against 5–10 hours on a guaranteed chase.
- 3 Best-rated lakeside evening with 200+ reviews: Northern Lights with BBQ and Drinks, 4.63 from 232 reviews, from €75 per person.
- 4 The snowtrain rides about 20 minutes each way and spends about 2 hours at a camp with campfires, from €112.
- 5 Minimum ages: 2 years on the Little Hunter School family evening, 4 years on the fireside BBQ hunt and 1 year on the 12-hour Ranua Zoo day.
Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi: Which Evening Fits You
An aurora BBQ tour Rovaniemi operators run trades distance for comfort. You get pickup, a fire, grilled sausages and berry juice, and 2–3 hours outdoors where the guide expects dark sky. You do not get a driver who follows the forecast for hours: compare 3 hours on From Rovaniemi: Lapland Aurora Hunt with Barbeque with "unlimited time & mileage (typically 6–10 hours)" on Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos.
Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi by the Lake
The busiest lakeside evening is From Rovaniemi: Lapland Aurora Hunt with Barbeque: 3 hours, pickup, a traditional Lapland barbecue, overalls and even tripods, from €56.25 per person, rated 4.28 from 1,125 reviews. Guests often mention a cozy fire but wish for a longer, more flexible hunt instead of brief preset stops. Vegetarian and vegan options are available.
“Everything was good except northern lights were not so visibles”
Rovaniemi aurora BBQ tour at the best spots
Three evenings move between spots, which helps on patchy nights. Northern Lights with BBQ and Drinks lasts 4 hours and is the most reviewed of the three (4.63 from 232 reviews, value for money 4.6). Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Hunters. Aurora + BBQ visits 2 lakes in 3 hours, adds rice cake and marshmallows, and offers an optional photo stop at Santa Claus Village (4.68 from 179 reviews, from €67). Rovaniemi: Revontuli Magic: Multi-Spot BBQ Adventure visits several locations in 4 hours from €70; its guide takes photos with a phone.
“We had 3 locations and in all 3 locations, we saw the aurora lights!”
Rovaniemi aurora borealis trip lakeside BBQ and fire with snacks
From Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Trip to a Lakeside in Lapland (from €89, 3 hours, 4.19) needs at least 2 full-paying adults; one guest reports a frozen lake about 30 km north of the center. Rovaniemi: Aurora hunting and a fireside BBQ experience (from €145, 4 hours, group of 8, transport rated 5.0) is the priciest; one reviewer went as far as Pello. Newer options: Rovaniemi: Aurora Camp Experience & Night BBQ (from €60, private wilderness area, no reviews yet), Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour with BBQ & Glögi (from €59, 1 review) and Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunting Photography Tour with Barbeque (from €59, 4.37 from 457 reviews).
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026. BBQ prices were not checked by date and may change by month.
Rovaniemi Aurora Borealis Picnic vs a Standard Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi Evening
A Rovaniemi aurora borealis picnic is the same idea with a looser schedule. Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis and Picnic (from €89, 3 hours, 4.13 from 193 reviews) includes winter clothing, sausage and pastry and hot drinks, and plans about 2 hours outdoors. Its useful extra: if the weather looks bad you can reschedule to the next suitable day by 16:00, or opt for a refund.
“Two fires were lit to warm us up while we waited for the aurora.”
For September and October, Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Trip – Autumn (from €89, 3 hours, 4.86 from 6 reviews) waits beside an arctic lake with Lappish sausages by an open fire. The aurora season starts in late August, and the Finnish Meteorological Institute names September–October among the best months; the listing's photos show aurora reflected in an unfrozen lake. Best time to go
Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi at a Wilderness Camp: Aurora Train Rovaniemi Options
The aurora train Rovaniemi visitors ask about is really three different products. Rovaniemi: Snowtrain to Northern Lights Camp (from €112, 4.5 hours, 4.02 from 203 reviews) is a tracked snowtrain: about 20 minutes each way, about 2 hours at a camp with campfires, winter clothing included. Guests often say the snowtrain needs better heating, and value for money scores 3.8/5.
Aurora train to wilderness camp Rovaniemi in autumn
Rovaniemi: Autumn Aurora Train to Wilderness Camp (from €119, 4 hours, 2 reviews) is the autumn version with warm drink and snacks; the listing asks you to bring suitable outdoor clothing. Rovaniemi: Night Train in Winter Forest (from €189, 4 hours, 4.34 from 38 reviews) is a festive rail trip from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi with Christmas drinks and snacks; the train stops if the aurora is spotted. The listing sets no minimum age.
“The long trip would perhaps not appeal to young children, but as a couple we really loved it”
Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi After a Zoo Day: All-Inclusive Ranua Zoo and Aurora Tour Rovaniemi
The all-inclusive Ranua Zoo and aurora tour Rovaniemi offers is a 12-hour day: transfers, a Ranua Zoo ticket with guided Arctic wildlife, a buffet lunch at the zoo, a chocolate-shop stop, a northern lights hunt and a campfire dinner with berry compote and marshmallows. Rovaniemi: All-Inclusive Ranua Zoo Excursion & Aurora Dinner costs from €198 per person, has only 3 reviews (4.65), runs in all weather and excludes babies under 1.
Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi with Kids
Family evenings keep the drive short and the fire central. Northern Lights as a Family: Little Hunter School (from €159, 5 hours, from age 2) adds games, a luminescent wristband, a "hunter diploma", hot chocolate at a north-facing lakeside spot and an active chase by vehicle; it has no reviews yet. Family-Friendly Northern Lights Tour | Extra 100% Guarantee (from €89.25, 3 hours, max 8, 4.52 from 174 reviews) includes winter clothing and boots.
“The children loved the marshmallows and sausages by the fire but what made the evening was running up and sliding down the snowy bank behind the teepee.”
From Rovaniemi: Family-Friendly Northern Lights Tour is the cheapest at €59 for 3 hours with a campfire and photos, but its guide rating is 3.9 and value 3.8. Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis and Picnic asks parents to consider small children because of about 2 hours outdoors and late timing.
Northern Lights as a Family: Little Hunter School, 5 hours
Rovaniemi: Aurora hunting and a fireside BBQ experience, 4 hours
Family-Friendly Northern Lights Tour | Extra 100% Guarantee (from €89.25), From Rovaniemi: Family-Friendly Northern Lights Tour (from €59), Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Hunters. Aurora + BBQ, Rovaniemi: Snowtrain to Northern Lights Camp; check with the operator
Rovaniemi: All-Inclusive Ranua Zoo Excursion & Aurora Dinner, 12 hours
Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi: All Evenings Compared
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026. All prices "from" per person; "—" = not stated on the listing.
Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi: What Can Go Wrong
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Cloud means no aurora and no refund.Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunting Photography Tour with Barbeque states that no refunds are issued if the lights cannot be seen.
Instead: pair the BBQ night with a camera-guaranteed chase such as Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos.
- "Guaranteed" in the wrong place.Rovaniemi: Revontuli Magic: Multi-Spot BBQ Adventure lists a "guaranteed Northern Lights sighting" among inclusions but says in the same listing that sightings cannot be guaranteed. Instead: read our guarantee classes before paying for a promise. Guarantee classes →
- A cold snowtrain.Guests often ask for better heating on Rovaniemi: Snowtrain to Northern Lights Camp. Instead: wear the included thermal overall from the start, or pick a minivan evening such as Northern Lights with BBQ and Drinks.
- Short on vegetarian food.One reviewer of Northern Lights with BBQ and Drinks found "not much option for vegetarians". Instead: From Rovaniemi: Lapland Aurora Hunt with Barbeque offers vegetarian and vegan options; tell the operator at booking.
- No clothing on the autumn train.Rovaniemi: Autumn Aurora Train to Wilderness Camp asks you to bring outdoor clothing. Instead: Rovaniemi: Snowtrain to Northern Lights Camp includes overalls, boots, woolen socks and mittens.
- Solo traveler, minimum 2 adults.From Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Trip to a Lakeside in Lapland and Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Trip – Autumn need 2 full-paying adults, though a single traveler may join an existing group. Instead: Northern Lights with BBQ and Drinks lists no such minimum.
Aurora BBQ Rovaniemi FAQ
No — none of the 18 BBQ, picnic, camp and train evenings compared here has an aurora guarantee, and several run in all weather. Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunting Photography Tour with Barbeque states plainly that no refunds are issued if the lights cannot be seen. If you need a refund promise, book a camera-guaranteed chase as well.
From €56.25 per person ( From Rovaniemi: Lapland Aurora Hunt with Barbeque) to €145 ( Rovaniemi: Aurora hunting and a fireside BBQ experience) for a 3–4-hour lakeside evening, as listed on 6 Oct 2026. The best-rated with 200+ reviews, Northern Lights with BBQ and Drinks, starts at €75. Trains cost €112–189 and the Ranua Zoo day €198. These prices were not checked by date. Check dates
Choose hunting if seeing the aurora matters most, and a BBQ if the evening itself matters. A guaranteed chase lasts 5–10 hours, drives to clear sky and refunds you if the camera captures nothing; a BBQ lasts 3–4 hours near one or a few spots, with food and a fire. Many visitors book one of each. Compare chases
There are three: Rovaniemi: Snowtrain to Northern Lights Camp, a snowtrain on tracks to a camp (about 20 minutes each way, about 2 hours at camp, €112); Rovaniemi: Autumn Aurora Train to Wilderness Camp, an autumn train to a wilderness camp (€119); and Rovaniemi: Night Train in Winter Forest, from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi, which stops if the aurora appears (€189). None guarantees an aurora. Check dates
Yes; most family evenings take young children. Northern Lights as a Family: Little Hunter School accepts kids from age 2 with games and a diploma, Rovaniemi: Aurora hunting and a fireside BBQ experience from age 4, and Family-Friendly Northern Lights Tour | Extra 100% Guarantee (from €89.25) and From Rovaniemi: Family-Friendly Northern Lights Tour (from €59) list no minimum age. Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis and Picnic asks parents to weigh about 2 hours outdoors and late timing for small children. Check dates
Mostly grilled sausages and hot berry juice by a campfire. Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Hunters. Aurora + BBQ adds Finnish rice cake and marshmallows, Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis and Picnic sausage and pastry, and Rovaniemi: All-Inclusive Ranua Zoo Excursion & Aurora Dinner a campfire dinner with berry compote and marshmallows. From Rovaniemi: Lapland Aurora Hunt with Barbeque offers vegetarian and vegan options; one guest on Northern Lights with BBQ and Drinks found few vegetarian choices. Check dates
It is Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis and Picnic: a 3-hour evening from €89 per person with winter clothing, sausage, pastry and hot drinks, about 2 hours outdoors. If the forecast is bad you can reschedule to the next suitable day by 16:00 or opt for a refund. There is no aurora guarantee. Check dates
It suits families who want a full day out: 12 hours, a zoo ticket, buffet lunch, a chocolate-shop stop and a campfire dinner for €198 per person. It has only 3 reviews (4.65) and runs in all weather, so the aurora part is a bonus, not a promise. Check dates
Yes: Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Trip – Autumn and Rovaniemi: Autumn Aurora Train to Wilderness Camp are autumn-specific, and the aurora season starts in late August. The Finnish Meteorological Institute names September–October among the best months. The autumn photos on the lakeside trip show aurora reflected in unfrozen lakes rather than snow. Average temperatures are about 8 °C in September and 1 °C in October. Check dates