22 tours — van and bus chases, photo tours and one 3-day expedition, 2–10 hours, from €44.50 per person.
An aurora reindeer safari in Rovaniemi costs from €179 to €199 per person for a 3–4.5 hour evening with a sleigh ride at walking pace, a hot drink, pickup and winter overalls. None of the three tours guarantees the northern lights. A husky night ride costs from €229 per person and is the weakest-rated option here.
Three ways to spend an aurora night behind animals, sorted by how long you actually ride.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026.
Rovaniemi: Reindeer Sleigh Ride at Night is the most reviewed of the three, with 102 reviews averaging 4.29. It costs from €195 per person for 4.5 hours, including transfers from the city center or Santa Claus Village, a hot drink with local reindeer sausage, and thermal overall, boots, woolen socks and mittens. The reindeer farm is a few minutes' walk from the resort where the transfer ends.
“We were picked up from the centre, had an hour long reindeer ride to a frozen lake where we saw the northern lights!”
Rated 4.84 from 2,634 reviews, it chases clear skies for 5–8 hours, drives up to 200 km, and refunds 100% if the guide’s camera captures no aurora. Thermal overalls and boots to −40 °C are included if needed.
Rovaniemi: 2km Aurora Reindeer Safari Through the Forest is the cheapest at €179 per person for 3 hours, with a 2–2.5 km ride that takes about 40 minutes, then hot drinks and snacks by an open fire. It has only 12 reviews, averaging 4.5, but all three subratings are 5.0. Its not-suitable list names only pregnant women, and one February 2026 reviewer joined with a 9-year-old.
Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Reindeer Sleigh Ride 3.5 km costs from €199 per person for 3.5 hours: a visit to a traditional reindeer farm, a 3.5 km night ride, coffee, tea and hot berry juice with cookies, and a "reindeer driving licence". Pickup covers addresses within 15 km of the center, and guiding is in English, Finnish and Swedish. It is new on GetYourGuide with no reviews yet.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026.
Rovaniemi: Northern Lights and Husky Sleigh Ride costs from €229 per person for 3.5 hours: a 5 km husky sleigh ride, hot blueberry juice, winter clothes, and a search for the northern lights by car. It has 284 reviews averaging 3.71, the lowest on this page. The listing adds that the length of the sleigh ride depends on weather conditions.
“Beautiful trip, sadly didn't get to see the northern lights but too cloudy. Still fun to fly across the lake being pulled by dogs.”
Built only from what the three listings and their reviews say; exact times are set by the operator per date.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026. pp = per person. Husky: guests rate value for money lowest — 3.2/5; the aurora search by car runs only if weather allows.
From €179 to €199 per person on GetYourGuide as of 6 Oct 2026. The 2–2.5 km forest safari Rovaniemi: 2km Aurora Reindeer Safari Through the Forest costs €179, the 4.5-hour night ride Rovaniemi: Reindeer Sleigh Ride at Night €195, and the 3.5 km ride Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Reindeer Sleigh Ride 3.5 km €199. Each price includes pickup, thermal clothing and a hot drink. See all formats on our Rovaniemi aurora tour price page.
Maybe, but none of the three reindeer tours guarantees it. In Finnish Lapland auroras appear on roughly every second dark, clear night, and you need a clear sky at the time of your ride. For a refund if the aurora doesn't show, see our aurora guarantee guide.
Yes, from age 3 on Rovaniemi: Reindeer Sleigh Ride at Night and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Reindeer Sleigh Ride 3.5 km; both list children under 3 as not suitable. Rovaniemi: 2km Aurora Reindeer Safari Through the Forest lists no minimum age, and a February 2026 reviewer took a 9-year-old. On the husky ride Rovaniemi: Northern Lights and Husky Sleigh Ride, children under 11 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Check dates
About 40 minutes for 2–2.5 km on Rovaniemi: 2km Aurora Reindeer Safari Through the Forest, and 3.5 km on Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Reindeer Sleigh Ride 3.5 km. Rovaniemi: Reindeer Sleigh Ride at Night does not state a distance; a March 2026 reviewer describes an hour-long ride to a frozen lake. The rest of the 3–4.5 hour evening is transfers, dressing up and warming up by the fire.
No. On Rovaniemi: Reindeer Sleigh Ride at Night and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Reindeer Sleigh Ride 3.5 km the guide walks alongside the reindeer and leads the sleigh at walking pace, and you sit as a passenger. The 3.5 km ride includes a "reindeer driving licence", but the listing doesn't explain more; read it as a souvenir rather than a driving lesson.
Yes. All three reindeer tours include overalls, Rovaniemi: Reindeer Sleigh Ride at Night and Rovaniemi: 2km Aurora Reindeer Safari Through the Forest add winter boots, the night ride also woolen socks and mittens, and the husky ride includes overalls, boots and gloves. Mean temperatures in Rovaniemi are around −10 to −12°C in January and February, and one reviewer rode at −27°C.
Only if you specifically want huskies. Guests rate value for money lowest — 3.2/5; the aurora search by car runs only if weather allows. You get a 5 km sled ride whose length depends on the weather, and the tour needs at least 2 people on weekdays and Saturdays, 4 on Sundays and public holidays. See options
Yes for the reindeer tours: Rovaniemi: Reindeer Sleigh Ride at Night picks up from the city center or Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi: 2km Aurora Reindeer Safari Through the Forest from Santa Claus Holiday Village or the city center, and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Reindeer Sleigh Ride 3.5 km within 15 km of the center. The husky ride lists hotel pickup but also a city-center meeting point, so check the supplier's email for your exact pickup.
An aurora hunt. Reindeer tours stay at the farm and forest, while chase tours drive to clear skies and many refund you if the guide's camera captures nothing. A reindeer evening is the better choice for animals and quiet; compare chases in aurora hunting in Rovaniemi.