22 tours — van and bus chases, photo tours and one 3-day expedition, 2–10 hours, from €44.50 per person.
A Rovaniemi aurora snowmobile tour costs from €139 to €159 per person if you drive, sharing one snowmobile between two adults, or from €77 per person if you sit in a sledge pulled by a snowmobile. None of the eight tours below guarantees the northern lights; you pay for 1–2 hours on a snowmobile or quad, with the aurora as a bonus.
Three ways to do it, and the right one depends mostly on whether you can and want to drive.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026.
All four drive-yourself tours cost from €139 to €159 per person, and all four put two adults on one snowmobile. The real differences are how long you drive, how big the group is and how strict the license check is. On Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Snowmobile Safari with Campfire you get about 2 hours on the snowmobile for €139, with 1,137 reviews averaging 4.33 out of 5. It is the cheapest and most reviewed, but it is also the one where guests complain about pace.
“But it should be split by people who can drive or have the courage to drive fast and those who want to take it slow. The average speed was 10 km/h”
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: Search for Northern Lights Snowmobiling Trip lets you choose shared or single driving at booking, and it caps the group at 6 snowmobiles plus the guide. It is not suitable for children under 14. From Rovaniemi: Searching Aurora with Snowmobile gives about 1–1.5 hours of driving; if your group has an odd number of people, the listing recommends buying a single-driving supplement.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026.
In a sledge you sit in a passenger sled towed by a snowmobile, so nobody needs a license. Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Sledge Ride costs from €77 per person for a 2-hour sleigh ride in a 3-hour tour, with helmet, balaclava, overalls, boots and gloves included. It has 779 reviews averaging 4.11, and some guests mention waiting around at the start. Children under 3 cannot join, and no children at all if it is colder than −20°C.
“Was very cold so go prepared — we had loads of layers on and it was -10 and still got cold very quickly.”
Rovaniemi: Small-Group Snowmobile Sleigh to Aurora Cabin is the warmer variant: a snowmobile-drawn sleigh from Leive Village to a wilderness aurora cabin, with time to warm up inside, glögi and local snacks. It runs in groups of up to 8 for €139 per person over 3.5 hours. It is new on GetYourGuide with no reviews yet and no photos, so you are booking on the description alone.
Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt by Quad Bike - small group is built around the aurora: 3 hours, fuel included, hot drinks and instructions on photographing the northern lights. The price of €170.10 per person is for two people sharing one quad; solo driving costs extra. Self-liability is €500, cut to €200 with a €50 per person waiver. Riders must be at least 140 cm tall. It has no reviews yet.
Rovaniemi: Quad Bike Safari with Combo Options is a general quad safari, not an aurora product: about 1 hour of twin riding plus a campfire with sausages and hot blueberry juice, from €89.18 per person over 3.5–4.5 hours. It is rated 4.92 from 29 reviews, and two of the three review excerpts we have (November 2024 and November 2025) mention seeing the aurora. One combo option adds a wildlife-park day tour, and departure times vary by season, so check the time in the option you pick if the lights are the point.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026. pp = per person; drive prices assume two adults sharing one machine.
Yes, to drive you need a valid car license; Rovaniemi: Search for Northern Lights Snowmobiling Trip and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Snowmobile Tour – New Snowmobiles say class B and age 18+. Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Snowmobile Safari with Campfire and the Search for Northern Lights trip accept only the physical card, while the New Snowmobiles tour accepts a photo or copy.
Without a license you can still join: passengers ride behind the driver or in the guide's sled, or book the license-free Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Sledge Ride from €77 per person.
The listed price is per person and assumes two adults share one snowmobile, so a passenger pays the same "from" price as the driver. On From Rovaniemi: Searching Aurora with Snowmobile a child over 140 cm who sits on the snowmobile pays the adult price, and the same 140 cm rule applies on the quad safari, Rovaniemi: Quad Bike Safari with Combo Options. For other cases, check the listing's options before you book.
Yes on most tours, but not as drivers. On Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Snowmobile Tour – New Snowmobiles children under 6 cannot join, under-15s ride in a sled pulled by the guide, and 15+ from 140 cm can sit as passengers.
Rovaniemi: Search for Northern Lights Snowmobiling Trip is not suitable for under-14s, and Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Snowmobile Safari with Campfire and the sledge ride take no children below −20°C. The Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Sledge Ride accepts children from 3.
No. All eight tours on this page are sold without an aurora guarantee, and several run whatever the forecast. In Finnish Lapland auroras appear on roughly every second dark, clear night, so a single ride is a gamble. Tours that refund you if no aurora is captured are compared in our aurora guarantee guide.
About 1 to 2 hours. Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Snowmobile Safari with Campfire and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Snowmobile Tour – New Snowmobiles each include about 2 hours of snowmobiling, Rovaniemi: Search for Northern Lights Snowmobiling Trip about 1.5 hours, From Rovaniemi: Searching Aurora with Snowmobile about 1–1.5 hours, and the quad safari, Rovaniemi: Quad Bike Safari with Combo Options, about 1 hour.
When two people share, that time is split: on the New Snowmobiles tour you switch drivers halfway, on the Searching Aurora tour during the break. Check dates
The driver pays. Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Snowmobile Safari with Campfire and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Snowmobile Tour – New Snowmobiles set self-liability at €950 per person per snowmobile; on the campfire safari a €15 insurance bought on site before the start cuts it to €150. On the quad hunt, Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt by Quad Bike - small group, it is €500, or €200 with a €50 waiver. The New Snowmobiles tour also advises your own travel insurance.
Thermal overalls and a helmet are included on all four drive-yourself tours. Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Snowmobile Safari with Campfire, From Rovaniemi: Searching Aurora with Snowmobile and Rovaniemi: Search for Northern Lights Snowmobiling Trip also list boots and a balaclava; the campfire safari and the Search for Northern Lights trip add gloves, and the Search for Northern Lights trip also woolen socks.
The sledge ride, Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Sledge Ride, includes overalls, boots, gloves, a balaclava and a helmet. Mean temperatures in Rovaniemi are around −10 to −12°C in January and February, so wear your own warm base layers underneath.
Usually yes. Rovaniemi: Aurora Borealis Snowmobile Safari with Campfire and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Sledge Ride state that the operator won't cancel for weather, and Rovaniemi: Search for Northern Lights Snowmobiling Trip runs regardless of the forecast.
Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Snowmobile Tour – New Snowmobiles needs at least 2 participants, otherwise it may be rescheduled or canceled with a full refund option, and From Rovaniemi: Searching Aurora with Snowmobile needs at least 2 adults paying the full price. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead applies to all eight listings.
A van chase, if the aurora is your main goal. A snowmobile tour is built around 1–2 hours of riding and several run whatever the forecast, while chase tours drive to wherever the sky is clear and many refund you if the guide's camera catches nothing. See aurora hunting in Rovaniemi or the Rovaniemi aurora tour price guide.