Northern Lights · after dark
We read the sky, then drive to find it: a lake, a hill, sometimes 150 km away. Small group, one guide, no rush.
How the night runs
We check the forecast at midday and drive wherever the sky is clearest — sometimes a lake five minutes from town, sometimes a hill 150 km away. Campfire, hot drinks and a grilled sausage while we wait. No rush, no fixed script.
Good to know
Want it just for your group?
Same trip, exclusive van, your own pace — just your group and one founder-guide.
€649 / group
A shorter hunt within about 40 km of town with your return time on the booking, ideal before an early flight.
From €109 / person
To book one of these, send us a message or mention it in the booking notes.
Book this trip
| Small group, 2–6 guests | €139 per person |
|---|---|
| Private van, just your group | €649 per group |
| Christmas week 20 Dec – 3 Jan | €895 per group, private only |
Children 4-13 €105 · infants 0-3 free · Christmas week: private van only, €895 / group
Tell us your dates and group size. We'll reply with availability and a secure booking link — usually within a few hours.
Booking direct means every euro goes into your trip. Cancellation policy
The aurora promise
If we see no aurora at all — not even a faint arc — you come out again free, any night you're still in Rovaniemi. No cash refund, no asterisk. Just another night out, on the house.
Take the moment home
Send us your favourite shot and we deliver it to your hotel the next day. Mugs €50, magnets in three sizes from €8, pay on delivery.
Order a photo souvenir →If your plans change
| When you cancel | What you get |
|---|---|
| Shared tours (aurora, Express, Santa) | Full refund if you cancel at least 48 hours before |
| Private tours, Levi and multi-day trips: 7+ days before | Full refund or a free date change |
| Private tours, Levi and multi-day trips: 3–7 days before | 50% refund, or a free date change |
| Private tours, Levi and multi-day trips: under 3 days | No refund — one free reschedule if there is space |
| Levi day trip | 30% of the price is a non-refundable deposit |
| We cancel (weather, roads, safety) | Full refund or a free reschedule, your choice — we tell you by midday |
Christmas week (20 Dec – 3 Jan): Christmas week bookings: 50% non-refundable deposit, balance due 30 days before the trip, no refund within 30 days. Read the full booking terms.
Who's driving
Nordic Lights Adventures is Ray and Alex, 50/50, guiding every trip themselves. No call centre, no hired-in drivers — the person who answers your email is the person driving.
Ray has spent 15+ years guiding, from the Everglades in Florida to the aurora skies of Lapland. Alex has called Rovaniemi home for just as long and knows the roads, the routes and the seasons.
We launched in 2026. Every early guest gets our full attention.
More about usNo one can honestly guarantee the aurora — it is nature. What we do is read the forecast, the cloud cover and the moon before every trip and drive to the clearest sky we can reach. If we see no aurora at all, you can come out again free on another night while you are in Rovaniemi.
From your hotel, cabin or apartment anywhere within 25 km of Rovaniemi, free of charge. Further resorts cost €25 per group, and we tell you before you book.
Expect −5 °C to −25 °C in winter. We do not supply thermal suits, so please bring several warm layers, a warm coat, hat, gloves, a scarf and proper winter boots. On the aurora hunt you will spend time standing outside, so dress warmer than you think.
Yes. Children 4–13 pay a child price (Santa €75, aurora €105) and infants 0–3 are free. For the aurora hunt we recommend ages 6+ because it is a late, cold night. Shared Aurora Express departures are adults only. Please bring your own approved child seat for children under 135 cm.
Between 2 and 6 guests in one minivan — never a bus. Private trips are just your group.
Add another day
From
€99
per person
Timed for the quiet hours, when the queue to meet Santa is shorter. Arctic Circle crossing, a letter home, no herding.
From
€795
per group
A full day in the fells — scenic drive up, free time or skiing at your own pace, home by evening. Private, arranged around you.
€1,625
per group
Santa's Village, a private day in the Levi fells and an evening aurora hunt — one group, one van, the same guide all three days.
Replies from Ray or Alex directly — usually within a few hours.
