Northern Lights · Rovaniemi

Private Aurora Hunting Tour—Guaranteed Sightings

4.9 · 1,415 reviews · Read reviews

  • Free cancellationUp to 24 hours before the tour starts
  • Duration5 h
  • GroupPrivate
  • AgesAll ages
  • SeasonWinter

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    Private Northern Lights hunt, shorter tour

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    Private Guaranteed Aurora Hunting With Local Guides. Hunt includes photographing, editing, campfire, hot drinks/snacks. No time or kilometre limit!

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    • 5 h
    • Private
    • All ages
    • Winter
    • Free cancellation · up to 24 hours before the tour starts

    Booking fee

    Final price confirmed at checkout

    What’s included

    • Guided
    • Guaranteed To See Aurora Lights
    • No Distance Limit
    • Professional Like Photography With Editing
    • Pick-Up From Any Location Within 10km range
    • Snacks and Drinks
    • Guided exclusive aurora hunting experience for you and your group only. Includes photography.

    What’s not included

    • Alcoholic Beverages
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About this tour

Private Guaranteed Aurora Hunting With Local Guides. Hunt includes photographing, editing, campfire, hot drinks/snacks. No time or kilometre limit!

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Experience a magical private Northern Lights tour from Rovaniemi, created exclusively for your group of friends or family. With knowledgeable local guides leading the way, you’ll travel to handpicked locations far from city lights, carefully chosen each night to give you the best possible chance of seeing the auroras. If the Northern Lights don’t appear, you’re welcome to join another tour free of charge.

Your evening begins with a comfortable pick-up from your accommodation, followed by a journey deep into the Arctic landscape. Once at the ideal viewing spot, you’ll enjoy warm drinks and traditional local snacks as you wait for the sky to come alive. Your guide will share fascinating insights into the science and legends of the auroras and help you take beautiful photos of this natural wonder.

This fully private experience offers a calm, personal, and unforgettable way to witness the beauty of Lapland’s night sky. Reserve your tour today and make memories that will last a lifetime.

Tour itinerary

  1. 1

    Pickup from your accommodation

    Begin your private evening with pickup in Rovaniemi.

    Your evening begins with pickup from your accommodation. Travel with a local guide on a tour reserved for your group of friends or family.

    Leave the city behind in comfortable transport and head towards the Arctic landscape. Follow your booking confirmation for the pickup arrangements.

  2. 2

    Find a viewing location

    Travel away from city lights to a location selected for the evening.

    Your guide chooses viewing locations away from light pollution using the conditions that night. The journey takes you into the quieter landscape beyond Rovaniemi.

    The stops are chosen to give your group a good opportunity to watch the sky. The route adapts to the evening rather than following a fixed sightseeing schedule.

  3. 3

    Watch the Northern Lights

    Warm drinks, local snacks and stories accompany the wait for the aurora.

    At the viewing location, enjoy warm drinks and traditional local snacks while watching for the Northern Lights. Your guide explains the science and legends behind the aurora.

    The private setting gives your group time to watch the sky together. Warm clothing is important while you spend time outdoors waiting for the lights.

  4. 4

    Photograph the evening

    Your guide helps capture the Northern Lights, with edited photos included.

    Photography is included in the private experience. Your guide helps capture your group’s evening and the Northern Lights when they appear.

    Professionally edited photographs are included, and you can also take pictures with your own camera. Photographing the aurora follows the conditions during the viewing stops.

Guides

Meet our guides

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Jesse, lead aurora guide at Lapland Explorers
JesseLead aurora guide
Janne, aurora guide at Lapland Explorers
JanneAurora guide
Daniel, aurora guide at Lapland Explorers
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Jasmin, aurora guide at Lapland Explorers
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Aarne, aurora guide at Lapland Explorers
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Witold, aurora guide at Lapland Explorers
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Jani, aurora guide at Lapland Explorers
JaniAurora guide
Eva, aurora guide at Lapland Explorers
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4.9 · 1,415 reviews

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★★★★★GetYourGuide
“Janne drove 3-4 hours to Sweden for hunting the northern light. Truly appreciate the effort and teamwork from this small company.”
GetYourGuide travelerHong Kong
Hunted Oct 15, 2025
★★★★★GetYourGuide
“The company offered us another chance at no extra cost, with a promise of a refund if we did not see the aurora again.”
AshnaGermany
Hunted Oct 16, 2025
★★★★★TripAdvisor
“Jesse and his team are true aurora hunters. Despite the overcast sky they took us to Swedish Lapland to admire the aurora.”
Federico LItaly
Hunted Jan 2025
★★★★★TripAdvisor
“Photos have become outstanding. The places you drive to are beautiful. It costs a little more, but is worth every penny.”
Patrick S
Hunted Dec 2024
★★★★★TripAdvisor
“After waiting for 20 mins, the light became so vibrant and it started dancing right above us.”
Philip Yong
Hunted Mar 2025
★★★★★GetYourGuide
“The sky was giving us a magical show. Wrapped up with homemade cookies and warm drinks. I would strongly recommend this company.”
PrabuMalaysia
Hunted Oct 5, 2025

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