Rovaniemi: Reindeer Safari & Sled Ride with Sámi Heritage
Description
Experience a traditional reindeer sled ride in Lapland, hosted by a family connected to Sámi heritage in a small-group setting. Operated by The Original Aurora Hunters®, Arctic GM is a family-run company with roots in Lapland dating back to the 1600s, combining local knowledge with a focus on authentic experiences. After pickup, you will travel to a reindeer environment located away from busy tourist areas. Meet the reindeer, learn about their role in Arctic life, and take part in a 2.5 km sled ride through the surrounding landscape. The ride is gentle and quiet, offering a relaxed way to experience nature. After the ride, spend time with the reindeer, take photos, and learn more about their daily life and traditions connected to reindeer herding. The experience includes time to warm up with hot drinks in a traditional setting.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Begin your experience with pickup in Rovaniemi and transfer to a reindeer farm located outside the city in a quiet natural setting. On arrival, you will be welcomed and introduced to the reindeer. Your guide will explain how the sled ride works before you take part in a traditional 2.5 km reindeer sleigh ride through the surrounding landscape. The ride is gentle and quiet, offering a relaxed way to experience the Arctic environment. After the ride, spend time at the farm learning about reindeer herding, local traditions, and daily life. You will also have the opportunity to take photos with the reindeer. At the end of the visit, you will receive a reindeer driving license as a souvenir of your experience. During the tour, you will warm up with hot drinks in a traditional setting before returning to Rovaniemi. Total duration is approximately 2–3 hours.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
To ensure a smooth journey, we kindly ask you to be in the lobby 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time. Our friendly guide will wait for up to 15 minutes after the scheduled pickup time before departing. Thank you for your cooperation!
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(56)
A gorgeous experience to see the way of life for reindeer farmers. The sleigh ride was plenty long enough, it’s quite slow but nice and peaceful 😊
It was a very unique and lovely experience in December. Thanks!
Had a great tour, cold minus 29 degrees but great. Guide brilliant and experience was fab.
Very good trip, they picked up us at the hotel then we got to see the animals and go on speed tour. My girl is five years old and that it was so good! Then after they drooped us off at the hotel.
Such an amazing experience, learned lots about the reindeer and they are such kind gentle animals. Had the best time feeding them and going on the sleigh pulled by them and was finished off with hot chocolate around the fire. Would 1000% recommend, it’s a must do in Lapland!
A moment suspended in the heart of a family that makes us live a true and caring moment. Glad to see the reindeer are happy. Thank you to the two people who welcomed us for allowing us to know these wonderful living things
Bruno, our guide, gave us a very warm welcome. After a very pleasant drive to the farm, we enjoyed a fantastic sleigh ride with the reindeer. The farm owners and guides are truly passionate about what they do. The animals on the farm are very well cared for. It was a really great trip and experience. A big thank you to Bruno!
Thanks alex, it was a lovely tour. Thank you for the arrangements. Maria was very helpful and shared important information on Lapland, and pleased to meet the lovely daughter and father Suomi family that led the reindeer sledging.
Super chill and relaxing time! We were the only tourists at that time so we got to spend time with reindeer a lot and got to take many pictures together! Campfire was also really nice in the cold weather!
Film setting. All very kind and helpful. The owner told us about the farm and reindeer and proved very competent but above all very much in love with her reindeer
