Aurora Hunting with Reindeer Caravan

Overview

Available languages

Swedish

English

7 hours

Mobile ticket

Imagine a clear starry sky evening far from the city lights and you may be lucky enough to see the majestic Northern Lights in the heart of Lapland. You are travelling in a reindeer caravan as the Sámi people did for hundreds of years ago in these areas. This is a true winter adventure which will make your smile shine in the winter darkness. One hour twenty minutes after you have left the urban life behind you, you will find yourself in a completely different environment where the reindeer is in the center. You can become a reindeer herder for a evening. You get to accompany the Sámi reindeer herder during his everyday life as he feeds his reindeer herd and looks after them.

This is a region where humans are few and the animals reign.

Your stay may be memorable, restful and at the same time refreshing for body and soul. Something to take with you into the future.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

You can borrow a headlamp.

Reindeer caravan in the dark in the evening, Under the starry sky.

Transfer by minibus: From Kiruna to reindeer corral (One hour and twenty minutes ) / Roundtrip

Feed reindeer from the hand.

Winter clothes and warm boots.

Traditional Sámi food, fried smoked reindeer meat, with pita bread & blueberries and lingonberries drink.

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Icehotel

Marknadsvagen 63 Jukkasjarvi Sweden

Camp Alta Kiruna

Jullebovagen 2, Kiruna Sweden

Scandic Kiruna

Stadshustorget 11 Kiruna Sweden

Camp Ripan

Campingvagen 5, Kiruna Sweden

Malmfaltens Logi & Konferens

3 Campingvaegen Kiruna Sweden

Best Western Hotel Arctic Eden

Foraregatan 18 Kiruna Sweden

What To Expect

Kiruna

Aurora Hunting trip with reindeer sledding! The reindeer herder picks you up, and we will leave the city life in Kiruna for one evening and travel eastward on the aurora borealis road. The road leads us further north into the wilderness and to the reindeer in the heart of northern Lapland. The reindeer sledding tour brings you to the wilderness. Your new-found friend, the sled-reindeer pulls you forward. The silence emerges and you can hear the creaking of snow under the sled and the snapping from reindeer clover in the winter evening. Imagine a clear starry sky evening far from the city lights and you may be lucky enough to see the majestic Northern Lights. You are travelling in a reindeer "rajd" as the Sámi people did for hundreds of years ago in these areas. This is a true winter adventure which will make your smile shine in the winter darkness. After the tour, we feed the reindeer herd together and gather in the lávvu around the warming fire to eat a dish made of reindeer meet.

4 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Aurora Hunting with Reindeer Caravan

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

25 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Bucket List Must Do!
mgoepfert47,
Jan 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Frederick was an amazing local Sami tour guide. He gave us great background on the Sami people and the reindeer herding lifestyle. We fed the reindeer and got to ride along on the sleigh through the wilderness in total darkness. This was an incredible way to experience the northern lights! We were served a reindeer pita for dinner in a teepee with lingonberry juice, tea, and coffee. Frederick personally smoked and salted the reindeer meat, it was delicious. We were provided warm suits, headlamps, extra wool socks, and boots to keep us warm. Note: the experience was a little over 7 hours but we loved every second. This was an unreal experience!
Outstanding
Chalotte K,
Mar 14, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was absolutely beyond what I had expected. Highly recommended. Thanks so much for this amazing experience
Super nice trip, highly recommended
Anne T,
Mar 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Fantastic trip 10/10 We got to help give the reindeer "sweets" and food Join us on a reindeer sleigh ride. Got a lot of information about reindeer and Sami, We also had a super good driver, and he cooked us a super good meal We will come again next year🤗
Excellent Sami adventure
Leslie K,
Feb 23, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Highly recommended. It was an amazing experience with a Sámi herder, allowing us to experience a glimpse into this culture and people and their interactions with reindeer. We started by greeting and feeding the reindeer White Moss as a treat and their dinner. We then walked to the owner’s lavvu tent and then further on to meet the reindeer that would haul the sleds. The sled ride, under the stars and whipping clouds was amazing. Then back to the tent to have a traditional dinner, warm up and talk with the host. The questions we asked and the stories and photos that were shared made this a memory worth saving.
One of a kind experience
Vol14,
Feb 17, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Really special experience! You can really see these people are reindeer herders and do some tours on the side (not the other way around). They are very knowledgeable and really take the time to tell you about the Sami way of life. As they are only doing small tours, some of the communication could be improved upon.
Beautiful experience
annemariebK2938BV,
Feb 1, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Fantastic trip where all the time was taken to make it a great experience! Unfortunately no northern lights, but all the reindeer and the sleigh ride made everything complete. Our guide was very hospitable and had a lot to tell us
A wonderful experience
Elisabeth J,
Dec 7, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was such a beautiful experience, one that you will always remember. Fredrik was a very nice host - he welcomed us very friendly and we had the feeling of being welcome the whole time. At the beginning we fed the friendly reindeer and then took a sleigh ride with the reindeer. It was an incredible experience and we were lucky to see the Nordern Lights. After the sleigh ride we ate traditional food and Fredrik told us a lot about Sami culture. We can highly recommend this trip and would like to come back some time.
Highly Recommended
John F,
Nov 21, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Excellent experience: great host, informative, food was simple and delicious, sleigh ride was stunning, northern lights were spectacular, would highly recommend.
Lovely reindeer meet and greet
Emily H,
Mar 14, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our hosts were wonderful, the reindeer were very friendly, and it was a seamless experience start to finish, very fun way to experience the far north!
Aurora hunting with reindeer sledding AMAZING
Traumreisende2023,
Mar 2, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Last night we made the *Aurora hunting with reindeer sledding* with Go to Lappland🇸🇪 Starry night, hours of northern lights, wonderful cute fellows 🦌 around us, delicious food around the campfire in Loabö ⛺, a nice squad and Bea and Frederik the two Samis. They just let us into their lives and showed us how the only and oldest indigenous people in Europe traditionally live. A simple, hard life, always connected to nature... that will still work in 2023 and hopefully continue to do so. Humility, gratitude and mindfulness of nature that is worth protecting remains in us.