From Saariselkä: Ice Fishing Tour to Lake Inari, reindeers &lunch

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

Experience Arctic Ice Fishing on this scenic 5 hour trip to Lake Inari. Local experienced guide, unique scenery and Lunch by open fire in warm lappish teepee will make your day memoriable.

We will pick you up from your hotel by minibuss. You will get warm thermal clothes and shoes in Ivalo. From there we continue to a small village called Koppelo.

Snowmobiles and sledges are waiting for you there, the journey starts to a secret fishing place. You can enjoy unique landscape while you travel in the comfort of a sleigh pulled by a snowmobile.

Experienced guide will give you instructions for Ice Fishing. You will receive your own fishing rod and you can start fishing in a true Lappish style.

After fishing we will drive to our small island, we have there two friendly reindeers you can meet.

3- course Lunch and hot drinks will be served in a warm lappish teepee by open fire.

This is a great trip even if you are not so interested in fishing!

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Pick up from the bus-stop of Holiday Club.-hotel in the center of Saariselkä.

Star Arctic Hotel

Northern Lights Village

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Warm thermal clothing and shoes

Pick up service from Saariselkä

Local experienced guide

3 course lunch in lappish teepee by open fire

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Star Arctic Hotel

Ylamajantie 1 Saariselka Finland

Holiday Club Saariselka

Saariselantie 7, Saariselka Finland

Lapland Hotel Riekonlinna

Saariselaentie 13, Saariselka Finland

Northern Lights Village Saariselka

Rovaniementie 3222E Inari Finland

Wilderness Hotel Saariselka

Laanilantie 5 Saariselka Finland

What To Expect

Ivalo Safaris

You will receive thermal clothing and shoes in our office

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Lake Inari

Enjoy beuatifull wiew and silence in famous Lake Inari

4 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

From Saariselkä: Ice Fishing Tour to Lake Inari, reindeers &lunch

Pickup included

Reviews

4.57

7 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

The whole trip was very fulfilling and fun.
ShuLi H,
Feb 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Although we didn't catch any fish as expected, the whole trip was very fulfilling and fun. The tour guide and driver was very professional and responsible, and the food was delicious. It is recommended that you wear warm insoles when changing into the snowshoes provided by the tour guide. The temperature on the ice lake was extremely low. Even after wearing three layers of socks, my feet were still freezing.
Poor quality
renatajank,
Feb 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
Riding the trench pulled by the snowmobile was extremely cold, even with all the equipment. Fishing consists of making a hole in the ice and “trying” to catch something. Without any prior preparation from the organizers. We weren't lucky and got nothing. We were 5 people. Local food - were supermarket sausages grilled, water heated with syrup from the supermarket bottle and a soup with frozen vegetables. Dirty tent (especially the stove in which the soup was made. We got stomach sick after this lunch. Quinta of the reindeer are three reindeer. One adult and two little ones. I don't think it's worth it, compared to all the other experiences we had this week in Saariselka and surroundings.
Inari ice fishing
Brenda T,
Jan 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide Max was excellent! It was fun. A new experience for me and made very enjoyable by Max. Loved it
Fun experience
Angelo G,
Jan 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Such a fun experience! Our guide, Miko, was amazing and so accommodating. It starts off by getting equipped with warm clothing and equipment, then getting driven to the lake which is like a 20 minute journey. Then you ride on the sleigh on the lake, such a cool yet cold experience (the wind) ! Then the fishing starts! He demonstrates how to make the hole and you take turns trying to make your fishing hole (he ends up making them when we’re all tired). Then he demonstrates how to fish and you spend 30 minutes trying to catch something - seems short but it’s a long time when it’s cold. Then you get transported back to an island where you get to be around a fire and get fed a 3 course meal which was delicious! And then you get to feed the reindeer and get sleighed back to the van and to get changed! Overall, worth the money and such a fun, unique experience! Just wear lots of layers.
Fun, fun, fun
Discover718236,
Dec 31, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Lauri was exceptional. A great experience from putting on our winter gear, sledding across the lake, drilling through the ice, and having a delicious warm meal in a teepee. Thank you for a memorable day!
Very nice.
sophiepH8862ND,
Dec 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great organization! Our guide Nico was very kind, patient, attentive! Very nice discovery of fishing on Lake Inari Lunch prepared by Nico at the top in a tepee! He only missed the reindeer ... (but we were warned ) too bad! I strongly advise
A great day!
Alix K,
Feb 4, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My husband and I were looking for an ice fishing experience in a small group. We were a group of 5 with a very kind guide. He showed us reindeer on the lake. At the last moment my husband caught a fish. There wasn't enough time to grill it but, it was important to us, so our guide made time. Our trip was extended by an hour. We were very grateful!