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4 hours
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We drive along quiet roads and trails with an experienced local guide who knows the best areas to spot these magnificent giants.
Moose are powerful yet remarkably silent, blending almost invisibly into the vast landscape. They are surprisingly difficult to find and even harder to photograph, as they move quietly and often remain hidden among the trees and therefore locating one requires patience and timing.
If a moose is found, we observe it respectfully from a safe distance using binoculars, taking in every detail of this impressive animal. The soft evening light and peaceful surroundings create exceptional opportunities to photograph and video the amazing Lappish nature.
This is a calm, immersive, and exclusive experience for those who value wildlife, authenticity, and the magic of the northern forests.
Wheelchair accessible
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please contact us if you wish to have a guide in other language
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Lapland Welcome
The biggest wild animals in Europe! Moose safari is a fascinating nature trip for searching moose, the largest land mammals in Europe. Starting in the evening, you will be taken into the wilderness where we drive on wilderness roads and paths searching for moose. When we spot one, we take a better look using binoculars. This is also a great opportunity for taking photographs or videos. We take a longer break to savour some snacks. As this is a wildlife safari wild animals are sometimes unpredictable. Moose are wild and shy animals, they can hear humans from kilometres away and be quickly hidden into the forest so it is possible that we can’t see any moose during the safari. In that case, half of the price will be refunded in the end of the safari. This summer 2018 is going to be a good summer as the population is very high at the moment. Anyway we need to remember that it is question of unpredictable wild animals! The number of moose that we find varies depending on, for example, weather conditions. Usually we find 3-8 moose. Our “world record” is 26 moose in 2 hours! Other wildlife we may encounter includes reindeer, hares, foxes and large birds like owls, swans and cranes. Brown bears and lynxes have also been seen occasionally! Duration, 3 – 5 hours depending on the week including return transfers from your hotel. Moose are large animals, some male ones carry antlers even 120 cm wide, reaching up to 2.10 metres in height and weight 600 kg. Most moose we meet are females and youngsters, sometimes babies. The density of moose is very high because of the numerous nature reservations of which The Strict Nature Reservation of Pisavaara is the most important. It was grounded in 1938 and has been closed to public since then. Guiding, snacks and transfers to wilderness and back are included. The moose, Alces alces in Latin or hirvi in Finnish, is one of the regular residents of Finland’s forests.The males are crowned by a majestic set of antlers, marking them out as the king of the Fin-nish forest. The antlers grow throughout the summer once they get new antlers every year. There are around 80,000 of these massive animals living in the forests throughout the country. Moose are native to all parts of Finland. They are rarely sighted, however – at any rate, much much less often than reindeer, which live only in This safari might be the one and only moose safari with moose sighting guaranteed in Europe. Welcome to this exciting and legendary wildlife safari!
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14 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
cherylsC7968VZ,Aug 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
I’m sorry to say we had an unpleasant experience on the moose safari adventure. The guide/owner Veli, worked hard to help us see moose but we were very uncomfortable with how rudely he treated staff member, Zuzana, and interacted with guests. This lovely young woman who transported us, tried very hard to compensate for the negative experience we had. As a result of his behavior, we cancelled a second excursion we had booked with the company. I would not recommend spending money on this excursion with this particular guide. It was not at all typical of the interactions we’ve had with Finnish people.
609nithinm,Oct 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
We booked Moose Safari and northern lights together. Best private experience provided. Guide Utsav was provided an excellent tour experience and we recommend him as tour guide.
Bear9220,Jul 24, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
Commercially tinted company. Start safari 20:45 end 02:00. Guide told me she was not vaccinated against covid in 2023. So back wearing a face mask to protect yourself, in the van. Not even wearing a mouth mask correctly. You'll spot moose but you only get 2 sec to take a picture and driver leaves looking for the next one. The intention seems to be to spot as many animals as possible during the safari. This is not worth repeating. In Finland there are locals where animal spotting does offer very good.
SovakarN1,Mar 18, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
Please guide and suggest a family trip in early June 2023 for 14-20 days to Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Need the most scenic and memorable trip guide. Thanking you
Ines B,Oct 10, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
The safari was very eventful, we saw a moose family 6 animals in total. The guide took a lot of time to find the animals. It was a great experience to get to know the nature of Finland. Thanks for the great evening.
ninacY9700ZI,Sep 24, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
It was great! Joho was very nice and we saw a Moose :) and September is not a good time to see them.
papupet,Aug 29, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
Despite the Covered time, the moose saferi was a wonderful experience! Our very good guide (unfortunately I don't remember the name) picked us up at our hotel around 7pm. After a half hour drive south-west we found ourselves in the wilderness: blueberries and other berries, mushrooms and many types of trees and conifers! We saw a couple of eagles in their huge nest above a pine tree, wild rabbits, other birds and birds of prey and a reindeer. After stopping for a delicious snack at the Kätkävaara Aurora Apartments, we resumed the tour and finally saw a gorgeous huge female moose! The safari lasted a total of about 5 hours and around midnight we returned to Rovaniemi. If you happen to be in the area this tour is highly recommended, the guide is very prepared and enthusiastic and will make you spend a nice evening in nature!


274bramb,Aug 25, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
After driving around in the arctic for 2 weeks, we hadn't seen a single moose so we booked this safari as a last chance to see one before heading home. We recommend this safari to anyone interested in arctic wildlife, it was so much fun! Our ranger/guide was very good, knowledgeable and full of enthusiasm. The service was excellent and best of all: we saw a pretty big moose! Best way to end our trip with a bang!

Bianca,Sep 12, 2021
- Review from Viator
It was a nice experience. The guide really was eager to find moose and also stopped for other animals on the way.
AnneWhuis,Aug 25, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
It was a beautiful and well-arranged experience. We wanted to see some wildlife of Finland and didn’t know where to go. On internet we found out about the tours of Lapland Welcome. Our tourguides were trustworthy and showed us the best spots to see mooses and other wildlife animals. We ended up seeing two ospreys (fish hawks), one grouse (birds king of the forest) and 7 mooses! Of which a beautiful female moose with her calf and a huge male moose looking for date material. It was wonderful to see our tourguide being so passionate about wildlife, spotting the animals and being in the nature. It was lovely to see that he had the best intentions for nature and he told us several times that: nature shows you what it wants to show you. It’s the details that we appreciate about this tour: the drive from Rovaniemi and back, the break with coffee and pancakes, the instructions how to open the door quick for when we would see mooses and the fact that we could use his binoculars to watch the animals. We would definately recommend this tour instead of going to a wildlife park! We also got a few pictures the day after. Thank you so much, Kiitos!!


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