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Hunting Northern Lights with Lappish Barbecue
The Northern Lights are an amazing, natural spectacle, and for a lot of people the main reason they come to Lapland. Of course, you want to view the Northern Lights from the best possible location.
*Departure time may vary. Please check the email the local provider sends for the exact pick-up time.
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Northern Lights sightings cannot be guaranteed due to they are subject to weather conditions and the solar activity
The tour will start any time between 18:00 and 22:00. Departure time may vary depending on the seasons and availability, please double-check with the local partner
At least 2 people are required for this tour to take place on weekdays and Saturdays
At least 4 people are required for this tour to take place on Sundays and public holidays
Children under 12 year old must be accompanied by adults paying the full price
Please be ready and wait in your hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to your scheduled pickup time
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Please note that this tour might depart with buses during high season
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Winter clothes: overall and boots
Guide in English (other languages available on request: German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese)
Pick-up and drop-off to our office or selected hotels from Rovaniemi city center.
Transport around 20-25 km away from the City Lights
Departure time may vary. Please check the email the local provider sends for the exact pick-up time.
Campfire BBQ : Pork sausage, Lappish bread, salmon soup, marshmallow and hot blueberry juice (vegetarian/vegan alternative upon request)
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Nordic Unique Travels
Hunt for the Northern Lights in the middle of the untouched nature, escaping from the light pollution of the town. Taste a traditional Lappish barbecue and warm yourself by the fire while waiting for the magical lights. **Departure time may vary. Please check the email the local provider sends for the exact pick-up time.
Pickup included
260 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
mariapW8095NG,
Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Incredible treatment of the guides and all the staff who have accompanied us on excursions with them. Highlight your kindness, dedication and customer service. 100% recommendation. There are Spanish guides that make the experience quite easy. Thank you very much for your service.
LHERBE33,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
I had the chance to be accompanied by the Nordic Unique Travels team from ROVANIEMI for a Northern Lights hunt on the night of 16-17.10.25. I would like to thank Ricardo and all the guides and guides who supervised us. It was an evening I'm not about to forget. I finally realized a childhood dream of seeing the Northern Lights. It was beautiful and I brought back some great pictures taken by the guides. We shared grilled reindeer and marshmallow sausages on a wood fire sheltered from a teepee and enjoyed a very hot blueberry juice. It was super nice. In addition, the team was very friendly, professional and considerate for my age: I am 75 years old. 1000 thanks. I wish your organization every success. Friendships from France. Martine. I was fortunate enough to be accompanied by the Nordic Unique Travels team from Rovaniemi on a Northern Lights hunt on the night of October 16-17, 2025. I sincerely thank Ricardo and all the guides and staff who looked after us. It was an evening I won't soon forget. I finally fulfilled a childhood dream: seeing the Northern Lights. It was magnificent, and I brought back some superb photos taken by the guides. We shared reindeer sausages and marshmallows roasted over a campfire in a teepee and enjoyed very hot blueberry juice. It was wonderful. Furthermore, the team was very friendly, professional, and considerate of my age: I am 75 years old. A thousand thanks. I wish your organization continued success. Best regards from France. Martine.

janecE3680ET,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
What an amazing night. Ricardo made sure we had a fabulous night and took us to the best spot for more than 2 hours of aurora borealis! What a magic night!

Dimka 16,
Aug 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
We participated in the “Northern Lights & Lapland Barbecue” tour in December 2024 with Nordic Unique. While the enthusiasm of the guides deserves to be commended, the overall experience was not up to par. 🌧️ Weather & Security Despite heavy rain, ice and dangerous conditions, the tower was maintained. The departure was delayed but without any real adaptation, giving the impression that safety came after the program was respected. Fortunately, no incidents occurred, but the risks were real. 🔥 Barbecue “rabbit” Presented as authentic, they were actually industrial sausages, a basic soup and marshmallows. No real local produce, and we even had to help light the fire for lack of preparation. 📩 Customer Service After several e-mail exchanges, the speech remained inflexible: “everything went as planned” and no problems were acknowledged. Politeness on the front, but an After-sales Service seems more busy justifying than listening, leaving an impression of arrogance and impunity. ⚠️ In summary A beautiful region and friendly guides, but a Service that does not keep its promises and gives the feeling that profitability comes before sustainability and ethics. Compare with their Responsible Travel Policy https://nordictravels.eu/responsible-travel-policy/ ...and judge for yourself. i️ Rating: I also filed a complaint with the Finnish National Consumer Disputes Council (Kuluttajariitalautakunta) regarding this experience. ************************************* 🇬🇧 An adventure full of good will… but far from the promises We joined the “Northern Lights & Lappish Barbecue” tour in December 2024 with Nordic Unique. While the guides’ enthusiasm deserves praise, the overall experience fell short. 🌧️ Weather & safety Despite heavy rain, icy roads, and dangerous conditions, the tour still went ahead. Departure was delayed but with no real adjustments, giving the impression that safety came after sticking to the schedule. Luckily, no incidents occurred, but the risks were real. 🔥 “Lappish” barbecue Advertised as authentic, it turned out to be industrial sausages, basic soup, and marshmallows. No real local products, and we even had to help light the fire due to lack of preparation. 📩 Customer service After several email exchanges, the message remained inflexible: “everything went as planned”. Polite on the Surface, but the After-sales Service seemed more focused on justifying itself than listening, leaving an impression of arrogance and impunity. ⚠️ In summary A beautiful region and friendly guides, but a Service that doesn’t live up to its promises and gives the feeling that profitability comes before sustainability and ethics. Compare with their Responsible Travel Policy https://nordictravels.eu/responsible-travel-policy/ … and judge for yourself. i️ Note: I have also initiated a complaint with the Finnish Consumer Disputes Board regarding this experience. #TravelReview #Lapland #NorthernLights #ResponsibleTourism #TravelTips #TravelScam
A8598STpaulb,
Apr 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Had an amazing evening out touring, having Reindeer sausage and marshmallows on the campfire. We managed to see the Northern Lights as well and some excellent photos taken and sent to us, some great memories on an wonderful evening out.



amore62,
Mar 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
The exact name of the tour we took on March 25, 2025 is listed in the company’s Spanish brochure as “Photograph of Auroras Boreales” at €110 each passenger. At 20:45 we arrived at the premises of the company in the center of Rovaniemi, we were given the mats and thermal boots, and at 21 hours sharp we left in a mini van 8 passengers and a driver. After leaving approximately 30 kilometers outside the city, we arrive at a place in the middle of the forest where there are 2 tepees built (tents similar to those of the Sioux). As we got out of the minivan, just at 9:50 pm the aurora was beginning to appear on a night with clear skies, so for 20 minutes we were immensely lucky (as you will see in the photo) to witness an intense aurora. It was impeccably captured by the photographer of the tour, Ricardo Ferreira, that our cameras and cell phones could not capture in so much detail, so I RECOMMEND for a few extra euros, make the tour that they want but with professional photography included. After the first 20 minutes in that place, the aurora blurred and after 45 minutes, traces of it remained. Obviously this is not up to the agency, so I hope you have the same fate as us. Then we were inside the tepee warming our bodies (it was -8 degrees Celsius outside) and we each grilled our own sausages, drinking blueberry tea, until at 23:50 we set off back to the city. We reinstated our thermal clothing at 00:30. The agency fulfilled everything promised in the brochure, and the weather was ideal. One of the best experiences we've ever had! Good luck to you!!


Susana I,
Mar 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
By mistake we cancelled the activity 24 hotas before but in no way let us change the date the next day. Impersonal, big agency without any empathy, and not only that, but unsympathetic. We booked and paid again the next day... I know we screwed up, but they should have looked at our case. You guide them a wonder, that barbecue with them and their good humor and sympathy and good explanations. He's plating for guides but not the agency.
F419CErobertop,
Mar 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
We spent a fantastic evening with Alice which was super nice and engaging... we arrived and you could already see the first lights until it came on in an incredible way... unforgettable evening...


120arancham,
Feb 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Matous helped us photograph the aurora, super friendly and the coolest photo the aurora allowed. In the end it is a phenomenon of nature.Thank you
Y247HVgiannac,
Jan 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Ugly organization. Negative experience I do not recommend this agency Why not serious Attention in booking
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