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• Well organised tour with the best guide!

  785sydneyk,

  Dec 4, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Our day started exactly on time, meeting Lisa at the experience office. From here we drove to the Amethyst mine outside of town. Lisa shared great knowledge and insights into the local area as we drove. At the mine we had a friendly welcome and introduction to the mine as well as an overview of the business. We headed into the mine down a few stairs and were given helpful tools to dig as well as guidance of what to look for in the rocks. My daughter was so excited to find the gems, many just below the surface! Lisa took us to a beautiful picnic site for a lovely warm lunch then we drove safely back to town. Overall a very lovely experience and I can’t thank Lisa enough for her care through the day!

• Mine for your own Amethyst to take home

  790magens,

  Mar 25, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  The Amethyst mine was an ideal excursion with the beautiful untouched snow trails up the mountain on the snow cat and then getting a chance to learn about the mine and actually mine and keep what you find. Everyone in our group enjoyed it (from 5 years old to 77). We had a full week in Lapland arranged by Nordic Unique Travel. All their pick up and tour arrangments were on time and arranged for a family (my parents and our 5 year old son) they even provided thr booster seat in the vans.

  

  

  

• AVOID this company AT ALL cost

  Natalia C,

  Mar 19, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  1.00

  If I could give this company a rating of -100 stars, I absolutely would. This was, without a doubt, the worst experience I have ever had with a service provider. I was waiting at the designated pickup location at the agreed-upon time, expecting a smooth and professional experience. Not only did they fail to show up, but they also never bothered to send me an email confirmation or any communication whatsoever. I was left completely in the dark. After waiting in vain, I decided to call the operator, hoping to get some answers. Instead of offering assistance or even a basic apology, the representative engaged in an unprofessional and frustrating back-and-forth with me, both through text messages and voice calls, wasting more than 15 minutes of my time. Rather than resolving the issue, they were dismissive, argumentative, and completely unwilling to take responsibility for their mistake. It quickly became clear that this company is nothing more than a scam, preying on customers and making excuses to avoid accountability. Their so-called “policy” ensures that they never provide refunds, no matter the circumstances—even when they are 100% at fault. They take your money and then vanish, leaving you stranded. Avoid this company at all costs unless you want to throw your money away and be treated with absolute disregard.

• Amethyst mine

  darthk2018,

  Feb 1, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  2.00

  French friends, the mining part was poorly organized, small group no, mine guide in French either, given the technical explanations in English on geology a very good level of English is necessary... We should have had an approach to the mine on snowshoes, it wasn't. For the rest of the activity, it was up to standard. Many thanks to Alban and lea who did their best to win us, but when the management does not answer anything to do... Anyway the search for amethyst was fun, the meal by the lake exceptional...

• Great mine experience, okay lunch

  D2390MPseanp,

  Apr 4, 2023

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  Our family had such a great time at the amethyst mine! Matthias was a superb guide/host, as were our guides at the mine itself. Lunch was a bit of an adventure--none of the "usual" fire pit spots were available, and it was quite a hike to get to an available spot, especially with our two kids having to hike through the snow.

• Unique experience

  Relax71070,

  Mar 23, 2023

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This was a fun tour. We took the snow cat to the top of the hill, so a beautiful view with minimal effort. Unfortunately, we only found some small pieces of amethyst. Our guide, Mario from Barcelona, was excellent

• Well organized tour

  spring1799,

  Mar 19, 2023

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  We were a family of 4 adults, aged 40-70, and two children, aged 10 and 12. Our tour guides were helpful and informative. The tour included winter clothing use if needed, the drive to and from the mine (about 1.5 hrs each way), the actual mine tour, and lunch BBQ at a beautiful river area. The mine tour included the ride in the snow tractor, which was quite interesting and had a midway stop with beautiful scenery and a coffee shop. The mine Info talk was given by one of the mine employees, followed by the amethyst dig. The time at the mine was shorter than I expected but still very informative and interesting. The beautiful lunch area and beauty around the mining area were as much of a plus as the actual mine time. The tour was well organized, and I would recommend it to any with an interest.

• Amazing

  SophiaDeeana,

  Jan 9, 2023

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This tour is highly recommended. The mine was an incredibly nice experience and the scenery is really beautiful! The snow train was also very funny to have experienced. We had as tourguide Stephanos. He guided us well all day and explained all the questions we had. In addition, Stephanos was a very pleasant tour guide! - Koen & Sophia

  

  

• Fabulous trip with a wonderful guide Albert

  Jo R,

  Dec 28, 2022

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We had the best time, our guide Albert from Barcelona was fabulous, he drove safely in really thick snow, nothing was too much trouble & he included everyone. The tour was extremely exciting, scenery stunning. We walked down a long wooden staircase to the mine, we all felt like real explorers. We were given a colander and a digging tool. We all found lots of exciting rock crystals, amethysts and learnt a lot about how they form etc… we were allowed to take one home & purchase any others for a small fee. My husband, two children aged 10 & 11 & I had a fabulous time. We didn’t want the day to end. After the mine Albert drove us too a semi open lodge for a BBQ lunch, by the side of a frozen lake. The kids particularly liked toasting marshmallows on the fire. Awesome day, would highly recommend.

  

• Really nice experience, thanks to our guide Tina

  Driesde,

  Apr 14, 2022

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Visiting the mine and especially driving up there with the snowcat was a really nice experience. After the mine visit we had a bbq lunch at a local lavu. Luckily enough for us there also was an ice fishing competition going on at the lake. A sight you don’t see a lot. Our guide Tina was very friendly and outgoing. She made the 3 hour trip (in total. 1,5 h there and 1,5 h back) very pleasant. Nothing we asked was too much for her. Tina, thanks so much for the nice day! Dries, Isabelle, Digna and Aube

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