Aurora Service Tours, Lapland, Finland

5RomanticTravelers888 5:00 PM Feb 25, 2020

Exceptional trip! Highly recommend this tour!
We highly recommend Aurora Service Tours! In fact, we took the weekend Asgard tour (in Utsjoki) in February 2019, and loved it so much we returned in January 2020 to do the same tour! We are independent travelers, and Aurora Service Tours is the only tour group we’ve ever done, and we thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience—the cabin, the aurora chasing, the dog sledding, and the snowmobile riding! I really love how this company does not stick to a defined itinerary of where they will drive to see the auroras; instead, they focus on doing their best to ensure we can see the auroras, wherever they may be in the area. Fabulous! Our guide was Angus King, a retired school principal, and he was fantastic! We really appreciate everything he did to ensure we had a great experience. He constantly used all the available tools and data to determine where and when the auroras may be visible, and was willing to drive us anyplace necessary to get us best-positioned to see the auroras! Angus also thoroughly answered all of our questions about the auroras as well as all other questions about Finland’s history and environment. In addition, one woman in another cabin was there for her birthday weekend, and Angus and the owner even brought her cake and drinks to celebrate around the fireplace in the teepee-like structure. The cabin was comfortable and cozy: the sauna, wood fireplace, heated floors and loaded kitchen was like a second home. The van we drove in was comfortable, warm, and we felt safe on the snowy roads. I highly recommend both the dog sled riding and snow mobile experiences—we had tons of fun riding on the frozen lakes, and even played with husky puppies! This year, there were two reindeer at the Asgard site, and we even hand-fed them! We chose to go to the Asgard location so that we would see more of the beautiful Finnish landscape on the drive from the airport—and it was well worth the drive! Love this tour, and we are already planning to return in December for the third time. Tips: Plan your meals before the trip and make a shopping list so you don’t buy too much. It’s better to bring many layers of clothes than a few thick layers. Bring a tripod.

5Jessica Jones 5:00 PM Nov 25, 2022

Unforgettable Northern Lights
Best Aurora tour company out there! The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and fun and we saw the most amazing lights 3 nights in a row. The cabins were cozy and warm and you could easily see the lights from inside if the temp was really cold. Unforgettable trip of a lifetime.