An expert-guided 5–8 hour aurora hunt with unlimited mileage — we'll even cross into Sweden when the sky is clearer there. Free professional photos and a money-back guarantee. From €69 per person.
This is not just a tour — it's a real aurora hunt that blends science, patience and the pure magic of Arctic Lapland. The hunt starts the day before: our guides track cloud forecasts from the morning of your tour on, and read space weather — solar flares and mass ejections already on their way from the Sun — to know how far, and in which direction, tonight's hunt will go. Because we have no kilometre limits, that can mean driving across the border into Sweden when the sky calls for it.
Once we reach the right spot, patience takes over — the hunter's greatest skill. Your guide reads live solar-wind data from satellites for a rough sense of what the next hour may bring, shares the science and old Lapland myths of the aurora along the way, and keeps hot drinks and a warm vehicle close while you wait for the sky to ignite.
We drive wherever it takes to find the aurora for you — no route limits, no compromises.
Local guides skilled in space weather, photography and the best Lapland viewing spots.
Unlimited photos of you under the aurora, delivered within 3 days — no camera needed.
Warm up with complimentary hot drinks during a cozy break in the wilderness.
We begin tracking cloud forecasts a day ahead, and on tour day we follow them from morning on — along with space weather: solar flares and mass ejections already racing towards Earth. By evening we know how far, and in which direction, tonight's hunt goes.
Small-Group Tour guests are picked up from their accommodation — exact time confirmed by 3 PM on tour day. The Bus Tour departs 7:00 PM from Korkalonkatu 23 (bus stop next to Pub Uitto).
On the road your guide shares how the aurora is born, how we hunt it, and the old Lapland myths around it. Keep an eye out — sometimes the lights appear through the windows mid-drive.
We stop at a spot with a clear view of the northern sky and wait — patience is the hunter's greatest skill. Your guide reads live solar-wind data from satellites, which hints at what the next hour may bring. Warm vehicle right there whenever you need it.
When the sky ignites, our guides photograph you under it — unlimited shots. We stay at a spot for 1–2 hours at least, and if the lights come early, we often visit a second location the same night.
Hot drinks after the show, then back to Rovaniemi: small-groups door-to-door, bus guests to the departure point. Photos delivered within 3 days.
Every photograph was taken on an Experience Tours aurora hunt in Lapland — including these rare red lights.
We can't control the weather — so we take the risk, not you. We see the aurora on about 95% of tours, and every hunt is backed by a clear, honest guarantee.
If you don't see the Northern Lights with your own eyes, you choose: a full refund or a free reschedule to another night. No questions asked — as many times as you need. This is the rule on every night of the season except the five around each full moon.
A bright moon is not the enemy people expect. It lights the landscape, so these nights produce our best photographs, and it keeps your colour vision working — a strong aurora reads green rather than the grey a dark-adapted eye sees. Only a faint display suffers, and that is exactly when whether you saw it becomes a matter of opinion. So on these five nights the guarantee runs on our guides' photographs: if they capture the aurora, that counts as a sighting. Nothing on camera either — refund or free repeat.
In full darkness your eyes run mostly on rod cells, which register no colour at all — that is why a faint aurora looks grey. Moonlight keeps your colour vision working, so a strong display shows its green. The same moonlight also lifts the brightness of the sky, and against a lit sky a weak aurora is harder to separate. We have had too many honest disagreements about whether the lights were visible on those nights; the camera settles it fairly for everyone. It affects five nights a month, and the rest of the season runs on the Eye Guarantee.
Swap to any open night, as many times as needed.
Money back with no admin fees if we can't deliver.
Our guides always shoot the aurora — you keep the shots.
Tour cancellation: We may cancel or shorten the tour if road conditions become hazardous or aurora probability is very low. If it's a weather call, you'll know by 4 PM (16:00) on tour day at the latest — forecasts get more accurate the closer we get to departure, so we wait until we can trust them. If we already know days ahead that the weather will rule out the tour entirely, we let you know right away. Either way, you get a full refund immediately.
Dennis had other plans — he drove us up north to a less light-polluted spot, and with some patience at 2 AM we once again saw the auroras dance in all their glory! One of the best experiences of my life.Read the full review →
Our guide was fantastic — knowledgeable, patient, and clearly passionate about finding the best views for us. Standing out there watching the aurora was a highlight of my trip.Read the full review →
Our guide Dennis is more than a guide, he's a real expert of Northern Light hunting. He found us a perfect spot and the aurora was insane — basically the best of the best!Read the full review →
One of the best nights of my life! The whole team — from Matias, who I first spoke to by email, to our amazing guides — made it happen.Read the full review →
We went with Anni on the aurora hunt. She did a great job searching for a clear sky, and we were lucky with the timing — catching the lights twice during the drive!Read the full review →
Our guide was Anni, a true professional. Even with doubts about the weather, we left with good hope, like real aurora hunters should. Anni explained every step along the way.Read the full review →
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No tour can promise a natural phenomenon, but we back every hunt with our Northern Lights Guarantee. We see the aurora on about 95% of tours — and if you don't, you can join again free or receive a full refund under our guarantee terms.
Simple: if we don't see the Northern Lights during your tour, you choose — join another hunt for free, as many times as you need, or get a full refund.
One honest thing to know before you go: the aurora always looks brighter and more colourful in photos than to the naked eye. A camera collects light over a several-second exposure at high sensitivity, while your night vision relies on cells that barely register colour. A faint aurora that shows clearly on camera can be almost invisible to the eye — especially when the moon is bright.
That's why the guarantee works in two modes, set by the moon. On almost every night of the season the Eye Guarantee applies: if you don't see the lights with your own eyes, the night doesn't count. The five nights around each full moon work differently — moonlight lights the landscape and keeps your colour vision working, so a strong aurora looks green rather than grey, but a faint one is harder to separate from a lit sky. On those nights the Camera Guarantee applies: if our guides capture the aurora in your tour photos, that counts as a sighting — and if not even the camera finds them, the same free-reschedule-or-refund promise applies. This way there's never a debate about what "counts" — the rule is agreed before the hunt begins.
We see the Northern Lights on approximately 95% of our tours, because we drive with unlimited mileage to wherever the sky is clearest that night.
Usually not. Most aurora photos are long exposures, so the colours come out much stronger than the eye sees them — the same gap our two guarantee modes are built around.
The clip further up this page is the better guide. It was filmed on an iPhone rather than a long exposure, and it is a fair match for what a good night looks like to the naked eye.
The hunt starts the day before: we begin following cloud forecasts a day ahead, and on tour day we track them from the morning on. We also watch space weather — solar flares and coronal mass ejections leaving the Sun, and where they are on their journey towards Earth. By departure time we know how far and in which direction to drive. At the spot, your guide follows live solar-wind data from satellites, which gives a rough forecast of whether the aurora is likely within the next hour.
No — we have hundreds of possible spots across Lapland to choose from. Which one we drive to depends entirely on the weather and cloud cover that night: if the sky is clear close to Rovaniemi, we won't drive hundreds of kilometres for no reason. What matters is a genuinely clear sky, an open view to the north, and a spot away from light pollution — once we've found that, it's just a matter of waiting patiently. If the aurora shows up quickly, we don't rush back either: there's usually still time to visit a second spot too. Every night is different.
Because the aurora is the same everywhere — drive 200 km further north and you'd see the same display, just slightly higher in the sky. What matters is a clear sky and an open view to the north, and that's what we pick the spot for. Constantly relocating is the real risk: you can miss the whole show while driving, because you can't stop in the middle of the road when the lights appear and parking spots are few and far between in Lapland. So we choose the best spot, stay at least 1–2 hours, and wait — patience is the hunter's greatest skill. If the lights come early, we often visit a second location the same night.
Only roughly, and the reason is worth knowing. The Kp number most apps show is a three-hour planetary average that mainly describes how far south the aurora reaches — useful in Germany, less so here, since Rovaniemi already sits under the auroral oval. What actually opens the sky is Bz, the north–south tilt of the magnetic field carried by the solar wind, and Bz cannot be forecast: it is measured by satellites 1.5 million kilometres away, which gives everyone roughly half an hour to an hour of warning. That live satellite data hints at what the next hour may bring, but the aurora is genuinely hard to predict: sometimes it appears when the data looks poor, and sometimes it stays away when the data looks great. Sometimes we wait for hours; sometimes the sky ignites the moment we stop — or even shows through the windows mid-drive. That's exactly why every hunt is backed by our guarantee.
Not at all. The heated vehicle is right there at the spot — warm up whenever you like, and we'll call you out the moment the sky starts moving.
An unlimited-mileage aurora hunt, expert local guides, unlimited professional photos delivered within 3 days, and complimentary hot drinks.
The Small-Group Tour minibus (max 19, one guide) offers door-to-door pickup and a personal, flexible experience. The Bus Tour (up to 47, 2–3 guides) departs from a central point and is the best value. Both include photos and hot drinks.
The Bus Tour departs at 7:00 PM from Korkalonkatu 23, Rovaniemi (bus stop next to Pub Uitto). Small-Group Tour guests are picked up from their accommodation, usually 6:30–7:30 PM, with the exact time confirmed by 3 PM based on solar activity.
At the latest by 4 PM (16:00) on tour day. Forecasts get more accurate the closer we get to departure, so we wait until we can trust the data before making the call — deciding earlier would mean deciding on worse information. That said, if we already know days ahead that the weather will rule out the tour entirely, we let you know right away rather than making you wait. Either way, you get a full refund immediately.
The aurora season in Rovaniemi runs from late August to early April. Autumn brings reflections and milder weather, winter the snowy scenery, and spring clearer skies.
Normal winter clothing, worn in layers: a warm hat, gloves, a winter coat and trousers, thick socks and warm boots. If you are arriving from a mild climate, bring or hire a genuinely warm outer layer — a city coat is not enough at −20°C. There is always a heated vehicle a few steps away to warm up in.
No, and on this tour you do not need them. We are not trekking through the snow: we drive to a spot and wait there, with the heated vehicle right beside us, so you can step inside and warm up whenever you like. Normal winter clothing in layers is enough — and it means no queuing to be fitted into a suit, and no sweating in one once you are back in a warm van.
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Some guests do, especially if they're staying a few extra nights. It isn't quite as simple as it looks from the window, though — reading the cloud cover, knowing which back roads stay open through the winter, finding a stretch of real darkness away from town. That's the work our guides do every night before choosing where to bring you. If you'd still like your own car for the rest of the trip, our founder's rental company, Car Rental Rovaniemi, includes a free Telegram channel called Aurora & Beyond with every booking — a three-day aurora forecast for Lapland, driving tips and viewing spots, and honest alerts when nothing is showing.
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