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About this trip
Savor the off-season
Northern Lights
September 19-25th 2024
Just like late winter on the other side of the year, autumn in Rovaniemi is one of the best times to experience genuine Lapland. There’s no crush of Christmas visitors, and people–locals and visitors alike–let their hair down and just enjoy life. The trees along the rivers begin their colorful transition, the skies light up at night with auroras for the first time in months, and restaurants begins serving specialty dishes with ingredients freshly plucked from nearby marshes and forests.
Autumn is the best time for photographing the aurora borealis.
While most people believe that the northern lights shine the brightest when it’s dark and cold during winter, autumn is probably the best season to watch it dance above the sky. The planet’s orientation towards the sun maximizes the chances of solar flares interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field, therefore creating the most spectacular natural phenomenon.
Season of "ruska"
Autumn in Finland is all about the changing colours of nature, that we Finns call "ruska". The ruska season starts in northern Lapland in September, and flows down south painting all of Finland in earthy tones of red, orange, and yellow. September and October provide some of the best times of the year to go hiking and camping. Foraging is also a popular activity. Book a wilderness guide and they'll guide you to the world of exquisite wild food, like picking fresh berries and mushrooms straight from a forest.
The autumn months from September to early November offer earthy tastes and unforgettable sights from the first glimpses of northern lights to the colours of autumn foliage.
ARCTIC FALL
The northern lights season and golden autumn start in September, as days begin to get shorter.
By late August the sun is setting at around 8:30 pm and the short hours of darkness tell us that fall is coming. The darker period of the year is also a time to be happy as it heralds the return of the magical northern lights, the berries are starting to ripen on the forest floor and there is a great deal of color appearing all the way from the coast to the mountains of Swedish Lapland.
The long midsummer nights have made the natural bloom and the autumn time is now one to harvest and prepare for the winter. Berries and mushrooms and game from the forest are collected and make for some of our most famous culinary delights. The people of the region are also noticing a crispness to the air and it is time to gather wood and prepare an open fire and a sauna to warm us on the chilly evenings.
2 Travel Days by air
4 nights in Lapland
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON...
What’s included
- 4 Nights Glass IgooApukka Resort & Northern Lights Ranch. Hotels will be 4 star + but may change due to reviews. The best accomodations.
- Northern LightsMultiple Northern Lights Tours starting at 7pm each evening. Many options from Photography, Horseback and Floating in Ice.
- Reindeer ActivitiesReindeer License. Walk with Reindeer, feed them and witness their beauty. Sleigh rides are changed to a "cart" this time of year.
- Santa Clause VillageThe city of Rovaniemi, in Lapland, is home to Santa Claus Village, a unique theme park located right on the Arctic Circle.
- Trail RideThe Finnhorse is a unique breed that we try to protect. It is cooperative, trustworthy and extremely kind.
- Husky Ride
- Floattour allows you to see the Northern Lights while floating in a frozen lake in the Finnish wilderness. Don the provided dry-suit and float among the icebergs while gazing peacefully up at the light
What’s not included
- FlightsFly into Rovaniemi
- MealsBreakfast will be available at the Hotel. I can arrange 1/2 board if you are interested. An email will be going out with food options.
Available Packages
Aurora Single: is for one room. If you have someone who would like to share your room, please have them select additional traveler. If you would like to share a room with someone else, send me a message so I can try to pair you into a room.
Transfer to Hotel - Welcome Dinner
3 Nights: Apukka Resort - glass igloo
1 Night :Northern Lights Ranch-
add on additional nights... as we head to the Ice Hotel
6 tours included + activities FOR ONE PERSON
Total Due by June 21st 2024
Due at time of reservation: $500 USD per person
Flexible deposit If you cancel your trip up to 90 days before departure, you can transfer your deposit to another available trip Flexible payment Lock in your trip with a deposit and then pay the rest in installments, with no interest or fees. Balance due 90 days prior to tour departure.
Prices are in US dollars, and all payments must be made in US dollars. Prices may be subject to change prior to confirming a reservation. Once a trip is confirmed with a deposit paid, the price is guaranteed with the following exceptions: single rooms, added activities or meals, foreign currency fluctuations, unforeseen increases in government taxes, fees, and levies beyond my control.
4 Nights
Transfer to Hotel - Welcome Dinner
6 tours for a couple
3 Nights: Apukka Resort - glass igloo
1 Night :Northern Lights Ranch-
Total Due by June 21st 2024
Due at time of reservation: $500 USD per person
Flexible deposit
If you cancel your trip up to 90 days before departure, you can transfer your deposit to another available trip
Flexible payment
Lock in your trip with a deposit and then pay the rest in installments, with no interest or fees. Balance due 90 days prior to tour departure.
Prices are in US dollars, and all payments must be made in US dollars. Prices may be subject to change prior to confirming a reservation. Once a trip is confirmed with a deposit paid, the price is guaranteed with the following exceptions: single rooms, added activities or meals, foreign currency fluctuations, unforeseen increases in government taxes, fees, and levies beyond my control.
Premium Room: Most have a private sauna, larger space or possibly a hot tub.
This is for one room. If you have someone who would like to share your room, please have them select additional traveler. If you would like to share a room with someone else, send me a message so I can try to pair you into a room. *subject to avalibility
4 Nights
Transfer to Hotel - Welcome Dinner
3 Nights: Apukka Resort - glass igloo
1 Night :Northern Lights Ranch-
add on additional nights... as we head to the Ice Hotel
6 tours included + activities
4 Nights
Transfer to Hotel - Welcome Dinner
6 tours
3 Nights: Apukka Resort - glass igloo
1 Night :Northern Lights Ranch-
SHARING A ROOM WITH ANOTHER GUEST
Total Due by June 21st 2024
Due at time of reservation: $500 USD per person
Flexible deposit If you cancel your trip up to 90 days before departure, you can transfer your deposit to another available trip Flexible payment Lock in your trip with a deposit and then pay the rest in installments, with no interest or fees. Balance due 90 days prior to tour departure.
Prices are in US dollars, and all payments must be made in US dollars. Prices may be subject to change prior to confirming a reservation. Once a trip is confirmed with a deposit paid, the price is guaranteed with the following exceptions: single rooms, added activities or meals, foreign currency fluctuations, unforeseen increases in government taxes, fees, and levies beyond my control.
Available options
Itinerary
Phoenix to Dallas. Dallas to Helsinki, Helsinki to Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi/ˈrəʊvəˌnɪəmi/
- 1.the principal town of Finnish Lapland; population 58,100 (est. 2007).