Private Northern Lights Photography Tour in Rovaniemi: Capturing the Aurora Borealis
4.9
45 Ratings
Rovaniemi
Join a private 4-5 hour Northern Lights photography tour in Rovaniemi. Capture the mesmerizing Aurora Borealis with a professional photographer as your guide. Book now!
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Highlights

Experience the magic of Lapland and photograph the amazing Northern Lights! Going Aurora hunting with our professional guides, you have the best possible chance to witness the Northern Lights. We are Lapland’s top tour company specialized in Aurora photography and will ensure that you get the photos of a lifetime.

Northern Lights are always unpredictable and there is no guarantee that we will find them every night. However, we give you the best possible chance to experience and photograph these mystical wonders of the Arctic area. What sets us apart from other tour providers is a genuine determination of finding the Northern Lights. With us you can be sure that your guide will do everything to get you in best locations each night. Simply put, we are real Aurora hunters and rely on the following to succeed in our mission:

background research into local weather and Aurora forecasts

live information feed coming direct into our car

local knowledge of all the best viewing spots

willingness to go the extra mile

During the night, we normally go to 2-3 different locations which are always chosen according to local weather conditions and photographic opportunities. This means that if we have a clear sky and a possibility to see the Aurora 100 km away, we will take the chance and drive you there.

Altogether we have over 50 locations from which we can choose the best ones each night! After reaching our destination we leave the car and continue on foot to reach the perfect spot for photography. In the destination our guide, a professional photographer, helps you prepare your cameras for Northern Lights photography and we are ready for the show of a lifetime!

Points of Interest

  • Valtakatu 21
What's Included
  • Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Expert aurora hunting and photography guide
  • Travel in comfort with a private minivan
  • All necessary gear including headlamps, backpack, BBQ tools, and photography tripod/mount
  • Professionally taken photos from the tour
  • Stay warm with provided clothing and winter boots
  • Enjoy hot drinks and snacks on the go
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This intimate 4-5 hour quest for the Northern Lights remains your top option to locate and capture the Northern Lights in Rovaniemi on camera. A seasoned Northern Lights photographer will lead this private journey, imparting you with the fundamental techniques of Northern Lights photography. The tour’s strategy provides you with the most favourable odds to locate and snap photos of the Northern Lights, as your guide will select the location based on weather and Aurora projections. By partaking in this tour exclusively with your personal group, and with photography as a primary activity, it offers the most unique and unforgettable way to witness the mesmerising Northern Lights.

  • Private tour for 1-4 persons
  • We recommended to bring your own DSLR camera
Location
Valtakatu 21
Valtakatu
Beyond Arctic office, 15 minutes before start of the tour
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rashmikhosla26
Mar 19, 2024
Great experience - We had an amazing experience with Oren our guide as he provided us with lot of information about the Northern lights. Oren kept on driving and trying to make sure that we see the lights and he also shared lot of information in detail about the lights in a fun and engaging way. I will recommend Oren for a great experience.
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Eddieg1019
Mar 16, 2024
Experience the dancing photons on the first row!! - Your guide is 50% of your experience, the rest is the Northern Lights. Aki went far and beyond to make sure we had a 100% amazing experience. He drove for miles to find the perfect clear skies to be able to see and photograph the most spectacular show of lights possible on that night. Aki was kind, informative, and we got to know some of his personal interests as he is as transparent as you would want a friend to be. Don't hesitate, if you're lucky to see the Northern Lights and to get Aki as your guide the rest is a bonus! Reserve NOW!
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Scenic24034061557
Mar 6, 2024
Beyond Arctic is Beyond Expectation! - Transportation comfortable, equipment and gear such as overalls (special suit), socks, gloves, boot even hit drinks are included. Our tour guide is Mr Oren is very knowledgeble about the aurora. All the way to the hunting spot, he gave us information and explanation. You can ask him anything about the northern light. That night Oren drove us 150km to hunting the aurora and we super lucky to have the dancing one! Highly recommended.
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J6925etms
Mar 3, 2024
Highlight of our trip! - We went on a private tour with Oren who was fantastic. He told us everything about the Northern Lights as well as other interesting information about Lapland and Finnish culture. The best part about being on a private tour was that we could stretch the usual horizons of a Northern Light tour and keep driving until we found them (in Sweden, to be precise). This was quite spectacular as when we left Rovaniemi there was a heavy snow storm and probably a 5% chance of seeing them. We were still home by 1 am and even our young kids got to stay awake to see the lights. Our son has the photo framed in his bedroom, it's his favourite memory. Thank you, Oren - 5 stars!
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Rabiastevenson
Feb 24, 2024
Bad luck but still a good experience - The weather was not cooperating at all but Taru went above and beyond to try to find even the smallest break in the cloud cover. We had terrible weather for aurora hunting on our trip but after this tour, I was sure if there was any chance of seeing anything, Taru would have made it happen. It was still a beautiful night. The kids had so much fun playing in the snow in a national park.
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Christinechanpl
Feb 21, 2024
PERFECT tour guide and aurora hunting experience - It was my first time to travel to Finland. That night the sky was a quite cloudy. Oren was our guide and he tried his best to bring us to some private spots for Aurora Hunting. Trying not to disappoint us, he took us to have camping under the starry sky giving us berry juice and sausage for BBQ so as to warm ourselves. In the meantime, he helped us take BEAUTIFUL PICTURES under stars. Later, surprisingly, he called us all out as he finally spotted NORTHERN LIGHTS in the sky. We were all very excited as we were very not sure if we could see any aurora tonight. Oren did not give up on us by staying outside to observe the sky. It was a very cold night like -30C. I truly appreciate his perseverance in hunting aurora for us. Not only seeing aurora, he also helped us take excellent pictures with aurora using professional camera setting. OMG!!! Really grateful for all the excellent photos. Oren is such a PASSIONATE and PATIENT guide explaining how aurora could be created during the ride to private spots. I have learnt SO MUCH from him and enjoyed his tour very much. This is definitely the BEST tour I have joined so far. Highly recommend it to those who want the best aurora hunting experience. I will definitely join again in the future!!! SO WORTH IT!
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740lisam740
Feb 15, 2024
Aurora Hunting! - Our guide, Natasha, was outstanding. She is an environmental scientist and knew exactly where to go at what time. We had an amazing experience and felt blessed to have seen the northern lights. Wow!
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Laura
Feb 15, 2024
Definitely recommend - We had such an amazing time and even though it was difficult to see the northern lights in the beginning we finally managed to see them in the end thanks to our guide Markus who stayed hopeful until the very end and made a lot of efforts to make the tour very special for us! Definitely recommend
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Lbmo77
Feb 14, 2024
Don't waste your time an money with others! - Don't waste your time and money with others! These guys are amazing. Ryan was top notch! Expert in Aurora (not like all all others we tried) and super photographer! We had 3 tours organized by the hotel ... they were basically drivers... no real knowledge on how to look for aurora ... we couldn't see any aurora infact! Last night with Beyond Arctic we received a deep explanation on why/how aurora appears and we really hunted it until we could see it! And it was not a super night sky-wise... Again ... don't waste time and money with others. My suggestion at least.
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Santiagom1899
Jan 24, 2024
! - The tour was amazing. We finally could not see the auroras, but Oren was an amazing guide. He told us all about the northen ligths and his experiencie about them. We enjoy a lot taking amazing photographies in the lake and eating and drinking in the middle of nowhere.
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