Lapland · WILD ANIMAL SAFARIS
Daylight is the thing you run out of first up here. These 12 wild animal safaris justify the hours, priced and timed so you can decide quickly and get on with it.
Visit Ranua Wildlife Park from Rovaniemi for polar bears, Arctic foxes, wolves, and 50 Arctic species on a snowy forest walk.
“Fantastic place to visit! Beautiful and well kept park. Do all your Fazer chocolate shopping across the road! It’s the cheapest place to buy chocolates!”
Spend seven hours from Rovaniemi meeting Arctic animals, riding husky and reindeer sleighs, and enjoying a Lappish buffet at Ranua.
“Great day out.. even though had a fall in the snow (my fault missed the footing .) they couldn’t help me enough. Both guides are awesome well spoken.”
Watch wild brown bears from a comfortable Finnish forest hide, with a near-certain sighting, photo help, coffee, and mountain views.
“Mehrere Tiere gesehen, es war wirklich faszinierend so nah alles zu erleben.”
Review of Rovaniemi’s 5-hour Ranua Zoo trip, with Arctic animals, polar bears, lunch, hotel pickup, pricing, guides, and useful booking advice.
“Really poorly advertised. I booked this as an ‘extra treat’ for my other half’s 50th birthday trip. Highly disappointed with whole excursion & quite frankly ripped off with the price. Not what I was expecting at all, we didn’t even see a polar bear. Unaware it would be a ‘zoo’, most other animals were also not to be seen. Lunch was also a shambles, very limited offering & the food was not enjoyable - myself and my other half both went hungry. For context, we are easygoing people & we booked another excursion through aviator which exceeded expectations on every single level. The value for what I paid was nowhere…”
Review of Rovaniemi’s Santa Claus Village, reindeer and husky tour, with practical advice on price, timing, transport, and family value.
“Wonderful tour guide and the day was way more fun than we expected. The dogs were ADORABLE. It would have been nice to mention we had a 1 hour break during the tour to shop / eat - which was lovely.”
Meet Arctic wolfdogs in a remote Lapland sanctuary, learn about wolf behavior, and visit farm animals on this private tour near Ranua.
“Quite unique experience, while being a cat lover, I was surprised how wolves car be friendly and looking for people, I just had a great time among them.”
Visit Ranua Wildlife Park from Rovaniemi to see polar bears, Arctic foxes, bears, and reindeer on a guided six-hour outing.
“Terrible experience, most areas closed off for Winter! Animals look depressed; the few that are there!!!!! Food is appalling!”
Review of Rovaniemi’s Arctic Animals Adventure, with husky and reindeer rides, Ranua Wildlife Park, lunch, transport, and winter tips.
“It was an amazing experience, our guide was Lea and she was very attentive and fun, she gave us all the information and was always very kind, my sister and I are very grateful to her for making us have a great day.”
Search for wild moose in Lapland’s forests, watch the sunset, and enjoy blueberry juice on a 3.5-hour safari from Rovaniemi.
“The safari vehicle was dirty, inside and especially the windows. The windows were broken and couldn't be opened. Unfortunately, the guide drove so fast (45-60) km/h that it was impossible to see any animals. We took a break standing in the middle of the road. Finally, he drove home on the main road at excessive speed, sometimes with his cell phone in his hand. This trip is not worth the money; we drove for 4.5 hours. At least the guide saw a female moose shortly before the end. And we were able to look at her for 10 seconds before she ran off into the forest.Read more”
Spend two days with reindeer, Greenland dogs, Arctic wildlife and bears on an overnight wilderness trip from Rovaniemi.
“This was an amazing experience! We were able to see 5 bears, including a mom with two young cubs, that were super cute!!! The whole trip was a great experience since we stopped at a reindeer farm and a dog (Greenland dogs) farm, anRead more”
Search for wild moose in the forests near Rovaniemi, then enjoy sunset, blueberry juice, and gingerbread in a small group.
“Our guide Gigi was very informative both about the wildlife and the environment…went the extra mile to try and show us all that nature had to offer including a lifetime experience of seeing the midnight sun set over a misty lake saw a few wild reindeer and a family of reindeer with their young ones… a sight to behold”
Ride a snowmobile, meet reindeer and huskies, eat salmon soup, and explore Santa Claus Village on a full Arctic Circle day trip.
“Lovely experience. The guide was great and gave us a lot of information and attention. They given thick clothes.”
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