We booked this tour last minute as we were tracking the aurora and saw that the weather was due to clear. It exceeded all of our dreams and expectations!
We departed from the Ivalo Safari office, which was about 20 metres from the Hotel Kultahippu. We were kitted out with clean, warm and very good clothing, before travelling by minibus to Lake Inari, where we boarded sleighs attached to snowmobiles.
We travelled across the icy lake surface for a number of kilometres and into the darkness. There was little or no light pollution and we were in a group of about 15 people. There were no other people around and it was very peaceful and quiet.
When we stopped we were able to walk around and view the natural wonder of the northern lights. They were amazing and well worth the cost and the cold!
After taking many photos we travelled again by sleigh to a private island, where we had delicious sausages, reindeer soup and hot blueberry juice in a traditional hut around a fire. After dinner we met and fed reindeer.
This is a great tour and i would recommend to anyone travelling and hoping to see the lights.
Ivalo Safaris were a great company, good communication by email and the guides spoke perfect english.