Welcome to Ivalo
A small town by most standards, Ivalo (Sámi: Avvil) is a metropolis in these latitudes. With plenty of services and an airport that's particularly busy in winter, it’s a useful place, though with few attractions. However, Inari’s Sámi culture and Saariselkä’s plentiful activities are close by.
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(A2) Aurora Camp on the Border (4.5h)
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Paatsjoki BridgeTake a seat on the bus and enjoy the nocturnal landscape of Lapland. We drive through the silent village of Ivalo and the tiny Nellim, on the winding road toward the slumbering border of our enormous neighbor Russia.From the border, we continue on for a kilometer to the Paatsjoki River bridge. We will make a fire under the open sky and wait for the Northern Lights to flare up. And when they do, the sight is incomparable: the river flowing freely and rapidly towards Russia, reflecting the red and green flames of the Northern Lights covering the skies, and the snow-covered trees. An experience you will remember for the rest of your life.Duration: 2 hours
Overnight Aurora Adventure in Lake Inari
Chase The Northern Lights and spend the night in Aurora Island.Pick up at your hotel, travel by minibuss to basecamp in Ivalo. You can leave your luggage to our office and just take a small bag with you. You will get warm thermal clothes and shoes, then we head on to the small Village of Koppelo, far from the city lights.Here, take a seat in your sled and travel deeper into the wilderness with your guide. Comfortable snowmobile-pulled sleigh is covered by warming reindeer hide and you can enjoy the ride to the frozen lakeside. In the lake you will take a break in the silent beauty of the wilderness. We will arrive to the island where is traditional wooden cottage and teepee. Guide will prepare delicious dinner and hot drinks by a campfire. Dinner will be made of local fish or reindeer ( vegatarian dinner on request).You can relax and see if you are lucky enought to see the Northern Lights. Our guide will stay at the Island and you can get the feeling of wilderness night with safety environment. When you feel tired, you can sleep in warm cabin. It's shared accommodation with twin-rooms / single rooms. Please notice that since we are in wilderness, eco-toilet is located outside the building.In the morning guide will prepare you breakfast at 8-9 am and after that we head back to our office. We will be back at pick up-points between 11-12 am depending on locations.
4 hours Snowmobile Safari in Ivalo, including lunch at Wilderness Camp
This safari is a perfect choice to get your first snowmobile driving experiences, track is planned to suit your skills.We will dress you up warmly at our office. Experienced guide will give you good instructions on snowmobile handling before heading to thetrack.During this safari, you’ll learn how to drive snowmobile along frozen Ivalo River, trail distance of 20 km each way, 40 km in total.You will be driving in pairs, one driver and one passenger on each snowmobile, with opportunity to switch places during the trip.Your children (under 15 years) will sit on a sledge pulled by the guide, covered with reindeer skins and warm blankets. Once you reach the Wilderness Camp on a island, enjoy a lunch prepared for you by campfire in warm lappish ”teepee”.Lunch will be made of local fish or reindeer, on request we offer also vegetarian option.After enjoying beautifull surroundings and hot drinks, we will continue driving back towards Ivalo.
Lake Inari Ice Fishing Excursion with Campfire and Lunch
You will be picked up at 8:40am from your Kakslauttanen/Kiilopää area hotel. You will drive by minibus approximately 35 kilometers (21.7 miles) to the tour office in Ivalo which is where you will get your thermal outfits and shoes.Drive from Ivalo approximately 15 kilometers (9 miles) to a small village called Koppelo by minibus. Snowmobiles and sledges are waiting for you there and the journey starts to a secret fishing place. You will travel in the comfort of a sleigh pulled by a snowmobile.You will try your fishing luck on the frozen lake and every participant gets their own ice fishing rod to fish. You will use either a worm or a maggot to catch the fish. Then, enjoy a lunch and hot drinks by the open fire. You can also just relax by the campfire and admire the beautiful arctic surroundings.
Lake Inari Ice Fishing Safari from Inari-village
You will be picked up at 9 am from your hotel in Inari, our office is located in Ivalo. You will drive from Inari by minibus 45 kilometers to Ivalo River Camping & Resort office. There you will get thermal outfits and shoes.Drive from Ivalo approximately (15 kilometers) to a small village called Koppelo by minibus. Snowmobiles and sledges are waiting for you there and the journey starts to a secret fishing place. You will travel in the comfort of a sleigh pulled by a snowmobileYou will try your fishing luck on the lake, everyone gets his or her own ice fishing rod to fish. You will use either a worm or a maggot to catch the fish. Enjoy a lunch and hot drinks by the open fire. You can also just relax by the campfire and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.If you catch a fish, it's possible that your guide will grill the fish for you in the fireplace.This is a great trip even if you are not interested in fishing.
LAPLAND-NORWAY KING KRAB EXPEDITION
Exclusive tour Rovaniemi-Saariselka-Inari-Kirkenes-Ivalo with King Krab safari After arrival to Rovaniemi your guide will meet group and helps with luggage. He will help also with accommodation and recommends restaurant. In the next day guide will take group and you will go to Santa Claus village where you can see Arctic Circle, visit main office of Santa Claus , and souvenir stores in the Santa Claus village area. Later you will continue to the gold museum in Saariselkä, where is gold panning program with own guide. After program all group will stay one night in the hotel of Saariselkä. In the next mornig you will go to Norway. During the trip you will stop for the lunch in Inari hotel, and after lunch you will have opportunity to go to the Ship - cruise on the biggest lake in Lapland "INARIJÄRVI". On the ship you can enjoy coffee, snacks, vine, interesting stories about local culture, and see beautiful Lapland nature. After cruise you will go to Kirkenes (Norway). Trip to Norway (Kirkenes) will take 3 hours. Arrival to Kirkenes wich located near the beautiful Barents Se a . Accommodation in the hotel and dinner. In the next morning your guide will pick you up from the hotel and you will go for the King Krab safari. All group will get special equipment and you will go by boat to the Se a . All group will have a nice dinner in the restaurant close to the Se a . Also guide will show interesting videos and tells stories about King Krabs. After program guide will pick you up and you go to Ivalo airport or back to Rovaniemi. End of the tour.