Can I see the Northern Lights in Autumn?
If you don’t fancy the sub-zero temperatures associated with Northern Scandinavia in winter, consider an autumn tour.
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5 days - Independent Northern Lights tour to Finnish Lapland. Sleep in an Aurora Glass Cabin and enjoy autumn activities.
Get ready for a Northern Lights and Autumn extravaganza in this cozy, family run glass igloo resort near Ivalo, Finland. Your glass igloo is set alone in the woods - you can gaze up at the Arctic stars and hopefully the Northern Lights will dance above you.
As well as hiking in the UKK National Park, visiting the Sami museum and a husky wagon ride, activities like foraging in the forest, exploring the lake and campfires keep the days full. In the evening, as well as doing a Northern Lights Search by car, sit back with other guests in the cozy Kota restaurant and share the day's tales.
- Day 1
- Arrive to Ivalo and transfer to the Aurora Village
- Day 2
- Visit the Sami Siida Museum, Inari Village and in the evening Northern Lights hunting by car
- Day 3
- Husky wagon ride through the Finnish forests and then a fat bike tour or arctic star gazing tour
- Day 4
- Hiking in Urho Kekkonen National Park and later relax in the panorama sauna and outdoor jacuzzi
- Day 5
- Departure day
- Start/End Place
- Ivalo, Finland
- Country Visited
- Finland
- Duration
- 5 Days
- Start Date
- Flexible
- Travel Style
- Independent
- Suitability
- Independent holiday with moderately active activities and no luggage handling included
- Code
- 50DN1205
As a Certified B Corporation, 50 Degrees North has designed this tour using handpicked local hoteliers and suppliers who share our ethos of delivering services and activities of high social and environmental standards.
The CO2-e per person per day of all tours is carefully measured following each season. We fully offset all emissions of our tours on your behalf, and we constantly look at ways to reduce emissions where possible.
Details
Transportation
Local transfers from airport
Included
- Airport transfers from/to Ivalo Airport (IVL)
- Accommodation in Aurora Glass Cabin with full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Thermal clothing (woollen socks, boots, tube bandana, gloves, thermal overalls and balaclava)
- Aurora Alert via on-site automated sky camera
- Free access to Kota (outdoor tent) and Laavu campfire sites
- Aurora hunting by car
- Cultural visit to the Siida Museum and Inari Village
- 2-3hr Fat bike tour or Arctic star gazing Tour
- Hiking in the UKK-National park
- Husky wagon ride
- Panorama Sauna with outdoor jacuzzi
- Free use of a canoe, bicycles, outdoor games and a fishing rod
- All taxes (VAT)
Not Included
Flights, meals other than specified, items of personal nature, beverages, and additional activities.
There is no porterage included to your cabins - you use a sled to drag your bags to your cabin.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive to Ivalo and transfer to the Aurora Village
Fly to Ivalo and transfer to Aurora Village. Upon arrival, you will receive your program schedule before dinner. Depending on your arrival time, cold weather gear is given to you either upon arrival or the next day.
Meals
1 DinnerDay 2 - Visit the Sami Siida Museum, Inari Village and in the evening Northern Lights hunting by car
After breakfast, join your guide for a cultural day. Drive along the beautiful landscapes formed by several small lakes and the great Lake Inari. Your guide will tell you stories about Lapland as you approach the Lapp museum Siida where you’ll see a DVD of the Northern Lights. The guide will walk with you through the museum and will be there for you in case of questions. You can have also your own time in the museum of many international awards. The museum displays the original way of living of Sámi people and the Lappish wilderness with its eight seasons of the year. This is an exciting morning to see and hear about the Lappish way of living.
Return for lunch and free time before your evening Northern Lights search by car. After some research on the weather forecast, with a professional Aurora Hunter, you will drive it to places where the sky is most clear and the probability of seeing the Northern Lights is highest.
A hot drink and snack is included. You can get access to the photographs taken during the trip.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
1 Dinner
Day 3 - Husky wagon ride through the Finnish forests and then a fat bike tour or arctic star gazing tour
This morning, meet your husky musher at the reception and then be taken to the husky farm nearby. You will get to greet the dogs and you’ll get to know details of the life of Alaskan Husky dogs. A team of huskies will take you on a 20-minute ride on a customized summer wagon. You’ll be served coffee in a traditional wooden Kota-building at the husky farm.
After lunch, enjoy a 2-3 fat bike tour through the forest, brilliant in autumn colours or take part in an Arctic Stargazing tour with the use of a 9.25” powerful telescope guided by an experienced astronomy guide.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
1 Dinner
Day 4 - Hiking in Urho Kekkonen National Park and later relax in the panorama sauna and outdoor jacuzzi
This morning, drive to Saariselkä by minibus. Together with a guide, hike up to the fell region of Urho Kekkonen National Park. It is Finland’s second largest national park, comprising the fell regions of Saariselkä, as well as the forest regions of the northern sections of the municipalities of Savukoski and Salla. This area named Koilliskaira is one of the last wilderness regions of Western Europe. The task of the National Park is the preservation of the native forest, bog and fell countryside. Good outdoor clothes and sturdy footwear are recommended.
Return to Aurora village and relax with a private sauna booking. Watch for Northern Lights from the jacuzzi or panoramic sauna. Perfect for your last night in Finland.
Activities can be changed if needed.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
1 Dinner
Day 5 - Departure day
After breakfast, independent transfer back to Ivalo Airport.
Meals
1 BreakfastDates & Prices
Double/Twin share price is per person.
Dates
Start Date
End Date
From Price
Status
Accommodation
1 Sep 2025
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025
1 Sep 2025
31 Oct 2025
NZD 3,722
On request
Standard
1 Sep 2025
31 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025
1 Sep 2025
31 Oct 2025
NZD 750
On request
Extra for Single
Important Information
Note: the program is indicative and the order of the activities may change. The final program will be given to you at Aurora Village on arrival day.
Minimum age for children to join is 10 years of age.
SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL:
Your glass igloo hosts in Ivalo were the first accommodation in Northern Lapland to receive the Green Key award, the leading standard for excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry. This prestigious eco-label represents a commitment by businesses that their premises adhere to the strict criteria set by the Foundation for Environmental Education. Some examples of how they carry this out include offering recycling facilities in all cabins and no longer offering plastic bottles in accommodations, along with protecting the diversity of the surrounding nature, i.e., bird house and insect hotels. Hiking, biking, and skiing tracks are direct from the hotel and as such they encourage low carbon activities such as snowshoeing and toboggans.
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