Feb 9, 2025
Excellent first snowmobile experience with Temu. - Never snowmobiled before, but we went for individual machines rather than riding pillion for 1/2 the trip and swapping over, and glad we did. Although we had warm clothes, we opted for their offer of snowsuits on top. Excellent trip headed by Temu our knowlegable local Finnish guide, and his helpful young Italian assistant. Wonderful feeling going along the deserted frozen Kemi River in Rovankiemi, then through the twisting forest tracks to the isolated hut and hot drinks and food at the halfway stage. Great experience, felt safe and looked after the whole trip which lasted about 3 hours.
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Jan 26, 2025
100% do it and trust you’ll get the best experience possible. - Safartica were great to book through. All provided equipment & clothing for the cold was great quality including the snowmobiles. The guide (Emile) was fantastic and although we arrived back at HQ over 1 hour later than planned (@ 00:15), this was due to Emile giving us time to experience and photograph the Northern Lights which were just astounding. The company clearly strives to provide the best possible experience for customers rather than rushing. The passion for this was certainly evident with Emile.
A POSITIVE POINT TO NOTE.
Safartica have their own insurance to cover customers in the event of an injury or medical issue. This is something that was a surprise to me when arriving at Safartica. Many from the UK would ordinarily have to add ‘extreme sports’ to their travel insurance which can be costly. This is a real bonus.
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Jan 8, 2025
Nice night ride! - I loved the nocturnal snowmobile ride. The guides are super nice and give their time to explain.
I had a great time around a campfire!
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Jan 6, 2025
Lovely Tour - It was an exciting tour, as I have never driven a snowmobile in the dark. Also the sausages and cookies were delicious. We did not see any Aurora lights but if there is activity it will be visible form the place where they stop to have a break.
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Dec 11, 2024
I found myself very well with Safartica - I am extremely grateful for this experience which gave me the opportunity to see the Northern Lights; for this reason they really deserve 10 stars. Otherwise, everything was very well organized, from equipment to guides. The only downside is that, in my opinion, excursion prices are a bit high, with an average of EUR 150 per person.
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Dec 1, 2024
Great time! - This was a wonderful time! The guides were great and was a beautiful experience despite not a lot of snow. Even got a glimpse of northern lights!
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Nov 24, 2024
Gianfranco, the best guide of Safartica! - The experience has been unforgettable but above all it was thanks to our fantastic guide, Gianfranco. He has adapted to all the needs of the group, speaking in several languages at once to involve everyone. The barbecue was delicious and we had a great time. Without a doubt, if I return to Rovaniemi I would repeat with Gianfranco 🤗
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Nov 3, 2024
MEGA ERLEBNIS - It was an incredibly great experience. Be sure to ask for the guide RAUL, he has made the experience even more special, fun and exciting! Best guide I've ever had.
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Mar 15, 2024
A mystical experience - Having never been to a place quite as cold as Rovaniemi, I felt quite out of place in the beginning. By the time I was gone, I was incredibly thankful to have come out of my comfort zone and created so many great memories. This was largely due to having an enthusiastic and skillful guide named Noa. He had a great sense of humour and made sure to maximise our fun whilst prioritising our safety too. Despite the clouds covering the sky during my visit, I would definitely recommend going to Rovaniemi and looking at the beautiful snow forest on a snowmobile, going ice bathing, and much more. Hopefully you get a guide as good as ours!
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Dec 21, 2024
A (hopefully) balanced view of the Night Snowmobile Safari - Sharing this from a pure newcomer to the wild Lapland.
1). Our guide Edward was clearly superbly experienced but came across as a little curt. He had little patience with newbies; perhaps because he also had to attend to the more adventurous ones in the group.
2). Safratica / Edward and his partner prepared us way better for the cold wild Lapland at night then other guides we met. I think the woolen socks, mittens and boots kept us warmer compared to what the other tour providers had used. Thank you.
3). Edward was efficient, neat and very clean with his campfire, BBQ sausages / marshmallows preparations. He was however brisk and businesslike. This unfortunately took away the cosy campfire atmosphere.
4). The trail was exciting. Snowmobiling at night after a full day of snow was an entirely new experience. We struggled but yes, this was a totally unforgettable night.
5). Catching the aurora was a huge bonus. Kudos to Safratica for setting up a “Swamp” / campsite right smack in an opening in the forest.
6). I’d recommend this tour to adventurous adults. I think families with kids may struggle on the snowmobiles at night, mounting forestry trails; unless their guide(s) is super patient and used to newbies.
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