Customer Review

Excelled all expectations. Up near the top for holiday experiences. It's was an amazing holiday. I would hate to see it get over commercialised. It's perfect as it is. A really wilderness experience.

Best holiday ever; now how can I top that?

We loved every minute and can't wait to go back. Everything ran smoothly and everyone we met was friendly and helpful.

We had a fantastic holiday and overall found it very well organized, with smooth flights and transfers, good food and accommodation, an excellent program of activities in a great wilderness location. We enjoyed all the activities enormously and were extremely lucky to have a wonderful Aurora display on our third night.

(This was the)..first time I've driven a snowmobile - it was great fun and we were lucky to have a crisp, sunny, clear day to enjoy the ride and admire the wilderness scenery. My wife's favourite was the husky safari. My wife really enjoyed being able to get close to the dogs and experience the landscape in a more authentic way (not powered vehicles). We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Muotkan Maja. Nina and her team and the activity leaders where all very helpful, knowledgeable, friendly and willing to address and resolve any issues. They made us feel at home.

Seeing the Northern Lights was amazing and the prime reason for booking however we really enjoyed the activities with the husky safari being our favourite. An unforgettable holiday.

Brilliant holiday, highly recommend it to anyone.

Husky sledding was everything that the image and mythology of it suggested it would be. And the level of skill/control that we had to contribute was just enough to make it rewarding but not so much that it became daunting. Crucially, the animals were very clearly properly cared for and enjoying themselves. Reindeer safari was also lovely.

The husky ride was the best activity we enjoyed being in control of our own sleigh and the scenery was magical.

The local guides were excellent - they went out of their way to make sure we had a great time. The holiday overall was a fantastic break, and the fact the Northern Lights appeared for two nights made it very special.

Our trip to Finland last week was everything we hoped it would be and more. Your staff were superb and deserve a big pat on the back. The activities were excellent and so well delivered. Best of all the Aurora was spectacular for us. I thought you might like to see this picture which was the view outside our bedroom window, it doesn't get much better.

The holiday was memorable, the location awesome and 3 nights out of 4 the Aurora was mind-blowing.

This was the best trip we have ever been on. We've only ever made up our own itineraries and travel arrangements in the past, but we were nervous about doing something so adventurous and yet so remote, which is the reason we opted to go via Aurora Zone. Everything was perfect. (Most enjoyable activity): Seeing the Northern Lights, because we had resigned ourselves to the fact that we probably wouldn't, given the weather! Other than that, snowmobiling was great fun whizzing across the snowy landscape. It helped that the group size was very small and the guide was knowledgeable and friendly (Jenny). She even took loads of photos with her own camera and WhatsApped them to us afterwards, which really went above and beyond. The reindeer and husky safaris were also great. Absolutely WONDERFUL trip. We desperately want to go back as soon as we can. We couldn't believe how friendly and welcoming the Harriniva staff were and the lengths they went to to make our experience so special. Also, our rep Katrina was great - we had a bit of an accident on our transfer to the igloo when we realised we had left a pair of walking boots in the van. Katrina rang round at nearly midnight and made sure we got them back, which was much appreciated!

Excellent holiday all round. The staff at Muotka were all brilliant and made us so welcome. We met some really nice people while we were there and enjoyed our adventures together. Difficult to pinpoint a favourite activity. The husky sledding was amazing. Loved being out in the wilderness and it's something we have never experienced before. The only slight negative for us was the transfer from Rovaniemi rather than Ivalo which took a lot longer but didn't spoil the trip in any way. Appreciate on the day we flew the option of flying to Ivalo was not available. All in all though the whole experience was excellent and something neither of us has ever done before.

Seeing the Aurora was definitely the best experience of our holiday. We also really enjoyed going off the beaten track in the Super Jeep and walking under a glacier was amazing. All of it was fabulous.We had a fabulous time. Our guide and driver Ingi was very knowledgeable about the geology and geography of Iceland and this really added an extra dimension to the holiday plus his sense of humour gave us all a few really good laughs. A spectacular place and we'll definitely visit again at a different time of year for a fresh view of all the things we saw at their winter best. Fascinating and fun - thank you.

We really enjoyed going off-the-beaten-track in the Super Jeep and walking under a glacier was amazing but seeing the Aurora was definitely the best experience of our holiday. All of it was fabulous. We had a fabulous time. Our guide and driver Ingi was very knowledgeable about the geology and geography of Iceland and this really added an extra dimension to the holiday plus his sense of humour gave us all a few really good laughs. A spectacular place and we'll definitely visit again at a different time of year for a fresh view of all the things we saw at their winter best. Fascinating and fun - thank you.

Excellent holiday again! All staff were lovely and it was a lovely surprise to receive a gift as returned so many times! Food excellent, No reindeer on menu though. Already talking about going back next yr:-)

Overall Holiday Rating: Excellent. I think you can tell that we enjoyed it! Everything was extremely well organised and we didn't have a single problem. The Aurora photography trip coincided with a fantastic display of the lights so we've come home with some amazing photos.

We certainly had an amazing time “dancing with the Northern Lights”, everything went perfectly, thank you again so much. Staff were all awesome, very helpful. Absolutely nothing was ever a problem, very happy. One of the best adventure holidays we have ever had, JUST PREFECT!!! The Northern Lights were just amazing; Jarno was extremely good & just unbelievable at tracking down clear skies and the magical Northern Lights. Awesome information & help on setting up the camera to get that perfect photo.

Everything was brilliant from the minute we arrived to the minute we left! I personally enjoyed all of the activities and especially appreciated that there was always something extra included e.g. when we went snowshoeing we stopped and the guide built a fire and we all had hot drinks and on the final night when we had the sledge pulled by the snowmobile in search of the Aurora Borealis we stopped at a Kota and the guides cooked pancakes over the fire. We did every single activity and really enjoyed them all. I'd like to thank everyone involved in this holiday, Dawn who booked it, Sarah the rep in Luosto and every single one of the guides who helped to make this a wonderful unique experience for us all. Thank you all!

We enjoyed all the activities and each one was extremely enjoyable in its own right. It was just a perfectly balanced holiday. We are both in our 60's but found all the activities very doable and thought the balance between activity and cultural learning was spot on. Jarno, our guide and mentor for the tour was truly amazing. He made Bear Grylls look like an amateur! Whether it was snowmobiles, snowshoes, reindeers or Aurora hunting, he guided our group with great humour and interest. We all admired and respected his knowledge.

Cheryl and I are having an awesome time in Finland, all is going very well.......Katrina has been amazing, she has been extremely helpful, seems nothing is a problem. I have attached some photos taken last night (Friday 5th February 2016) on our “Northern Lights Minibus Tour”, just magical. Thank you once again.....Cheers from far above the Arctic Circle.

Excellent venues and activities. Reps and guides were all excellent and very helpful especially Sara at Muotka and Ben at Nellim. (Most enjoyable activity): Husky safari due to the interaction with the dogs following the ride. I did not expect to be able to interact with the dogs quite as much as they are working dogs but once the harnesses were odd they were very playful. All activities were enjoyable and worthwhile. Fantastic holiday, well organised and will definitely recommend.

Most enjoyable activity: Seeing the Northern Lights and the husky safari... We are dog lovers, it was exhilarating, wonderful winter wonderland scenery.