Customer Review

The perfect trip :) Snowmobiling and the huskies were the favourites because it gives you a chance to see the beautiful back country. 

Thoroughly enjoyed our holiday in Finland. I would struggle to pick a favourite activity as everything was well run and fun, the guides all friendly and professional. Never felt cold, despite the -21 degrees; the kit provided really does its job. A bonus was seeing a good display of the lights on the one night we stayed in a Kota at Muotka, magic. It was good to try the two different places, quite a different feel from the atmospheric forest at Muotka to the vast frozen lake at Nellim.The advice and help given by you all at Aurora Zone was superb and we wouldn't hesitate to highly recommend this holiday.

The optional snowmobile trek was fabulous - fast and fun. We loved the whole experience of the holiday. 

Excellent. Recommending to everyone. Emphasise need for a camera which has long exposure, and a tripod to get decent pictures. Spectacular conditions for viewing the Aurora during the Snowmobile Northern Lights safari.

Had an absolutely amazingly fantastic holiday. Thank you for recommending Abisko, it was such a fabulous choice. Loved every minute. Loved everything I did - the snowmobiling and dog sledge were especially enjoyable. The photography evening was great, managed to get some great photographs of the Aurora. And the Ice Hotel was the 'icing' on the cake! All the arrangements went really well and excellently organised. The food at the lodge was excellent and the staff so friendly and helpful. It ran like clockwork.

Although seeing the Northern Lights was the point of this trip, I think the husky safari was the most fun activity. I think the holiday was very well organised. Everything was clearly explained, and there was plenty of time to get ready for each of the activities offered. There was also a good balance between activities and rest time. Having someone to help with photographing the Aurora was an absolute boon!

The activities - snowshoe safari in a snow storm in the Pallas National Park, the husky trip and the ice fishing were made even better (if that is possible) by the fantastic guides we had. They were knowledgeable, enthusiastic, really helpful and fun to be with. The staff in the hotel were also really great as well.

I got to tick so many things off my bucket list. I was travelling solo but was never left out of any of the activities due to this, the staff made sure that I was included in everything. Favourite activity? The husky safari, outside with nature going over the frozen lakes, forests and through the snow! What more could you ask for? The holiday was so well planned out. All the staff were friendly and helpful, full of advice. This was from the moment I booked this trip to the driver that took us back to the airport. What a fantastic team of professional people.

Just loved the huskies, fun, exciting and wonderful for animal lovers, although my husband, a confirmed non-animal lover was quite taken too. The ice fishing is a fun idea and so unique to the culture, it had to be done. The holiday was well planned with free time increasing towards the end as we got more tired. The local guides were exceptional, they were very friendly and extremely skilled in assessing the group and making sure everyone was comfortable with the level of activity without making slower or less fit members feel they were holding the group up. They also went out of their way to answer questions, lighten the moment and make sure everyone got maximum value from the experience.

Excellent well organised trip. The Husky sledding and seeing the Northern Lights! I actually went for the huskies and hoped would be lucky to see the lights. Great! Really enjoyable well organised trip will be recommending to friends and family. Thanks!

Fabulous holiday full of activities. Very knowledgeable guides. Cannot say - more loved every minute.

Outstanding place. Great hotel, people and activities. Highly recommended.

I enjoyed all of the activities immensely and for different reasons. The reindeer farm was so interesting and the reindeer sledging was so pleasant. The huskies were just adorable and, even though it was a little bit daunting at first, the ride was a lot of fun even when one of the dogs decided to go number 2 on the run! The Aurora hunts were great (even the one where it was snowing and we didn't see anything) because the scenery was so beautiful and nothing like I've ever experienced before.

Everything was done well and the log cabin was very good! The guides were excellent. Very helpful and kind.

We had the most amazing time at Harriniva. Everyone was very friendly and helpful and the place is just beautiful. We had one of the cabins which were right on the (frozen) river. The view is beautiful and it is lovely to have your own space and sauna. The cabins are about 200m from the main buildings so it is a bit of a hassle to get all dressed up in your warm clothing to just to walk up to get breakfast but it is worth it to have the space and it is much quicker to get outside to see the lights if they decide to come out. We found the range and amount of food provided to be great and there were a lot of options so you won’t go hungry. All the outer warm gear they provide is very warm but make sure you bring enough thermals as you are in them every day. The equipment room can be busy and there is only one person there so make sure you leave enough time to get your gear on the first day. The activities are all amazing and everything is very well run. We had the best guide for the week (Mathieu) who really made the experience. He was very passionate and knowledgeable about everything we did and had a great sense of humour. Our favourite activity was the snowmobiling which is great fun and on this tour, you get to do it twice. We were very lucky to have the Northern Lights come out on our last night while we were on the snowmobiles and thankfully Matthew knew what to look for as I would never have noticed them. The husky safari was also a highlight. The dogs are all very well cared for and seem to really love what they do. We had a great group of people on our trip as well and really enjoyed getting to know everyone and sharing the experience. I absolutely loved the week and am already looking at how to get back there as the place is just magical. Aurora Zone staff were amazing and made everything very easy. Their contact at the Lodge, Katrina was very friendly and welcoming. Amy on their sales team was great and very helpful with the booking and made the process very easy. I fully recommend this particular tour and The Aurora Zone.

On behalf of myself and my daughter, I would like to say how much we enjoyed our holiday with you. A first visit for us both to Scandinavia, we were so impressed by the warmth and friendliness of all the staff and locals that we met. Our accommodation at the Wilderness Hotel was very warm and comfortable and we were overwhelmed by the delicious, nutritious and plentiful food! All the activities were brilliant, starting with the extremely enjoyable afternoon driving our team of huskies. My daughter was totally in her element! We had a go at cross-country skiing around the lake, I managed to only fall over once! The snowshoeing was a lovely experience, seeing all the local landscape and wildlife up close, and the snowmobiling all a lot of fun. We loved the Aurora camp outings with the log fires and hot drinks, and our day visiting the reindeer farm, local church, beautiful lunch spot by the log flume and the ice fishing, made all the more interesting by Toni's in-depth knowledge of the area and history of Lapland. To highlight it all, we did see the wonderful Northern Lights, not only on our first night but again on our last night. How lucky was that!! I would also like to say thank you to our representative, Dan, who was always there to see us off and welcome us home and able to help with any enquiries. I was lucky enough to be his passenger on the snowmobile on our last day out too!

I highly recommend this trip to everyone! Seeing the Northern Lights - is a reminder that we live on a giant magnet floating in space. Puts everything in perspective. Everything was perfect.

Best holiday we have ever had, overall amazing. Guides were very friendly and didn’t mind you asking them questions and they were very informative about the area and cultures. I loved the peacefulness, no hustle and bustle, no shops, not many people - it was lovely. Northern Lights are just something you can’t explain and very emotional; we loved the husky sledding and the snowmobiling especially the night one.

I must extend our wholehearted thanks to all who organised our recent trip to Finland and the wonderful Muotka. What a truly magical place. The staff were so lovely and nothing was too much trouble, comfortable bedrooms and good food.

Myself and my partner travelled to Finland with The Aurora Zone back in 2015, and it was the excellent customer service that drew us back to the company. We knew as soon as we returned that we'd want to go again, so we booked to go to Nellim for a slightly longer duration this time around! Although the activities planned were the same as last time, we enjoyed them every bit as the first time around. Husky dog sledding was our highlight - there's nothing quite like being pulled across a frozen lake by a team of dogs! The guides at Nellim were all very knowledgeable, and everything was very well organised. The food there is hearty, and welcome after a day of activities. The gear provided is excellent at keeping you warm. We had our own boots, but this time I took up the offer of a snow suit, and boy does that thing keep you warm! We added a private sleigh ride, and a night in a kota onto our trip. The sleigh ride was fantastic - they provided you with two small bottles of sparkling wine, and some chocolates. The cover is clear, and it is heated inside, so you can see your surroundings whilst you're being pulled across Lake Inari. Although we were not lucky enough to see the lights that night, it was an enjoyable experience. The kota was a fantastic overnight stay. Again, we were not lucky enough to have lights that night, but it was a cosy evening! One evening we had an Aurora snowshoe trip - you are taken out to a camp, a fire is built, and you enjoy hot berry juice and biscuits. Whilst we were walking to the camp, the Northern Lights started to appear in the sky. We reached the camp, and I set up the camera. Whilst we were there, the lights just kept on coming! It was an absolutely fantastic display, and at a couple of points, it started dancing and shimmering. On our arrival back from the camp, the lights were still going on, so we decided to make the short walk down to Lake Inari to get some more snaps. We stayed out for another hour and a half just to enjoy the lights, and we were rewarded! More shimmering and dancing occurred, and the sky was just full of gorgeous colours. Whilst I'm not the best photographer, I've added some photos of the lights (and of the huskies). All in all, it was another fantastic holiday from The Aurora Zone, and I would highly recommend the company to anyone. I've got no doubts that we'll be back at some point!

We enjoyed the husky sledding most, probably because we are dog-lovers, but also because it was something that was completely alien to us and it was great fun. We paid to do it again while we were there. We also really enjoyed the cross-country skiing. We loved our week in Nellim - it was the best holiday we have been on. The food and accommodation were great. We were glad that we had booked a log cabin, we needed the room for all the kit! The only think lacking in the cabin was storage space. We had to use the stairs as shelves and there was no hanging space except for two hooks on the wall. We met lovely people and made lasting friendships. The guides were brilliant; funny and knowledgeable. Dan, the rep, was very helpful, he arranged our extra husky sledding trip and helped my husband fix a broken tripod. He knew who we all were and took an interest in what we were doing but he wasn't pushy or intrusive. The whole holiday ran smoothly from start to finish and after receiving the documents from you, we knew exactly what to take with us and what to expect. Nothing was a disappointment. Thank you!

Dan, our rep, was fantastic - he was attentive without being intrusive. Really helpful, would his best to accommodate the group's requests. Snowmobile safari - guide Lamu was very knowledgeable, and funny! The setting was fantastic - couldn't fault it at all.

Returned a week ago from the best holiday of our lives! This was a special trip for our Silver Wedding Anniversary, and we spent a long time deciding where to go. Going to Nellim for the 'Aurora in the Wild' was the best decision we could have made! From the moment we arrived at Ivalo Airport we were well looked after, never pressured, but always well organised. Dan (the Rep) was brilliant, always around if you needed him, very welcoming, but never 'in your face'. The hotel staff and guides were all great, very polite, helpful, cheerful and with so much local knowledge and useful information to share. We stayed in a 'Nangu' cabin, definitely worth the upgrade, our friends were in the hotel and the room was a little small, especially with all the gear you need to keep warm!!! We were lucky enough to see the Aurora 6 nights out of 7 with an amazing display on one night which lasted all evening! Every activity was well organised and brilliant. We were lucky enough to be able to share this whole experience with some new friends we made whilst we were there, who we will be seeing again soon. If you are considering this holiday and are unsure, don't be, it is amazing and we would return tomorrow if we could!!!

All of the activities were fun and well managed. The snowmobiling to the reindeer farm was the most fun because the guide, Lamu, was fantastic. He was interesting and entertaining and was also really caring about the group. He's a great asset.

A fantastic experience in a fabulous location. The accommodation was wonderful and the local guides were superb. We thoroughly enjoyed all the activities in our Aurora Quest package.

Everything went very well and all the people in sales, admin and Muotka were all polite and efficient.

We enjoyed everything about the trip and the people. The camp itself was very nice and the people were great. The food was plentiful and well prepared. The selection was somewhat limited but the quality was high and satisfying. Our favourite activity had to be the Aurora camps at night and the dog sledging during the day (especially meeting the puppies!). As for the camps it was nice to get out and away from the hotel and into wilderness areas. All the guides we had were very knowledgeable both in the wilderness aspects and even the photography aspects. We found exchanging stories around the camp fires with our fellow campers to be very enjoyable. We are dog people and we have done mushing before but your trips were much better in that we drove our team for the entire trip (on other trips we shared that with other campers).

An exceptional holiday with the Northern Lights visible every night - not something you could control. Everything at Nellim was very good and yes, we have told others. Huskie sleigh ride, great guide, lovely people and incredible dogs.

An exceptional holiday with the Northern Lights visible every night - not something you could control. Everything at Nellim was very good and yes, we have told others. Huskie sleigh ride, great guide, lovely people and incredible dogs.

So hard to choose a favourite activity, but of the daytime ones, I think the huskies were the best, but we had a beautiful day for it. We loved the snowshoeing and the skimobiles and reindeer day. All our guides were superb and we were very lucky to have had them. They really made the outings. And of course we had two amazing Aurora nights. Well done to everyone - Dan, the guides, the hotel staff - all great.