Maximise your chances of seeing the Northern Lights with this 3-night stay at Nellim resort, including a night in an Aurora Cabin, Aurora alerts and two evenings with Northern Lights hunting activities.
This packages has been designed for experiencing the wonders of Finnish Lapland, with multiple opportunities to catch a glimpse of the aurora.
*Prices starting from
Location
Finland
Duration
3 Nights
Available dates
Dec - Mar
Price per person (excl. flights)
£2,000*
Overview
Highlights
- Stay in a traditional log cabin with one night in an Aurora Cabin*
- 3 winter activities
- Full board included and winter kit hire
What’s included
- 3 nights accommodation in a Log Cabin and Aurora Cabin
- 4 winter activities
- Return transfer from Ivalo (options to upgrade to private transfers are available)
- Full board
- Winter kit hire
A note on flights
While flights are not included in the holiday price, our team will happily provide a quote and arrange them for you. Simply ask one of our Travel Experts for details of the available options.
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Nellim
Arrive into Ivalo Airport where you will be met by your shared transfer and take to your property, Nellim. This will be your base for the next three nights, and from where you will have a variety of excursions included in your package.
This particular package is set up for you to stay in a Log Cabin but also includes a night in an Aurora Cabin along with an Aurora alert for the duration of your stay. There are plenty of other options to consider when it comes to accommodation here, so be sure to enquire about these.
Day 2-3
Winter Activity Options
There is the option to add on further activities if you wish – just speak to the team to look into this for you.
Explore Snowmobiling
Snowmobiling in Nellim is big fun. There is unlimited wilderness, lots of tracks and beautiful scenery all around. After a snowmobiling lesson and safety instructions, we will head off on our snowmobiling adventure. During the day we will enjoy lunch by the open fire and warm drinks to keep us warm. Is there a better way to spend a winter day?
Husky Safari
An absolute ‘must do’ when visiting Nellim! You will be taught how to handle the sled before you head out for the husky safari, where the huskies will pull your sled through the beautiful winter scenery, passing through the frozen Lake Inari. The dogs’ excitement is infectious and as the animals fall silent on the trail, you will realize that this is the only way to see Lapland. All of our husky safaris include full instruction and are based on two people sharing a sled unless otherwise stated.
Aurora Camp
This activity takes you Norther Lights hunting on the amazing Lake Inari. You will be comfortably seated in a sledge that is pulled by the guide’s snowmobile. This way you can enjoy the northern sky all the way to the camp place. While observing the night sky, we will enjoy the blazing campfire with hot drinks and each other’s company. The atmosphere by the campfire is an experience in itself. Our Aurora Camps are located 3-6km from Nellim, facing the northern sky. Lake Inari is one of the best places in the world for Northern Lights viewing since there is no light pollution at all. If you are lucky, you might get to enjoy this unique light phenomenon.
Aurora Snowshoeing
Snowshoeing in the woods at night has its own excitement. We will wander in the Nellim woods and surroundings, until finally reaching the camp spot. At the camp we will enjoy some warm drinks and gaze at the sky hoping for a possible Northern Lights show.
Day 4
Returning Home
After breakfast you will be transferred back to the airport for your flight home. Speak to the team if you wish to extend your stay.
Where You'll Stay
Nellim Resorts - Nellim
Nellim is the perfect combination of traditional Lappish style and Nordic luxury, just moments from the shores of Lake Inari in Finnish Lapland. Managed by the local Lappalainen family, the hotel has been carefully and thoughtfully designed to resonate with the region’s nature, exuding a friendly, warm, and relaxed atmosphere.
Room options are ideal for couples, families, and larger groups of friends traveling together and include Wilderness double or twin rooms, Arctic Suites, Log Suites in Cabins, Log Cabins accommodating 2 to 7 guests, an Aurora Lakeside Villa, Arctic Nature Cabin, Arctic Lake Villa, and Aurora Cabins and Bubbles for aurora enthusiasts. Each type offers unique features, with some including a private sauna. Our team can help you pick the accommodation that would be best for you.
Enjoy full board dining, including heart breakfast buffets and evening feasts of traditional Lappish cuisine, featuring salmon, arctic char, reindeer, moose, soup, salads, and more, served in the hotel’s cozy wilderness restaurant.
Work up your appetite by embarking on an array of Arctic activities throughout your stay, such as driving snowmobiles, mushing your own team of huskies, snowshoe treks, Nordic skiing, visits to a reindeer farm, ice fishing, and several evening experiences in pursuit of the aurora borealis.
After thrilling winter escapades, unwind in the sauna—an essential experience for visitors to Finnish Lapland. Some accommodation types boast private saunas, while others can arrange private sauna appointments in the shared facilities on-site.
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Reviews
See what our clients say
Fantastic service, with every detail taken care of and communicated to your agencies and hotels. Would definitely recommend and will be using again.
Robin Higginson
Superb holiday to Iceland, well organised, advice regarding trips informative and far exceeded our expectations (Glaciers and ice Cave) run by South Coast. Hotel Ranga is a lovely hotel, perfect to see Northern Lights (which we did see on our 3rd night), very comfortable, food excellent, staff helpful and informative. SouthCoast Adventure tour company were excellent, guides knowledgeable, and clearly very experienced.
Helen Middleton
We have never before experienced such friendly and simultaneously professional service! Alex’s communication was super prompt, questions encouraged and welcomed and attended to with great care and detail. Everything was well organised and available on beautifully designed and very useful platforms. Our destination (Mattarahkka Northern Lights Lodge) was fabulous on so many different levels – exquisite views, friendly interactions from everyone on the team, great food, exciting activities, perfectly situated to see the northern lights (seen twice in 4 nights’ stay), a great fire place, and not to mention our fantastic guide Fabio. Their provision of winter kit (hats, down jacket, snow trousers, leather gloves and boots) offered everything we needed to be comfortable outside. All we needed to have packed really were base layers, a few layers of clothing and woollen socks. Defintely somewhere we would highly recommend and return to when possible!
Inge Elliott
We had a wonderful time! The food at the lodge was amazing and there were some great vegetarian dishes. I had the best beetroot I’ve ever had (beetroot tartare).
Everyone was really friendly and all the guides were good fun and very knowledgeable.
A special thanks to William and Petri who were really friendly and really added a personal touch to our trip. The activities were really well planned and we especially enjoyed the trip with the huskies. The area we were in is stunning and the lodge was very nice. We would definitely recommend this to friends and family.
Fiona Green
Dear Abigail, We have safely returned from Iceland and we wanted to say a huge and sincere thank you for all the plans that you put into place to make this one of the most memorable holidays we have ever had. It was simply beautiful each and every day. The cabin was idyllic and so cosy and warm. The tour guides were so knowledgeable and friendly and the scenery was breathtaking. All the arrangements worked so well and we will remember the trip for a long time to come.
Thank you once again.
Gillian Griffiths
We had a fantastic 4 nights that included glaciers, waterfalls, geysers, the aurora borealis and more! Lovely hotels, especially Hotel Ranga. We filled every moment and felt thoroughly invigorated on our return.
Frances Harrington
An excellent holiday which was enjoyed by all. The super jeep ride on the second day to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano was memorable and thanks to our driver Margaret who proved to be a really good guide. We thoroughly enjoyed the facilities in the hotel Ranga. The staff were very helpful and we managed to see the Northern Lights. The Hotel Reykjavik Centrum was very nice with amazingly helpful staff. All in all, the whole holiday was brilliant.
Brian Coombs
Overall very good. Staff excellent and helpful. Accomodation basic but was what we expected. Tour guides very good (nature walks, snow mobiles, dog sleighs). Sky station disappointing as we never got to go up due to the weather and this seem to be a recurring feature.The alternative walk at night and meal was a let down as a result.Overall would recommend to others.
John Kirby