Safartica · Koskikatu 9, Rovaniemi
A guide takes you to meet Santa at Santa Claus Village, then after lunch you ride a snowmobile through the forest to a reindeer farm. Pick it for the snowmobile, because it is the one tour here where you drive a machine through Lapland and still meet the reindeer.
This is a long, full day of 6 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours 30 minutes, and the reindeer are one part of it. You meet Santa, visit Santa Claus Main Post Office, have time for the shops, then eat a buffet lunch. In the afternoon you ride a snowmobile safari of about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes to a reindeer farm. There you get a short reindeer sleigh ride, hot drinks and stories of herding life. You do not drive a reindeer sleigh in Rovaniemi. A herder or guide leads the first reindeer, the other sleighs follow in a line, and you sit back on a reindeer hide. It has 4.6 stars from 274 reviews and costs from $256 per person in 2026. You can cancel free up to 24 hours before.
Safartica runs it, with guiding in English, winter clothing and transfers. The main meeting point is the Safartica office at Koskikatu 9, 25 minutes before the start, and you can ask for a different pickup when you book. Two people share each snowmobile. Drivers must be 18 or older and hold a valid driving licence. Travelling alone? The listing says you can buy a single driving supplement of 55 euros from the operator.
Children aged 4 to 14 ride in a sledge behind the guide's snowmobile, and the tour is not for children under 4. The listing does not recommend it for pregnant women. Snowmobiles need snow, so this is a winter day. Guests praise the relaxed pace, and you take home a reindeer driving licence, a souvenir certificate.
Find Safartica at its office in Rovaniemi. The operator confirms the exact time by email.
Meet Santa, visit Santa Claus Main Post Office and browse the shops.
Warm up with a buffet lunch before the afternoon outside.
After a safety briefing, ride two to a snowmobile through the winter forest for about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
Meet the reindeer, take a short sleigh ride and warm up with hot drinks and herding stories.
The transfer returns you to the city.
★★★★★The whole trip was well organised and a great deal of fun. Vasilia and Mica were our guides and they were excellent. The morning was spent at Santa’s Village where we also had lunch, but the afternoon was the best fun ever, we were on snowmobiles and visited a Reindeer farm, we got to feed the reindeer and we also had a chance to ride on a sleigh and then had a hot beverage before returning home. Totally recommend!
★★★★★The tour was great from start to finish. They offer extra snow clothes so you don't feel the cold. Meeting Santa was magical (almost no line), the food was delicious in a fairytale place, we had a great time with the reindeer and the ride, we fed them, and the snowmobile ride was very nice. [...]
★★★★★Ramon was an excellent guide . I cannot recommend this activity more and him to take you through this immense day . Saw Santa in the morning, had a Lappish lunch , rode a snowmobile for a very good distance . Got a Reindeer license and rode back on the mobile . What a day ! [...]
★★★★★The kindness and professionalism of the guides Jil and Alejandro and the relaxed pace of the organization. Excellent!
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About 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes, with two people per snowmobile. The whole day lasts 6 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours 30 minutes.
Yes. Drivers must be 18 or older and hold a valid driving licence. Passengers do not drive.
Children aged 4 to 14 ride in a sledge behind the guide's snowmobile. The tour is not for children under 4.
The listing calls it a short reindeer sleigh ride at the farm, with hot drinks and herding stories after it.
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Meet Santa, have lunch, then a snowmobile safari to a reindeer farm.
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