Aurora Arctic Ice Floating

Aurora Arctic Ice Floating

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Overview

We are about to introduce you to the most original, ultimately fun, and a fantastic way of experiencing the Northern lights. Take a dip in a frozen lake under the Northern lights!

Highlights

✔️ This tour requires average physical activity

✔️ Ice floating in Rovaniemi

✔️ Once in a lifetime experience

✔️ Adults only

✔️ Enjoy the beauty of Lappish nature

✔️ Northern lights hunting

Availability

15.09 - 10.04

Duration

~3 hours

Departure

19:00

Pickup & Drop off

Yes

Minimum age

~14 years, min. height of floating 150cm

Price from

115.00

 EUR

ABOUT THIS TOUR

We are about to introduce you to the most original, ultimately fun, and a fantastic way of experiencing the Northern lights. Take a dip in a frozen lake under the Northern lights!

Swimming in an icy lake sounds like a challenge, but once you put on our floating suits, you won't feel cold. In fact, you will feel amazing! The suits are made of a light waterproof material that will keep you warm and safe.

After a hotel pick up, we will take a 25-minute drive to an arctic lake where our Arctic Ice Floating adventure will take place. Once we give you some tips, go through safety instructions, and dress you up in our suits, you can take a dip in the icy lake and enjoy the sky above you. Swimming takes place in an icy hole, and we guarantee that you won't be cold! In fact, you will feel amazing. The suits will keep you warm so you can relax and enjoy the starry skies above you.

Northern lights are a natural phenomenon, and we cannot guarantee that you will get to see them. Why? Because, nature is unpredictable and as much as we wish to look at the lights every night, sometimes we won't be that lucky. However, we organize this tour from autumn to spring when the chances of seeing Northern lights are the highest!

To give you the best Lappish experience we'll serve warm drinks by an open fire, share some snacks and have our cozy wooden cottage available for those who want to snuggle up before we head back. The adventure usually last for 2.5 - 3 hours. That's plenty of time to enjoy swimming in the icy waters!

We understand that our guests are coming in different shapes and sizes, and we want to ensure that we provide you with the best possible service. We kindly request that if you do not fit the standard size or weight, you contact us for further details.

This tour requires average physical activity, you have to be able to climb stairs and move in the water.

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Included

✔️ Northern lights (if lucky!)

✔️ Floating program

✔️ Thermal rescue floating suits

✔️ Professional English speaking guide

✔️ Hot drinks and cookies

✔️ Hotel pickup & drop off

What to bring

⚡ Seasonal outdoor clothing

Not included

❌ Camera

Please Note

  • Please note, starting time might be subject to change, we will confirm the time to you by e-mail!
  • Tours include a pickup & drop off from listed hotels. The time for meeting point and place will be confirmed upon the reservation by email and/or text message.
  • All tours listed are for a minimum of 2 persons paying a full (adult) price, unless mentioned otherwise.
  • The tour operates in all weather conditions.
  • Northern Lights are a natural occurrence and we are unable to guarantee activity, vibrancy or colour on the evening of the adventure
  • Missing the pick-up does not entitle you to a refund of the price paid for the services. You are responsible to be ready for pick up at the assigned pick up point from the start of the pick up time in order to not miss our guides when they arrive to pick you up.
  • Minimum height to participate in the program is 150 centimeters and the minimum age is 14 years.
  • This tour requires average physical activity, you have to be able to climb stairs and move in the water.

Cancellation terms 

(See all terms here)
  • More than 3 days notice – 90% refund. 10% is non-refundable, as this represents our direct cost of booking and preparing your tour.
  • Less than 3 days or no show notice – no refund.

Frequently asked questions 

(See all questions and answers here)
Q:

- When is a booking for a tour with Nordic Adventures confirmed?

A:

A booking is confirmed when you receive a confirmation email. If you think you have made a booking and have not received an email confirmation, please send us an e-mail with an inquiry through our contact form, and we will figure this out together.

Q:

- How do i pay for a tour with Nordic Adventures?

A:

You can pay through the internet, through our website. This is by far the easiest, safest and fastest way to reserve and pay for your adventure. You will receive a voucher as a confirmation via e-mail which you will need to bring with you for your trip. You will always get a voucher by email: REMEMBER TO PRINT IT OUT AND BRING IT ALONG OR MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN SHOW IT ON YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICE!

Q:

- Can you see the northern lights in Rovaniemi?

A:

If luck and weather are on your side, then you will be able to see the Aurora Borealis above the inviting streets of Rovaniemi. Whether you see the lights or not are dependant on two different factors. The first being the weather. If the sky is clear, no clouds, then you are halfway there to seeing the astonishing spectacle that is the Northern Lights (although light pollution can sometimes be a problem). Increased solar activity is the second half so, if these two merge together you may well be able to see the Northern Lights from Rovaniemi.

Q:

- What months can you see the northern lights?

A:

The Northern Lights season is said to be from late August until mid-April. However, if you want to increase your chances of seeing them, it is best to wait until the clear winter months of mid-September until March.

Q:

What are my options if my northern lights tour is cancelled?

A:

When Northern Lights tours are cancelled it’s usually due to unfavourable weather conditions.

In that case, your options will be to:

1. Reschedule for another day.

2. Find another tour to do and use the deposit for it.

3. Get fully refunded.

Please send us an email (info@nordicadventures.fi) to re-book your tour.

Q:

- Do i have to book in advance?

A:

There are a few different ways you can book our trips. First of all, you can book almost all our trips right here on our website. There is a booking window on each tour page and we do recommend that you book and pay for your trip there, preferably in good time as we keep our groups small and some tours tend to sell out.

If the trip you would like to book is not bookable online, you can call or email our office directly, the phone number is +358 40 744 2567. Another way is to send us an e-mail with an inquiry through our contact form. What we need to have is your name, how many people are in your party, where you are staying, a way of contacting you either an e-mail or a phone number and what tour you are trying to book.

Q:

- How is it best to be ready for a pick-up for a tour with Nordic Adventures?

A:

This is a nice question. We ask all participants to be ready from the start of the pickup time indicated in the voucher. Please be at your assigned location at the start time that you chose when booking the tour.

Here you should wait for your guide. Have your email and phone number listed with us so we can contact you if we run into any trouble finding you.

Q:

- How to dress right and feel comfortable in Winter?

A:

1. Start with thermal underwear and warm socks.

2. If it’s really cold, –20 or below, wear an additional fleece layer on top of your thermals. Another pair of socks, preferably woolly or thermal, will keep your feet warm.

3. Wear pants with thermal lining. Don’t underestimate the importance of a neck warmer or a scarf. Slip into your winter boots and do them up well.

4. Almost done! Throw on your winter jacket, put on a warm hat and thermal gloves. Don’t forget to tuck your gloves into your sleeves and zip your jacket ALL the way up

Nordic Adventures is happy to tell you where you can rent costumes if there is such a need!

Q:

- Do you provide transportation to your adventures?

A:

Most of our tours (please see specifications under each tour) include transfers from accommodation in Rovaniemi city area. It is included in the adventure price.

The pick up is usually 5-20 min before the start of the safari (time in your voucher). Transportation back is immediately after the end of the safari.

We try to provide exact pickup time one day before the start of the tour by email or text message/whats-app, which is why it is important that you provide your valid email and phone number when booking a tour.

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Floating in the Arctic, cookies and laughs!

March 9, 2024

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What an amazing night!Had so much fun, we didn’t know what to expect but had the best time.Pedro was an excellent host and very funny and friendly!We were very lucky to have such an amazing bunch of people on our tour.We didn’t see the Northern lights but saw a very faint green glow which we were adamant was the lights, much to Pedro's amusement!!The warming blueberry juice and gingerbread cookies were a big hit!Thank you for such an incredible evening guys

Floating in the arctic, gingerbread cookies & warming tea

March 9, 2024

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What an amazing night!Had so much fun, we didn’t know what to expect but had the best time.Pedro was an excellent host and very funny and friendly!We were very lucky to have such an amazing bunch of people on our tour.We didn’t see the Northern lights but saw a very faint green glow which we were adamant was the lights, much to Pedro's amusement!!The warming blueberry juice and gingerbread cookies were a big hit!Thank you for such an incredible evening guys

Fantastic night with a great guide!

March 9, 2024

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Oh we had so much fun!! This was the activity that prompted us to move Finland up the travel list and it did not disappoint (we saw Eugene levy do this on reluctant traveler).Pedro was our guide and he was just wonderful. Very fun guy to lead what is arguably a goofy activity. We wore several layers and then bundled up into the suit. It got a little chilly towards the end but otherwise we stayed nice and dry. We did not see the Aurora which would have been nice of course but still a fantastic time. Highly recommend!

Cool experience … literally 🥶

March 8, 2024

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After reading rave reviews about peoples experiences we were super keen to give the float a try and whilst our experience was slightly different to those I had researched it was still an enjoyable and unique one.Our guide Noah was nice and helpful but we did not have the warm fuzzy homely experience following the float listed in other peoples reviews.Perhaps our group was too large?We were separated into 2 groups: French speaking (10 ppl) and not-French speaking (8 ppl after 2 people pulled out before we got on the mini bus). This was a good decision as many people bunched up around each other and it looked more like dodgem cars than a quiet and private floating experience.I was in the second group, and we only had to wait 20-30mins before we could kit up and walk down to the lake - it would seem not many people last very long in the icy water. Most of our group were out of the water within the first 10mins, the suits do indeed keep you dry (provided you don’t flail around in them) but it didn’t prevent the coolness from hitting you everywhere the water touched your suit.I engaged some serious yogic deep breathing and was able to put it out of my mind to enjoy a blissful float for 30mins - 20 of which I had the lake to myself.The night we did our float was cloudy with not a star to be seen and no northern lights - this experience would have been out of this world if there had been something other than blackness / grey clouds to look at - but that’s nature for you!

Different vibes and experiences of Nordic adventure

March 6, 2024

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Such a great experience to be here. Alex is my instructor so funny and very nice person.Must try to feel different of nordic experiences

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