Customer Review

 I loved the Husky outing the best but my husband loved the snowmobile safari

All activities were very well organised and all creature comforts were taken care of. Probably the Reindeer visit was my favourite. We appreciated the expert knowledge in helping us to choose this particular holiday and the comprehensive information provided before the trip. Muotka was fantastic and lived up to our expectations. The manager and staff are super friendly and create a very relaxed atmosphere. The activities were extremely well organised and well led. In short we were blessed with great weather, good aurora activity and had a great holiday. Many thanks

Everyone was friendly and helpful

We loved all activities, but particularly the husky ride and the snowmobiles.

Husky sledge riding, beautiful dogs and an incredible experience like no other.  All of the experiences were great in there own way.

Sincere thanks to all who made our holiday so memorable.

Husky Sledding was our favoruite, as have never done anything like that before, our guide was excellent and the dogs were lovely.

The most enjoyable aspect was obviously seeing spectacular northern light show... every night of our stay-we were so so lucky. As for the prepaid acts... got to have been dog sleigh trip. Fully appreciated the tips on what to pack.. depending on activities booked. Never felt cold even when dipped to -25C! 

This trip was an extremely amazing trip. As it turns out, it was exactly perfect--all necessary things were taken care of without having to have someone lead you by the nose to do what has been preprogrammed. The choices of places and the activities included were exactly perfect and both my husband and I feel it was one of the best trips we've ever done. We got to see the Aurora three times and the places we stayed were excellent. I would highly recommend and have already recommended to family members that are also desirious of seeing the Aurora to use this company--I'm hoping to find other trips they coordinate to other parts of the world but not sure if they do--keeping my fingers crossed.

Husky sledding and reindeer camp were both super fun and excellent, Clarion Edge hotel was clean, modern and great food

The dog sledding was by far our favourite activity, it was exhilarating and fun. this was a most excellent trip and everyone I dealt from the very beginning to the last contact was very helpful and quick to respond to our queries. Love this company.

Unbelievable holiday for all 4 of us, we want to go again. It was all so well organised and the hotel and guides were amazing.

The Husky Safari was the most enjoyable activity we had. It was so exciting! But we really enjoyed every activity and our tour guides were amazing! Shoutout to Jana and snowmobile Adam i think was his name! All the guides were Amazing thank you so much for having this amazing people guide us and having so much patience with us since we have never done any of these activities. Thanks to Jana for all of her patience teaching us how to skii and walk with the snow shoes. Thanks to Adam with all of his attention in such a cold night with the snowmobiles.

Loved all the activities but my favourite was the huskies. From the beginning of the trip at Gatwick, the flight with Finnair and their staff, through to Ivalo, the transfer, the reception at the Northern Lights Village, the Igloo, the restaurant and lounge areas. All activities were well thought out and safety paramount. One of the best experiences ever. To top it all the Northern Lights made an appearance for 3 nights while we stayed in Saariselka. Amazing trip

Staying in the glass-top cabin was quite an experience!  We didn't get much sleep as we kept waking up to check for the Northern Lights. The last two nights, we were in a regular room which was also very nice and comfortable.  Nangu's main lodge/restaurant was very nice, with excellent food and wine choices. We really enjoyed the adults-only atmosphere that this hotel offers. It's an easy walk to the frozen lake, where many activities occur.  We snowshoed, snowmobiled, and went dogsledding -  all of the activities were fun and very professionally run. Kudos to our main tour guide, Marti, who was absolutely wonderful! The only thing I would change about the tours was that we had 4 hours of snowshoeing one morning, but somehow got scheduled for more snowshoeing that night as well (we were too tired for that again, but pushed through).  Suggest spreading this out a bit.  Being given the snowsuits, boots, and gloves to borrow was key - and we really needed the heated hand warmers (for purchase) since it was around 0-degrees F most of the time!  Airport transport to/from was quick and easy. The front desk staff were so friendly and helpful at the hotel, and we met some wonderful people from other countries.  We saw the Northern Lights all 3 nights! Just an amazing experience overall, and we will remember this trip forever! Thanks for everything.

Excellent log cabin. So nice to have your own sauna and wood burning fireplace after a day out in the cold!

Holiday was brilliant and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Nellim.

Hard to pick what was most enjoyable but probably dog sledging, exploring in near silence.

I had a great time, Nikii is an excellent host. I thought all the activities were of a good duration, long enough to get some practice but not so long that you got cold etc. very well run.

The snow mobiling was great fun and the visit to the reindeer farm was very interesting plus a great lunch eaten outside.

We enjoyed the mix of activity trying huskie sledding, cross country skiing and snowshoeing for the first time and were so fortunate to see the Northern Lights on 3 nights. The log cabin was warm and cosy. The food in the restaurant was superb and we really enjoyed talking to the wilderness guides-our particular thanks to Ani who took us to the Aurora camp and Henri who took us snowshoeing and skiing. All very well organised and we definitely need a return visit to conquer the photography!

It was lovely meeting other families and nationalities. There are skis and sledging mats and bikes with fat tyres for you to use. Goran and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Going out on the dog sledging. So exhilarating "driving" the sleds through the forest and along the tracks. Meeting them all and cuddling the puppies. There again, the staff were lovely and looked after us all very well. They instructed us carefully and made sure we went round the bends safely. I would do it again in a heartbeat. We also went out onto the frozen sea on snowmobiles which was pretty amazing and fast! There again, Erik instructed us on the safety aspects carefully. Thomas drove us over the frozen sea in the hovercraft to one of the ice roads. We also had an evening snow shoe walk and Andrea's explained about various flora and fauna. Obviously, hot drinks and cinnamon buns are served on every outing! We also saw the northern lights on the last night - yay!!

Hotel staff very helpful and friendly especially Nina and Ella our room upgrade was a fabulous surprise, overall accommodation full of character & charm like a Christmas card with all the snow. Husky dog sledging was very enjoyable seeing the dogs at work and meeting the adorable puppies afterwards.  

As I was travelling with my 89 year old mother, the assistance that she received was fabulous. She was able to participate in the activities we had booked (Aurora car and camp and reindeer farm visit) as the guides helped her along the way. We saw the northern lights!!! We stood outside by Inari lake for about 2 hours but the thermal suits, hand warmers and "Just give it another 5 minutes" attitude meant that we had a good display.

It was a fantastic honeymoon and first holiday abroad for us as a couple.

We enjoyed the husky sledging and Aurora camp where we enjoyed a fantastic Northern Light show

One of your female guides was unbelievable with her knowledge and enthusiasm. The rest of the staff whose names I cannot remember from the restaurant/lodge were all brilliant.

We enjoyed snow mobiling. It was very exhilarating and really felt like we were out in the wilds

Lovely stay, great location will be going back.

We had wanted to go to Lapland as a family for many years. After much research we decided to go with the Aurora Zone to Nellim in Finland. We could not have chosen a better company to go with. From start to finish every aspect of our holiday was simply fabulous. We could not fault the accommodation, food or activities. Even the Northern lights put on a fantastic display for us on two of our four nights. We would thoroughly recommend the aurora zone and the Wilderness Hotel Nellim. Our family of two adults and two teenage children all found the husky safari the most enjoyable activity. We all love dogs and had a wonderful experience being pulled on sledges over frozen lakes and through woodland. We all had a fantastic time and do not feel that this experience could have been improved for us. Since returning to the UK we have recommended the aurora zone to family and friends as an excellent travel company to book with. Thank you for helping to make our holiday such a memorable one. The Northern Lights were fabulous and easily viewable right from the hotel. However they became truly special when taken out via snowmobile to an aurora camp in the woods far from any light pollution. We know that there can be no guarantee regarding this display, but if you are going to see it anywhere then this is a great place to try.