Northern Lights Holiday At Muotka In Lapland

It is hard to pick a favoruite activity as they were different but we really enjoyed them all - snowmobile, huskie safari, aurora camp, aurora hunting. An excellent holiday with fantastic staff at the company and hotel. In resort the helpfulness, friendliness and knowledge of staff was extremely good.

The most enjoyable activity was probably the snow mobiles and visit to the reindeer farm. Covered a lot of ground. Beautiful scenery and interesting talk. Felt like a very full day.

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.

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.  

"A Christmas present from my husband to stay at the Muotka Wilderness Hotel for two days over the Valentine Weekend. It could not have been a more magical experience - absolutely loved it and one of the best short holidays that I have been on! From the moment we arrived at Ivalo airport we were treated wonderfully by the hotel's staff and nothing was too much trouble. Our log cabin with its glass…
Read more roof allowed us to take in the beautiful scenery of northern Lapland with all of its many pine trees nestled in the snow, dark sparkly skies, whilst of course, we hunted for the Northern Lights. The main hotel was so warm, inviting and homely and the buffet food was absolutely scrumptious and always so enjoyed at breakfast and after full days of activities with snowmobiles, huskies, cross country skiing and a trip to the reindeer park. Never a dull moment, the Aurora organisers managed to pack in so much into two days, and yet we felt calm and very relaxed away from the world. Would highly recommend anyone wanting special adventures in a very special place. Thank you! 
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All of the activities were superb and yes - we got to see the most wonderful Aurora display on our first night!

Overall we thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, I would very much recommend aurora zone , the holiday was well organised and a magical experience

The husky safari was the best, it's a short trip from the hotel, the team at the husky park are lovely and it was just the most amazing experience.

We loved the evening snowshoes - our guide was from Finland which made it extra special and it was so peaceful. We also loved the huskies and thought the husky place was very well run and humane. The same of the reindeer. The snowmobile experience was excellent too although all the guides were good we particularly enjoyed meeting Lappish and Finnish people.

All very good indeed. No complaints about any of the planning or holiday accommodation or activities. We loved the snowmobiling but seeing the auroras was the most exciting. We loved everything really.

All great. Both husky rides and snowmobiles were good. As were the aurora hunting and the dip in the ice river was great!

The snowmobile safari to the fells was the most fun as the other participants were very friendly and the guide Simon was exceptionally friendly and knowledgeable and really made the trip a memorable experience.

We’ve just come back from one of the most wonderful holidays in Finland where we got to see the Northern Lights. All the activities were equally as enjoyable! Aurora hunts were excellent - we managed to see the lights twice! Snowmobile ride through the woods was lovely and Husky Safari was so much fun!! It would be very difficult to pick one. Beautiful setting, amazing hotel & lodges,…
Read more exceptionally lovely and professional staff, incredible activities, super easy flights/transfers to the hotel - 10/10! We have told ALL of our friends!!
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Aurora Hunting. It was absolutely amazing to have the opportunity to view such natural phenomenon in our life time

As we were only on a short trip for 3 nights we didn’t build up our hopes to see the Aurora but we were lucky to see a fabulous display on our second night at the Muotka Aurora camp - fantastic location and fantastic guides. The other activities were also amazing so it would have been a great holiday even without the Aurora.

We had a brilliant time and the activity guides were excellent even helping our daughter with props so she could take great photos of the Aurora because we did not have a tripod.

Fantastic place to stay with great activities and excellent guides.

My husband and I decided to go on another trip with The Aurora Zone (this was our third!). My mum had never experienced a cold holiday and was keen for a Northern Lights trip, so we suggested a short break in Muotka, and came along! Muotka has grown a lot since our last trip in 2015, but has not in any way lost any of the charm that made us fall in love with it the first time! It is homely, warm…
Read more and welcoming. Everything is extremely well organised, and the staff and guides could not be happier to help. The meals provided were of a great quality, and there was always something yummy on offer! There was a great little bar area there with a nice selection of drinks available...I would suggest trying the pear cider! The gear provided is sure to keep you nice and warm, and is very comfortable! The activities were fantastic as always, with thorough briefings given by the guides beforehand. We stayed for three nights, and were actually lucky enough on each of the nights to see the Northern Lights! It really made the short break that little bit more special. I would definitely recommend booking with The Aurora Zone. Although we have only gone to Finland, I have no doubt that any one of their holidays will be fantastic, and of a great quality!
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It is obvious that a lot of effort is put into taking visitors to places where there was maximum chance of seeing them. We liked all the other activities and we liked the combination of physical activities (cross country skiing) and less energetic activities, like snowmobiles. The huskies were great, as usual.

The husky safari was great. Something totally different from the norm; the right balance of adrenalin required to turn fear into excitement and enjoyment. An added bonus is the beauty of the otherwise inaccessible routes you get to see.

The whole experience was fantastic with excellent guides and informative staff.

Would rebook with your company, the reps from the hotel/lodge are amazing and made the holiday, they were excellent and attentive. Great credit to the operations

An excellent holiday with good food and good equipment provided. Booking and information provided was very good.

Overall an excellent trip; we saw the Aurora every night - it was magical. The guides at Muotka were fabulous, friendly and helpful. The hotel was warm and extremely comfortable, with great staff.

Really good - all the guides were so enthusiastic and knowledgeable. It really felt as if everyone was there to make this a memorable trip. The Aurora Camp (with Northern Lights!) was exceptional, awesome environment for photos but the snowmobiling and Husky sledding were both great - I think an absolute must to fill the days and make it worthwhile trip even if you miss out on the Aurora.

The whole experience from location accommodation and activities were beyond our expectation. I really hope to use you again.

It was a fabulous holiday in every respect. Seeing the northern lights was amazing!

I did this trip by myself but felt extremely welcomed by friendly staff and met another girl travelling by herself as well. Someone dared me to go into the icebath so I did. ????? I would recommend this trip to everyone! My favourite part was sledding with the huskies. ? I could have done that all day!

The huskies and skidoos were fantastic. Well organised, great guides.

It was brilliant. Just loved the huskies, fun, exciting and wonderful for animal lovers, although my husband a confirmed non animal lover was quite taken too. Snow hole fishing. 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…
Read more 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. 
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This has been the best holiday experience that I have ever had. 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… The husky Safari, outside with nature going over the frozen lakes, forests, and through the snow! What more could you ask for.  The holiday…
Read more was so well planned out. All the staff were friendly and helpful, full of advice. This was from the moment I booked the trip to the driver that took us back to the airport. What a fantastic team of professional people.
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The activities i.e. snow mobiles which we paid extra for as it wasn't part of our trip, snow shoe 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.

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

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…
Read more see anything) because the scenery was so beautiful and nothing like I've ever experienced before.
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The guides are helpful, enthusiastic, friendly and knowledgeable. We don't think there's anything you could improve on. The Kota and sauna were spot-on and the champagne was a nice touch. We slept really well as the bed was very comfortable.

The clouds pictured were polar stratospheric clouds which I'm told are highly unusual and was a real highlight of the trip as the locals ran out and grabbed their cameras to see them.

Nothing to add except "Excellent"! All the activities I participated in were really enjoyable and well led by knowledgeable and friendly guides. If I had to choose one, it would be the Aurora Camp simply because we were treated to an amazing 'light show'! All the staff, without exception, were great - friendly, helpful and extremely knowledgeable. The Lodge itself is fabulous too. I have just…
Read more returned from the most magical, unforgettable holiday.
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The guides were all wonderful, but I wanted to especially mention Vesa who took us to the Sámi Museum in Inari. He entertained us on the journey with some great stories about the area and his life, and was a very informative guide around the museum itself. We really loved the dog sledding, and are looking at a husky safari for next year because it was so enjoyable. We also enjoyed the…
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Your sales team/admin team were fantastic and extremely helpful especially Amy and Dawn. Thanks for sorting out twin beds in the Kota. Am so pleased we chose the Kota rather than the hotel - well worth the extra - thanks Amy for that advice and "nudge"!! The husky trip was the best - the reindeers would have topped this had the ride been longer. That was my wife's view! I loved the snowmobile trip…
Read more with Juoko, with the huskies a very close second! All were brilliant and amazing!! All of it was exceptional and enjoyed them all! We have travelled to many places but for such a short trip every day was filled with the most amazing experiences ticking many of our bucket list items!! It completely surpassed all of our expectations. We really had no idea what to expect and strangely the Northern Lights became secondary! However, we loved seeing them even though they weren't that spectacular because of the cloud cover but because of the other trips we weren't as disappointed as we thought we might have been when we first arrived.
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What a magic experience. Even though the Aurora Lights did not appear the package was an excellent offering. I would have stayed an additional day, time allowing, to experience the snowmobile ride. The husky dog sled ride was top notch. To be in charge of a team of six huskies was an experience not forgotten easily.

Really found the staff at the hotel delightful. They were enthusiastic, knowledgeable, hard working and seemed to be able to turn their hands to anything that needed done in the lodge. I'd go back like a shot for a longer time. Loved all activities, best was probably husky sledding which was much more fun than expected and none of us fell off!

Couldn't have asked for a better trip - well-organised, lovely staff, comfortable accommodation, great activities and three sightings of the Aurora. Perfect balance of activities and time to relax.

The welcome at Muotka was superb and I can't think of anything else they could have done. We really had a fantastic time and on the last night we saw the Lights which we thought were totally wonderful - much more so than I had expected, indeed I find it hard to put into words how very special I thought they were. We really loved Finland and enjoyed the activities which were very extensive although…
Read more we particularly enjoyed the Husky sledge driving. Red squirrels appeared outside the window most mornings whilst I was eating my breakfast and they were absolutely enchanting and quite different to our red squirrels. We were very impressed by our guide Santo - his knowledge of the area was encyclopedic and he worked tirelessly, indeed I'm not sure when he slept. All of the staff could not do enough to help - we were really impressed - the additional outer clothing provided was great and absolutely essential. All in all it was just fabulous and I really hope to go again!
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Overall an excellent holiday. We saw the Aurora twice, the second time a fantastic display.

We just wanted to let you know how very impressed we all were with all the arrangements and clothing for our recent four days at the Muotka Wilderness Lodge. Everything went very smoothly and was well and safely organised—though heaven knows what an energetic tour must be like! We arrived around 11.30pm to find a delicious soup available and things were just as good and better than we dared hope…
Read more for all four days and we even saw the Aurora on our last night – at minus 27C. Our guide Mantuu was superb and always interesting and knowledgeable whilst all the background info you provided was first rate. Many thanks
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What can I say, but we had a really great time on our recent holiday organised by your team. Our party of eight were hosted by some really enthusiastic people when we stayed in Finland. ALL the activities were enormously enjoyed by us and we learnt such a lot from our guides. On each of the three nights that we went out Aurora hunting, the guides did their very best to find a clear part of…
Read more sky somewhere in Finland! We travelled even to the Russian boarder for a view. On our last night the skies cleared and Noora, our fantastic guide, took us up to an area in the North which provided us with the most stunning views. I think the Aurora spirits were on our side, as it was my birthday, and what a display we saw. Noora took many photos to include us in and made these available to us afterwards and these will be treasured by us all. Please pass on our many thanks to your team and to all those involved at the Wilderness Lodge, Finland, especially Noora.
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We are just back from an amazing time at Muotkan Maja in Lapland. All of the activities were brilliantly organised, our guides were enthusiastic and knowledgable. We did a lot in the time we were there, but at no point did the trip feel rushed or hurried, the pace was just right! Two of our four nights were very cloudy, limiting our chances of Aurora spotting, but on our last night the clouds…
Read more parted and the Northern Lights danced across the sky for us, both at the lodge and up on the fell at Kiilopaa - we stayed out on our last night until 2.30am in termperatures of -17c and it was well worth it! The accommodation was modern and comfortable, the food was tasty, plentiful and warming - just what we needed to keep us going!
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This was an excellent and memorable holiday! It's hard to think of anything that could have improved our experience. Our days and evenings were completely filled with new and exciting activities, the hotel was cosy, the food was delicious, and we saw the Aurora on two nights out of four. Sanna and Santtu looked after us very well, and were very flexible in arranging activities and mealtimes to…
Read more suit everyone. We were lucky to share the trip with a great group of like-minded guests, and it was a pleasure to chat to them around a blazing fire over a cup of hot berry juice. Particularly special was snowmobiling through the starlit forest at midnight, as it was unlike anything we'd done before! Being propelled through a sunlit forest by enthusiatic huskies was equally thrilling!
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The husky rides were just fantastic. Even better when we got to hold the husky puppys. There wasn't anything that I didn't enjoy, or (would) change.