Levi: Northern Lights Tour by Minivan
★ 4.3 · 189 reviews
- Two and a half hours, into the wilderness
- Van tour in Lapland
- Aurora borealis display
- Free cancellation
Prices
The 23 listings on this site run from $79 for an hour on skates to $287 for a three-hour Lapland safari, and the evenings spent looking at the sky sit between $102 and $182. That spread is not random and it is not a quality ladder: it is a small number of concrete differences you can read off the listing before you book. Whether you share a vehicle with strangers or have the guide to yourselves. Whether you travel by minivan on a road or by snowmobile onto the open fell. Whether warm overalls and boots come with the booking or you supply them. This page goes through every fare on the site line by line and then explains, in plain terms, what moves the number. Nobody sells the sky, and no fare on this page changes what it does.

Quick answer
The short answer. An evening under the Lapland sky starts at $102 if you share a minivan, $105 if you would rather sit by a fire, and $164 if you want to ride out onto the fells after dark. $182 buys the guide and the vehicle for your group alone by a lake, and $166 buys the longest stretch of time out there. Daylight activities — huskies, reindeer, snowmobiles, skates — run from $79 to $287 and are a separate purchase.
The money question
People arrive at this page expecting a confusing market. It is not. Once you line the 23 listings up, the fare is decided by four things, and none of them is a secret.
1. Shared or private. This is the largest single step. A shared evening puts you in a vehicle with other travellers and a guide who is working for all of you: $102 is the plain version of that. A private booking puts the guide, the vehicle and the decisions at your group’s disposal — $182, three and a half hours by a lake. You are not paying for a better sky. You are paying for who else is standing next to you and for how much the evening bends around your group.
2. What carries you. A minivan follows roads. A snowmobile does not, which is why $164 costs more than $102: machines, fuel, a briefing, a guide leading a line of riders and ground that a road cannot reach. The same logic runs through the daylight side of the site, where $102 buys one hour and $240 buys five with a meal cooked outdoors.
3. How long you are out. The cost-per-hour column in the table below exists for this reason. $166 looks dear next to $125 until you notice it runs five and a half hours against three. Time in the field is the one thing that genuinely helps when the sky is uncooperative, because clouds move and a longer evening gives the guide more chances to drive to a gap in them.
4. What comes with it. Most winter listings in Lapland name warm overalls and boots among the inclusions, and several of the evenings here also name hot drinks or a campfire. Some do not. That line is worth thirty seconds of reading, because clothing you have to buy or hire is real money and a thermal suit you did not know you were getting is real comfort. Check the inclusions on the listing you are booking rather than assuming across listings.
Every trip, current fare
Everything sold on this site, from the cheapest hour to the longest safari, with the cost-per-hour column doing the work your eye cannot: it is the honest way to set a two-and-a-half-hour minivan run beside a five-and-a-half-hour evening in the field. Evening listings and daylight listings are both in here, because most people book one of each.
| Tour | Length | Price | What is included | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi: Northern Lights in Peace and Privacy - by a Private LakeLevi: Northern Lights in Peace and Privacy - by a Private Lake | 3h 30m | $182 | A private evening by a lake, away from the village lights | $52.00 | 4.8 · 154 |
| Levi: Northern Lights Snowmobile SafariLevi: Northern Lights Snowmobile Safari | 3 h | $164 | A guided snowmobile safari run after dark | $54.67 | 4.5 · 629 |
| Levi: Best & Original Northern Lights Hunting & photographyLevi: Best & Original Northern Lights Hunting & photography | 5h 30m | $166 | A long guided hunt with photography help from the guide | $30.18 | 4.3 · 174 |
| Levi: Northern Lights Tour and Stargazing by TelescopeLevi: Northern Lights Tour and Stargazing by Telescope | 3 h | $125 | A guided evening with stargazing through a telescope | $41.67 | 4.6 · 194 |
| Levi: Northern Lights CampfireLevi: Northern Lights Campfire | 3 h | $105 | A campfire evening in the forest with the sky above it | $35.00 | 4.6 · 136 |
| Levi: Northern Lights Tour by MinivanLevi: Northern Lights Tour by Minivan | 2h 30m | $102 | A guided minivan run out of the village in search of clear sky | $40.80 | 4.3 · 189 |
| Levi: Evening Snowmobile SafariLevi: Evening Snowmobile Safari | 3 h | $171 | An evening snowmobile safari on marked trails | $57.00 | 4.8 · 199 |
| Levi: Easy Snowmobile Safari into the NatureLevi: Easy Snowmobile Safari into the Nature | 2 h | $144 | An easy-going snowmobile safari into the nature around Levi | $72.00 | 4.7 · 636 |
| Levi: Snowmobile Safari in Levi’s NatureLevi: Snowmobile Safari in Levi’s Nature | 2 h | $144 | A guided snowmobile safari through the nature near the resort | $72.00 | 4.8 · 207 |
| Levi: 1-Hour Snowmobile SafariLevi: 1-Hour Snowmobile Safari | 60 min | $102 | One hour on a snowmobile with a guide leading | $102.00 | 4.8 · 248 |
| Levi: 3-Hour Snowmobile Safari Around Levi with Coffee BreakLevi: 3-Hour Snowmobile Safari Around Levi with Coffee Break | 3 h | $198 | Three hours around Levi with a coffee break named in the listing | $66.00 | 4.8 · 161 |
| Levi: Snowmobile Safari with Ice Fishing and Outdoor LunchLevi: Snowmobile Safari with Ice Fishing and Outdoor Lunch | 5 h | $240 | Five hours by snowmobile with ice fishing and an outdoor meal | $48.00 | 4.9 · 215 |
| Levi: 5 km Husky Sledding Ride in LeviLevi: 5 km Husky Sledding Ride in Levi | 2 h | $172 | A five-kilometre husky sledding ride at the kennel | $86.00 | 4.8 · 594 |
| Levi: Self-Drive Guided Husky TourLevi: Self-Drive Guided Husky Tour | 60 min | $138 | A short guided husky tour with you on the runners | $138.00 | 4.3 · 446 |
| Levi: 7 km Self-Drive Husky Sledding AdventureLevi: 7 km Self-Drive Husky Sledding Adventure | 3 h | $228 | Seven kilometres with you driving your own sled | $76.00 | 4.7 · 503 |
| Levi: Reindeer Experience with Sleigh RideLevi: Reindeer Experience with Sleigh Ride | 90 min | $129 | A reindeer visit with a sleigh ride at the farm | $86.00 | 4.1 · 504 |
| Levi: Reindeer Sleigh Ride Tour in Snowy ForestLevi: Reindeer Sleigh Ride Tour in Snowy Forest | 60 min | $101 | A reindeer sleigh ride through snowy forest | $101.00 | 4.4 · 223 |
| Levi: Arctic Combo – Husky & Reindeer RideLevi: Arctic Combo – Husky & Reindeer Ride | 2 h | $194 | Huskies and reindeer inside one two-hour visit | $97.00 | 4.1 · 225 |
| Levi:3-in-1 Combo Husky, Reindeer & Snowmobile sleigh rideLevi:3-in-1 Combo Husky, Reindeer & Snowmobile sleigh ride | 2 h | $171 | Huskies, reindeer and a snowmobile sleigh ride in one booking | $85.50 | 4.3 · 169 |
| Levi: Lapland Reindeer and Husky SafariLevi: Lapland Reindeer and Husky Safari | 3 h | $287 | A three-hour Lapland safari with both reindeer and huskies | $95.67 | 4.5 · 223 |
| Levi: Snowy Forest Horse RideLevi: Snowy Forest Horse Ride | 2 h | $183 | A horse ride through snowy forest | $91.50 | 4.8 · 200 |
| Levi: Lovimainas Arctic Forest Ice Skating (1km)Levi: Lovimainas Arctic Forest Ice Skating (1km) | 2 h | $79 | A one-kilometre skating track through Arctic forest | $39.50 | 4.3 · 202 |
| Sirkka: Levi Ice-Karting Experience with Optional TransferSirkka: Levi Ice-Karting Experience with Optional Transfer | 60 min | $132 | Ice karting at Sirkka, with transfer offered as an option | $132.00 | 4.8 · 448 |

Reading the fares
$102 — the minivan. Two and a half hours, rated 4.3 across 189 reviews. A shared vehicle, a guide watching the cloud, and a drive to wherever the sky looks thinnest. It is the least you can spend to get out of the village with someone who does this every night of the season.
$105 — the campfire. Three hours, rated 4.6 across 136 reviews. A fixed spot in the forest, a fire, and time. You are not chasing gaps in the cloud; you are waiting in a comfortable place with something to do while you wait. For families and for anyone who dislikes being shuttled about, this is often the better evening.
$125 — the telescope. Three hours, rated 4.6 across 194 reviews. The evening has a second subject: stars, planets and the guide’s commentary. That matters more than it sounds. An evening with an astronomy programme is worth the fare on its own terms, whatever the aurora does.
$164 — the snowmobile. Three hours, rated 4.5 across 629 reviews, the most reviewed evening on the site. You ride out to open ground with a long horizon instead of standing in a car park, and the ride itself is half the evening. Driving licence and age rules are named on the listing.
$182 — the private lake. Three and a half hours, rated 4.8 across 154 reviews, the highest score of the six. Your group, your guide, a lake with nothing built around it. If the sky stays shut you still had a quiet Arctic evening rather than a bus timetable.
$166 — the long hunt. Five and a half hours, rated 4.3 across 174 reviews, and photography is named in the listing title. The longest window, the widest driving radius and a guide whose job includes helping with your camera settings.
What moves the fare
Set two listings side by side and the gap between them is almost always one of these five rows. None of them requires guesswork: they are printed on the listing page before you pay.
| What to check | Where it lives | Why it moves the fare | If you skip it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared or privategroup size in the title | The title and the description | $102 is shared; $182 is your group alone | A private fare paid for a shared evening, or the reverse |
| What carries youminivan, snowmobile or a fixed camp | The title and the inclusions | Machines and fuel cost more than seats; $164 shows it | Arriving without a driving licence for a machine you are meant to drive |
| How long it runs2h 30m through 5h 30m | The duration field | Time in the field is the variable that a fare can actually buy | A short window booked when you had one clear evening in the week |
| Whether overalls are providedthermal suit and boots | The inclusions | Most winter listings here name warm gear; a few leave you to bring your own | Money spent hiring a suit, or an evening spent colder than planned |
| What else is on the eveningfire, hot drinks, telescope, photos | The itinerary on the listing | A second subject is what makes a cloudy evening still worth the fare | Standing in the dark with nothing to do but look up |
Book direct
Current fare, rating and review count on each, straight from the listings. Every tour on this site has free cancellation, which is the part of the price that matters most when you are booking weeks ahead of a week of weather nobody can see yet.
★ 4.3 · 189 reviews
★ 4.6 · 136 reviews
★ 4.6 · 194 reviews
★ 4.5 · 629 reviews
★ 4.8 · 154 reviews
★ 4.3 · 174 reviews
Before you pay
All of it comes from the listings on this site or from how the evenings are run. Nothing here is a prediction about the sky.
Every listing here sells transport, a guide, time in the dark and usually something warm. What happens overhead is not part of the transaction at any price, and any page that tells you otherwise is selling you a feeling.
$287 is a three-hour reindeer and husky safari, not an evening under the sky. The evenings top out at $182, which surprises people who assume the sky commands the highest fare.
$102 and $105 are the two cheapest ways into the dark here, and between them they cover the two opposite approaches: keep moving, or settle in one place.
That phrase belongs to accommodation with glass-roofed rooms, not to a guided evening. It is a different purchase entirely, and nothing on this site sells it. The fares on this page are tour fares.
The column in the table is simple division, and it is the only fair way to compare $102 over two and a half hours with $166 over five and a half.
Two shorter evenings on different nights cover more weather than one long evening does. With free cancellation on every tour on this site, holding a second night and releasing it is a normal thing to do.
Some listings name hotel pickup, others name a meeting point in the village, and $132 names transfer as an option. Read that line before you plan how you are getting there in the dark.
When you book
Fares on the listings do not swing with the calendar the way hotel rates do. What changes is how many evenings you have to play with and how quickly the small-group listings fill.
Late Aug – Oct
Evenings are genuinely dark again and the vehicle-based listings such as $102 run; the snow-dependent programmes build up later.
Nov – Dec
The Christmas period fills the small-group evenings first. $182 and $105 are the ones worth holding early.
Jan – Feb
The full programme is running, the snow is established and $164 is at its most straightforward.
Mar – early Apr
Darkness still arrives early enough for a three-hour evening, and the extra daylight either side makes a two-booking day comfortable.
The verdict
On the smallest budget, book $102. Two and a half hours in a shared minivan with a guide reading the cloud, rated 4.3 across 189 reviews. It is the cheapest way out of the village lighting.
To sit still and stay warm, book $105. Three hours at a fire in the forest, rated 4.6 across 136 reviews — the evening that is still an evening when the cloud does not break.
For a second subject overhead, book $125. Three hours with stargazing through a telescope, rated 4.6 across 194 reviews.
To get onto the open fell, book $164. Three hours, rated 4.5 across 629 reviews, the most reviewed evening listing here.
For your group alone, book $182. Three and a half hours by a private lake, rated 4.8 across 154 reviews — the highest-rated evening on this site and our pick.
And for the longest time in the field, book $166. Five and a half hours with photography named in the listing, rated 4.3 across 174 reviews.
Fares are half the decision. The other half is which weeks of the season you are coming for, and how long the dark actually lasts.
See the season month by month→Common questions
From $102 for a shared minivan run of two and a half hours to $182 for three and a half hours with a private guide by a lake. The six evening listings on this site all sit inside that range.
Because the guide and the vehicle are working for your group only, and the evening can change direction to suit you. $182 also runs longer than the shared evenings, at three and a half hours.
It buys different ground rather than a better sky: machines reach open fell that a road does not. $164 against $102 is the price of that, and it is the most reviewed evening here.
Most winter listings in Levi name warm overalls and boots in the inclusions, but not every one does. The inclusions section of the listing you are booking is the only place to settle it.
$79 for two hours on a forest skating track. It is a daylight activity rather than an evening under the sky, and it is rated 4.3 across 202 reviews.
Every tour on this site has free cancellation, and the listing states the deadline. That is what makes it reasonable to book more than one evening and release what you do not need.
Go deeper
Every way to hunt the lights from Levi, compared.
Levi, FinlandWhere Levi sits, why it works, and what the season is.
By snowmobileRiding onto the fells away from the village lights.
By minivanThe cheapest way out of the village glow, and how it works.
Private toursYour own guide and car, and why that changes the odds.
Best timeSeason, darkness and the months with the best odds.