Snow Fun Safaris Lapland, Akaslompolo: Hours, Address, Snow Fun Safaris Lapland Reviews: 5/5
Snow Fun Safaris Lapland
Snow Fun Safaris Lapland
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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MaxGvi
2 contributions
Feb 2022 • Couples
Amazing tour with Jussi! This guy is great and full of good advice. He knows all the magical little paths. We recommend Snow Fun Safaris 100%.
Written 15 February 2022
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Derek W
New Forest National Park Hampshire, UK15 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
We’ve been to Akaslompolo twice and both time have used snow fun safaris .
Last year my wife and I did the reindeer safari and hired a snow mobile for an hour . The staff were excellent and very friendly .
We went back this year with our daughter and grandson and repeated what we did the previous year. Again we couldn’t fault the staff , they will even pick you up from your accommodation .
Last year my wife and I did the reindeer safari and hired a snow mobile for an hour . The staff were excellent and very friendly .
We went back this year with our daughter and grandson and repeated what we did the previous year. Again we couldn’t fault the staff , they will even pick you up from your accommodation .
Written 20 February 2020
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Bryan B
Amsterdam, The Netherlands14 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Amazing safaris, skilled staff and very friendly, would highly recommend them. They have everything you need!
Written 19 January 2020
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Esther d
112 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We did a lot of tours with the kind people of snow fun safari. We booked everything via email before our trip to Äkäslompolo. They were very helpfull and the contact via e-mail went great. Before starting the tours you get a good explanation about how/ what and when about the tours and explanaition about the snowscooter. You can lend extra warm clothes or shoes if you need to. In total we did 5 tours: 3x snowmobile tour and a huskytour and reindeertour. The guides are wonderfull and very kind and friendly!
Written 6 January 2020
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Laura K
9 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Rented two snowmobiles for three hours and everything went smoothly. Staff is super friendly which cannot be said for other places we visited when deciding where to rent the vehicles. They will also tell and show you everything you need to now. December and January seem to be quite busy time of the year for them so be sure to book in advance.
I warmly recommend this place.
I warmly recommend this place.
Written 3 January 2020
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Darren S
Melton, UK35 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
So glad we found this agent. We booked 4 activities with this agent and they are amazing. The staff are very friendly and really take their time to make sure everything is just right.
We feel we made friends with each of the guides.
We feel we made friends with each of the guides.
Written 11 December 2019
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lindsey m
Northallerton, UK2 contributions
Dec 2019
Got in contact and booked a husky farm visit and sledding with Snow Fun Safaris within a week of my holiday beginning, responses were fast and helpful and the excursion itself was brilliant. Look no further than using this company! I wonder if you can supply me with the official name of the husky farm we visited please? Or a contact email for them? That would be much appreciated
Written 8 December 2019
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Daniel Hall
Sydney, Australia12 contributions
Dec 2019 • Solo
Thanks Snow Fun Safaris!
Rented one in the week and it was super easy, driving licence & sign away then onto the Snowmobile.
You only pay for how long you’re on it so if you bring it back early you’re not charged,
Super friendly staff
Will use again
Rented one in the week and it was super easy, driving licence & sign away then onto the Snowmobile.
You only pay for how long you’re on it so if you bring it back early you’re not charged,
Super friendly staff
Will use again
Written 7 December 2019
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Christine T
Maesteg, UK11 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
We stayed as a family of 9 in Äkäslompolo over New Year into January and booked a few excursions through Snow Fun Safaris. These excursions had been booked a few months prior to arrival and I have to say the communication between myself and the company was brilliant. They sorted out everything we needed from Husky Safari to the Ice village and we were picked up from the cabin we were staying in and returned afterwards. My son and his family went skiing and dealt with this company also and again they were really helpful. The staff were friendly and sociable. We had one of the staff members as a guide through the Ice Hotel and she was very informative I would certainly recommend them to anyone who holidays in Akaslompolo.
Written 19 March 2019
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Mark W
San Diego, CA215 contributions
Feb 2019 • Friends
The tour with the combined Snowmobile ride and the Husky farm visit and mushing was awesome! It was my first time to do both but it was perfect. You meet at the Snowfun Safari building which is very easy to find. They gear you up with warm dry clothing from top to bottom, boots, suits, gloves, etc... if you need it. You can also wear your own if you are so equipped. Also, they give you a helmet. Then you proceed to the snowmobiles where they give you ample instruction for safe and enjoyable driving. The snowmobiles themselves are in great condition and are very easy to operate - including have handle and throttle warming technology that the driver can control to help their hands stay warm. They do offer you insurance which is extra but for 20 euro it is worth it since any vehicle on snow and ice is much more at risk for an unexpected incident. The paths you drive on are great but better to be safe than sorry - it is something like up to 800 euro liability without the insurance purchase. And we did see an abandoned snowmobile resting against a tree it had tried to hug. The snowmobile part is an out and back - you drive a long way to the husky farm and then return the same path back. The husky farm is a fun visit. They instruct you on proper mushing technique and then assign you and a partner to a sled and a team of 6 dogs. One person leads 3 other dog teams with their team so you are always with help nearby. However, the mushing process is fun and not difficult. Just remember to use the break to slow or stop as they instruct. They stop halfway so you can change mushers if so desired. Upon return to the husky farm, you gather in a warm hut for some hot juice or coffee and have a chance to ask questions of one of the guides. This was a very informative session. Then its back to the snowmobiles and a fun return to the Snowfun Safari building. Last but not least, the people working for Snowfun Safaris were great - very friendly and helpful and even gave us excellent ideas of other activities in and around Akaslompolo.
Written 8 March 2019
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If I am staying at the saaga hotel in Yllas, how do I collect a snowmobile if i was to hire for 24 hours. Is there transport that can take me to collect the snowmobile? I noticed that the shop is 15 minutes away from our hotel so not sure how we get to you.
Thompasq
Waldkirch, Switzerland21 contributions
Hi
Sind die Touren au Deutsch?
Mit freundlichen Grüssen Thomas
julia_fuenti
Giessen, Germany5 contributions
Nein, da die Gäste international sind, sind die Touren auf englisch.
CSLaw2015
Kuching, Malaysia2 contributions
My family and I are travelling to Finland on 16-26 November 2018. Are your activities available during the period?
Jouni L
Akaslompolo, Finland
Hi. We hope that some excursions are available during your holiday, but this we will see closer to the time then. Usually we start running activities on the third week of November or as soon as weather and trail conditions allow.
leonaandsteve2012
Oxfordshire, UK16 contributions
5 of us only 1 driver. What are our options please? Would love to hire snow mobile but thinking too many of us? (2 adults, 3 children aged 10,11&14)
Thanks
Jouni L
Akaslompolo, Finland
Hello. One snowmobile fits two persons, but you can rent also snowmobile sleigh that fits three persons. So no problem going out with the whole family.
Kind regards, Snow Fun Safaris
Duducat
Toulouse, France18 contributions
Point de vue sur excursion motoneige vers Old LAPLAND ?
Hi we are visiting Akaslompolo 1st-4th December. What activities will be available?
Thankyou,
Alison
Jouni L
Akaslompolo, Finland
Hey Alison.
Our week program is running already except 1st-4th December Lainio Snowvilalge is not open, Across the fells snowmobile safari we can't do yet and Reindeer safari by snowmobile we can't do yet.
So, for example:
On Thursday 1.12. at 1.30 p.m. Reindeer safari by Hannu
We drive by car about twenty minutes to Hyyverova, where Hannu with his reindeer is already waiting for us. After all the reindeer are harnessed, we sit in sleighs under reindeer skins and head into the snow covered pine forest for a four kilometers long reindeer sleigh ride. After a half an hour we will come back and feed the reindeer big portions of lichen. Hot coffee and homemade berry juice wait for us in a Lappish teepee.
Having lived his whole life with the reindeer, Hannu tells us about reindeer herding and breeding and will answer all our questions about reindeer.
Duration: 3 hours
Price: 135 € / adult and 94,50 € / child.
On Friday 2.12. at 9.00 a.m.
Half-day Husky Adventure
Exploring the Lappish nature with huskies is an unforgettable experience.
When we arrive to the Ylläs Husky Farm, we will hear the dogs already from the distance and it is obvious, they are eager to start pulling! After an introduction into dogsledding it is time to release the musher in us. Dashing through snow covered pine forests and over plains, only hearing the breathing of the dogs, their paws in the snow and our own heartbeat, will be a memory of a life time! When we arrive back to the camp we will warm ourselves up in the hut with some hot drinks and hear many stories about mushing and husky breeding. Every adult participant can steer the sleigh.
Duration: 4 hours / 25 km Husky sledding
Price: 189 € / person (sharing husky-sleigh) and 270 € / person (single husky-sleigh), 132,30 € / child.
On Friday 2.12. at 11.00 a.m.
Snowmobile safari to husky farm
This safari will take us to the Ylläs Husky Farm some 15 kilometers from Äkäslompolo. First the husky guide will introduce us to the hundred Alaskan and Siberian huskies and the art of mushing. When we are familiar with the customs and habits of the dogs, we take part in a 9 kilometer husky sleigh safari. Every adult participant gets a chance to steer the sleigh.
After the trip we drink coffee in Lapp teepee with the husky farm guides, where they will tell us a lot more about the interesting life of a musher.
Duration: 4 hours / 30 km snowmobiling / 9 km Husky sledding
Departure: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday @ 11.00
Price: 164 € / person (sharing snowmobile), 220 € / person (single driving*),
114,80 € / child on the snowmobile and 82 € / child on sleigh
* Single price only for the snowmobiling part. Husky ride is shared.
On Friday 2.12. at 12.00 at noon
Husky farm visit and sleigh safari
At our destination, the Ylläs Husky farm, the husky guide will introduce us to the hundred Alaskan and Siberian huskies. When we are familiar with the customs and habits of the dogs, we take part in a 9 kilometer husky sleigh safari. Every adult participant can steer the sleigh. After the trip we drink coffee in Lapp teepee with the husky farm guides, where they will tell us a lot more about the interesting life of a musher.
Duration: 2,5 hours
Price: 135 € / adult (sharing husky-sleigh) and 94,50 € / child.
Minimum: 4 persons
On Saturday 3.12. at 10.00 a.m.
Snow what?
This safari is the most suitable one for first-timers and families, as an introduction into the mysteries of snowmobiling and the enchanting Lapland scenery. Having mastered the safety and driving instructions, we set off for a gentle cruise covering about 20 kilometers, stopping on the way for a hot drink and a doughnut in a warm Lappish tepee, kota.
Duration: 2 hours / 20 km
Price: 70 € / person (sharing snowmobile), 100 € / person (single driving), 40 € / child on the snowmobile and 25 € / child on sleigh.
Minimum: 2 persons
Is these ones any suitable activities for you?
If there is coming some more questions or you would like to make reservation, don't hesitate to ask.
You can also send e-mail to us.
Best regards,
Arto / Snow Fun Safaris
Nina H
Wokingham, UK81 contributions
I have a four night trip to Yllas booked for the 22-26 December formyself and my 15yr old daughter. We plan to book a variety of adventures with Snow Fun Safaris - their reviews have made my mind up. My question is: Do they run excursions on the 25th December? We want an adventurous Christmas Day!
Jouni L
Akaslompolo, Finland
Hello Nina, during the winter time we are open daily from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., also on 25th December so you are welcome to join excursions on Christmas day. However, we recommend that you book in advance. You find further information on activities on our website. If you have any other questions let us know.
Do I need to bring my driving licence with me to drive a snowmobile?
Jouni L
Akaslompolo, Finland
Hello Simon,
yes, you need to have your driving license with you when driving a snowmobile.
Snowy regards from Ylläs,
Snow Fun Safaris
Frequently Asked Questions about Snow Fun Safaris Lapland
- Snow Fun Safaris Lapland is open:
- Sun - Sat 09:00 - 18:00
- Hotels near Snow Fun Safaris Lapland:
- (0.05 km) B&B Adventures
- (0.18 km) Lapland Hotel Yllaskaltio
- (0.52 km) 7 Fells Hostel
- (0.40 km) Ylläksen Yöpuu, Ylläs Log Cabins
- (0.72 km) Fun With Santa
- Restaurants near Snow Fun Safaris Lapland:
- (0.25 km) Jolie Lounge & Café
- (0.35 km) Public House Selva Pyy
- (0.27 km) Ravintola Yllaskaltio
- (0.38 km) Restaurant Tower
- (0.38 km) Evaskori