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From Rovaniemi · 1.5 hours · Drive your own sled
Rovaniemi Husky Safari
Safartica's musher shows you how to steer, then you drive a husky team 5 km through the Lappish wilderness, two adults to a team and children in the sleigh. Winter clothing, transfers and hot drinks by the campfire are included.
Drive or ride
Which Husky Safari from Rovaniemi?
For a first husky safari from Rovaniemi, book Safartica’s Rovaniemi: Daytime Husky Safari - 5 km self-driven, from US$211 a person (checked November 2026). You drive the team yourself after a lesson from the musher, two adults to a sled, for about 20 to 30 minutes, and winter clothing, transfers and hot drinks by the campfire are in the price. It cost the same on every date and party size we read, from 27 November 2026 to 17 February 2027.
Rovaniemi: Daytime Husky Safari - 5 km self-driven
Safartica: a 5 km self-drive ride of about 20 to 30 minutes, two adults per team and children in the sleigh. Winter clothing, transfers and hot drinks with biscuits included.
See start times →Rovaniemi: Husky Experience and Sled Ride with Pro Photos
Beyond Arctic: a 3 km sled ride as a passenger behind a professional musher, a photographer with you, and edited photos a few days later. Hotel pickup, winter clothing and boots included; up to 8 people.
See the ride →Rovaniemi: Santa Claus Village Husky Ride
Bearhill husky: a 2.5 km ride driven by a musher in the woods of Santa Claus Village, 7 to 12 minutes on the sled, then hot juice and cookies. Up to 4 adults a sled; no transfers or outer clothing.
See the ride →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Want a longer drive, or the whole kit with strict sled rules? The comparison table below sets Apukka Resort Oy’s 6 km safari beside it.
- 4.6 / 5 1037+ Reviews
- 5 km You drive the sled yourself: about 20 to 30 minutes behind the team, two adults to a sled
- Clothing in Winter clothing and transfers are in the price, with hot drinks by the campfire afterwards
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Safari Includes
Transfers, winter clothing, a musher's lesson in steering, the 5 km ride and hot drinks at the kennel afterwards.
Safartica's own highlights, inclusions and notes, as listed on GetYourGuide in November 2026.
Highlights
- Learn how to ride a husky sled
- Hear stories and facts about the dogs from a musher
- Experience the husky ride in Lappish wilderness
What's Included
- Winter clothing
- Transfers
- 5-km self-drive husky ride (about 20-30 min); 2 adults per team, children in sleigh
- Hot drinks with biscuits
- Guiding in English
Good to know: You must be on time. Missing the meeting time or location will result in a missed safari, which will not be refunded. Check the correct meeting time and place in the confirmation email sent by email from Safartica · Safari starts when the group is clothed and ready to go. Missed meeting time and point will result in a missed safari, which will not be refunded. Time spent in transfers is not included in the safari duration
How the Safari Runs
The meeting time comes by email, the 1.5 hours start once everyone is dressed, and the transfer is extra time.
Check the Confirmation Email
Safartica sends the meeting time and place by email, and a missed meeting is a missed safari with no refund. On the dates we read it started at 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM on 30 November 2026, at 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM on 15 December 2026, and at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM on 20 January 2027.
Dress and Meet the Dogs
Winter clothing is included. The musher meets you at the reception of the resort, walks you to the kennel of Alaskan huskies and shows you how to steer your own sleigh.
Drive 5 km
Two adults share each team and children ride in the sleigh. The ride takes about 20 to 30 minutes, and the 1.5 hours start once the group is dressed and ready.
Campfire, Then Back
Back at the kennel the musher tells stories and facts about the huskies over hot drinks and biscuits by the campfire. The transfer time is not part of the 1.5 hours.
Photo Gallery
Sled Dogs Near Rovaniemi
Kennels, snow trails and spruce forest outside Rovaniemi, where the teams run with a musher's sled behind them.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Safartica's daytime safari from Rovaniemi: a musher's lesson in steering, then a 5 km self-drive ride of about 20 to 30 minutes, two adults to a team and children in the sleigh. Winter clothing, transfers and hot drinks with biscuits are included. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Plan the Ride
Husky Safari Questions
A kennel visit or a sled run, how long and how far, what it costs, what to wear, combos with reindeer and the lights, and Levi or Saariselkä.
Prices are each page's featured tour: GetYourGuide checked November 2026. Tour prices are in US dollars, per person; euro figures are marked EUR.
Four Husky Safaris from Rovaniemi Side by Side
Who drives, how far, how long the outing is, where you get on, warm clothing and the rules for children. GetYourGuide and Viator prices with the month they were checked.
| Feature | THIS PAGE Safartica, 5 km self-drive | Apukka Resort Oy, 6 km self-drive | Beyond Arctic, 3 km as a passenger | Arktictopia, 10 km self-drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From US$211 per person (checked November 2026) | From US$244 per person (checked November 2026) (US$255.16 on 10 December 2026) | From US$217 per person (checked November 2026) | From US$260 per person (checked November 2026) |
| The Ride | 5 km, about 20 to 30 minutes; you steer after a lesson from the musher | 6 km; you drive, and the guides do not drive the sleds | 3 km as a passenger; a professional musher drives | 10 km, self-driven |
| Length | 1.5 hours, not counting the transfer | 3.5 hours: 35 minutes by bus, 2 hours at Apukka Resort, 30 minutes back | 2 hours | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| Start | 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM on 30 November 2026; 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM on 15 December 2026; 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM on 20 January 2027 on the dates we read | 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00 PM on 10 December 2026; hourly from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on 20 January 2027; no availability on 27 November | 12:30 PM on 27 November, 1:30 PM on 10 December 2026 and 17 February 2027; no availability on 20 January | Not stated |
| Getting On | Transfers included; the meeting time and place come in the confirmation email | Transfers from Rovaniemi city centre or Santa Claus Village | Hotel pickup and drop-off included | Round-trip transportation from Rovaniemi |
| Warm Clothing | Winter clothing included | Thermal overall, thermal boots, woollen socks and mittens included | Winter clothing and winter boots included | Not stated |
| Who Rides | 2 adults per team; children ride in the sleigh | Max 2 adults and 1 to 3 children a sled, 250 kg in all; one adult with one child: the child 9 to 10 years old | Small group, up to 8 | Up to 8 people per booking |
| Not For | No limits listed; a missed meeting is a missed safari, not refunded | Pregnant women, people with mobility impairments, wheelchair users | Wheelchair users; no feeding the dogs | Not recommended for pregnant travellers, or travellers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health |
| Best For | A first drive of your own team without giving up a whole day | A longer drive with the full winter kit and clear rules for families | Riding rather than driving, with photos of you and the dogs | The longest self-drive here, at a small family-run kennel |
| See start times | See the safari | See the ride | See on Viator |
Shorter, Longer, or Just the Dogs
A Farm Visit, Two Longer Runs and a Small-Group Tour
Apukka Resort Oy's kennel visit, A Day In Lapland's 6 to 10 km and Rovaniemi Insider's 10 km self-drive, and Pure Lapland's 2-hour tour on Viator.
JUST THE DOGSRovaniemi: Husky Farm Visit
Apukka Resort Oy's guided husky farm visit: what the dogs eat and how they train, time to pet and photograph them, a warm drink at a campfire, and a 500 m carriage ride driven by the guide, weather permitting. Transfers if needed; no feeding the animals.
6 TO 10 KMRovaniemi: Husky Safari with Transfers & BBQ
A Day In Lapland's 6 to 10 km self-driven safari of about 30 to 50 minutes, two to a sled with a switch halfway: pickup from Napapiiri or Rovaniemi centre, overalls and boots, then sausages, marshmallows and hot drinks in a kota. Only adults drive; no children under 4.
10 KMRovaniemi: Insider 10 km Husky Sled Ride
Rovaniemi Insider's 10 km sled ride, with 25 to 35 minutes of driving and a switch halfway: van transport, a thermal jacket, pants, boots and gloves, and hot drinks and local snacks in a kota afterwards.
ON VIATORRovaniemi 2-Hour Guided Husky Mushing Tour for Small Groups
Pure Lapland's 2-hour husky tour in a private area 15 minutes from Rovaniemi, in groups of normally up to 12, with a shuttle bus to certain pickup points shared with Metsähirvas Nature Resort. Not recommended for pregnant travellers or travellers with spinal injuries.
Husky safaris from Rovaniemi
How the Safaris Differ
Who drives the sled, how long you are on it, what the day around it takes, the rules for children, and the snow.
Drive the sled, or sit in it
This is the first thing to decide, because the safaris split cleanly. On a self-drive safari you stand on the runners and steer while the dogs pull: Safartica’s musher shows you how before the start, and two adults share each team. On Apukka Resort Oy's 6 km safari, the guides do not drive the sleds at all.
On a passenger ride a musher drives and you sit. Beyond Arctic's ride is 3 km as a passenger, and Bearhill husky's ride in Santa Claus Village is 2.5 km, driven by an experienced musher. Passenger rides suit anyone who would rather not handle a team. A husky farm visit or a sled safari goes through the three kinds, kennel visits included.
How long you are on the sled
Less time than the stated duration suggests. Safartica’s safari is 1.5 hours, the ride itself about 20 to 30 minutes, and the transfer is not counted in the 1.5 hours. A guest in January 2026, collected in the city centre for a 10:30 safari, counted 4 hours 15 minutes from the centre and back, about half an hour of it on the sled.
The other safaris are built the same way. Apukka Resort Oy's safari lasts 3.5 hours: a 35-minute bus from Rovaniemi city centre or Santa Claus Village, 2 hours at the resort and 30 minutes back. Santa Claus Village is eight kilometres north of the centre, by the village’s own figure, and several operators collect from there. One hour, half a day or longer lists the ride time against the total for every safari we read.
What the price buys
Safartica’s price covers the transfers, winter clothing, the steering lesson, the 5 km ride and hot drinks with biscuits by the campfire afterwards, with guiding in English. Two people pay twice: the availability calendar showed US$421.18 for two adults. For a first drive of your own team, without a whole day gone, it is the one to book.
See start times for the 5 km safari
Every husky price here is per person, even though two adults share a sled. They run from US$70 for the 30-minute ride at Santa Claus Village to US$368 for Wonderlapland's 6 to 10 km drive. Husky safari prices sets out what each step up buys.
Children and the sled rules
Safartica takes children in the sleigh with two adults per team, with no age limit given. Other operators are stricter. Apukka Resort Oy allows at most 2 adults and 1 to 3 children a sled, 250 kg in all; one adult with one child needs the child to be 9 to 10 years old. A Day In Lapland lets only adults (18+) drive and does not take children under 4. What to wear and bring has the weight and age rules safari by safari.
The snow, and the light
Sled rides need snow, and the early-season calendars show it. On the dates we read, Apukka Resort Oy's safari had no availability on 27 November 2026 and Bearhill husky's ride none on 27 November or 10 December. Apukka Resort Oy's early-winter 3 km ride runs on trails made with stored snow from last winter.
The days are short too. On 1 December 2026 the sun is up in Rovaniemi from 10:13 to 13:58, and on 21 December from 11:07 to 13:22 (computed for Rovaniemi, Finnish time). Safartica’s 3:00 PM start on 30 November and 15 December falls in the last light or after sunset, and its 9:00 AM start on those dates is before sunrise. If daylight matters for photographs, pick a midday slot in December (11:00 AM and 1:00 PM were also on sale on 15 December), or go from February, when the sun rises at 9:19 and sets at 15:42 on 1 February 2027.
What reviewers mention
Safartica’s safari has 1,037 reviews on GetYourGuide at an average of 4.6. Of the 350 most recent, from 29 December 2025 to 18 September 2026, 23 give three stars or fewer. The complaints in those are about the day around the ride more than the ride: large groups (one guest in January 2026 counted 50 people), a guide on a snowmobile setting the pace in front, pickup mix-ups, and long waits for a short time with the dogs. The five-star reviews talk about steering the sled yourself, the overalls and boots that kept them warm, and the huskies.
Before you book
- Be on time. Safartica sends the meeting time and place in the confirmation email, and a missed meeting is a missed safari with no refund. Late arrivals on A Day In Lapland's safari are not refunded either.
- Who it does not suit. Apukka Resort Oy excludes pregnant women, people with mobility impairments and wheelchair users; A Day In Lapland also excludes people with heart problems. No exclusions are given for Safartica’s safari.
- Combos. A husky ride can come with reindeer, a snowmobile or an evening search for the lights: husky and reindeer or aurora combos compares them.
- Elsewhere in Lapland. Staying in Levi or Saariselkä? Husky safaris in Levi and Saariselkä covers the self-drive rides there.
- Cancelling. Every GetYourGuide safari here can be cancelled free up to 24 hours before.
Your Own Team, 5 km Through the Snow
Safartica's daytime safari from Rovaniemi: a musher's lesson in steering, a 5 km self-drive ride of about 20 to 30 minutes, winter clothing, transfers and hot drinks by the campfire. Starting from US$211 per person.
See start timesMore from Rovaniemi
Husky and Winter Tours with Open Dates
Other husky rides and winter outings around Rovaniemi with live availability. Where each starts, what it includes and the cancellation terms show before you book.
Rovaniemi Husky Safari: Questions
Which safari, what it costs, driving or riding, how long, children, clothing, the season and multi-day trips.
For a first safari, Safartica's Rovaniemi: Daytime Husky Safari - 5 km self-driven, from US$211 a person (checked November 2026): a lesson from the musher, 5 km at the handlebar, winter clothing, transfers and hot drinks by the campfire. For a longer drive, Apukka Resort Oy's 6 km safari takes 3.5 hours with the bus. If you would rather ride than drive, Beyond Arctic's 3 km passenger ride comes with a photographer.
From US$70 a person for Bearhill husky's 30-minute ride in Santa Claus Village to US$368 for Wonderlapland's 6 to 10 km drive (checked November 2026). Self-drive safaris of 3 to 10 km with transfers and clothing mostly cost about US$210 to US$280 a person. Prices are per person even when two adults share a sled. See husky safari prices.
On a self-drive safari, yes: you steer and brake after a briefing, usually with a second adult in the sled. On Safartica's safari two adults share each team; on Apukka Resort Oy's 6 km safari the guides do not drive the sleds at all. On a passenger ride, such as Bearhill husky's ride in Santa Claus Village, a musher drives and you sit.
Shorter than the outing: about 20 to 30 minutes on Safartica's 1.5-hour safari, and 7 to 50 minutes across the safaris we read. The rest is the transfer, dressing, the briefing and time with the dogs. A Day In Lapland's 6 to 10 km safari gives about 30 to 50 minutes on the sled. See how long a husky safari is.
On most, yes, riding in the sled while an adult drives. Safartica takes children in the sleigh with two adults per team, with no age limit given. Apukka Resort Oy's safari allows 1 to 3 children with up to 2 adults, 250 kg in all, and one adult with one child needs the child to be 9 to 10. A Day In Lapland's safari does not take children under 4 and lets only adults drive.
Not the outer layer on most safaris: winter clothing is lent on Safartica's, and overalls and boots on Apukka Resort Oy's and A Day In Lapland's. Wear warm layers, a hat and thick socks underneath. Wonderlapland charges EUR 10 for the overall and boots, and Bearhill husky's ride lends no outer clothing. See what to wear.
When there is snow, and the early-season calendars were patchy when we read them. Apukka Resort Oy's 6 km safari had no availability on 27 November 2026, and Bearhill husky's ride none on 27 November or 10 December. Apukka Resort Oy's early-winter 3 km ride uses trails made with stored snow from last winter.
Not as a bookable tour on GetYourGuide or Viator. The longest Rovaniemi husky tour we found in November 2026 lasts 5 hours, and none of the Viator husky tours for the area ran overnight. For more time on the sled, the 6 to 10 km safaris give about 25 to 50 minutes of driving.
Only by chance, on the few combos that run into the evening. Northern Future Oy's two-part day adds an evening drive to two aurora spots from 20:00 to 23:30, with no guarantee of seeing the lights. In Saariselkä, Star Arctic Oy's safari stops in a tipi where you can hopefully spot them. See husky combos.
Still have questions? Email us at info@rovaniemihuskysafari.com