The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon dependent on solar activity and weather conditions. We can choose the best place and time to maximise our chances of seeing them, but NO guarantee can be made that the northern lights will appear during a short period such as a holiday.
No one can guarantee when the Northern Lights will appear. Neither can we.
How we observe the northern lights at Viajes Tuareg
Our accommodation is outside Inari, near several viewing points. On arrival, we set up a messaging group for travellers, the guide and the local team. When there is activity, we send an alert: within minutes, we are outside looking for the aurora. Thermal overalls and boots help us withstand the cold.
The Northern Lights have no timetable, but we keep an eye on the forecasts.
Lapland doesn't start when night falls
We travel through Lapland and, when night falls, look to the sky for the northern lights.
The The northern lights are the main night-time event, but our Lapland trips offer more than waiting for darkness. There is plenty to do all day.
During daylight hours, we explore northern Finland: walking through taiga forests and along Lake Inari, discovering Sami culture and this vast territory as it changes with the seasons. When daylight fades and conditions allow, it is time to look skywards.
Autumn: forests, Lake Inari and Sami culture
On our journey from Lapland in autumn We follow trails along Lake Inari and through conifer forests, walk the Juutua Trail and sail to sacred Ukko Island. Lapland without its blanket of snow is ideal for discovering the taiga on foot, combining nature, Sámi culture and night-time Northern Lights viewing.
Finland✔️ Departures 10 OCT | 4 Nov 2026
✔️ Price from 1750€
Winter: snow, ice and Arctic life
When winter comes, the landscape changes completely. In Lapland in winter We continue around Lake Inari and Lemmenjoki National Park, now covered in snow. We visit places connected with Sámi culture, try ice fishing and enter forests where winter sets the pace.
✔️ Departures 2, 6 JAN | 3, 10, 24 Feb | 3, 10, 17, 24 Mar 2027
✔️ Price from 1795€
A step further: a snowshoe expedition
And for those looking for a more intense experience is the crossing Lemmenjoki National Park on snowshoes. Eight days travelling through one of northern Finland’s great wildernesses, climbing Joenkielinen and moving between refuges. The northern lights are part of a wider experience: walking on snow, following the Lemmenjoki River, crossing boreal forest and spending days immersed in Arctic nature.
✔️ Departures 13, 27 FEB | 13, 20, 27 Mar 2027
✔️ Price from 1895€
