ROVANIEMI · LAPLAND
The best of Arctic Lapland.
The 15 most popular santa claus village tours in Rovaniemi. The Arctic experiences worth building a Lapland trip around, with run times, prices and who operates each one.
Six hours in Rovaniemi: reindeer and husky sled rides, salmon lunch, Arctic Circle line, and a Santa Claus Village visit.
Most Popular“Unforgettable experience ! Most divine memory ! Thank you”
Snowman World in Rovaniemi: ice skating, tube slides, a snowy labyrinth, and an Ice Bar drink inside Santa Claus Village.
“I'm a solo traveler and I enjoyed it so much alone! It's gorgeous and fun!!!”
Cross the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, meet Santa, send postcards, enjoy buffet lunch, and get your certificate in 3.5 hours.
“Very good tour. We could meet Santa, send postcards to family from Santa‘s Post Office. Took a Reindeer ride. Our Guide Wilhelm, supported by two new guides/ Staff, Jone and Anna were very nice.”
1-hour Finnhorse ride from Santa Claus Village in Lapland: guided trail through snowy forests, then a cozy kota with warm drinks, cookies, and toasted marshmallows.
“This was an amazing experience and very knowledgeable to give us information on the forest and the horses and would love to do this experience again in summer”
Learn elf tricks in Santa’s Village with a 30-minute interactive show, cookie decorating, and secret dances, plus a graduation certificate.
“Trying to guess what the writing meant was a bit above my 3 year old but she loved decorating the cookie and learning the dance”
Cross the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi for a guided Santa Village visit, plus quick reindeer and husky sleigh rides and certificate.
“Nice guide. The tour was smooth and we didn’t need to wait a long queue on every activity planned, especially meeting with Santa Claus. The husky ride and reindeer ride was also good. We also received an unexpected gift from the guide. We were satisfied with the tour.”
Meet Santa in Rovaniemi with reindeer and husky rides, official Santa mail, and guided Arctic Circle sightseeing plus hotel pickup.
“First time in Rovaniemi and we had to see Santa Claus at the Santa Clause Village. We booked this tour with Jason to show us around the huge place. Jason was very accommodating and helpful with everything. He went beyond the tour guiding duties and made sure we had a easy and relaxing trip. He…”
Full-day Rovaniemi tour hitting Ounasvaara views, Santa Claus Village, husky and reindeer rides, plus Arktikum Arctic Museum.
“Jerry and Paola were our guides. They did an excellent job. Very enthusiastic about the tour. The activities were excellent. A little bit of everything. My 8 year old (son) had a great time. Lunch buffet was not great but It did not take away from the activities. Overall highly recommend it.”
Rovaniemi hotel pickup to Santa Claus Village for a meet-and-greet, Santa’s Post Office, and an Arctic Circle moment, with time to shop.
“Its a waste. The package just meant pick up and drop !! Bus would cost 14 Euros fir round trip. wasted 115 Euros. There is no ticket that was part of this package. I had to pay for photos, artic circle certificate, snow world or reindeer rides. Also, the description says "Guide", however it took…”
Rovaniemi Santa Claus Village plus husky and reindeer sled rides with hotel transfer, Santa photos, hot berry juice, and cookies.
“It was amazing!”
Visit Snowman World in Rovaniemi, then eat a 3-course dinner in the Snow Restaurant, built of snow and ice in Lapland.
“Really cool experience! It was a 3 course meal and just as described. I had the elk and everything was very tasty. There is an ice disco bar in the restaurant as well. They served shots in shot glasses made of ice. The snow sculptures on the walls were very impressive! I had access to…”
Hotel pickup makes it easy: husky and reindeer sleigh rides plus Santa Claus Village and an Arctic Circle moment in about 4 hours.
“Turist trap at the next level … out of the 4 scheduled hours, a total of 1 minute in the dog sleigh and 1 minute in the reindeer sleigh … some explanations about the farm, one cup of tea, not two … luckily enough, kids are happy with the snow around”
Meet Santa at his official North Pole residence near Rovaniemi, cross the Arctic Circle, send cards from Santa’s Post Office, and enjoy lunch.
“La guide était incroyable, nous avons passé un super moment, le village est sympa mais un peu cher, sa reste à faire haha”
Guided Santa Village + reindeer and husky sleigh rides in Rovaniemi, with pickup, Arctic Circle certificate, and hot berry juice.
“Wonderful tour guide and the day was way more fun than we expected. The dogs were ADORABLE. It would have been nice to mention we had a 1 hour break during the tour to shop / eat - which was lovely.”
Meet Santa in Rovaniemi, cross the Arctic Circle for a certificate, and mail postcards with a Santa postmark on this 3-hour small-group tour.
“De gids heeft ons weinig info kunnen geven. inkom park is gratis. bezoek aan kerstman was wel ok. we hebben geen certificaat ontvangen (was wel inclusief normaal). we hebben echt te veel betaald voor deze excursie.”
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