9 – 15 February 2027 · 7 Days · Rovaniemi, Lapland · €2,500 per person · Sold Out
9 – 15 February 2027 · 7 Days · Rovaniemi, Lapland · €2,500 per person · Sold Out
Spend seven days above the Arctic Circle, riding through snow-covered forests, crossing frozen rivers on horseback and watching the northern lights from the saddle.
The Arctic is the whole point here. Days are built around horses, sleigh rides, traditional saunas, archery and snowshoeing through untouched forest. Evenings are spent by the fire. Nights are spent waiting for the sky to move.
It is a completely different kind of wilderness from our South American trips. Quieter, slower, and just as unforgettable.
This is a single February 2027 departure, capped at six riders. Everything is organised for you from the airport onwards.
Why Lapland
Deep winter in Lapland is not a backdrop you ride past. It is the thing itself. Snow swallows sound, the forest closes in around the trail, and the light stays low and blue for most of the short day.
You ride out through trees heavy with snow, cross rivers that have frozen solid, and come back to a fire and a sauna. In between there are sleigh rides, lunches cooked in a traditional kota, archery in the snow and long afternoons that nobody is rushing.
Then the sky. Some nights it stays still. Some nights it moves, and you watch it from the back of a horse. Nobody can promise the aurora, but we ride out looking for it twice during the week.
The Week
The Horses
You ride Finnhorses, the native Finnish breed, sure-footed in deep snow and used to working in cold that would stop most horses.
The riding here is different from our South American trips. Days are short this far north, so rides are shorter too, usually around an hour, and there are several of them across the week rather than one long day in the saddle. That makes this trip genuinely open to beginners.
Where You Stay
You stay at the ranch for all six nights, with every meal included from the welcome dinner on the first evening to breakfast on the last.
Evenings happen around the fire and in the sauna, which is part of daily life here rather than a treatment you book. It is warm, simple and built for winter.
Day by Day
The schedule may shift with the weather, the light and the horses. In deep winter that is normal, and it is part of the experience.
9–15 February 2027 · €2,500
This departure is sold out.
What’s Covered
Included
Not Included
Good to Know
How cold it gets. February in Rovaniemi usually sits between about −5°C and −15°C during the day, and the coldest nights can drop to around −20°C. It is a dry cold rather than a damp one, which makes it far more comfortable than the numbers suggest, and every ride is followed by a fire or a sauna. Daylight is short at this time of year, roughly seven hours during the week of the trip, which is exactly why the rides are shorter and the evenings matter.
What to bring. You will receive a detailed packing list closer to the departure date, covering what to wear for riding in the cold and what you need for the evenings outside.
Food and dietary requirements. All meals are included, from the welcome dinner to breakfast on your last morning. Most dietary requirements can be catered for, as long as you let us know in advance.
Transfers. Airport transfers in Rovaniemi are included in both directions. Flights to and from Rovaniemi (RVN) are not.
Honestly
This is for you if you
This is probably not for you if
The northern lights are weather and solar activity, not a scheduled event. We ride out looking for them twice, and we are honest that some weeks the sky simply stays quiet.
From the Field
Dates & Price
This was a single February 2027 departure with six places, and all six are now taken. The price covered six nights at the ranch, every meal, all riding and activities, and transfers from Rovaniemi airport.
Cancellations. If you cancel before 1 December 2026, you will receive a full refund minus a €150 administration fee. For cancellations on or after 1 December 2026, payments are non-refundable because the trip costs will already have been committed. You may transfer your place to someone else if you find a suitable replacement.
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€2,500 per person · all inclusive · 6 places, now all taken. Message us to hear about the next Lapland dates.
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