- Entry or admission fee
- Husky ride of 2.5km, which is from 8 to 12 minutes
- Hot juice & cookies
Santa's Husky Rides
Join us for a short, fun ride at Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi!
Tour Description
For all our guests who wish to have a shorter ride or are only visiting for a short while we have a cozy kota, some friendly dogs and a nice experience waiting at the Santa Claus Village.
Enjoy the rush as our mushers whisk you through the forest on an unforgettable ride and warm up afterwards in our kota with hot juice and cookies.
During the 30-minute time slot booked you will get to have a Husky ride of 2,5 kilometers, which is from 8 to 12 minutes, juice and cookies.
Santa’s Husky ride as a location is open:
1.12 to 6.1 Daily from 10:00 to 16:00.
07.1 – 30.3 Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 16:00
Disclaimer:
When booking for a time, you must be at the location at the start of your booked timeslot.
Single travelers will be sharing the sled with people outside of their party.
- Snow goggles
- Transfers from Arctic Snow Hotel, Apukka resort, Vaattunki Wilderness Resort, Bear’s Lodge (Extra cost 12,- € / person / direction) Please book the additional product for such transfer services.
Meeting point is in Santa Claus Village
Google maps location here: Santa’s Husky Rides
Santa’s Husky Rides
Joulumaantie 3, 96930 Rovaniemi
MEETING PLACE in the Santa Claus Village
Google maps location here: Santa’s Husky Rides
Santa’s Husky Rides
Joulumaantie 3, 96930 Rovaniemi
There is no winter clothing included in this tour, but on the sled you are provided with blankets
When you book a time you must be by the location at the start of your booked slot
- We will charge a cancellation fee of 100% if booking is cancelled 7 days or less before the event
- We will charge a cancellation fee of 20% if booking is cancelled 365 days or less before the event
Experience type:
- Day tour / activity
Duration:
- 30 minutes
Difficulty:
- Very easy
Guiding language:
- English
Booking cut-off:
- 8 hours prior to departure
Book your tour now!
Frequently Asked Questions
The easiest way to find our location is through Google Maps. You can either follow this google maps link or you can type “Santa’s Husky Rides” into the search bar on your google maps app and find us easily!
If you have a recent map of the Santa Claus Village, then you will find us listed there under the name “Santa’s Husky Rides” as well.
The husky ride has a distance of 2,5 Km, which takes about 8-12 minutes.
he ride itself is not 30 minutes long, but as explained above it takes 8-12 minutes. Your reservation is for the time window during which you will have the ride. So, somewhere within the half an hour time window that you booked you will have your ride.
Please make sure that you are at Santa’s Husky Rides by the starting time of your booked time slot. If you arrive too late we cannot guarantee that you will get the ride.
That depends! We also take customers on a walk-in basis at Santa’s Husky Rides. What that means is that you can go to our location, wait in line and then check with the staff on-site if they can fit you in. It is not a guarantee though, it depends on how busy we are.
No, we do not provide transfers for Santa’s Husky Rides. You will need to reach our location by your own means.
From the city center of Rovaniemi you can take bus number 8 to get to the Santa Claus Village. You can also find more information on how to get to the Santa Claus Village by checking out their website: https://santaclausvillage.info/info-and-tips/getting-here-and-moving-around/
No, we do not provide clothing for our Santa’s Husky Rides. Please make sure to dress according to the weather conditions.
Our tips for this are very simple:
- Wear wool or artificial fibers on the skin, no cotton! Be especially careful of cotton socks as they will be cold, wet and spoil your experience
- Layer up, but not too tightly
- Wear tight thermals and on top of that wool or fleece clothes
- Thin finger gloves and wool socks are a worthwhile investment for any trip to Lapland, but remember no cotton
- A pair of winter trousers and jacket
- A hat, mittens and scarf
- Winter boots to keep your feet warm
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