Fishing · SNOW
The 4 best snow tours you can book right now, with what each costs a head, how long you are on the water and who it suits. Number one is first for a reason; start there.
Spend six hours in Saariselka’s Arctic wilderness with guide Christina or another English-speaking guide. Snowshoe through powder, drill a fishing hole, try for local fish, then warm up with grilled food, drinks, and a light lunch by an open fire.
“We really enjoyed our tour with Christina and had a lovely time snowshoeing, barbecuing and trying to fish. The landscape was amazing.”
Join Jorgen of Rise Adventures for a private snowshoe hike and ice fishing trip from Tromsø. After a scenic drive, walk through snowy woodland to a frozen mountain lake, drill fishing holes, enjoy lunch by a fire, and possibly cook your catch.
“This was an amazing trip, where Jorgen shared his passion for the outdoors, camping and fishing. We hiked up to a lake for about an hour, through light woodland next to a stream, in snowshoes to reach a lake which we walked across. We then learnt to drill holes with an auger, and each set up fishing lines which we then watched whilst having a picnic of fish stew and coffee. We caught 3 trout in total, which weighed up to 800g and in all, spent 9 hours out of Tromso. Would highly recommend this tour to get back to nature and totally understand how life was, and appreciate the…”
Travel 20 to 30 minutes from Rovaniemi, gear up in thermal clothing, then snowshoe through forest to a frozen lake. Your guide teaches ice drilling, fishing methods, and Arctic safety before preparing smoked salmon and a fire-side lunch. Andres is one guide named in guest feedback.
“We had a nice time with our French speaking guide. We had the whole tour booked just for both of us. Our guide was warm and welcoming, eager to share his love for Lapland. We had a nice snowshoes walk in the forest, where he showed us how to see animal steRead more”
From Saariselkä, a local guide takes you by vehicle to an Arctic lake or river for an introduction to ice fishing, snowshoe travel, and cooking over an open fire. The small group is capped at 10, with transport, lunch, coffee, and tea included.
“Our tour guide did not seem as coherent in the itinerary. He asked us what we wished to do a number of times, instead of having it planned out. We started off the tour with a good 30-40 minutes drive, only to fish for”
Pick a coast, a lake, or a hole in the ice.
