Reindeer and husky combination tours
A reindeer ride and a husky ride in one trip, often with Santa Claus Village or an evening barbecue. How far you ride on each.
The combination tours pack reindeer and huskies into one day: a reindeer ride of 400 or 500 m, a husky ride of 500 m, and depending on the tour, time in Santa Claus Village, a meeting with Santa Claus, lunch or an evening barbecue. Both rides are short on every tour below. The table gives the distance of each so you know what you are booking.
Reindeer + husky tours compared
Most-reviewed tour first. Read the two ride columns: neither ride is longer than 500 m.
| Photo | Tour | Reindeer ride | Husky ride | Also included | Duration | Rating ↕ | Price ↕ | Book |
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Reindeer, huskies & Santa Claus Village Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park | 500 m | 500 m | Santa Claus Village, salmon soup | 6 hours | ★ 4.6 (2,417) | €188 per person | Book now |
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Husky farm + reindeer experience Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park | 500 m | 500 m | Husky farm and reindeer farm visit | 3.5 hours | ★ 4.3 (554) | €163 per person | Book now |
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Reindeer & huskies + aurora BBQ Northern Future Oy | 400 m | 500 m | Evening aurora BBQ, up to 8 per car | 7 hours | ★ 4.5 (171) | €219 per person | Book now |
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Santa Claus, reindeer & huskies Northern Future Oy | 400 m | 500 m | Meeting Santa Claus | 5 hours | ★ 4.7 (108) | €219 per person | Book now |
Ride prices load live from GetYourGuide and Viator and are per person. What a family or group pays in total, the booking page shows before checkout. Distances and times are the operators’ own figures from each listing, checked 28 September 2026; times marked “(reviews)” come from traveller reviews. “Not stated” means the listing gives no figure, and we do not estimate one.
What you get on a combination tour
These tours trade ride length for variety. Instead of one long ride, you get a taste of both animals and usually something else on top. Reviewers of the tour with Santa Claus Village and lunch enjoy exactly that (“a lot in a day”), and one family reports that the children loved the huskies most of all.
The critical reviews describe the other side: rides of a few minutes each, time spent waiting for other participants, and in one case a start well behind schedule. If you have a single day in Rovaniemi and want to see as much as possible, a combination tour fits. If one of the rides is the reason for your trip, book that ride on its own and give it the time.
How the tours differ
- With Santa Claus Village: the six-hour tour from Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park includes time in the village and a salmon soup lunch; the five-hour Northern Future tour includes a meeting with Santa Claus.
- Farm only: the three-and-a-half-hour Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park tour visits the husky farm and the reindeer farm the operator calls Reindeer Manor, without the village.
- Into the evening: the seven-hour Northern Future tour includes an evening barbecue with a chance of northern lights, with up to eight guests per car. The lights are not guaranteed on any tour.
Longer husky rides and snowmobile combinations
If you want more than a 500 m husky ride, such as a longer or self-driven husky safari, including one that stops at a reindeer farm, those tours are compared on our sister site rovaniemi-husky.com. Tours that pair a snowmobile safari with a reindeer farm visit are on rovaniemisnowmobiles.com.
If a longer reindeer ride is what you are after, the reindeer safaris cover 1.5 to 3 km on the sled.
Reviews of the six-hour tour with Santa Claus Village
Real traveller reviews from GetYourGuide.
★ 4.6 (2,417 reviews)
“It was a great excursion that allows you to do/experience a lot in a day. The time at the reindeer manor was great. The husky and reindeer sleigh rides were a lot of fun. The lunch was delicious … Then they take you to Santa's village …”
“went as a family of 4, the kids aged 7/10 loved it. the Huskies were the favorite part of the day. …”
“The place is very beautiful and the activities meet the expectations The tour started 1 hour and 30 minutes late, and this was not nice”
“A 2-minute ride with the reindeer, and another 2-minute ride with the huskies. The rest of the time was spent waiting for the other participants …”
“Very very over priced … The guides are amazing and very kind… but the actual activity is very over priced… the husky ride was maybe 2 minutes, and reindeer was maybe 5 … the lunch was salmon soup which was quite nice …”
Reviewers like how much fits into one day: the reindeer farm, the husky ride, lunch and Santa Claus Village, with the huskies a favourite of children. The critical reviews name the other side of that: rides of only a few minutes each, time spent waiting for other participants, a late start, and a price that some reviewers find too high for the activity itself.
Reviews collected from the tours' booking pages. Shortened for length (marked with …), wording unchanged; names reduced to first name and country.
FAQ
How long are the rides on a reindeer and husky tour?
Short. The reindeer ride covers 400 or 500 metres and the husky ride 500 metres on every combination tour on this page. Reviewers describe each ride as a few minutes long.
Which combination tour includes Santa Claus Village?
The six-hour tour from Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park includes time in Santa Claus Village and lunch. The five-hour Northern Future tour includes a meeting with Santa Claus. The table lists what else each tour includes.
Is a combination tour better than separate tours?
It depends on your time. A combination tour fits a lot into one day, with short rides and some waiting. If one activity matters most, a separate, longer tour gives you more time on the sled.
Can I drive the husky sled myself on these tours?
The husky part of these tours is a short ride of 500 metres; the listing says who drives. Longer and self-driven husky safaris are compared on our sister site rovaniemi-husky.com.
Is there a combination tour in the evening?
Yes. The seven-hour Northern Future tour with a reindeer ride, a husky ride and a barbecue runs into the evening, with a chance of northern lights that no operator can guarantee.
Two short rides and a full day
Compare what else each tour packs in: the village, Santa, lunch or an evening barbecue.
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