Summer & Autumn activities
Due to the requirement for minimum number of participants, we recommend to make a pre-booking via reception by email reception@ranuaresort.com.
The safaris start from the Safari House or the Arctic Igloos. Activities include the needed gear. Amazing and beautiful Finnish nature is an experience to remember all-year-round!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Please note that for groups you must confirm final pax amount to Ranua Wildlife Park ticket sales or Ranua Resort reception 14 days before you reservation. After that all the changes and cancellation are non-refundable.
- Individual bookings are to be paid in advance upon booking. The bookings can be cancelled free of charge 7 days prior, after which the bookings are binding. If booked on spot, the bookings are to be paid upon booking.
- Please note that the bookings are then non-refundable and have no cancellation or modification right.
- Some of our activities are depending on the weather conditions. If for some reason it is not possible to carry out the activity or part of it due to weather conditions, Ranua Resort can carry out the program in a modified form. If it is not possible to carry out the activity at all due to weather, Ranua Resort will of-fer to change the activity to the different day or to negotiate a possible refund.
For children
For adults
3 hours
Happiness from Finnish nature
Available: 15th of July – 15th of September
Min. 2 persons
Adult (15+) 89 € / person
Children 3-14 years 43 € / person
Price includes transportation and snacks
Trip to Finnish forest includes nature’s basic elements, camping and picking berries of the season, e.g. cloudberries, blueberries, lingon berries or cranberries.
In the autumn also mushroom picking is possible. After the activity it’s time to relax by campfire with some drinks and Finnish style pancakes prepared on the fire.
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
2 hours
Walking trip in Finnish nature
Available: 1st of June – 30th of September
Min. 2 persons
Adult & children from 3 years old 59 € / person
Experience the recharging nature in the forest located in close approximate of the Wildlife Park. Refreshing nature walk can be executed in any season and the length and difficulty can be altered according guest wishes.
Suitable for groups also. Walking poles available on request.
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For small children
For children
For adults
2 hours
Guided tour in the wildlife park
Available all year round according to the opening hours of the wildlife park.
Max 30 persons
Price: 150 € / private guided tour
Price does not include the entrance fee.
An expert guide makes your visit to the wildlife park even more rewarding: they will tell you more details about the animals and their personalities, and answer all your questions about the animals’ lifestyles and arctic nature. Audio gear included.
For small children
For children
For adults
2 hours
Nightless night Wildlife park tour
Available: 15th of May – 31st of July
Min. 2 persons / max. 8 persons
Adult & children from 3 years old 69 € / person
Price includes the Wildlife Park ticket & audio gear.
Experience the Wildlife Park after hours and see what the animals do when the Park is closed and Lapland has the nightless night!
An expert guide guides you through the Wildlife Park and tell you more de-tails about the animals and their personalities, and answer all your questions about the animals’ lifestyles and arctic nature.
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For adults
6 hours
Trip to Korouoma nature reserve
Available 1st of June – 30th of September
Departure at 10.00
Min 4 persons / max 9 persons
Price: 189 € / person (15 + years old)
Korouoma is an approximately 30 kilometres long and up to 130 meters deep canyon fracture valley. Canyon and its high cliffs form a breathtaking landscape to enjoy throughout the year. Korouoma is at the Region of Koillismaa in Southern Lapland. The area’s landscape is exceptionally rugged and grand.
Trip includes transportation from the Safari house to Korouoma, guidance and lunch prepared by the guide at the National Park campfire site.
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
2,5-3 hours
Guided fishing trip on a lake
Available: 1st of June – 30th of September
Min. 3 persons / max. 8 persons
Adult & children from 3 years old 120 € / person
Join a traditional Finnish fishing trip to a lake! Angling, casting or “ice fishing” from a boat offers a fun way to step out into the fresh air, relax and enjoy a moment.. Fishing offers a relaxing and exciting experience at the same time!
You don’t need previous fishing experience as the guide will instructs you to the secrets of the sport. Finally, we stop by the campfire to enjoy drinks and prepare caught fish for tasting.
Trip includes transfer from the accommodation to the starting point, needed gear, drinks and snacks by campfire. Please note that tie duration includes the transfer time.
Service provider: Lupland
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
2,5-3 hours
Guided canoe trip on the lake Ranuanjärvi
Available between 1st of June- 30th of September
Min 3 persons, max 6 persons
Price 120 € / person (from 3 years on)
Welcome to a canoe trip to the lake! Guide will teach you the basics of paddling before going out on the water. Enjoy the wonderful scenery and fresh air while paddling a canoe.
After returning to the beach, we enjoy snacks and drinks by the campfire. Join us for an unforgettable adventure in the heart of nature! It is also suitable for first-timers and the routes are chosen according to skill level.
Trip includes transfer from the accommodation to the starting point, needed gear, drinks and snacks by campfire.
Service provider: Lupland
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
30 minutes
Reindeer farm visit
Available between 26th of June- 30th of October
Every Wednesday at 10.00, please note that this is the starting time at the reindeer farm. The visit needs to be pre-booked!
Min 2 persons, max 8 persons
Price 33 € / person (from 3 years on), transfer not included
Visit a local reindeer farm where you’ll get to know the animals as well as feed them. Listen to the stories about the reindeers year and if you are lucky, you’ll get to see newborn reindeers.
Recommended to use rubber boots, also take the water bottle and camera with you.
Service provider: Ranua Resort & Vaaranporotila (Vaara Reindeer Farm)
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For adults
2,5 hours incl. transfer time
Guided E-fatbike tour
Available June 1st – September 30th
Min. 3 persons, max 4 persons
Suitability: For adults (only adult size bikes)
Adult (15+) 98 € / person
An E-Fatbike tour with a guide offers changing landscapes and comfortable exercise in the nature of Ranua! The e-fatbike enables movement in a wide variety of terrain, and the route is always chosen according to the skill level of the group. The tour is suitable for cyclists of all levels. Route takes around Lake Ranuanjärvi, for example.
Trip includes also breakds with drinks and snacks.
• A professional guide
• e-fatbike and helmet
• Drinks and snacks
Service provider: Lupland
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For small children
For children
For adults
1 hour
Midnight sun carriage ride with Finnhorse
Available: 15th of May – 15th of July,
excluding the 24th of June –3rd of July
Departure at 21:00 from the Safari House
Bookings min. 2 days prior
Min. 2 persons / max 8 persons
Adult (15+) 65 € /person
Children 3-14 years 55 € /person
Experience the light summer night on a carriage ride with Finnhorse! This activity takes you through the Finnish countryside. Finnhorse is the only Finnish origin horse breed living in Finland and a big part of the Finland’s history.
Service provider: Family farm Ranua
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For small children
For children
For adults
3 hours
Visit to the family farm Ranua
Available: 1st of June – 15th of August,
excluding the 24th of June –3rd of July & 25th of July – 4th of August
Departure at 09:00 from the Safari House
Bookings min. 2 days prior
Min. 2 persons / max 8 persons
Adult (15+) 105 € / person
Children 3-14 years 85 € / person
This activity takes you in a horse carriage to the nearby family farm. In the farm you will meet typical Lappish farm animals, such as Finnhorses, Lapland cow, Lapphund, sheep and chickens.
You will have a chance to try milking a cow and collect chicken eggs from their nests. From the gathered ingredients you will prepare some delicious Finnish style pancakes on fire in the Lappish hut.
Service provider: Family Farm Ranua
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
1 hour
Visit to the Husky farm
Available: 15th of May – 15th of November
Minimum group size: 2 persons
Adult (15+) 40 € /person
Children 3-14 years 15 € /person
Transfers not included in the price.
Get to know the Arctic Borealis Huskies in Ranua with a kennel visit. Arctic Borealis husky kennel is located about 60 km from Ranua Resort.
The host and hostess will introduce you to the huskies and kennel and tell their story. You also get to go to a space with 25-40 dogs. This space is called the huskies’ running enclosure. You will have the opportunity to pet the dogs and see how different each dog is in its character, movements and play.
Service provider: Arctic Borealis Huskies
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
2 hours
Autumn fun with huskies
Available: 1st of September – 15th of November
Minimum group size: 2 persons
Adult (15+) 85 € /person
Children 3-14 years 40 € /person
Transfers not included in the price,
Visit the Arctic Borealis husky kennel located 60 km from the Ranua Resort.
First, you get training on how to ride ‘sleds’ that now have tires! After that, together with the huskies, we head to a 3-5 km route, depending on the weather. Please note that there is a temperature limit of max +12 degrees (celcius) for the huskies to run.
There are a few stops on the way where you can take pictures and give water to the dogs. When we return to the kennel, we let the dogs loose in their running enclosure. This is a chance to pet the dogs and see how different each dog is in its character, movements and play. Before leaving, we enjoy a moment in the kennel’s hut with soft drinks.
Service provider: Arctic Borealis Huskies
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
2,5-3 hours
Searching Aurora Borealis by car
Available: 1st of September – 30th of November
Minimum group size: 2 persons, maximum 8 persons
Adult (15+) 155 € / person
Children 3-14 years 99 € / person
Activity includes the transfer, guide, information about the Northern Lights, hot drinks, and small snack by the campfire. Also, thermal gear provided if needed.
Scan the sky and look for the Aurora Borealis in the Autumn darkness!
The Aurora Borealis season starts already in late August. Guide will take you to the best locations by car and with a little luck, there is a bright sky, lit by the moon and the stars. Perhaps the Aurora Borealis – the Northern Lights – will appear to show you the way.
Please note, that the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights, are natural phenomena caused by solar wind and even though it is possible to predict the appearance, it cannot be guaranteed. Also, the weather conditions have great impact on the visibility – if there are clouds or it is raining or snowing, it is not possible to see the Northern lights.
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
2 hours
Northern lights safari with Finn horse
Available: 1st of September – 30th of November
Departure at 21.00
Minimum group size: 2 persons / maximum 8 persons
Adult (15+) 110 € / person
Children 3-14 years 90 € / person
This atmospheric two-hour evening ride is suitable for all ages. Get to the carriage, sit comfortably and relax as the journey takes you into the nature.
During the trip, we stop to enjoy the peace of nature by a blazing campfire with warm beverages. If the odds are in our favour, you will be indulged with one of the amazing natural phenomena in the world: the Northern Lights.
Service provider: Family Farm Ranua
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For adults
flexible
Cloudberry sauna experience
Min. 2 persons
Adult (15+) 85 € / person
Feel a comprehensive cloudberry experience, through the relaxing and renewing cloudberry products in the privacy of your holiday accommodation. There is also option to ask a Sauna professional to come to your villa or Igloo to tell more from the products.
Cloudberry sauna is a sauna treatment where the products in use are locally made in Ranua, and the main ingredient – cloudberry leaf, is picked from Ranua swamps. Cloudberry indulgence products are organic, ecological, and does not contain fragrances, parabens, or synthetic chemicals.
Cloudberry indulgence is pampering treatment for the whole body: a wash with cloudberry shampoo, cloudberry leaf face mask in sauna, cloudberry leaf bath for feet, body treatment with cloudberry leaf oil and cloudberry wool stone. After the sauna the cloudberry face cream is used, and you get to taste cloudberry marshmallows. Sauna hats and sauna bench cover are used during the treatment.
Service provider: Hillasauna / Tmi Anu Tahkola
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
3 hours
Private sauna draft on a pond
Available: 1st of June – 30th of September
Departure at 21:00 from the Safari House
Min. 3 persons / max 8 persons
300 € / 2 persons
+ 50 € / additional person
+ 100 € / extra hour
This is an unique chance to experience a Finnish sauna in the arctic woods!
Private sauna draft waits you on the pond next to the Wildlife Park! Pond is located in the middle of the woods, about 1 km walk from the safari house.
Your host will guide you to the location and takes care of heating of the wood burn sauna stove and prepares the campfire for you to enjoy. There is a log cabin by the pond where you can spend time.
Price incl. the host’s services, bath robes, sausages to grill and soft drinks.
Service provider: Lupland
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
45-90 min
Craft workshop by Paula
Create your own souvenir from Lapland with a local craft artist!
Together with her guidance, you make a reindeer skin puch or wooden cup “kuksa”. There is also a own craft workshop for children.
For 4-6 persons the craft workshop is organized at Paula’s boutique in the center of Ranua. For groups with 7 persons or more the craft workshop is organized at the Ranua Wildlife Park’s hut.
All workshops are for minimum of 4 people and maximum for 36 people.
Adult (15+) 45 €
Children 3-14 years 30 €
Prices valid until Oct 31st 2024.
FOR CHILDREN, 1-1,5 h
Enjoy the local arts and crafts workshop and make a lovely reindeer ornament. Ornaments and necklaces are made from the materials such as reindeer bone and antler beads, cardboard, fabrics and genuine leather and other seasonal products from nature. Mrs Paula will guide the children to make their own souvenir from Lapland.
WOODEN CUP “KUKSA” WITH DECORATION, 45 min
Mrs Paula will give instructions to decorate the traditional Lappish wooden cup with the wood burning pen. The price includes the guidance, stories behind the products as well as the decorated souvenir.
CLASSIC REINDEER LEATHER POUCH, 1 h
The pouch is made of genuine reindeer leather. The leather is cut in correct shape and you will get to sew it together with a string of your choice (hemp, jute, or leather) .
After sewing the pouch, the string will be decorated with Lappish ornaments, such as wooden beads and beads made of genuine rein-deer bone and antler. Final touch is made with some extra décor, e.g. reindeer hide. The price includes the guiding of the crafts process, stories behind products as well as the self-made souvenir.
ROUND REINDEER LEATHER POUCH OR A SMALL BAG, 1 h
The material used is genuine reindeer leather. The leather is cut in shape and you will get to sew it together with a string of your choice (hemp, jute or leather).
After sewing the pouch, the string is decorated with Lappish ornaments, such as wooden beads and beads made of genuine reindeer bone and antler. Final touch is made with some extra décor, for example, reindeer hide. The price includes the guiding of the crafts process, stories behind products and the self-made souvenir.
Service provider: Mrs Paula Erkkilä
Prices valid until October 30th 2024.
For children
For adults
1h +
Equipment rental
The natural beauty of Ranua calls all nature lovers. There are hiking & biking routes suitable for everyone, and you get to enjoy a wonderful day in beautiful scenery.
FATBIKE
1 day, from 9 am to 6 pm 60 € / bike
1 hour (free slot) 10 € / bike
Price includes a helmet
SUP BOARD
1 day, from 9 am to 6 pm 60 €
2 hours 30 €
Price includes a life jacket
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