Private Reindeer Safari & Farm Visits in Lapland
A visit to a working reindeer farm, a sled run at walking pace and a meal by the fire. The gentlest of the winter days, and the easiest with small children. Your chauffeur takes you to the farm and home again, at your pace.
A Private Reindeer Experience
Reindeer herding is a livelihood here, not a display. A visit means time on a working farm, a short sled run and a meal indoors, hosted by the family who keep the herd.
The pace is slow and much of it is under cover, which is why it suits young children and anyone who would rather not spend hours standing in the cold.
- A working farm, not a park
- A sled run at walking pace
- A meal by the fire
- Time with the herd
- Thermal clothing arranged
- Transfers from your residence
Who Runs Your Reindeer Visit
Visits are hosted by a herding family. The farm is theirs; we arrange the private slot and the timing.
What Mr Charles adds
- The private slot, held for your group only
- Your transfer, timed to the visit
- Dietary requirements passed on before the meal
- One contact if anything changes
Which Visit Suits You
All visits are private to your group.
Short Visit
- Meal
- Hot drinks only
- Suits
- Families with toddlers
- Children
- Any age
Visit With a Meal
- Meal
- Cooked over the fire
- Suits
- Most guests
- Children
- Any age
Longer Farm Day
- Meal
- Cooked over the fire
- Suits
- Guests who want the full day
- Children
- Any age
An Afternoon at the Farm
Most of the time is spent on the farm.
- 01
Pickup From Your Residence
Driven out to the farm.
- 02
Warm Kit On
Thermal outerwear on for everyone, indoors first.
- 03
Meeting the Herd
Feeding by hand, and how a herding year actually works.
- 04
The Sled Run
A quiet loop at walking pace. Children ride with an adult.
- 05
A Meal by the Fire
Cooked indoors over an open fire, with dietary needs sent ahead.
- 06
Back to the Door
Returned to your residence.
Provided, and What to Bring
Provided
- Thermal outerwear, arranged before the day
- A private sled run
- A meal or hot drinks, as booked
- Time with the herd and the family
- Transfers from and to your residence
Please bring
- Warm base layers, wool rather than cotton
- Thick socks and a scarf
- Any medication needed that day
- A charged phone, because cold drains batteries
- Your own camera, if you shoot
Dietary requirements are passed to the family before the day. Send them with the booking.
What to Know Before You Go
This is a working farm, and the visit runs at the herd's gentle pace.
- The season runs from November to March
- Sled runs are at walking pace: this is not a fast activity
- Much of the visit is indoors or under cover
- Photographs of the family or their home only with their consent
Questions About Reindeer Visits
Anything not covered here, send it to us and a person replies within 30 minutes, 24 hours a day.
Yes, it is the winter day that suits them best. Children ride in the sled with an adult, and there is a meal by the fire.
No. The reindeer are led at walking pace and you ride in the sled.
Not necessarily. Many reindeer herders in Finland are not Sámi. Sámi culture is only presented through Sámi-owned or Sámi-led hosts, and each farm is described the way the family asks.
A warm meal cooked over an open fire indoors, prepared by the family. Dietary requirements are sent to them before the day.
A few hours from pickup to return, most of it on the farm. The visit you choose sets the exact length.
Yes. A reindeer afternoon pairs well with an aurora night or a husky morning, and your chauffeur connects them.