Levi: Ice Floating and Northern Lights Tour

About This Experience

Safartica’s ice floating evening is an experience-first night out: the main event is lying in open, icy lake water in a buoyant arctic rescue suit, looking up at the sky. If the Northern Lights appear, you may see them above you and reflected on the water. If the sky is cloudy, you still float, which is why guests who missed the aurora on recent nights still rated it five stars.

The evening starts in Levi. Pickup is included, and if you are staying in the village center the operator suggests choosing its Safartica Levi office as the meeting point. The drive to the floating site takes about an hour each way, so in a 4-hour tour roughly half the time is travel. At the lake, the guides help everyone into the rescue suits and explain how to enter the water. No swimming skills are needed: the suit keeps you on the surface, and you can lie back, drift and listen to the quiet of the frozen lake. Hot drinks are served afterwards, and reviewers mention a cabin and refreshments before the drive back.

Guests describe the feeling of floating in the suits as unlike anything else they did in Lapland, and several mention the guides’ care in coordinating the group. One wrote that light snowfall on the water looked like glitter; another floated while the water was freezing over around them. The common complaint is the cold in the extremities: one guest suggested bringing hand and foot warmers, so pack them along with your own warm layers, since the listing asks you to bring warm clothing.

This is not a small-group product. Two recent reviewers counted 23 and 25 people on their nights, and one group was split into two rounds for the float. Photos are not listed as included; a reviewer said the guide’s camera did not catch the colors and another guest shared pictures. The operator is clear that the aurora cannot be guaranteed and that the safari is made to give you a chance to see it. Unlike its sister product, the Safartica campfire evening, this listing does not mention a next-day reschedule option, so rely on the standard free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

The tour suits adults and older children who want something unusual from a Lapland winter night. It is not suitable for anyone under 120 cm (3 ft 9 in), and the operator asks parents to weigh the late timing for young children. At $155 per person (checked October 2026), with the first date on 23 November, it sits mid-range among the evenings we review. If you would rather stay dry by a fire, read our review of Safartica’s Northern Lights campfire.

Highlights

• Float weightless in open arctic water on a winter night
• Lie back on the water and watch the starry sky overhead
• A chance to see the aurora above you and reflected on the water's surface
• Quiet lake setting about an hour's drive from the lights of Levi
• No swimming skills needed: the suit keeps you on the surface

What's Included

• ✓ Arctic rescue suit for the float
• ✓ Safety instruction before you step into the water
• ✓ Guided ice floating at the lake
• ✓ Transfer from Levi, with pickup or a meeting point at the Safartica Levi office
• ✓ Hot drinks
• ✓ Guide in English

Not Included

• Meals or snacks (the listing names hot drinks only)
• Professional photos (not listed as included)
• A guarantee of seeing the Northern Lights

What to Bring

• Warm clothing in layers
• A warm hat and gloves for before and after the float
• Woollen socks
• Hand and foot warmers (a past guest's tip)
• A charged phone or camera with a spare battery

Good to Know & Caveats

• Experience-first evening: the floating is the point; auroras are possible on a clear night, but Safartica says sightings cannot be guaranteed.
• The transfer from Levi to the floating site takes about 1 hour each way, so roughly half of the 4 hours is spent on the road.
• Every guest gets instructions before stepping into the water; no swimming skills are needed because the suit keeps you on the surface.
• Not suitable for anyone under 120 cm (3 ft 9 in), and the operator asks parents to think about the outdoor stay and late finish for young children.
• If you are staying in the village center, choose the Safartica Levi office as your meeting point.
• Groups can be large: two recent reviewers counted 23 and 25 guests, and one group was split into two for the float.
• First bookable date this season: 23 November 2026 (checked October 2026). Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Meeting Point

Pickup is included; if you are staying in Levi center, select the Safartica Levi office in the village as your meeting point.