Levi: Northern Lights Campfire

About This Experience

Safartica’s campfire evening is the simplest way to spend a night under the Lapland sky without driving anything. You meet at the Safartica office in Levi centre, or arrange a pickup within 10 km at least 48 hours ahead, and the group transfers by car or bus to an open spot with a clear view of the sky. The guide lights a fire and grills sausages, served with pastry and hot drinks, while you watch for auroras.

This is an experience-first tour. The appeal is the fire, the food and a couple of hours in the snow, and the Northern Lights are a possibility on top. Reviewers describe the fire in a kota tent or a laavu shelter, a walk down to a frozen river, a try on snowshoes, and guides who talk about Sámi customs and legends. Some saw the lights after a cloudy start; others saw none and still enjoyed the evening. One January group sat out −40 °C (−40 °F), so take the cold seriously.

Safartica’s weather rule is more flexible than most listings on this site. The listing says plainly that seeing the Northern Lights cannot be guaranteed, but it lets you reschedule to the next suitable day if you contact its front desk by 16:00 local time on the activity day, and otherwise says a full refund is given. One reviewer who fell ill was moved to the next night at short notice. Standard free cancellation up to 24 hours before also applies. Check the forecast the day before and on the day.

Plan for about two hours outdoors and a late finish: the first date shows an 8:30 PM start. The listing asks parents to think about whether small children can manage the time outside and the late hour, although one family with a six-year-old found the guides very inclusive. Winter clothing is supplied; wear thermal layers underneath. Special diets are catered for on request.

The first bookable date is 20 November 2026, from $103 per person (checked October 2026), rated 4.6 from 136 reviews. If you want a snowmobile ride with your campfire, compare Easy Travel’s safari (our review); for a passenger ride without driving, see the sledge ride (our review).

Highlights

• A Lappish campfire evening at an open spot with a clear view of the sky
• Short transfer by car or bus from Levi, with no snowmobile driving or license needed
• A fire built by your guide, with time to walk around the site and watch the sky
• Reschedule to the next suitable day if you contact Safartica by 16:00 on the tour day
• Special diet options on request

What's Included

• ✓ Winter clothing
• ✓ Grilled sausage
• ✓ Pastry
• ✓ Hot drinks
• ✓ Guiding in English
• ✓ Transfers by car or bus to the campfire spot

Not Included

• Pickup beyond 10 km of the Safartica office, or without 48 hours' notice
• Rescheduling requests made after 16:00 on the activity day
• An aurora sighting (the listing says it cannot be guaranteed)

What to Bring

• Thermal base layer and a fleece mid layer to wear under the supplied clothing
• Wool socks, a warm hat and thin gloves for under mittens
• A phone or camera with a full battery, since cold drains batteries fast
• Details of any special diet, sent to Safartica in advance

Good to Know & Caveats

• Experience-first: the fire, the food and the open sky are the evening, and auroras are a possibility. Several reviewers saw no lights because of cloud and still enjoyed the camp.
• Aurora rule in the listing's words: "seeing the Northern Lights cannot be guaranteed". You can reschedule to the next suitable day by contacting Safartica by 16:00 local time on the activity day; otherwise, the listing says, a full refund is given.
• First bookable date this season is 20 November 2026, from $103 per person on that date (checked October 2026).
• Expect about 2 hours outdoors in the cold. The 20 November slot was shown starting at 8:30 PM, so the return is late.
• Meet at the Safartica office in Levi centre 20 minutes before the start. Pickup within a 10 km radius is possible if you ask at least 48 hours ahead.
• Parents should judge whether small children can manage the outdoor time and the late finish; the listing raises both. One reviewer travelled with a six-year-old and found the guides inclusive.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start, on top of the same-day reschedule rule.

Meeting Point

Meet at the Safartica office in Levi centre 20 minutes before the start; pickup within a 10 km radius is possible if you ask at least 48 hours ahead.