Embark on an unforgettable snowmobile safari through the Arctic wilderness of Finnmarksvidda, Europe's largest mountain plateau. Experience the thrill of snowmobiling while immersing yourself in the magical winter landscape, and keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Northern Lights, which may appear in all their glory above you during the evening. Upon arrival, you will be provided with warm clothes and boots for the evening. After this, we will go through our safety instructions and give you a practical demonstration on how to drive a snowmobile. You will be driving in pairs, one driver and one passenger on each snowmobile, with the opportunity to switch places during the trip. The tour will take you through a snow covered forest all the way up to the Beskades Mountain range, the beginning of Finnmarksvidda. You will be on this snowmobiling adventure for approximately 2 hours, depending on the weather and snow conditions. If we are lucky we will get to see the magnificent northern lights dancing across the sky on our trip, or be treated with a beautiful arctic night sky. Even though this tour is not focused on hunting the Northern Lights, being outside on a dark winter evening might give a wonderful opportunity to witness the lights while going out on this adventure. (After the middle of March our days will get longer as we are drifting towards the midnight sun. Instead of the Northern Light you will be able to witness spectacular sunsets.) No previous experience is required to drive a snowmobile. All you need is a regular driver’s license, and it’s as simple as it is fun.
Gargia Lodge
Gargiaveien 96, 9518 Alta
Glød Explorer
GLØD Explorer is a nature-based adventure and expedition company based in Alta, Norway, in the Arctic Finnmark region.
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94% satisfaction across recent stays, based on verified GuestRevu reviews imported automatically from GetYourGuide, Tripadvisor, and Google.
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We stayed at the Gargia Lodge in Dec '25. Despite some bad weather and clouds (even with projected Kp values as low as 1) we got multiple nights of lovely northern lights viewing, right outside our cabin doors. In fact we could check the sky through the window - and just step out when it was clear &...
We spent some days there in January to watch aurora borealis (aka northern lights). The lodge is really a good place, far out in the country side, not much light pollution. The team is so helpful and they really take care to make it a good stay, very personal and considering. Like visiting friends y...
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Germany
Great place, we come back again
Emplacement et confort
Habitación + desayuno + personal excelente
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France
(Translated by Google) In the middle of the woods. For peace seekers and walkers / cyclists. (Original) Midden in de bossen. Voor rustzoeker en wandelaar / fietser.
(Translated by Google) A nice place, we had a great room, very nice staff and good service, great food, definitely a place to visit 🤗 (Original) En fin plass , vi hadde et flott rom , meget hyggelig betjening og god service, knall god mat , absolutt en plass og besøke 🤗
I didn't stay at the place, only had a delicious soup before hiking to the waterfall. It tasted absolutely amazing and the staffwas very friendly, very cozy place.😋
My daughter and I did the dog sledding tour and it was absolutely amazing! I highly recommendend it and the whole team is very friendly. Last but not least: the dogs are so wonderful and full of power. Thanks a lot for a great experience!
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Die Lage der Gargia Loge ist außergewöhnlich schön. Das Personal ist super freundlich. Das Essen hat sehr gut geschmeckt. Die Touren der Loge haben sehr viel Spaß gemacht.