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6.5-Hour Lampivaara Amethyst Mine Tour With Northern Lights
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Bizarre Encounters, Luxury, Cooking

  • Duration

    6 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish

Description

Drive a snow-cat vehicle to Lampivaara Amethyst Mine to dig your very own valuable gemstone, amethyst, with professional tools and guidance, and take it home as a souvenir. Get an opportunity to witness the wonderful Northern Lights from the mine and relish some traditional Finnish delicacies.

Highlights
  • Dig a valuable amethyst at Lampivaara Amethyst Mine and take it home
  • Get a chance to witness the fantastic Aurora Borealis
  • Lampivaara Amethyst Mine Tour expand_more
    • Ride the snow-cat (a large threaded snow vehicle) up to the top of Lampivaara, where a beautiful view and the amethyst mine await you.

    • Use the tools of the trade, assisted by professionals, to dig for amethysts and bring one of your finds home with you if it fits in your closed fist.

    • See Northern Lights in the middle of the day, if you’re lucky, during ‘Kaamos’ (the time when northern Finland has almost no light). The top of Lampivaara makes for a great viewing location.

    • Descend back down with the snow-cat, and build a fire to cook Finnish fish soup, reindeer meat sandwich, pork sausages and tea.

    • Return to your hotel.
What's Included
  • Pick-up from and drop-off to your hotel/accommodation

  • English-speaking Finnish tour guide (other languages available on request: Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese)

  • Visit to the Amethyst Mine

  • Amethyst mine excavation tool

  • Snow campfire barbecue lunch

  • You get to keep an amethyst you find (that fits in your closed fist)

Know before you go
  • Minimum 2 persons paying full price.

  • Departure: 9:30 am (departure may be adjusted according to different seasons)

  • Duration: 6-7 hours (Closed on 24-25 December)

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 10 EUR 179 Per Person
Child
1 To 10 EUR 99 Per Person
Infant
1 To 10 EUR 0 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 197 / person