FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes you can. If you would like to have refund, please provide your medical certificate and we will refund the activity. We will recommend you to have travellers insurance.
The limit depends on the activity. Mostly the limit is -30 degrees Celsius. Some of the activities are located in the area that has warmer micro climate and the activities can be run safely even the official temperature of Kilpisjärvi is below -30 degrees Celsius. Kilpissafarit will inform customers if the activity is not safe to run due to too low temperature or hazardous weather.
Yes you can. It is good to inform it to the guides before the tour. Most of our customers are first-time snowmobilers. We recommend to participate at least one snowmobile tour such as tour The border of three Nordic Countries before tour Conquering Halti.
Yes, thermal clothing is included every winter activity. Thermal clothing set is included wool socks, winter boots, overalls, mittens and during snowmobiling tours balaclava and helmet. For some tours also over coat is included.
It is good to bring liner gloves, beanie. After February please bring your sun glasses. We do not recommend water based makeup.
If the snowmobile safari crosses the road, you need to have driving license(B-class). The border of three Nordic Countries and Snowmobiling 101 are tours that do not cross any roads and you can participate without driving license. Driver of the snowmobile needs to be always min 15 years old. Please bring your ID for snowmobiling tours.
Every tour has age limit and you will find them easiest by clicking the description of the tour. Children can participate in most of the tours. Minimum length for passenger of snowmobile is 145 cm.
Kilpissafarit keeps the right to decide when weather conditions prevent running the tour safely and notify it to customers. If we need to cancel due to weather conditions, we will refund the activity.
We recommend to have layer clothing, preferably wool and normal outdoor clothing in Kilpisjärvi.
You will reach Kilpisjärvi by car, by airport taxi from Kittilä airport or by bus from Rovaniemi or Tromsö, Norway.
– By driving highway E8 you will reach Kilpisjärvi. However you can navigate to Kilpisjärvi by using Google.Maps.
– Kilpistaxi offers airport taxi from Kittilä airport to Kilpisjärvi
– Arctic Route offers daily bus connection from Rovaniemi to Kilpisjärvi and from Tromsö, Norway to Kilpisjärvi