Treasures of Nature – Picking Up Mushrooms or Berries
About
A highly recommended fun and tasty activity for families and individuals alike to search for the Lapland’s nature treasures. Your guide will provide you the tools and knowledge on various mushrooms and berries. The forest offers many different types of berries and mushrooms in each season. For berries: bilberry (mid-July to early September), cloudberry (mid-July to late August), lingonberry (early September to mid-October), cranberry (late autumn). For fungi: false morels, boleti, rufous milk-caps and many types of russulas.
~ Pickup & return to your accommodation
~ Guiding service
~ Hiking into the Arctic circle nature
~ Berry or mushroom picking up equipment
~ Picnic by open fire
~ Drinks and cookies
Meeting point: Sunny Safari Office
Pickup is offered in following places
- Arctic City Hotel
- Arctic Light Hotel
- Arctic TreeHouse Hotel
- Glass Resort
- Lapland Hotel Sky Ounasvaara
- Lapland Hotels Ounasvaara Chalets
- Nova Skyland Hotel
- Rovaniemi Train Station
- Santa Claus Holiday Village
- Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle
- Santasport Lapin Urheiluopisto
- Scandic Pohjanhovi
- Scandic Rovaniemi City
- Snowman World
August, September
Operated in Rovaniemi each year between July to September (weather permitting). The minimum number of participants for each safari is 2 full paying adults’ price.
Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and shoes according to the weather. Raincoats and rubber boots are recommended on rainy days.
Pick up service is included if the distance from pick up point to Rovaniemi city center is within 8km.
Meeting time of our safari is always before the starting time of the safari if you need pick-up services. You will receive your meeting time and meeting point upon confirmation or by e-mail. Failure to participate in the safari due to missed meeting time or meeting point will not be refunded.
Please let us know in advance when you book the safari if you have special dietary requirements. (Eg: vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.)
Provided by:
Online booking
Remember to select the correct date while booking, changing the date might not be possible later.
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