Moose Safari from Ivalo - Saariselkä

The biggest wild animals in Europe!

Moose safari is a fascinating nature trip for searching moose, the largest land mammals in Europe. Starting in the evening, you will be taken into the wilderness where we drive on wilderness roads and paths searching for moose. When we spot one, we take a better look using binoculars. This is also a great opportunity for taking photographs or videos.

We take a longer break to savour some snacks. As this is a wildlife safari wild animals are sometimes unpredictable. Moose are wild and shy animals, they can hear humans from kilometres away and be quickly hidden into the forest so it is possible that we can’t see any moose during the safari. In that case, half of the price will be refunded in the end of the safari. Anyway we need to remember that it is question of unpredictable wild animals!

The number of moose that we find varies depending on, for example, weather conditions. Usually we find 3-8 moose. Our “world record” is 26 moose in 2 hours! Other wildlife we may encounter includes reindeer, hares, foxes and large birds like owls, swans and cranes. Brown bears and lynxes have also been seen occasionally! Duration, 3 – 5 hours depending on the week including return transfers from your hotel.

This safari was intended by us in 1998 summer. We have run this tour already for 24 years so we really know these shy animals, places where they live each week as it varies trough the summer.

Moose are large animals, some male ones carry antlers even 120 cm wide, reaching up to 2.10 metres, antlers in 3 metres hight and weight 600 kg. Most moose we meet are females and youngsters, sometimes babies.

The density of moose is very high because of the numerous nature reservations.

Guiding, snacks and transfers to wilderness and back are included. We also take pictures on this safari and send them to you afterwards. Anyway we can't guarantee pictures.