The 4 Best Amethyst Mine Tours in Lapland

1.Amethyst Mine Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 56 reviews · 6 hours · from $271Our pick

Travel from Rovaniemi to an amethyst mine with a small group and a live English, French, or Spanish-speaking guide. You will ride a snow train, hear a short introduction, and use hand tools to search for a small amethyst you can keep if it fits inside your closed fist. Guides named Valentin and Sarah have been praised for their care and friendly help.

“Dès la prise en charge la magie commence avec les magnifiques paysages enneigés. Une fois arrivée au lieu de départ du wagon sur ski (je ne me souviens plus du nom exact) la magie s'intensifie. La descente à la mine est sympa on trouve de petites améthystes. Un petit passage à la boutique et on reprend la descente avec toujours des paysages à couper le souffle. Nous nous sommes régalés, je conseille cette activité et un GRAND MERCI à Sarah pour son accueil, ses traductions et sa gentillesse :)”

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2.Jewels Of Lapland: Visit to Amethyst Mine in Luosto

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 38 reviews

Spend six hours traveling from Rovaniemi to Luosto’s Lampivaara Amethyst Mine. A heated Pendolino wagon carries you up the fell, where an English-speaking guide explains local geology, amethyst lore, and mining methods. You’ll sip warm berry juice, enjoy wide views, and search for a stone to take home.

“Friendly and interesting guide. Good organization. Breathtaking scenery and interesting tour of the mine with a fun little search for small stones at the end for 15 minutes.”

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3.Amethyst Mine Tour by Electric Fatbike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $233Top rated

Ride an electrically assisted fatbike from Luosto to the Amethyst Mine with a Bliss guide. You’ll reach the top of Lampivaara fell, hear about geology and amethyst lore in a wooden shelter, then dig for your own stone under a roofed mining area. The tour lasts about three hours and is limited to five people.

“Super guide: friendly and competent. Excellent bikes adapted to powder snow. Fabulos view at the top of the hill. Digging for stones was too long”

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4.EXCURSION TO THE AMETHYST MINE IN LUOSTO

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 15 reviews · 5 hours · from $206Best value

Travel from Rovaniemi to Lampivaara Amethyst Mine in a small group of up to eight. An English-speaking guide such as Andrei, Pascal, or Dima leads the outing, with berry juice, a mine presentation, scenic Pyhä-Luosto views, and time to search for your own amethyst.

“Like that we can go to the mine. Dislike that v hard to mine amethyst . Didnt get good ones. No hot juices as mention to be part of the tour.”

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