Top 9 BBQ Tours Worldwide

1.Aurora Hunting Photography Tour with Barbeque

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 433 reviews · 3 hours · from $81Our pick

From Rovaniemi, you’ll ride to a dark lakeside or riverside setting, watch for the Northern Lights, and warm up beside a fire with sausages, hot drinks, gingerbread, and sometimes marshmallows. English- and Russian-speaking guides, including Olga, Julia, and Ivan, provide photos and hotel transfers.

“Everything was so perfect! We were very lucky because in that day the sky was very clean. Everyone were so kind to us. I would repeat it without thinking twice! But be careful and dont make a reservation on days with many clouds or if its raining.”

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2.Northern Lights Photography Tour & BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 326 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $104

Meet in central Rovaniemi for a 3.5-hour Aurora hunt with a professional photographer. You’ll travel 10 to 60 miles from city lights, learn camera settings, enjoy reindeer sausage and hot blueberry juice, and receive free Northern Lights photos afterward.

“One of the best nights of my life, went in March 2023 and Im still telling everyone about it! It wasn’t looking like we were going to see the northern lights because of cloud but luckily (miracle!) we got to see them a few times that night! The guides even kindly offered to take us out the next night on half price to make up for the fact the lights weren’t as clear. The food was amazing and the blueberry tea was really comforting. 10/10 experience would recommend to anyone”

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3.Northern lights hunting photo tour with bbq; small groups

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 76 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $102

Spend about three hours hunting the Northern Lights from Rovaniemi with hotel pickup, a local guide, campfire sausages, warm drinks, and photo help. Guides such as Aleks, Talvi, and Ramzas may move you to a second spot when clouds block the first. Aurora sightings are never guaranteed.

“The trip is accepted but the guide took the photo did not say will send it to us, and didn’t have any contact info for the guide.This website only sale you package after purchase not more follow up”

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4.Riisitunturi Guided Hike with Photography and BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 74 reviews · 9 hours · from $142

Spend 9 hours traveling from Rovaniemi to Riisitunturi National Park for a guided 4.3-kilometer snowy hike, BBQ, warm drinks, and high-quality photos. Guides such as Anna and Mathias help with photos and local tips, while weather determines how much of the view you see.

“Rota çok güzeldi. Sessiz ve sakin bir yürüyüş istiyorsanız çocuklu kafile ile denk gelmemeye dikkat edin :) Mathias ilgili bir rehberdi her ricamda fotoğrafımı çekti ayrıca teşekkür ederim.”

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5.Aurora Hunting Photography Tour with BBQ Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 30 reviews · 3 hours · from $58

Join an English-speaking guide for a three-hour northern lights hunt outside Rovaniemi. Hotel pickup, campfire sausages or a vegetarian snack, hot drinks, gingerbread, and aurora photos are included. Expect a shared minibus outing, cold conditions, and no guarantee of visible lights.

“If the Northern Lights conditions aren’t good, it might be better to cancel the trip. Paying that amount of money just for marshmallows and grilled sausages was a bit disappointing.”

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6.Northern Lights photography tour with BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 21 reviews · 3 hours · from $82

You’ll leave Rovaniemi by van for a dark Arctic viewing spot, warm yourself beside a fire, eat grilled Finnish sausages, and sip a traditional Christmas drink. Your English or French-speaking guide takes photos of you beneath the aurora, though clouds and guide communication can affect the evening.

“Arnaque! Activité sous-traitée Sri-Lankais avec son vieux bus de 20ans qui a maintenu l’activité malgré le fait que le ciel était complètement couvert et qu’il n’a pas arrêté de neigé…”

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7.Photography Northern Lights Tour with BBQ & Glögi

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 14 reviews · 3 hours · from $70

Leave Rovaniemi after dark for a quiet lake far from city lights. Your English-speaking guide serves a Lappish barbecue, hot Glögi, and sometimes marshmallows by the fire while helping you watch and photograph the aurora. Hotel pickup, drop-off, and photos are included.

“unfortunately this tour has not been so great as the review that we saw online. The tour started at 7pm and not 8pm as advised. We know that the northern lights are impossible to predict and we didn't have the chance to see them. The temperature was extremly cold, we reached -32 degrees and due to the adverse weather condition, we choose to stay in the van for 20 minutes to warm up a bit, after that we went back outside for the barbecue but all the sausages were gone and nothing was left for us. We were very disappointed, the only good thing of the night and we couldn't…”

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8.Aurora Hunting Photography Tour with Barbeque

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $64

Spend three hours chasing the Northern Lights beyond Rovaniemi’s city lights. Your English or Russian-speaking guide drives you to a viewing spot, serves sausages, hot drinks, and gingerbread by a fire, and helps take aurora photos. Guide Alexei has been praised for clear, engaging explanations.

“The tour was a waste of time and money. While other companies found great spots to see the Northern Lights that night, our guide took us to a terrible location. The photos they took for us even have a construction grader in the background! Very poor quality and a lack of effort. I would not recommend this company”

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9.Dubai Desert Safari Camel Ride Sunset Photography and BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $49Best value

Spend about seven hours beyond Dubai with hotel pickup, ATV riding, 4WD dune bashing, sandboarding, camel riding, sunset photos, and a Bedouin-style camp dinner. Guides including Abdul and Abdullah have been praised for punctual pickups and friendly service. Food, soft drinks, tea, coffee, and water are included.

“Our desert Safari tour with Mr.Abdullah was fabulous, everyone one enjoyed the best was sped drive atv and dune bashing, specially thanks to the activities provider”

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