The 8 Best Amethyst Mine Tours in Lapland

1.Amethyst Mine Guided Tour

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

A guided Lapland day trip from Rovaniemi with an amethyst mine dig, tools to excavate your own crystal, and a snow train ride.

“This tour doesn't make much sense if you're starting from Rovaniemi. It's a very long drive and the activity itself is way too short. You spend a whole day on it. The guide is basically just there for transportation. We were picked up in an old car with a broken door and were indirectly criticized by the guide for opening the door too wide because they would then have to pay for the repairs themselves. We found that really unpleasant. Of course, we didn't do it on purpose. This incident left us with an unpleasant feeling, so we no longer felt comfortable. As for the amethyst mine itself, the presentation…”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 38 reviews

Ride the heated Pendolino snow train to Lampivaara, dig your own Luosto amethyst, learn the stone’s story, and enjoy Lapland views.

“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

Electric fatbike ride to the Amethyst Mine in Luosto, Lapland, with geology stories, roofed digging, warm berry drinks, and a shop stop.

“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.Small-group Wintertime Amethyst Mine Visit from Rovaniemi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $219Best value

Dig for amethyst in the Lampivaara mountain mine near Rovaniemi, then warm up with a campfire meal and snowcat rides in a small group.

“We were a family of 4 adults, aged 40-70, and two children, aged 10 and 12. Our tour guides were helpful and informative. The tour included winter clothing use if needed, the drive to and from the mine (about 1.5 hrs each way), the actual mine tour, and lunch BBQ at a beautiful river area. The mine tour included the ride in the snow tractor, which was quite interesting and had a midway stop with beautiful scenery and a coffee shop. The mine Info talk was given by one of the mine employees, followed by the amethyst dig. The time at the mine was shorter than I expected but still…”

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5.Trip to Pyhä-Luosto National Park and Amethyst Mine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $239

Rovaniemi day trip to Pyhä-Luosto National Park and Lampivaara Amethyst Mine, with BBQ, pickup, and time to dig and keep your stone.

“It is not your typical mine experience … nonetheless it was a very interesting excursion… it was informative and fun to dig for amethysts. Utsi is an excellent guide .. prompt, friendly,and very knowledgeable… he showed us a lot of things along the way and explained a lot about life in the Lapland.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $225

Hands-on amethyst digging at Europe’s only working mine in Luosto, with pickup options from Rovaniemi, winter gear, and a warm drink.

“Amazing landscape, the mine was worth a visit. We just wish that we had more time to walk a bit in the nature or at least enjoy it without rush (e.g. 10-15min per change of vehicle and on the summit), just like the break at the middle station which was very nice! The time in the mine digging was 30min and we thought it was well chosen as it's quite chilly there. We found some small pieces of Amethyst and were allowed to keep a few. We'd recommend this tour to anyone who just wants to go to the mine while having a good look out the window - if…”

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7.Pyhä Luosto And Lampivaara Amethyst Mine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $230

Mine your own amethyst near Rovaniemi on a snow-train ride, enjoy warm berry juice, then take home your lucky purple crystal.

“Excellent tour to the ameythist mine. Nice to fig for your own gem! The tour guide was excellent, 10/10”

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8.Full-Day Snowshoeing Adventure in Amethyst Mine Pyhä Luosto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $250

Snowshoe through Pyhä-Luosto National Park to the Lampivaara amethyst mine, ride the pendolino snow-train, then dig your own gem.

“Nordic Odyssey forms a young, dynamic, brilliant, jovial and formidable team! the 4 guides with whom we did our excursions were all as friendly as the others, and the welcome at the agency was very warm... they were all top notch! An Read more”

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