The 4 Best Aurora National Park Trips in the World

1.Small-Group Northern Lights Wilderness Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,515 reviews · 4 hours · from $136Our pick

Leave Rovaniemi with an English-speaking Aurora guide and a group of no more than eight. You may visit up to three dark-sky locations, cook sausages over a fire, and receive professional photos the next day. Guides such as Nino, Emily, and Carlos are praised for patience and persistence when clouds roll in.

“Highly recommended. Our tour guide, Nino was super motivated and patient to find the northern lights for us and it paid off. We had one of the most spectacular sightings with the lights dancing in the sky. He even took loads of pictures for us and never complained. All in all really good experience.”

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2.Abisko National Park Northern Lights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 462 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $167

Ride from Kiruna to Abisko National Park with a guide such as Gabriele, Gaia, Patrik, or Lilly. Your guide checks cloud cover, makes extra stops, helps with phone and camera settings, and serves warm lingonberry juice with bakery treats while you wait for the aurora.

“Our tour guide, Gaia, was amazing! She was very insightful about the area and history of the native people. We were lucky to see the lights, and often, because the outlook of seeing them was quite poor (so don’t discourage). The walk in Abisko was nice, although my 7yo wasn’t having it. But Gaia was very helpful to my mother, helping her in the slick, icy spots of the walk. The cake and warm lingonberry juice was very tasty. Overall, we had an amazing experience! I would recommend, even for old and young, as long as you are capable of getting in and out of the van quickly to see…”

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3.Northern Lights Wilderness Small-Group Tour from Rovaniemi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 290 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $155

Leave Rovaniemi with an Aurora guide and up to seven other people, then chase clear skies at as many as three wilderness locations. Learn about Finnish nature and the Northern Lights, build a traditional fire, enjoy hot drinks and snacks, and receive guide-taken photos the next day.

“I booked this tour as part of a christmas gift to my husband and parents who traveled from the USA. It was their first time in the Arctic region and they had never seen the norther lights before. Atanas was our guide and he led an incredible tour. We received a lot of academic knowledge on how northern lights are formed and what conditions are required for them to be visible. The truth is, due to the magnetic field of the earth and weather conditions, we (humans) really dont have any control of aurora borealis activity and despite clear skies and elimination of light pollution, northern light activity was extremely…”

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4.National Park Northern Lights Photo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 86 reviews · 4 hours · from $176

Join Lights Over Lapland for a four-hour aurora hunt in Abisko National Park. You’ll learn to use a supplied DSLR, then search on foot, by 4x4 van, or by snowmobile sleigh with guides such as Miquel, Fabian, Anne, and Marco.

“Miquel was an amazing guide as well as having two very helpful guides in training on our tour. Although it was an unusually cloudy night, Miquel remained optimistic and we managed to spot a good few lights. The added bonus of snacks and a fire were great! It does say when booking but be aware that you will need to bring your own SD card, if not they were available on the night”

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