The aurora belt · TOURS
Everything with a guide, a vehicle or a boat attached, in one list. The 15 below are the nights worth planning a trip around, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.
Leave Reykjavik by bus with guides such as Barbara, Darren, Kristi, or Pierre, then follow the weather toward darker skies. Expect a four-hour search with several outdoor stops, aurora facts, photo help, and hot cocoa. If the lights stay hidden, you can join one free retry tour.
“Mesmerising! Very informative tour guide. We were very lucky to see such a brilliant show of the lights.”
Set out from The Dock Hotel with an English-speaking guide such as Emil, Mattia, Brynjar, or Oscar. Your driver follows cloud breaks and aurora activity across northern Norway, with possible trips toward Finland or Sweden. Expect thermal suits, hot chocolate, a bonfire, portraits, and hotel drop-off.
“Great drive through the fjord, uncovering new landscapes across the night. We were extremely lucky since the northern lights exploded in the clear sky. A common difficulty is to escape the cloud blanket, but it had cleared during the day, so we were free to travel anywhere. The magnetic activity aligned with the solar activity to produce a one-in-a-month light show. As our guide Mattia told us, it is almost never as impressive as that. He entertained us and gave us a good pace alternating unlimited photo shooting, quiet observation by the lake, fire side stories and periods of rest in the warmth of the traveling minivan. This is the…”
You’ll hunt the aurora with a certified guide such as Matteo, Aneeq, or Alexis in a heated 2025 Ford Tourneo 4x4. Groups are limited to eight, and the hunt can last 6 to 10 hours, crossing into Sweden or Norway when clear skies demand it.
“Very Nice! Thank you, Pamela, for explaining the aurora so clearly during the tour. I’d definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Lapland!”
Leave Reykjavik in a minibus of about 20 people and chase clear skies with guides such as Ody, JP, Michael, and Axel. Expect several dark-sky stops, aurora tips, photo help, hot chocolate, and a free retry on the Northern Lights Bus if the lights stay hidden.
“JP was the best guide we could've asked for! Informative, funny, kind, passionate, and determined. He really did an amazing job with taking us to places where the giant busses were not, and this gave the whole experience an even more premium and private feel. It was a super awesome experience!”
Leave Reykjavik with a local aurora guide such as Bjarni, BG, Johann, or Aegir, then follow the clearest forecast beyond the city lights. Expect a small-group search, possible location changes, hot chocolate and pastries, blankets, and professional photos. If the lights stay hidden, you may rebook free.
“This experience was awesome! Bjarni was great, very friendly and a great host. We tried a few spots and then he nailed the perfect spot. No other people, no city lights, just some beautiful northern lights.”
You’ll spend up to seven hours chasing the aurora from Tromsø in a modern bus with Wi-Fi and a toilet. English-speaking guides such as Anna, Maria, Anka, and Alberto share local stories, explain the science, help with camera settings, and provide edited portrait photos. The route may reach Finland if skies are clearer there.
“Great trip, saw the lights at the end of the trip which was spectacular”
Leave Reykjavík by minibus with up to 19 people and chase clear skies using aurora and weather forecasts. Guides such as Baldvin, Michaela, Devin, and Simon combine folklore, science, photography, hot chocolate, Icelandic pastries, and wool blankets. Sightings are not guaranteed, but an unsuccessful tour can be repeated free when space allows.
“Our guide Devin was knowledgeable, entertaining and went above and beyond to ensure we had an opportunity to view the northern lights! He provided historical and cultural background about Iceland as well as scientific information concerning the Aurora as he drove us all over, north of Reykjavik, stopping several times at different spots, each time setting up his camera to try to find them. Finally, at around 1 AM, he said that it didn't look promising, and was time to turn back. We were advised to immediately email the tour company to reschedule a second trip, per the contract. As we drove back to Reykjavik, though, we couldn't help notice…”
Leave Reykjavik’s city glow behind on a 3 to 5-hour Gray Line Iceland coach tour. Guides explain the science and folklore of the aurora, choose the night’s best viewing area, offer camera tips, and provide a free repeat trip if no lights appear.
“We were originally booked on 9/26/24. The excursion was canceled due to weather conditions. We rescheduled for 9/27/24. This time the trip wasn't canceled even though it was 100% cloud cover. We didn't see the northern lights and we requested a refund...but no one responded to my request.”
Leave Reykjavik by bus with guides such as Darren, Simon, Eva, or Barbara, then chase clear skies around Thingvellir and nearby countryside. Expect about four hours, several possible stops, hot chocolate when conditions allow, and one free return trip if the aurora stays hidden.
“Although I didn’t get to see a lot of northern lights, the experience was amazing and the guide was lovely and very entertaining.”
Meet Snow-travels at Scandic Ishavshotel and chase the aurora by minibus through Tromsø’s fjords, valleys, and mountains. Guides such as Kamil, Marius, Hassan, and Yeray provide thermal suits, hot drinks, a campfire meal, tripods, and free photos. Expect five to eight hours, depending on conditions.
“This tour was unforgettable, mainly because of our guide, HASSAN. I’ve done other Northern Lights tours, but this one was incomparable. He was incredibly charismatic, friendly, and always looking out for everyone. You could tell he was truly committed to giving us the best experience possible. He kept searching for the right spot until we found amazing auroras, the most incredible we’ve ever seen, moving strongly across the sky. He made our dream come true. Highly recommended.”
Search the fjords outside Tromsø with guides such as Ailen, Eneas, Laura, and José, using weather reports and GPS to choose viewing points. The six-hour bus tour includes hot drinks, snacks, campfires, camera advice, and free edited photos delivered in several days.
“the guides Ailen and Lucas were fantastic: good hunting and intersting explanations. very customer oriented”
Leave Reykjavik after dark on a three-hour Northern Lights hunt with a local English-speaking guide and multilingual app. Ride a warm coach with Wi-Fi and USB charging, stop at a dark viewing site, learn camera tricks, and return free if the aurora stays hidden.
“The tour was amazing! We got to see the lights twice, the second time they came back even brighter and there was some red in them. Thor (our guide) was great, she knew her stuff and was a lovely person, great driver too!”
Meet NordicUnique Travels in central Rovaniemi for a three-hour evening search for the Aurora. Your English-speaking guide, such as Matthias, Oscar, or Gigi, takes you to a dark forest or lakeside site, serves salmon soup, sausages, Lappish bread, and blueberry tea, and helps with aurora photography.
“guide can be a little more informative otherwise the tour was fun. the camp fire was really good and keep u warm. the food they served was great. definitely recommend it. thank God I didn't cancel it and I experience it at Kiruna. but this was truly a different experience. you don't have to go to many spots to see the aurrora lights only one spot outside the campfire 🔥”
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.”
Leave central Tromsø with an English-speaking guide such as Kristian, Nick, or Spiros and chase clear skies toward Norway or Finland. Expect an 8 to 10-hour night with thermal suits, campfire sausages, marshmallows, hot drinks, and free aurora photos.
“Great Tour. The very nice guides cannot switch on the northern light, but they make all what its possible to drive you to a place where you have clear skys and you can sea the northern lights when they appear. I can highly recommend this tour and would do it again.”
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