The Northern Lights, with their different hues and shapes, are truly awe-inspiring, especially when they dance across the sky. If you are dreaming about seeing this beautiful phenomenon, the best way is to join a Northern Lights tour. Chasing the Northern Lights is our strength, with our experience spanning more than 19 years and 8,500 tours.
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5 - 7 hours
18:45
Tromsø
Chase the Aurora Borealis in a small group, by minibus (groups up to 15 people), with an English speaking guide and a driver. Pictures, tripods, light meal and hot drinks included.
5 - 7 hours
18:15
Tromsø
Departure times: 17:15 or 18:15. Our Aurora Camp tour is the best option to watch the Northern Lights in a comfortable way. With warm shelters and toilets, waiting for the aurora doesn't need to be a challenge!
3 hours
18:45
Tromsø
Dine inside a comfortable and modern semi-hybrid catamaran, with the possibility of spotting the northern lights. A delicious dinner with local ingredients together with a Tromsø fjord tour by night on board this silent catamaran.
3 hours
18:45
Tromsø
Join our Electric Northern Lights Cruise onboard a modern catamaran and try to spot the Northern Lights from the dark and silent fjords of Tromsø.
2.5 hours
20:40
Tromsø
Arctic Tromsø is the perfect place to chase your dream of seeing the magical Northern Lights. And our big, comfortable boat is the perfect viewing platform!
5 hours
18:45
Tromsø
Relax in a hot tub aboard a luxury sailing ship while searching for the northern lights. Enjoy a small-group experience with homemade reindeer stew and warm drinks.
4.5 hours
17:45
Tromsø
We would like to invite you to visit our Sámi camp and join us for a family-friendly reindeer feeding evening tour with a chance to see the Northern Lights!
4.5 hours
17:45
Tromsø
Try the oldest vehicle from the arctic, feed our reindeer herd and enjoy the arctic landscape in this evening tour while the northern lights might appear above you!
7 hours
16:45
Tromsø
We invite you to join us in a fun varied terrain snowmobile safari there where locals drive. You will be in a small group and get to explore a nature area outside of Tromsø. During our evening tour you might experience northern lights.
24 hours
17:00
Tromsø
Northern Lights, guided daytime snowmobile tour, unique holiday accommodation in an Aurora Hut, Arctic mountains and forests: an all-in-one magical adventure including return transport from Tromsø.
5 - 8 hours
17:45
Narvik
A comfortable Northern Light Chase, departing from the heart of Narvik.
We offer a private Northern Lights Safari for individuals or groups by minibus for groups from 6-15 and VIP minivan for groups between 1-5.
3 hours
19:45
Kilpisjärvi, Finland
Drive into the night on a snowmobile in search of the Northern Lights in Kilpisjärvi, Finland: A magical night trip.
The Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis are a natural phenomenon occurring in the Northern Hemisphere.
When conditions are right, they appear in the night sky displaying dynamic patterns (curtains, shafts, or spirals) of colored lights (mostly green but also red, purple, or more rarely blue).
Charged particles from the sun, released during solar eruptions, are dragged into the atmosphere and steered towards the poles by the Earth’s magnetic field.
These particles then collide with gases present in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. This collision releases flashes of coloured light that we see as the Northern Lights.
The different colours depend on the gas particles involved at different altitudes: low-lying oxygen causes the most common green colour; red is produced by oxygen higher in the atmosphere whereas blue and purple hues come from nitrogen.
Tromsø is one of the best places in the world to see the Northern Lights because the city is located inside the aurora oval, a doughnut-shaped ring above the Earth’s Geomagnetic North Pole, which extends from Alaska to Russia via Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
The advantage when coming to Tromsø to see the Northern Lights is that the temperatures in winter are not that cold: an average of 0°C to -5°C in the city thanks to the Gulf Stream!
There is also a variety of accommodations and attractions to make your stay even more comfortable and fun!
You can see the aurora borealis in Tromsø (as well as Narvik and other places in Northern Norway) from September to early April, when the sky is dark enough, usually from 6pm to 1am – with a peak between 10 and 11pm.
Generally speaking, the best time to see the Northern Lights are around the equinoxes – March/April and September/October – as the level of aurora activity is higher.
However, the Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon, just like the weather, so we can’t know for sure when and where they will occur.
Their appearance and intensity are very much dependent on the sun’s activity.
It’s important to consider the following elements if you wish to see the Northern Lights:
The Northern Lights season in Norway runs from September to early April, when the nights are dark enough to see the aurora. While the winter months from December to February offer the longest hours of darkness, the lights can appear throughout the entire season, depending on solar activity.
Based on our guests reviews
We did 2 Aurora Borealis hunt nights in a roll, with our guide Anastasia and Fredrick as our driver. She did an Astonishing job!! The photos turned out great and I had no idea she would teach us so much about the science behind the northern lights. 5/5 would do it again
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We did the Northern Lights Safari tour had were lucky enough to have our bucket list item fulfilled [...] We hunted the lights for a few stops then ended at a camp where there were restrooms, hot chocolate and stew for dinner! [...] Best Artic had fully insulated body suits for us to borrow at no costs. They even took our photos. This was truly magical and we can’t wait to come back!
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An exceptional experience and a night we will remember for the rest of our lives. We did the ‘Aurora Safari Chase by Bus’ and it was magical. The guides were very friendly, and we witnessed extraordinary Northern Lights in a lovely little camp. An experience to live, I highly recommend it.
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We thoroughly enjoyed the Aurora minibus tour led by Juan. He was very enthusiastic and did everything he could to ensure everyone had a great time. Meanwhile, the Northern Lights became increasingly visible! Juan took some beautiful photos.
Based on our guests reviews
We booked a Northern Lights Tour with Minibus. It was an amazing experience. Even though we haven't had the best weather conditions our guide and driver made the best out of it. We were able to see the northern lights and it was just breathtaking.
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