For many, the possibility of seeing the Northern Lights is the reason for a visit to Iceland during the winter. The season, with its pure and crisp air, offers some of the best conditions for seeing stars and frequent sightings of the Northern Lights. You can see the Northern Lights in most places far north, close to the North Pole, but Iceland’s clear skies and beautiful scenery make for the best possible backdrop.
The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are a spectacular natural phenomenon, often seen dancing around in fantastic colours across the Icelandic Arctic sky. See if you can spot them for yourself on a 3-5 hours evening Minibus tour from Reykjavik.
Northern Lights tours in Iceland from Reykjavik
The Northern Lights are caused by the interaction of particles from the sun’s solar energy with the upper atmosphere of the earth near the area of the North Pole. This reaction creates this wonderful light effect, known as the Aurora Borealis as the charged particles rush towards the magnetically charged poles of the planet, creating a cosmic light show!
The locations visited differ from day-to-day, but you will head in the direction with the most chance of seeing one of Mother Nature’s greatest shows. As the tour is weather dependent, seeing the Northern Lights is not guaranteed even though the tour is operated. The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon and as part of nature, unpredictable we cannot guarantee how much you will see on the night you going for the hunt, but no other tour guide can guarantee this either. What we can guarantee is that we do everything we can to keep on top of when and where the best sightings are, rushing our guests out from Reykjavik in search of the Aurora. If you have any questions at all about this Iceland Northern Lights tour.
* Booking Tour for the Same Day as Arrival: If you planing booking your tour for the same day of your arrival in Iceland, there is a chance that you may miss the tour due to flight delays or other circumstances. Our cancellation policy requires notice of at least 24 hours, and in such cases, you wouldn’t be entitled to a rebooking or a refund. To avoid this potential issue, we recommend booking your tour for the day after your arrival, so that you have the opportunity to reschedule or cancel if necessary.
*To avoid any misunderstanding and negative reviews, we’d like to inform you that this tour is a very much weather depending and can be cancelled up to one hour before the departure time. In this event you will get a full refund if we can’t reschedule your tour to another date. (Please note: This is not for the clients that had already joined the tour)
Due to the new regulations of the city of Reykjavik, tour companies are only allowed to stop at certain designated bus stop locations in the city center to pick up passengers, your pick up may be from the nearest bus stop to your accommodation.