Northern Lights Midnight Adventure from Reykjavík

Embark on a thrilling midnight adventure from Reykjavík to witness the magical Northern Lights in Iceland. Travel in a comfortable minibus as your guide searches for the best viewing location and captures stunning photos for you. Don’t miss this ideal opportunity to experience the awe-inspiring beauty of the Northern Lights!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Reykjavik - The Northern Lights, Iceland’s magical but hard to catch natural light show, elude many visitors who travel to Iceland seeking them but don’t know where to look.

The Northern Lights are most brilliant on a dark winter nights. They are magnificent and one of the most beautiful natural phenomena that exists.

Join us on a guided tour to hunt for the spectacular and elusive Northern Lights display.

On this tour you travel in a comfortable, heated minibus while your guide searches for the best location to view the Northern Lights. Your guide will also explain the science of how the Northern Lights display occurs.

When the Northern Lights appear, your guide will offer to take photos for all participants, so you don’t have to bring a professional camera or be a professional photographer to join this tour. This tour is an ideal opportunity to get the most of your time in Iceland.

What's Included
  • National Park fees
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel or Bus Stop pickup and drop-off, depends on accommodation location
  • Tea and coffee
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Additional Information

The Northern Lights Midnight Adventure is a quest for Iceland’s captivating yet elusive Aurora Borealis. Numerous sightseers journey to Iceland to witness the Northern Lights but are unsure where to begin their search.

In this quest, you ride in a cozy, heated minibus while your guide actively seeks out the perfect spot for viewing the Northern Lights. Along the journey, the guide will demystify the scientific principles behind the spectacle of the Northern Lights.

Should the Northern Lights decide to make their appearance, your guide will capture the breathtaking moments for every participant. Hence, there’s no need for you to bring some professional camera or be a photography expert to be part of this journey. This quest makes for an excellent opportunity to fully experience what Iceland has to offer.

Please note that the Northern Lights are a natural wonder, and as such, sightings can’t be assured. Once booked, tours are non-refundable.

  • Northern Lights tour is weather depended
  • Operated tours are not refundable
  • If it’s canceled due to unfavorable weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Location
Reykjavik
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Paul_b
May 27, 2024
Northern Lights from Reykjavik 06/12/23 - Thank you so much for the Northern Lights Tour on 06/12/23. We had a great experience and managed to see the lights on a few occasions thanks to Tomas. Tomas really made the trip with his knowledge, fun and perservance. He was determined for us to see them and stayed out much later than all the large coach tours. We’d highly recommend this tour. Forget the large, inoersonal buses!
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Magda_l
Apr 28, 2024
Did this trip back in... - Did this trip back in February - my original booking was canceled b/c of weather, but I was able to rebook for the following day. The tour guide was lovely and was in communication with other tour guides hunting down the northern lights. If you're doing this in the winter, remember to dress warmly as there's some waiting periods.
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Michael_a
Apr 17, 2024
Best tour! - What a great experience!! Our tour guide was very passionate about his work. He drove from site to site trying to find us the perfect location to see the lights. I highly recommend this tour as they will do whatever they can to help you see the northern lights.
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Docsuz1
Apr 14, 2024
Tour Guide Made the Difference - The tour guide was knowledgeable, funny, an excellent photographer, excellent driver. He must have antifreeze in his veins as no hat, no gloves, over an hour at a time outside with 13 F wind chill. We got lucky with him and the night as great views aurora borealis.
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Nouhad_i
Apr 13, 2024
Marvelous night - That night was very cloudy, but we were so luck to have an amazing guide named Thomas who really did more than his best so that we can get to see a glimpse of this phenomenon without leaving disappointed. Also the pictures he took for as were marvelous and so magical you can barely believe its true.
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Quest26908537525
Apr 9, 2024
Amazing - I really wanted to see the Northern Lights, so I researched extensively before booking a tour to try to maximize the chances. I chose Siggi as he seemed to have the most success and was definitely not disappointed. His tour last five hours from 9p-2am which is a lot longer than the other tours (others called it quits around 12am) and the Northern Lights really brightened the sky at 1 am on our tour. Siggi is very passionate about what he does and very knowledgeable. He takes amazing photos for you also. Highly recommend him!
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Brenda_j
Apr 8, 2024
Great trip lead by a passionate northern lights guide! - Most memorable part of the trip was the owner/guides passion about the northern lights and ensuring we got to see the colors and moments available on the night we went. It takes patience to do this and it takes the experience and knowlege to see them before the color shows up to play. We got back at about 2 pm. On the way back he was still looking for movement and he found it! Last intuitional stop was the best lights! By the end of the trip I could tell the difference between clouds and northern light and learned how to take phots of them with my iphone.
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Hazel_b
Apr 6, 2024
Once in a lifetime… - Saw the most beautiful northern lights of the season. Friendly and safe driver who was super passionate about the lights and photographing them and us!
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Alexandra_g
Apr 6, 2024
Amazing tour! - Had an amazing time! The northern lights were amazing and so was Siggi who took us out to the national park. Siggi is very knowledgeable and took photos for the group on his camera sho that we had a pro taking them.
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Roam61719101577
Jun 26, 2024
bring a good phone with night mode! or you won't see anything - I was very upset that no one informed me that I would only be able to see the lights with a phone camera that has specific night mode capabilities. I could have very easily brought my work iPhone in lieu of my lower-end personal phone and it would have completely changed my experience. I carefully read all of the info they sent. It would have been so easy to inform us of this critical detail in advance instead of when we were already there. It was very upsetting to witness everyone else being amazed and excited while I could barely see anything at all. The guides are professional, knowledgeable and experienced; they skillfully tracked down and brought us to a rare, great display. They've obviously been doing this really well for a long time. The night went smoothly but it was that one detail that so unnecessarily ruined a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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