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Northern Lights Tour: Photos, Drinks & Comfort
5.0
18 Ratings
Reykjavik
Join our intimate Northern Lights tour with an expert hunter and professional photographer. Maximize your chances of seeing the lights and get stunning photographs in a small, comfortable group.
Join our intimate Northern Lights tour with an expert hunter and professional photographer. Maximize your chances of seeing the lights and get stunning photographs in a small, comfortable group.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Reykjavik - If you wish to join a northern light hunt with me you are in good hands. Finding the northern lights is one of my expertise and I have great knowledge of them and to predict the strength and likelihood of what we will see. Although the outcome is still in the hands of mother nature and nothing can be promised. I will be upfront and…
- Reykjavik - If you wish to join a northern light hunt with me you are in good hands. Finding the northern lights is one of my expertise and I have great knowledge of them and to predict the strength and likelihood of what we will see. Although the outcome is still in the hands of mother nature and nothing can be promised. I will be upfront and honest about the likelihood of seeing them on any given night, for you to cancel or go under my suggestions. I am as well capable of taking pictures of you with the lights that you can bring home to show your families and friends.
The visibility of the Northern lights is dependent on weather, such as cloud coverage and activity of the lights. Pre-briefing will be held 3 hours before departure, where I will explain our chances and what to expect. In accordance with the briefing you can go one with the tour or schedule for another night. Pre briefing will be sent by Email after last update on cloud cover shortly after 18:00. Expectations are different by people and the Northern lights vary a lot from being a marvelous display to being faint and only visible to a camera for example.
What's Included
- Enjoy a cozy hot chocolate
- Receive photographs of you with the Northern Lights
- Enjoy a cozy hot chocolate
- Receive photographs of you with the Northern Lights
Additional Information
Exclusive to your group - Enjoy professional photography, drinks, and cozy seating while watching the lights and stars.
The operator manages the Northern Lights forecast on the Facebook group Northern Lights Iceland.
Why choose this service?
Maximize your chances by selecting this experienced operator, skilled in interpreting cloud cover and solar wind…
Exclusive to your group - Enjoy professional photography, drinks, and cozy seating while watching the lights and stars.
The operator manages the Northern Lights forecast on the Facebook group Northern Lights Iceland.
Why choose this service?
Maximize your chances by selecting this experienced operator, skilled in interpreting cloud cover and solar wind data. While the final outcome is up to Mother Nature, whatever is visible, you will experience it with this operator.
- Maximize your chances of witnessing the Northern Lights.
- Receive professional photographs.
- Enjoy a comfortable private tour with a knowledgeable and friendly guide.
- Outdoor chairs are available for everyone.
- Warm drinks such as tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and spiked beverages are provided.
If conditions are unfavorable on your scheduled date, the operator will cancel and refund you, allowing you to rebook for another date.
If the tour proceeds and the lights are not visible, a second attempt will be offered for free.
- Dress warm, in many cases, we will be standing outside in the cold waiting for the lights to show up, standing motionless in the Icelandic night with perhaps a wind chill will take the fun out of even great northern lights
- Northern lights do look more green and vivid on photographs.
- The price of the tour is the same, when the lights are weak and when they are strong.
- Due to nature of the tour being dependent on cloud cover and various space weather data, many nights will be canceled
Location
Reykjavik
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Mamat813
Sep 29, 2024
Best tour and chance for small group northern lights experience - We went out with Thor and the lights were quiet, but he made sure we knew how to set our camera and really taught us how to take photos of our own, in addition to making sure we had the best chance to see whatever lights were available. He was so good, we booked another night with him and the lights we saw were so incredible. He took us away from the crowds...a lot of the other tours have so many people that everyone gets in your shot or they all line up to take pictures and don't really pay attention. He moves when necessary and knows the best spots. He has great refreshments and entertaining stories of Iceland. He sends pictures quickly. Highly recommend this tour!
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Steven_t
Jan 6, 2024
The trip of a lifetime - Thor was exceptional to work with for this adventure. He is knowledgeable and honest and made our trip a lifetime memory. I cannot thank him enough nor recommend him any higher. This is the trip you want.
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371kristenm
Dec 28, 2023
Go with Thor! A true expert and delightful person. - I did A TON of research before selecting Iceland in Motion as our guide to search for the Northern Lights. Here’s why you need to go with Thor- quite simply- he’s a pro. He studies the various scientific models and KNOWS what conditions produce the best likelihood of you seeing the lights. He also knows where to find the best opening in the sky to see them. He’s very fair- if he doesn’t think they will show- he lets you know- great communication. We thought our cloudy night would be a failure so at our time to leave, he was not sure it would be worth it. We opted to cancel. But 2 hours later he emailed me and said he thought maybe south of the airport we would find them. We said no thanks. Too late. But then quickly changed our mind and he picked us up at our hotel 30 minutes later! Let the adventure begin! He is so knowledgeable and wants you to have a great experience. He is as excited to see the lights as you are! After a drive, we peeled off the highway to a side road and then to the beach. He set up my son’s new canon camera on a tripod- Thor is an expert photographer too so he knows how to get your settings straight for the best results. And they appeared!!!! We were the only hunters out that night and we cannot thank Thor enough. He is the most thoughtful talented guide. I would recommend him again and again. Our photos are of the lights on a night when the chance of the Aurora appearing was a 1 out of 10. It looks like daylight due to the full moon which really helped the camera with the lighting. My iPhone was able to capture shots too but if you don’t have a “real” camera, Thar brings his for the trip. Thor’s experience, knowledge and perseverance delivered!
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Ashlee_d
Nov 22, 2023
Fantastic photos and knowledge of the northern lights! - This was a once in a lifetime experience, and I’m not sure it would’ve been without the help of Thor! He is extremely knowledgeable about the precise timing of when the lights will show, and it shows. He’s so knowledgeable and we’re very grateful we used him for this tour. Also, the pictures he took of us were jaw-dropping. It’s really worth the price to have both the memories and the photos forever. Thank you so much, Thor!
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Danielontherun
Apr 5, 2023
I want to do it again !!! Thank you Thor ! - Thor was simply amazing, the chances were so low, cloudy night. Yet, Thor managed to find a nice window of opportunity where the lights and vista opened up to me and my wife. He went out of his way to make us feel comfortable, the wind doesn't feel so cold anymore. Thank you Thor !
p.s.: There is even a song about Thor and the northern lights !!
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Nmamatravels
Feb 10, 2023
All hail Thor, the king of the northern lights!! - We came to Iceland specifically to see the northern lights. Our first scheduled tour with another company got cancelled. And based on what we learned from other travelers, pretty much all tours were getting cancelled every night due to weather. Then we found Thor!! He let us know that chances of seeing lights were low, but if we still wanted to go he would take us. SO glad we did! He is a true light hunter and methodically checked the forecast, radars, etc to figure out where to take us for the best chances. And he found them!! We watched a spectacular show in the sky, and he took incredible photos for us with his professional camera. We ended up seeing the lights in three different locations and he stayed out very late with us to ensure that we saw as much of the lights as possible and got all the photos we wanted. If you are going to try and see the lights drop everything and only book Thor!!
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Ela230590
Feb 1, 2023
Excelent - Just want to share my experience as might help. We just returned from Iceland. My dream was to see the Northern lights since forever so as you imagine was very important for me to see them. Our chances were kind of low as was cloudy almost every night. We took a bus tour, but not only we didn't see anything but was not what we were hoping for so did not rebooked it. Our last chance of seeing was the last night so we decided to go with a more private tour, although more expensive but when you think how much you spend to see the lights and disappointment of not seeing them is not worth it. So we took the tour with Iceland In Motion and we had the most amazing time. Thor knows what he's doing and if there is something on the sky he'll find it for sure. He took us to a very nice area and moved like 3 times every time they faded for us to see a bit more.
So, don't go cheap on NL tours, do on everything else but follow your dream😁
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Michael_k
Dec 4, 2022
Hunting for Northern Lights - We had a fantastic adventure with our Guide Thor who was so knowledgable in everything to do with the Northern Lights. He explained very clearly why the lights appear and then made sure that we were in a place to take photos of them.
Thor had a deep knowledge which he imparted to us which allowed us to learn so much about how to photograph the aurora Borealis.
Loved the trip and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone looking to experience magical moments under the Aurora.
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Nilesh_s
Nov 20, 2022
Northern Light! Must See! - Our guide was amazing, friendly, knowledgeable about northern lights, patient, well informed and extremely patient.
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K7824gdryans
Oct 21, 2022
Don’t waste your time with other companies, BOOK THOR! - We used Thor for two tours: Northern lights and Small Group Valley of Tears. I cannot recommend Thor enough. Specifically for the Northern lights, Thor is knowledgeable, funny, and knows where to find the lights. Thor is local, so it feels like you’re getting a personal tour rather than from a big company that just wants to get you in and out. Although he is more expensive than some other Northern lights tour, he is absolutely worth it. On a night where it was harder to find the lights due to cloud cover, Thor found an amazing spot and we saw a full show. The Hot Chocolate and Rum were the icing on the cake. Do not waste your time on other cheaper bigger group options, Thor is the way to go.
I also cannot suggest Thor’s Valley of Tears tour (it was the highlight of our trip), but will post a review on that on that actual tour page!
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