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Northern Lights Chase: An Exciting Hunt for the Aurora in Tromsø
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585 Ratings
Tromsø
Join our thrilling Northern Lights Chase in Tromsø to maximize your chances of witnessing the world’s most awe-inspiring light show. Capture stunning photos and create lasting memories on this unforgettable adventure!
Join our thrilling Northern Lights Chase in Tromsø to maximize your chances of witnessing the world’s most awe-inspiring light show. Capture stunning photos and create lasting memories on this unforgettable adventure!
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Arctic Guide Service AS - Conclude your day with an unforgettable pursuit of the northern lights, the most breathtaking display by nature.
Our team is dedicated to a singular goal: to escort you to the optimal location for witnessing the splendid Aurora at that exact time!
For comprehensive updates on tonight’s meteorological forecast or the Aurora…
- Arctic Guide Service AS - Conclude your day with an unforgettable pursuit of the northern lights, the most breathtaking display by nature.
Our team is dedicated to a singular goal: to escort you to the optimal location for witnessing the splendid Aurora at that exact time!
For comprehensive updates on tonight’s meteorological forecast or the Aurora Borealis’ intensity, please drop by our headquarters at Storgata 77, Tromsø.
What's Included
- English speaking guide
- Tea and coffee
- Reflective vests
- Snacks
- Photos from the tour
- Transportation (either a big bus or a minibus)
- English speaking guide
- Tea and coffee
- Reflective vests
- Snacks
- Photos from the tour
- Transportation (either a big bus or a minibus)
What's Not Included
- Tripod
- Thermal suit
- Tripods and thermal suites are available for rent at our offices
- Tripod
- Thermal suit
- Tripods and thermal suites are available for rent at our offices
Additional Information
Join this Northern Lights chase to enhance your chances of witnessing the world’s most breathtaking light display. Aboard the bus, there will be a professional driver and an experienced Northern Lights guide. They are dedicated to selecting the optimal location based on the weather forecast, maximizing the likelihood of seeing the aurora. The guide will…
Join this Northern Lights chase to enhance your chances of witnessing the world’s most breathtaking light display. Aboard the bus, there will be a professional driver and an experienced Northern Lights guide. They are dedicated to selecting the optimal location based on the weather forecast, maximizing the likelihood of seeing the aurora. The guide will offer information on camera settings and useful tips, ensuring you can capture the perfect Northern Lights photo when they appear. Additionally, the guide will take photos during the excursion, providing you with a memorable souvenir to take home.
Please note that the Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon, and sightings cannot be guaranteed.
Starting November 1st, the meeting point for the English tour will be inside the Prostneset building (at the main entrance downstairs, near the bus terminal).
- If you are travelling with children, please provide the age of the children so we can try to provide the correct child seat in the bus. The driver can refuse you to go onboard if you have not informed about it.
- Arctic Guide Service has full copyrights of any photo taken by the guide during the tour.
- Photos of the night will be uploaded in a third party web platform. If you do not want any photo of you to be published nor taken, please inform the guide, and do not stand in front of the guide when is taking photos.
- It can be slippery on the places where we stop during the night.
- If the group size is smaller than 15 people, the tour may be carried in a minibus without toilet onboard
- You are supposed to have your own Travel Insurance, to cover any incident should occur during the tour.
- At the beginning and at the end of the season the departure time will be different. Check the voucher to know the exact meeting time. This is due to the increase in the number of hours of the daylight
- No refund will be applied in case the Northern Lights are not visible as it is a natural phenomena.
- The activity is not recommended for children under 3 years old.
- Not recommended for people with reduced mobility
Location
Tromsø Havn Prostneset
Samuel Arnesens gate
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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(585 Ratings)
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Pamela_g
Nov 25, 2024
Chasing Auntie Aurora :) - The experience is inexplanable. We got lucky that we’re able to see Northern Lights. It was a successful trip with friends as we have always wanted to go to Norway for a long time. Thank you to the team specially Eli and Alberto for taking great photos. The only issue that we had is the operator didnt give a contact number to call aside from online messages. It will be helpful to provide contact info as this will be easier for customers to reach out.
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John_c
Nov 24, 2024
Lots of fun - Staff were very good in chasing the lights, although the cloud la were not kind we managed to see lights at 2 stops which were amazing! Photographs were good as well!
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539kassa
Nov 11, 2024
Absolutely blown away - After meeting by the bus we were given a lot of rules by the guide who can come across as rather curt . Nethertheless we had an amazing night and were exceptionally lucky to have a sub storm. whilst just getting over seeing the lights for a second time she went again and blew us all away, even the guide !
We had to chase the weather so drove for 2 hours to the mainland to a beautiful spot overlooking mountains on the edge of a fjord. Bus was comfortable, the driver was excellent as there was a lot of snow ! Never felt unsafe for a second and i definitely would recommend this tour and will be returning again next year.
Just a shame the guide was a bit grumpy as he was so very knowledgeable and obviously loves his job.
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Hinal_j
Nov 8, 2024
Beautiful and Fun Experience - It was very fun through the whole trip Brega and Michael very funny combo not bored at all. Even though it was very cloudy they drove us farther to Finland to increase the chance of norther lights. It was an amazing experience.
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Carolinafw7354gp
Nov 7, 2024
Our dream travel comes true! - The trip to chase the Northern Lights was very interesting. Sara, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the lights and knew how to tell a story and facts without too much theoretical stuff. It was fun and exciting.
We stopped in a few locations to check the Aurora Borealis's activity, and we could see it in 2 amazing spots. With Sara was Gabriela, who is also a guide and a very good one. She was the person who took patiently and professionally our photos, in the best possible point of view, for us and, of course, for the Northern Lights.
I highly recommend them! Oh, They also served us the best hot chocolate I drank in Tromso and some delicious cookies. The bus was comfy and warm, and the driver, drove us very smoothly through all the way, despite the bad weather we took on our way back.
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Sayoni_b
Nov 14, 2024
Average trip.... - Average trip.
Tried spotting the aurora in a few places (did not have much luck). Driver was good. Tour guide was okay, a bit rough tbh. When sky started clearing, had to head back to Tromso.
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Rohit
Nov 29, 2024
Dont make the mistake to book this tour. - Total Ripoff,
Very unprofessional.
The tour was mainly driving in the bus.
The halt was for 20-25 mins only. That too on a road side and not a proper place.
No campfire
Tour guide was least interested in helping or finding a good spot to see the northern lights
And finally when it seemed like you could see the lights, they had to go back to tromso and asked everyone to get into the bus.
Professional photos were not taken although it was mentioned in the services.
Do not book this tour.
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Piyush
Nov 29, 2024
Mood killer - Total waste of time and ended up feeling the tour guide was only trying to only fill his pockets with minimum effort of trying to provide a good service. After travelling in a bus for over 3 hours, all we got was a 15 minutes stop near a lake where you could barely stand with a group and try to witness the lights. Furthermore, after another sprint of over an hour we stopped for 45
Minutes and in the last 5 minutes when we started to witness a glance of northern lights, the tour guide called us back and behaved immensely unprofessional. A good guide would have let people to spend some more time to witness the lights instead of trying to play smart by saying ‘you can stay and take the cab back home’.
NOT WORTH IT !!!
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F4580sidivyas
Nov 29, 2024
Very Disappointed - The tour guide wasn’t even trying to chase the lights for us we were just made to roam around and we were just told there might be a possibility of the lights and so they stopped the bus for 45 mins but it started snowing so we went inside the bus and thankfully thought of trying our luck and there it was finally we started to see the lights and mind you no one from the team told us about the lights and there were so many people just sitting inside the bus. The moment we started capturing the lights we were told to get inside the bus since the bus driver wanted to leave.
So in short:
NO NORTHERN LIGHTS
NO PHOTOGRAPHS
We basically paid for nothing! Very disappointed.
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I9009zlnickj
Nov 12, 2024
Not feasible in clouds, guide therefore super unfriendly - In advance: We didn't see the lights, what was due to the weather and what nobody could do for! Something was visible through the mobile phone camera, but we just had no luck with the weather.
Cons: If the lights are not in the sky promptly, you drive through 6 hours in black night virtually without a break. There was a toilet break. The guide was competent but very impatient, the group has consistently only exhorted that we urgently need to continue even though it made the weather hopeless. The helpers were annoyed and stressed that things were not going smoothly. Cold mood on the bus. We stopped once at a beautiful lake and then should continue immediately, but without being told beforehand that we may not use the bus toilet during the trip. we had not taken a break in ages. During stopovers for the guide to see the sky, it was always just "stay seated!" We drove as far as Finland, which was okay, but what you should know beforehand. Here it was for the guide: The main thing is to try as long as possible, whether people are still having fun or not. Clear recommendation therefore: In case of clouds simply cancel the notification! As soon as something doesn't work out here, the mood shifts. Besides, another English lesson certainly won't hurt the guide. We won't do it again and prefer to see the lights if it happens to us while hiking.
Pros: I saw a moose.
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