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Northern Lights Tour: Arctic Wilderness Adventure
4.8
1,731 Ratings
Tromsø
Join us on an ethical Aurora hunt tour in Tromso. Experience the beauty of the Northern Lights while contributing to citizen science and capturing professional photos.
Join us on an ethical Aurora hunt tour in Tromso. Experience the beauty of the Northern Lights while contributing to citizen science and capturing professional photos.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tromsø - Each night we hunt for the Aurora and go to many different destinations, we have hundreds of areas to choose from and we will go to wherever is safest and most likely for guests to see the Northern Lights
- Tromsø - Each night we hunt for the Aurora and go to many different destinations, we have hundreds of areas to choose from and we will go to wherever is safest and most likely for guests to see the Northern Lights
What's Included
- Multiple hotel drop-off locations on Tromsø
- Thermal suits and boots (European sizes 36-48, Unisex XS-XXL)
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Dinner
- Souvenir photos (websize resolution sent by email, highest resolution available for purchase)
- Pick up at Scandic Ishavhotel, Fredrik Langes gate 2, 9008 Troms
- Activity in English
- Multiple hotel drop-off locations on Tromsø
- Thermal suits and boots (European sizes 36-48, Unisex XS-XXL)
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Dinner
- Souvenir photos (websize resolution sent by email, highest resolution available for purchase)
- Pick up at Scandic Ishavhotel, Fredrik Langes gate 2, 9008 Troms
- Activity in English
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel pickup
Additional Information
Join us for an unforgettable and ethical adventure beneath the Aurora Borealis. Escape the light pollution of Tromsø and venture into the Arctic wilderness. Our dedicated team of Aurora guides will monitor forecasts and leverage local expertise to select the optimal location for viewing the Northern Lights. Once the perfect spot is found, you’ll be…
Join us for an unforgettable and ethical adventure beneath the Aurora Borealis. Escape the light pollution of Tromsø and venture into the Arctic wilderness. Our dedicated team of Aurora guides will monitor forecasts and leverage local expertise to select the optimal location for viewing the Northern Lights. Once the perfect spot is found, you’ll be outfitted in warm thermal suits and boots, gather around a cozy campfire, and savor a homemade meal.
You’ll receive guidance on using your camera to capture the Aurora, and our guides will also take complimentary web-sized photos of you during the tour.
Unwind by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate before being transported back to your hotel on Tromsø island. While sightings of this natural wonder cannot be guaranteed, our skilled Aurora Hunters are committed to maximizing your chances every night of the season.
- We encourage you to provide us with your email address to be able to send you the web size pictures after the tour
- When exceptional situations arise (e.g. environmental cancellations) it is important to reach you. This is easiest if you provide your contact number on the road (phone number + correct country code) & keep this with you on the day of the tour.
- We only drop off at set drop off locations: Scandic Ishavhotel, Smarthotel, AMIhotel, Vervet, Wandering Owl office, Airport, Arctic Cathedral, Tromsø Camping bus stop, Breivika Cruise Dock
- Winter equipment is included, please give us your clothing and shoe sizes - fill out ewaiver form
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking as well as medical condition if needed
- Please bring your passport with you in case you need to cross to Finland during the tour
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. Make sure you wear a warm base layer, winter clothes including warm shoes, a hat, mittens, a scarf and woolen socks.
- A small amount of walking is involved, you must be able to walk 200m
- Please be prepared for limited toilet facilities, there will be a gas station stop during the drive, however the camp itself is in the wild Arctic nature where the only toilet possibilities are in the forest (there are no pre-built facilities).
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if less than 4 passengers per tour. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- We provide home-made vegan and gluten free soup
- You must travel with travel insurance.
- SIGN OUR eWAIVER. We need one participant to sign it on behalf of the group making sure that the names of all participants are in the document.
Location
Fredrik Langes gate 2
Fredrik Langes gate
Meet outside the Scandic Ishavhotel in time for a 18:00 departure
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
4.8
(1731 Ratings)
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Yy_w
Jan 5, 2025
Magical winter wonderland - We had a wonderful time! Sojo and Lucas made sure we were warmed up in our suit. Both of them kept their professional despite having a demanding family of 10 asking to go back even before the fire work is set up because they have seen THE auruora. It does dimmed the rest of us a bit but the team kept it together and still proceed as what has been planned ahead. Well done Sojo and Lucas and thank you!!
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Kennyw507
Jan 5, 2025
Safe, comfortable, northern lights and shooting stars - Javi was an amazing guide. Very knowledgeable and explained the history of Tromso and the science behind the northern lights. He made sure everyone was comfortable and included.
Tour lasted 8 hours including driving to destination, toilet breaks and drop off. Mini bus was very clean and new. Adam’s driving felt very safe.
We were very fortunate and caught the northern lights in an open field and could see it with the naked eye. Heard it’s not always so lucky. Also saw numerous shooting stars.
Adam found us the perfect location which was safe and away from roads. Open field, clear skies and warm fire. We saw many other tours stopping on the side of the road or highway which felt very unsafe. Also saw some larger tour busses from other companies driving very fast and just seemed dangerous given the icy roads.
Soup, hot chocolate, coffee and cookies were supplied.
Same with arctic suits and shoes which you change into when the bus is stopped.
Highly recommend Javi and Adam. Would tour with them two again!!
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Connor_w
Jan 4, 2025
Erika and Michael were... - Erika and Michael were our two guides. They work so hard to try and find the Northern Lights! The Minibus was comfortable and the hot drink / dinner was good too. We drove almost 2 hours to find the right opening to see the lights and we were successful. I was then able to have a dream proposal with photos taken later by Erika. They go above and beyond to make sure you have a great experience!
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A2006gejohng
Jan 4, 2025
Excellent Tour - This tour was amazing! Our guide Tomas was very knowledgeable about the area and the science behind the NL which made the tour very enjoyable. I took tours with a few different companies and found Wandering Owl to be the best. I would highly recommend!
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S
Jan 4, 2025
A Magical experience! - We had a magical night with our guide Javi and driver Lukazs.
They really went the extra mile. We got driven to a very quiet area about an hour and a half from Tromso. Where we saw the northern lights straight away. Javi and Lukazs set up a camp fire. We had soup and hot chocolate watching the dancing lights. Javi told us there would be even stronger activity coming soon. So we then drove to another location by a picturesque lake to watch the magic unfold. When we got out of the tour bus the lights were simply amazing. Such a strong display you could see the colours so vividly. The show went on for over an hour. Some great photos were taken by Javi including a fantastic timelapse video by the lake. A special mention to Lukazs who drove the tour bus in very challenging weather conditions.
A truly memorable night that we will never forget.
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Ljted2019
Jan 4, 2025
Awesome experience Aurora hunt - What a hoot!!!
Second time booking with Wandering Owl (first in 2019) and excellent experience again! Good to see the company has retained its awesomeness as tourism grows. Two Aurora hunts taken and both with Bart. Knowledgable, friendly, organised and genuinely caring about comfort and enjoyment of guests. Choosing good spots to camp and view lights, communication and nothing was too much to ask. Attentive to guests and worked really hard all evening to make sure we enjoyed it. We saw awesome lights and had fun in the process. Wandering owl are a professional and ethical company. It never feels like “tourism” but like a group of friends go on an adventure together and have a tale to tell at the end. Can’t wait to come back with you guys again. Please keep the hot choc and cookies - they rock!!
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Tourguidemandy
Jan 2, 2025
Beautiful Lights!! - We had an amazing trip. The guide and the driver both did a great job. Our guide kept an eye on the weather app and knew where to take us to give us the best opportunity to see the lights.
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Marvellka
Jan 2, 2025
Best company - This company is really professional. Driver Adam drove safety and guide Bart was the best! He knows a lot of information and answer for all questions. Thank you Wandering Owl and im looking forward for next trip. You will be my first choice forever.
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Alexander_w
Jan 5, 2025
A good tour with expert knowledge - We had a really good time on this tour. We were in a minibus with approximately 12 others. We were warned from the start that it would be a challenge to see the lights that evening, however within an hour we had seen them not far out of Tromso! The guides Erika (and Lukasz) were super friendly and clearly very knowledgeable about the Aurora Borealis and absolutely everything about them and had clearly been doing this for a while! Erika in particular gave a good commentary throughout. Erika also took some great pictures with her professional camera.
My only feedback would be that the food option wasn't great. We were given a vegan soup and one slice of basic supermarket bread. Although the soup was tasty, it wasn't substantial for a trip lasting from 6pm-1:30am, much of which was in temperatures of -10 degrees celsius. Also at a cost of approximately 500GBP in total for the two of us, it doesn't represent value. My only other comment would be that we spent a lot of time outside the van whilst waiting in-between seeing the Aurora, with Erika trying to keep the group entertained with stories about the arctic, the aurora and even a lot of chat campfires! I think most people wanted to go back to the warmth of the van as despite the excellent clothing they provide, most people had very cold feet with their normal footwear!
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Saptarshi_g
Jan 4, 2025
Try your luck - Well the weather was rough.. but when in Tromso, you always try to go out for the Aurora hunt… They tried … but after analysing little deeper what I understood is that it’s always safer to go for the Finnish border than the coastal areas, especially when the weather isn’t that great… it was not a very pleasant experience for us at all … we would not again go to Tromso for Northern Lights … we saw it twice in our trip- in Rovaniemi and again in our Havila cruise near Skjervoy … but Tromso to us didn’t even come close
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