3 2 hunting the northern lights on a guided tour in iceland the most common way to hunt for the aurora borealis is by taking a guided minibus tour.
Northern lights trip iceland.
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.
Winter in iceland the northern lights the winter months are your best bet for catching a glimpse of the elusive northern lights.
As such if you turn up in iceland in june expecting to see the northern lights you ll be sadly disappointed.
Small group northern lights tour buy tickets at viator a chance to get into some more rugged terrain outside of reykjavik best combination tour.
These tours run regularly from september to april whenever the lights are expected and if they are cancelled or unsuccessful you will usually get another opportunity to see them for free.
With a huge variety of options departing from various locations across iceland you ll witness the most awe inspiring northern lights displays when you look towards the stars during the winter months.
All of our winter holidays include a northern lights hunt in addition to a day long golden circle tour with the latter including lunch too.
Because of its northern latitude the daylight changes dramatically between seasons.
The northern lights are caused by the interaction of particles from the sun with the upper atmosphere near the north pole.
You might however see the midnight sun plan your trip for late autumn winter and early spring to see the northern lights in iceland.
Here at 65 n on the southern edge of the arctic circle you can see auroras almost every night.
Northern lights tour from reykjavik buy tickets at viator if you re visiting iceland on a tight budget but still want to experience the northern lights consider this tour best small group tour.
Reykjavik secret lagoon and.
Furthermore relax and enjoy the warm and soothing waters of the blue lagoon.
The most popular month for these tours is january which has the most tour departures.
That said if you are planning your trip to iceland and want to make sure you don t miss the chance to see northern lights you better consider to visit locations away from light pollution and facing north since the northern lights usually start showing up in the north.
There are 28 tours to choose from that range in length from 3 days up to 10 days.
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Search for the magical northern lights and enjoy the reykjavík skyline on a guided evening boat trip.