Skip the cruise-ship crowds. Our private 4x4 aurora chase uses real-time cloud forecasts from the Icelandic Met Office, five possible hunting locations around Eyjafjörður, and a night-vision spotter to maximise your chance of seeing the lights dance.
Rating
4.9 / 5.0
Languages
English, Icelandic, German
Location
Akureyri
Difficulty
Easy
3-Day Forecast
Collect you from your hotel. Quick forecast briefing in the van — we show you the cloud cover map and the KP-index, then decide on tonight's first hunt location.
Typically 20–30 minutes north of Akureyri, away from the town's light glow. Set up tripods, pour hot chocolate, and watch the sky.
If clouds roll in, we relocate — usually 15 minutes to a second spot with different cloud coverage. Sometimes we are on our first spot the entire night; sometimes we see four.
A final 15 minutes at a dark location if the forecast still favours it, otherwise we turn for home.
Back at your hotel. Your guide sends you the raw night-vision footage by email the next morning.
We provide gear for your comfort and safety where required:
This tour is suitable for most fitness levels:
The aurora is a natural phenomenon — nobody can guarantee a sighting. What we can promise is that we will give you the best possible chance by combining forecast data, mobility, and local knowledge. In recent seasons our sighting rate has been about 82%. If you do not see the lights on your first attempt, you receive a free re-book voucher valid for the rest of the season. Children 6+ welcome — we carry kid-sized blankets and thermoses.
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