Northern Lights Chase: An Exciting Hunt for the Aurora in Tromsø
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528 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!
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- 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
- Tea and coffee
- Snacks
- Photos from the tour
What's Not Included
- Tripod
- Thermal suit
- Tripods and thermal suites are available for rent at our offices
Additional Information
Join the expedition to witness the most phenomenal light show - the northern lights. Our tour bus is equipped with one professional driver and an experienced Northern Lights guide. They will enthusiastically select the best location based on weather predictions to enhance the chance of viewing the aurora. The guide will offer information about the optimal camera settings and useful tips, and as soon as the lights emerge, you’ll be ready to capture the majestic Northern Lights imagery. Furthermore, the guide will click photos during the journey for a keepsake.
Remember, the northern lights are a natural occurrence and their sight cannot be assured.
Meeting location for English tour: Meet at the city harbor in the center of Tromsø, opposite the Troll museum and Yonas Pizzeria at 6:15 pm (18.15). The tour sets off at 6:30 pm (18.30).
Spanish tour assembly point: Our offices at Storgata 77, Tromsø at 18.00. The tour starts at 18.15.
- 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
Samuel Arnesens gate 9
Samuel Arnesens gate
Northern Lights tour in English: Meeting place is by the city harbor (pier 8) in Tromsø center, across the street from Troll museum and Yonas Pizzeria. Bus is marked with "Arctic Guide Service
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(528 Ratings)
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Jeevan_b
Apr 9, 2024
Good experience - Very good tour guides. Gave out hot chocolate and cookies. At first we were in a cloudy location but then they took us to a new location without cloud cover, where we had a good sighting of aurora.
I would however recommend trying to hunt for aurora yourself (if you hire a car) because you can go to locations without other people there. Regardless, the tour was good.
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Fernanda_l
Apr 2, 2024
Fantastic! - We had a great time with our lovely guide Gabriela and the driver Carl. She took amazing pictures for us, and explained a lot of things about the northern lights. We were very blessed with the spectacular aurora show. Do not hesitante to take this tour.
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Ann_b
Mar 31, 2024
Great value - One of the least expensive tours, but we got to see the lights, and our tour guides were very good at making sure guests had a chance to get their pictures made.
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Henryk_w
Mar 29, 2024
Very good trip - Very well organised and guided trip. We also were lucky to see beutiful northern lights. Helpful guides very good driver. Thy all worked entusiastic.
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Naiara
Mar 28, 2024
Awesome! - Taking into account that the degree of satisfaction of this tour is mostly subject to the activity at the time, we give it a 10! We were very lucky that night (March 26) and we were able to see the magic! I went with the idea that I wouldn't be able to really see the auroras as they appear in the photos (the intensity of the colors), but we were so lucky that we saw very very very intense colors! It was outrageous. We even get to see the red-purple color that is usually more difficult to observe.
The only thing to say is that the tour is not in Spanish (although they offer this option), but there are guides who speak in Spanish and you can ask them anything that is not clear to you.
It would also be nice to offer something else to eat.
In short: super passionate guides (Gabriela and Jago) and an incredible experience!
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Maria_b
Mar 27, 2024
Amazing! - Absolutely amazing! The guide was really nice and helpful! We were very lucky, had perfect conditions and saw a beautiful northern lights show. The location the guide chose was perfect.
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Dagmar_f
Mar 25, 2024
Amazing experience! - We took the tour in mid-February with tour guides Boris, Gabriela and driver Ragnar. They were extremely professional, experienced and friendly, providing us the best experience. Boris and Gabriela were consistently looking for the best places to see the Northern Lights with safety as number one priority. Eike in the central office was very helpful and ensured we got the right thermal suits and explained some of the logistics. We were very fortunate and blessed to have seen the northern lights multiple times that evening. It is not guaranteed that one will see the northern lights since it is a natural phenomenon however this team will do their very best to ensure you see them if there is any probability to see the northern lights. I would definitely do this tour again and recommend this team!
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Stephanie_g
Apr 3, 2024
NOrthern lights - We did not get to see the northern lights (April 2, 2024). We could have rebooked for another night 50% off, but that would make it very expensive to still possibly not see them. It should be free to go for a second night. On the plus side, they did provide hot chocolate and cookies while we were waiting at a stop.
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_t825cr
Mar 17, 2024
Staff's bad attitude - We cannot see nothern lights, it's no problem because it is due to weather, not company's fault. But, when I asked about how to take pic for nothern lights to one of the staffs, his attitude was really bad. I enjoyed trip in Norway so far because people were very nice, but due to his attitude, I felt so sad.
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Gloria_e
Mar 19, 2024
Disappointed in the Guides and Experience - definitely not worth the money - If you want to see the northern lights, you are much better off renting a van and driving around on your own since we just bounced to different car parks. The guides would benefit significantly from improving their attitude / tone of voice. Despite the lack of electro-magnetic activity, they could have shared interesting facts, tell us about the area, or say something to excite us and make the high price worth it. They talked so slowly and negatively. They could have at least said nice things about the areas we drove by and stories about amazing times they did see the northern lights in a captivating voice considering how expensive this tour was.
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