Northern Lights Hunt: Akureyri's Night Sky

Embark on a countryside journey with a local guide on the Northern Lights Classic Tour from Akureyri. Hunt for the mesmerizing Northern Lights away from city lights and enjoy Icelandic tales along the way.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Akureyrarkirkja - We pass the Landmark of Akureyri on our way out of town to hunt the Northern Lights
What's Included
  • Pick up and drop off
  • Guided Tour
  • Free retry the next evening (If no Northern Lights are seen)
What's Not Included
  • Professionals photos of your night
Additional Information

This wonderful tour takes you hunting for Northern lights with an expert top rated local Northern Lights guide. Our hunt takes you from Akureyri town to the countryside away from the bright city lights so that the Northern Lights can be seen in all their beauty and colours. The local guide will share Icelandic tales during the journey and there is a…

Location
Akureyrarkirkja
Eyrarlandsvegur
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Michaeluk2016
Mar 9, 2026
Excellent Northern Lights tour and some great pictures of us with the lights. - This was an excellent tour. It took us 30 minutes to get to the viewing point of Horgarsveit just north of Akureyri. Daniel was our guide and Norbert took some amazing pictures of us on request with the lights in the background. We were there for two hours and it was the most memorable event you could wish for. Then it didn’t take long to get back to the hotel. Thank you both Daniel and Norbert.
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Daydream43713560117
Mar 5, 2026
FABULOUS NORTHERN LIGHTS TOUR BY IMAGINE ICELAND TRAVEL - The Northern Lights tour was great The night of the tour we booked was poor visibility due to cloud cover, our driver searched and consulted to find an opening in the cloud and although he found a small opening there wasnt much to see. We were offered a second tour on the next night free of charge and nature put on a spectacular show with loads of photo opportunities. I can't praise our guide Norbert enough for his diligence and amiability. Highly recommended.
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Alan
Feb 25, 2026
Amazing night viewing the Northern Lights - The tour was great, loved the stories about the Northern lights and Arman was fantastic in both his knowledge and his enthusiasm for the lights, we had seen some OK northern lights but Arman wanted to do one last stop and the lights turned on the style, thank you for an amazing experience.
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Georgina_h
Feb 23, 2026
Absolutely amazing... - Absolutely amazing experience with Arman, he picked us up from our hotel and drove for about 10mins before pulling over as he had spotted the northern lights! Great atmosphere, we loved hearing all about Icelandic culture and we got extremely lucky with an incredible northern lights display. I’d recommend this company to anyone!
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S3628ueheatherw
Feb 17, 2026
Amazing evening out watching the northern lights. - Our driver took us a bit further out than normal and we saw an amazing display of the northern lights! Visible even without the camera!!
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Craig_b
Jan 25, 2026
A fantastic experience... - A fantastic experience with a professional company - they are knowledgeable, friendly and know all the secret viewing places. Even taking photos of couples with the lights. Highly recommend
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Mjr_traveller
Jan 19, 2026
Great experience - Very knowledgeable guide took us to places we never would have known. We were moderately fortunate in seeing auroras but on the way home we hit the jackpot.
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Filmor_i
Jan 7, 2026
Norbert was a great and... - Norbert was a great and very knowledgeable guide. He even picked us up for a second night after we didn’t see the Northern Lights the first time. Really appreciated his effort and kindness. Highly recommend.
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Patf42
Mar 5, 2026
Good try, but Mother Nature wasn't cooperating - We couldn't go the first night we were scheduled to because of the weather--they let us know well in advance, though. When we went the second night, we were picked up at our hotel and driven outside the city to a darker spot. The cloud cover and full moon made it difficult to see any colors that were there, but the biggest thing taking away from the experience was the very low temperature (especially with the wind chill), which of course isn't the tour operator's fault. The guide did the best he could to make the experience fun, but it just wasn't happening that night for us.
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George-murray
Dec 31, 2025
Magical - We had an awesome time! We had cloud coverage on the night we were booked on but our tour guide drove around looking for a good opening in the sky to see the northern lights. You have to be patient, and wear warm clothing as it was freezing! But we really enjoyed it!
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