Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik: Spectacular Aurora Show Viewable in Winter
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Reykjavík
The Aurora Borealis bus excursion takes you away from the city life of Reykjavik to witness the radiant performance of the northern lights. The Aurora Borealis is among the most breathtaking spectacles in Iceland, often visible during the colder seasons.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Aurora Reykjavik - The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis in the Northern Hemisphere, are actually the result of collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun’s atmosphere.
The locations visited are different from day to day as we head in the direction with the most chances of seeing Northern Lights. As this tour is weather dependent and sightings are not guaranteed you are welcome to join another Northern Lights tour free of charge.
Booking this Northern Lights tour also gives you a free ticket to visit the Aurora Museum in Reykjavik, Grandagarður 2, 101 Reykjavík. The free entrance is only valid on the day you join the tour, from the time we announce whether the tour is ON (by email and on our website). The entrance fees to the Aurora Reykjavik exhibition are complementary meaning that if you do not wish to go to the museum, there is no partial refund.
Join us for a night of adventure in the Icelandic countryside!
What's Included
- On-board WiFi
What's Not Included
- Dinner
Additional Information
- Minimum age is 8 years old
- Booking this Northern Lights tour also gives you a free ticket to visit the Aurora Museum in Reykjavik, Grandagarður 2, 101 Reykjavík. The free entrance is only valid on the day you join the tour, from the time we announce whether the tour is ON (by email and on our website). The entrance fees to the Aurora Reykjavik exhibition are complementary meaning that if you do not wish to go to the museum, there is no partial refund.
- Dress in warm, wind and waterproof clothing and footwear.
Location
Bus Stop #12 Höfðatorg
Þórunnartún
Tour Bus Stop 12, Höfðatorg, Þórunnartún 1 (64.144389,-21.910327)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Emily_s
Apr 8, 2024
Lights, hot chocolate and an amazing guide - We got a free upgrade to a small group and I can honestly say it was amazing. We had Oddi as our tour guide and he was awesome. Very informative and kept us informed the whole time. We had a really secluded spot to find them and we got really lucky with the weather. The lights were amazing and we even stopped on our way back, as they had gotten stronger, so we could take more photos. We had cinnamon hot chocolate to warm us up, which was so delicious (and definitelyneeded). Overall an absolutely amazing experience that I thoroughly recommend to anyone visiting Iceland!
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Catrin_j
Apr 7, 2024
100% recommend - Booked this trip last minute, as we weren't sure it was a good time to see the lights. Bus pick up was a bit chaotic with a register for everyone getting on...and there was 2 bus full of people! Journey was smooth, driver and guide were great and explained so much about the aurora borealis. Our guide Martin, even helped everyone set up their phone cameras to best capture the lights, which was really helpful!
We weren't actually expecting to see much due to it being mid April and a little cloudy but we got really lucky and had a great view of them for over 1 hr! We stopped for the whole hour in 1 spot to get lots of memories and pictures. There was a toilet block and also some hot chocolate to keep you warm. We paid £50pp which was on the cheaper side of other tours we'd seen. But would definitely recommend as everyone ends up in the same places anyway!
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Jennifer_o
Apr 7, 2024
Great guide, great experience! - Had a fabulous time seeing the northern lights with our guide Romeo and driver Simon. Romeo was incredibly helpful getting us ready to take photos with announcements about how to adjust phone settings on our drive out. We made 3 stops, seeing the northern lights on each one, each stop getting better and better!
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Nicole_p
Apr 7, 2024
Wonderful tour guide and... - Wonderful tour guide and bus driver. Got to see lights and a pit stop to take pictures of the volcano erupting.
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Valeriemo5878xx
Apr 7, 2024
Incredible experience - Daniel was our tour guide and without him we probably wouldn’t have seen any northern light activity! He was so knowledgeable and knew exactly where to go to ensure we saw something, they weren’t the brightest ever but there is never a guarantee you will see them at all so we consider ourselves lucky! Daniel was so informative and interesting we want to be his friends! We also had the opportunity to see the active volcano from afar during this tour! Few bucket list items checked off and would love to come back again and use bus travel for our excursions
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Michelle_p
Apr 7, 2024
Lovely evening trying to find the northern lights - Was easy to book through get your guide with all information provided. The guide who i do not remember his name was helpful, setting everyones phone up ready to capture the northern lights. We stopped at a couple of places, the guide was updating us all the time of when they might be seen so we was able to warm up on the bus in between, but the guide was going out checking for sights all the time. We also had a lovely hot chocolate to help with the cold. Unfortunately the lights did not show at our stops so we were told we could book again at no extra cost. But when we were driving back to the city the guide spotted the lights. So the bus pulled over, and we were lucky to finally see the lights, was a lovely experience.
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Amanda_f
Apr 6, 2024
Best Aurora tour ever ! - Just absolutely phenomenal! Breathtaking, tour guide was so knowledgeable and genuinely pleased we managed to catch the aurora
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Alisonlouise_s
Apr 6, 2024
A memory I’ll never forget - Everyone has a different experience based on the chance of seeing the lights as it’s not a guarantee, my experience was absolutely amazing! We got lucky and apparently got the best ones of the season, even got multiple colours! Definitely recommend this tour as they take you to the best spots and also help you adjust your phone camera settings to get some good photos!
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Stacey_h
Apr 6, 2024
Wow what a beautiful sky!! - The bus drive and the guide were very friendly and knowledgeable. Wonderful experience, I would highly recommend it.
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Dya_j
Apr 6, 2024
Beautiful - Finding which bus to go on was a very chaotic and difficult process, but other than that we really enjoyed the tour and were successful in seeing the lights!
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