Northern Lights Enchanting: Small Group, Hot Cocoa & free Photos!
4.6
1,217 Ratings
Reykjavík

Embark on a 4-hour quest for the Northern Lights with your expert local guide. Utilizing the Aurora forecast for guidance, we set out on our journey. Traveling in a minibus, your group will be no larger than 19 people, allowing for a personalized experience as we pursue this stunning natural spectacle.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • EastWest - To commence your quest for the Aurora Borealis, you’ll engage in preliminary planning using the Aurora forecast before venturing to the chosen destination. The journey may entail a drive of approximately one hour to locate an optimal viewing area, where you might also have to wait for the spectacle to emerge. During this interval, we’ll serve hot chocolate and traditional Icelandic confections, and provide Icelandic woolen blankets for your comfort in the chilly outdoors.\n\nThere’s a possibility of relocating to different vantage points, facilitated by communication with other aurora enthusiasts who are also out in search of the lights each night. This strategy enhances the chances of witnessing the Northern Lights. Should the lights remain elusive during your excursion, you are offered another opportunity to join the tour at no additional cost, subject to availability.\n\nOur minibus transport ensures a premium experience with a limited group size of no more than 19 individuals, deliberately avoiding larger crowds to secure the most favorable location for observation.
What's Included
  • Photo opportunities (weather permitting)
  • All-inclusive pricing with no hidden fees
  • Convenient pickup and drop-off from designated spots
  • Expert driver/guide to lead the way
  • Engaging live commentary during the tour
  • Comfort with Icelandic wool blankets
  • Delight in hot chocolate and local pastries
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Snacks
Additional Information
  • Please note that the access to restroom facilities out of urban areas is very limited while on the Northern lights tours.
  • Even with the best of guides and a detailed forecast, sightings are never guaranteed. If we don’t find any lights while on tour, you can join us again another day for free (upon our availability). You will not be entitled to get a refund, though.
  • A refund is only possible if the tour never operates while you are in Iceland and you never get the chance to join the tour which sometimes happens due to unfavorable weather conditions.
  • The tour is operated in a minibus and does not exceed more than 19 passengers.
  • Availability for tour cannot be checked without making a booking. Credit cards will only be charged upon confirmation of shown availability
  • This tour takes place at night, please dress up accordingly with warm garments. Bring along a hat, gloves and a scarf. Waterproof clothing is always recommended while touring around Iceland.
  • Please check your email inbox - we will send you an email on your departure day in the afternoon to inform you if the tour goes ahead or if it is cancelled.Make sure to check the spam inbox too.
  • Pick-up begins 30 minutes prior to departure time.
  • Due to traffic regulations, tour buses are not permitted to drive or stop in certain city areas and may only stop at designated locations. If your hotel isn’t on our list, or if you’re uncertain about where to meet us for pickup, please email us at [email protected].
Location
Bus stop #1 - Ráðhúsið - City Hall
Vonarstræti
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Payton_m
Mar 24, 2024
Northern Lights - Amazing experience, red was a great tour guide! He provided us with hot coco, blankets and great insight about iceland!
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Jacobrf154lh
Mar 23, 2024
Brilliant Experience - One of my biggest bucket list items achieved tonight! Our tour guide Devin was absolutely phenomenal and committed to our group! He was willing to take as many professional pictures as we wanted and was always upbeat including treats/hot coco. He is also incredibly intelligent and knowledgeable about the lights themselves and Iceland. Fantastic experience and a great company. Thank you Devin!
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Scenic51035430545
Mar 23, 2024
An experience which made my dream come true - Devin was a fantastic guide, we saw an amazing display of the northern lights. Made a lifelong dream of mine come true! Would definitely recommend especially for the best hot chocolate I think I’ve ever had! THANKYOU DEVIN ❤️
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Nicolegu1253sn
Mar 23, 2024
Northern Lights Success - We saw the northern lights before we left the city. Our driver, Simon (not Simon the first, but the better Simon of the spicy Viking variety), pulled over and we got some amazing shots. He knew the best places and we had a great night.
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Sydneyrz7004lu
Mar 23, 2024
Spicy Viking 🌶️ - Spicy Viking, aka Simon the Best, is a fantastic guide and photographer! He’s got jokes, facts, great tunes, and cocoa! 10/10, would recommend.
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D8210ooameliad
Mar 22, 2024
Dedicated team and brilliant experience 👌 - Amazing adventure and our guide was so dedicated to ensuring we had the best experience. He was friendly, entertaining and informative throughout. Would definitely recommend! Only downside was that the pick up location we selected wasn’t an active location, and we were only told about this on the day, so we had to leg it 15 minutes to where they were waiting for us. Got there in the end, though, and it was great! (Tiny feedback: I would have liked more hot chocolate or something, but that’s just because it was so delicious!!)
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Josedo9902mj
Mar 21, 2024
Hunting Down Northern Lights! - Baldvin D. was absolutely exceptional! Out of the nine groups that ventured out the night of March 18th, our group was the first to witness the northern lights despite the immense cloud storm emerging. Baldvin never stopped searching for the Northern Lights and truly made the night special. I decided long ago I was going to propose to my girlfriend of nearly 8 years and with Baldvin's tenacity to find the northern lights, it was a dream proposal. I highly recommend Baldvin and the EastWest tours as they will do everything in their power to make sure you witness the beauty of the Northern Lights!
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Denise_k
Mar 21, 2024
The guide did everything... - The guide did everything possible to try to find the lights for us. However, there are too many factors that need to come together in order to see the lights. So I would not recommend paying the money to hunt for them. Look for a clear night and search yourself. Again, the guide was great and delivered on sweets, hot chocolate, and blankets..not his fault the lights did not show. We were out til 1 am.
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Bernadettea475
Mar 21, 2024
Highly Recommend - After many searches for a Northern Lights Trips I found EastWest Tours. A company that uses mini buses. We were fortunate to see the Northern Lights :) Bartosz gave us the science behind the lights. We were able to dash around the countryside finding breaks in the night sky, this would not have been achievable with a large tour bus. On all occasions we were the only bus at our location, which limited the light pollution and noise. The photos are a great idea, I had an older iphone so the quality of my photos was not brilliant. Receiving a link with quality photos of a memorable night was appreciated. A lovely touch was the hot chocolate and pastry on a chilly night. Its definitely worth paying a little more. Thank you :)
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Jane_v
Mar 21, 2024
Great Northern Lights Tour - Great Northern Lights tour. It's a small group on a comfortable bus. We were given lots of information about what the Northern Lights are, and our guide kept up in real time with other guides and their office who monitored satellites for the best spots to try. Our guide shared his photos with us within 2 days. We had a beautiful showing of the lights too!
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