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Tours
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- Northern Lights 4x4 Tour with Hot CocoaA lifted 4x4 minibus, one guide per 16 guests, cocoa and pastries, your photo under the lights and a free retry.
- Northern Lights Yacht Cruise from the Old HarbourTwo hours on a three-deck yacht in dark Faxaflói bay, an indoor bar between sightings and a free reschedule.
- Northern Lights Coach Tour with Free RetryThe cheapest hunt out of Reykjavík: a big coach, a live guide, ten audio languages and free rebooking for two years.
- Northern Lights Bus Tour with Hot CocoaA four-hour coach hunt with hot cocoa and pickup, at one of the lowest prices here. Check the retry rule first.
- Small-Group Premium Northern Lights TourA minibus instead of a coach for about four hours, at a mid-range price. Read the inclusions and retry rule first.
- Small-Group Northern Lights Tour with Pro PhotosA small-group minibus with pro photos of you under the lights and a free retry in the title. About four hours.
- Northern Lights Super Jeep TourBig tyres for tracks a bus can't take, pickup at your door, cocoa, free photos and a retry valid for three years.
- Northern Lights Boat Tour with Second ChanceWarm overalls on deck in Faxaflói bay, a land hunt on windy nights and a free ticket with no expiry if you see nothing.
- Northern Lights Tour with Snowsuit & PhotosSnowsuits, chairs and a photographer for 18 guests at most, edited photos within 48 hours and a free retry.
- Golden Circle, Blue Lagoon & Northern LightsOne long day: Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss and Kerið, a Blue Lagoon soak, then a northern lights hunt the same night.
- Perlan: Wonders of Iceland & Áróra PlanetariumAn 8K northern lights film on a planetarium dome, an ice cave and a 360° deck. The backup for a cloudy night.
Guides
- All guides
- Best aurora tourCoach, minibus, 4x4 or boat: which hunt to book.
- Aurora in the cityWhere to look in town, and when to leave it.
- Best month to goMonth, moon and hour, for the 2026-27 season.
- Aurora forecastCloud map, Kp and apps, read the way guides do.
- Guarantees & retriesWhat a "lifetime guarantee" really buys you.
- Phone aurora photosiPhone, Pixel and Samsung settings that work.
Blog
- All posts
- The 2026-27 aurora outlookThe solar cycle, this year's storms, and what they mean for your trip.
- Darkness calendar 2026-27Sunrise, sunset, dark hours and moon phases, month by month.
- Lagoons and the auroraBlue Lagoon and Sky Lagoon hours, and your real odds of a show.
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