Aurora Experts (Ultimate Iceland) · Reykjavík
Aurora Experts, part of Ultimate Iceland, take no more than 18 guests out of Reykjavík for about five hours, with snowsuits, outdoor chairs and tripods set up on location and a professional photographer next to the guide. Pick it if you want to sit out a long wait in comfort and come home with edited photos.
This is the most kitted-out night hunt from Reykjavík. Hotel pickup in the city, a group of 18 at most, and on location you get snowsuits in all sizes, outdoor chairs and tripods. A local guide finds the sky while a professional photographer works the camera, helps with your settings and sends edited photos within 48 hours. Snacks, pastries, hot drinks and a taste of Brennivín, the Icelandic schnapps, are included.
At about five hours it's the longest of the night tours, and that's deliberate. The aurora comes and goes in waves, and a group sitting warm in snowsuits can afford to wait for the next one. The operator decides by 18:30 on the day and emails you; if it cancels, you get a refund or a new date. If the tour runs and you see nothing, there's no refund but you can come again free for two years.
Two caveats. The provider claims a 93% sighting rate over five years; that's its own figure, not an independent one, and no tour controls the weather. And the listing has only a handful of reviews so far, so you're trusting the inclusions more than a track record. For a guide-taken photo at a lower price, compare the 4x4 tour.
The operator emails by 18:30 on the day to confirm. If it cancels, choose a refund or a new date.
Pickup from your hotel in Reykjavík for a group of 18 at most.
Pull on a snowsuit, take a chair and settle in. Tripods are set up for you.
The guide watches the sky while the photographer takes your pictures and helps with your own camera. Hot drinks, snacks and Brennivín come round.
Drop-off in Reykjavík. Edited photos follow within 48 hours.
★★★★★Heimir is the northern lights expert you are looking for! He knows what he's doing and how to find the lights!
★★★★★Great experience! Our guide was amazing. Everyone got hot chocolate, tea, and snacks.
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Hotel pickup and drop-off, a local guide and a professional photographer, snowsuits in all sizes, outdoor chairs, tripods, edited photos within 48 hours, help with camera settings, and snacks, pastries, hot drinks and Brennivín.
No more than 18.
It's the provider's own claim over five years, not an independent figure. Nobody can guarantee the aurora. If the tour runs and you see nothing, you can come again free for two years.
Five. The tour isn't suitable for children under 5.
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Snowsuits, chairs and a photographer for a small group of 18 at most, with edited photos within 48 hours.
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