Alta: Northern Lights Tour

About This Experience

Icecube of Aurora runs a small, car-based aurora chase for groups of two to eight. You are picked up from a location you specify in Alta, and the guide drives to wherever the local weather and solar-activity forecasts look best, aiming for places with little light pollution. The listing gives three hours, and its includes list says three to four.

The tour starts after 20:00, since the operator says the chances improve the closer it gets to midnight. While you wait at the viewing spot there are hot drinks and biscuits, and you photograph the lights with your own phone or camera. Guides speak English and Norwegian.

It suits couples and small parties who want a guide’s attention and a pickup at their own door, and who do not mind a late night. Children under 10 cannot join.

The aurora is not guaranteed. The operator says local weather can change within hours and low solar activity can sink the chances, so it may postpone or cancel, contacting you a few hours or less beforehand; if it cancels, you get a full refund. Bring your own warm clothing, as none is listed.

The listing has only a few reviews. One reviewer had cloud all night but was taken to other sights instead, with plenty of local history on the way; another praised the guide for working hard to find the lights and for suggesting a different date when the forecast looked better.

Highlights

• Chase the aurora with a group of no more than 8
• Get collected from the address you choose in Alta
• Head out after 20:00, when the operator says the odds improve toward midnight
• Look for the lights at spots with minimal light pollution
• Photograph the aurora with your own phone or camera

What's Included

• ✓ Pickup and return in Alta
• ✓ English- or Norwegian-speaking guide
• ✓ Hot beverages
• ✓ Biscuits
• ✓ 3 to 4 hours of guided driving and viewing

Not Included

• Thermal suits or boots (none are listed)
• Dinner (hot drinks and biscuits only)

What to Bring

• Warm clothing
• Hat and gloves for waiting outside
• Phone or camera

Good to Know & Caveats

• The chance of seeing the northern lights depends on weather and solar activity; the operator says it may not always be able to offer a guarantee on your day of booking.
• If the tour has to be postponed or cancelled, the operator contacts you a few hours or less before, and a cancelled tour is fully refunded.
• The tour starts after 20:00; check availability for the exact time on your date.
• The car is at your specified pickup point at the start time, as confirmed on your voucher.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
• No alcohol or drugs; not suitable for children under 10.

Meeting Point

Pickup from the location you specify in Alta, with the car waiting there at the start time shown on your voucher.