Alta: Northern Lights Tour with Guide and Photos

About This Experience

Luuso Travel’s evening tour is a five-hour aurora chase by modern bus, with a cap of 25 guests. The operator’s own description gives the evening as 19:00 to midnight. A local guide decides where to drive for the best chance of clear sky and shares stories of the Arctic and of Sami culture along the way.

The practical side is well covered. Everyone gets warm thermal clothing, there is a toilet on the bus, and hot tea, coffee or chocolate and snacks are served during the night. The crew photographs your aurora experience, so you are not relying on your own camera. Pickup and drop-off run from five places: Alta Cruise Dock, Scandic Alta, Thon Hotel Alta, Flatmoen and Sorrisniva.

The cruise dock pickup and the bundled thermal clothing make it a practical choice for cruise passengers and for anyone who arrives without Arctic gear; check your ship’s all-aboard time against the start time on the booking page before you book. The listing has guides in English, German, Italian and Spanish, and the operator says it matches the guide’s language to the group. Its description also says the tour suits all ages from babies up and quotes a lower child price.

The aurora cannot be controlled, as the operator puts it; what it controls is where it takes you, and there is no refund if the sky stays dark. The listing is new, with only a handful of reviews so far.

The early reviews are positive. Guests describe a driver who was also their guide, a local with an interesting background, and an unplanned coffee-and-snack stop in a local home. One group saw strong lights even though a full moon brightened the sky, and others say the guide knew exactly where to go.

Highlights

• Chase the aurora on a guided evening tour from Alta
• Travel with no more than 25 guests on a modern bus
• Hear about the Arctic and Sami culture from a local guide
• Take home professional photos of your aurora experience
• Join from the cruise dock or from four other pickup points around Alta

What's Included

• ✓ Bus with a toilet on board
• ✓ Guide in English, German, Italian or Spanish
• ✓ Warm thermal clothing for every guest
• ✓ Hot tea, coffee or hot chocolate
• ✓ Snacks
• ✓ Pickup and drop-off from five points in Alta

Not Included

• Dinner (snacks and hot drinks only)
• A refund if the northern lights do not appear

What to Bring

• Warm clothing to wear under the thermal suit
• Camera
• Choice of pickup point when you book

Good to Know & Caveats

• The northern lights are not guaranteed: the operator says it cannot control them, only where it takes you to give the highest possible chance of seeing them.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
• The operator's description gives 19:00 to midnight, but check availability for the start time on your date; your pickup point and time are on your voucher.
• Select your pickup point when booking: Alta Cruise Dock, Scandic Alta, Thon Hotel Alta, Flatmoen or Sorrisniva.
• The operator says the tour suits all ages and lists a child price.
• The listing is new and has only a few reviews so far.

Meeting Point

Pickup and drop-off at Alta Cruise Dock, Scandic Alta, Thon Hotel Alta, Flatmoen or Sorrisniva; choose your point when booking and check the time on your voucher.