Iceland Northern Lights Tours & Trip Packages

Iceland Northern Lights Tours & Trips

19 Iceland Northern Lights trips. Tours from 21 tour companies. 6 reviews. 5/5 avg rating.

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7 Day Iceland Adventure
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5/5 Excellent
9 reviews
Private Guided
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Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Visits

Blue Lagoon, Reykjavík, Thingvellir National park

Highlights

  • Begin your route with Gullfoss Geysir, Thingvellir National Park
  • Tour in the sourthern region visiting the Eyjafjallajokull waterfalls
  • Travel along the coast to take inthe beautiful scenery.
  • Enjoy the ocean breeze and beautiful seascapes as you sail from Reykjavik to Faxafloi Bay.

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife

What travelers are saying

"I've traveled to Europe several times before but not like this. Thanks to Kelley and her amazing knowledge and patience with all my queries, my famiy and I enjoyed a customized itinerary filled with a food tour in Paris and a cooking lesson in Naples, history and art lessons at the British Museum and Musee D'Orsay, with enough time to travel independently and make new discoveries with less hassle than before. I absolutely recommend the Relaxed Explorer to anyone looking to make memorable trips with their families that will be cherished by all. Thank you so much Kelley!! Would love to make more good travel memories with your help!!"

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East Greenland: Northern Lights
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Visits

Akureyri, Reykjavík

Highlights

  • Experience Greenland’s vast landscapes
  • Explore the world’s largest fjord system
  • Visit the largest and most remote national park on the planet
  • Possibly catch sightings of muskoxen and whales
  • Cruise in a Zodiac
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Themes

National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"Zodiac trips are fantastic. The whale watching is amazing."

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Arctic Express: Greenland’s Northern Lights (Fly North, Cruise South)
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Visits

Reykjavík

Highlights

  • View expansive Greenland landscapes and icescapes
  • Explore the world’s longest and largest fjord system
  • Hike through the arctic treasure of Greenland National Park, the world’s largest
  • Possible whale, musk ox, and polar bear sightings
  • Cruise in a Zodiac
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Themes

National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"Zodiac trips are fantastic. The whale watching is amazing."

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Arctic Express: Greenland’s Northern Lights (Cruise North, Fly South)
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Visits

Akureyri, Reykjavík

Highlights

  • View expansive Greenland landscapes
  • Explore the world’s largest fjord system
  • Visit the world’s largest and most remote national park
  • Possible musk ox and whale sightings
  • Cruise in a Zodiac
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Themes

National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"Zodiac trips are fantastic. The whale watching is amazing."

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Volcanic Iceland
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5/5 Excellent
12 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Gullfoss, Solheimajokull Glacier, Thingvellir National park

Highlights

  • Explore the waterfalls and mountains that inspired The Lord of the Rings
  • Soak in hot springs while looking out for the Northern Lights
  • Power across a glacier on a snowmobile
  • Discover the Golden Circle on a private super jeep tour
  • Hike the frozen glacial tongue of Sólheimajökull
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Themes

50 plus, High Adventure, Hiking & Walking, Nature & Wildlife, Relaxing Retreats, Singles Travel

What travelers are saying

"A Culture Trip curated trip is a must for anyone burnt out planning their own trips or going to a remote or unfamiliar area. Having a local insider was the highlight of the trip. From the moment we landed to the moment we had to go through security to leave, we were completely taken care of. Our insider gave us great recommendations for restaurants and was very adaptable to any situation that arose."

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Kingdom of Glaciers and Northern Lights
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Vatnajökull National Park

Highlights

  • See the famous Gullfoss and Geysir
  • Enjoy the views of Glacier Lagoon and its icebergs
  • Opportunity to witness Aurora Borealis

Themes

High Adventure, Hiking & Walking, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"Our guide Brook to us out on a 5hr glacier/ice cave tour on a rare good weather day. He was an excellent guide who focused on our safety and knowledge of the terrain we were exploring. You knew he was well experienced and loved what he was doing. Would book with Iceland Guides again!"

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Scoresby Sund - Aurora Borealis
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4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Visits

Reykjavík

Highlights

  • Experience the cruise through m/v Ortelius
  • Visit Akureyri
  • Have an opportunity to see different type of birds and polar region animals.
  • Enjoy the nature in Greenland scenery

Themes

National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"I booked an Antarctic Peninsula trip two years ago through Oceanwide Expeditions that I have been looking forward to for a long time. My goal is to scuba dive on every continent, so I added on the dive package and started training. I shelled out a few grand for a drysuit and other cold water diving gear (freeze resistant regulators, etc). I booked trips to bump up my number of drysuit dives so I’d be ready for Antarctica. Probably more important than the training was the financial outlay. I spent nearly $8500 USD on an 11 day Antarctic cruise that was supposed to depart in February. I spent another few thousand dollars on flights to, from and within Argentina and hotels throughout my trip. Mind you, I’m not exactly rolling in money; I’m an Army officer and I had to save up to afford this trip of a lifetime. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to get my international leave approved, but I got that done and was ready to fly to Buenos Aires on February 4th, and then on to Ushuaia to meet my ship my dives were logged, my gear was ready, my arrangements were made and my money was spent. On January 10th, Oceanwide sent an email informing all passengers that they were cancelling all of their itineraries for the season due to Omicron. I’ll admit, I was furious. I don’t want to get into a COVID debate here, but this trip has given me something to look forward to throughout the pandemic. I booked in March of 2020 while I was locked down during my last deployment as the world shut down for COVID. I was concerned about the trip, but Argentina eventually opened their borders as their vaccination numbers skyrocketed. It looked like the last impediment was out of my way, only to have the company pull the rug out from under me because of the mildest strain of this virus we’ve yet seen. The initial email offered to rebook passengers on next year’s cruises, but I had no interest in this for a few reasons- 1. As a service member, I don’t have the luxury of taking a month of leave whenever I want. I don’t know what obligations I will have a year from now. 2. I don’t trust that the world will be any better off in terms of government and corporate reactions to COVID a year from now. This isn’t going away, new variants will continue to emerge, so if the company is cancelling for the season over something as mild as Omicron, I have little confidence that whatever variant we see in February 2023 will be any better. 3. The company cancelled all itineraries in the 2020-2021 season and I’d imagine they did the same in the 2019-2020 season. They ran a couple in November-December 2021, but have cancelled for the rest of the 21-22 season. They have had no significant cash flow for nearly two years. I don’t want this company to hold on to my money for another year because I’m not confident this company will still exist in a year’s time. Here comes the really frustrating part- I replied to the initial email from their home office on January 10th explaining my position and requesting a refund. I received no reply. On 12 January I emailed the American office of the same company explaining the situation and again requesting a refund. I again received no reply. Between 14-16 January, I called both the American and home (Dutch) offices of the company. In both cases, the employees politely apologized and told me they’d look into it and get back to me. I never received any further communication. On 19 January, I emailed both offices reiterating my request for a refund and expressing my concerns at their lack of communication and requesting a response by the end of the week, or else I would pursue other means of recourse. I received no response. Last night, I again emailed both companies with a final good faith attempt to allow them to resolve the situation. I figured I’d give them the morning to respond, but they have not responded. It looks like I will have to dispute this through my credit card and bank and fight to get back my own money. TL;DR Oceanwide Expeditions accepted payment of $8500 for an Antarctica Cruise then cancelled the cruise and will not respond to any requests for refunds. This shady conduct is more than enough reason to avoid this company."

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3 Day South Coast - Golden Circle, Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon & Ice Cave
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4.8/5 Excellent
91 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Gullfoss, Reykjavík, Thingvellir National park, Vatnajökull National Park

Highlights

  • Explore Þingvellir National Park (Thingvellir)
  • Enjoy Geysir hot springs
  • See Gullfoss Waterfall, Seljandsfoss Waterfall and Skógafoss Waterfall
  • Visit to Skaftafell - Vatnajökull National Park
  • Explore Jökulsarlón Glacier Lagoon
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Themes

High Adventure, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife

What travelers are saying

"I had booked a 6-day tour for July 2020 with Arctic Adventures using the latter’s well – promoted promo code MULTIDAY15 (opting for their offer for a full refund in case of cancellation up to 72 hours before the tour starts). Due to Covid - 19 situation, I had to cancel the tour. Since then, they have refused to provide me with a full refund - as it was explicitly described on their website - alleging that on 1st of July 2020 they were granted an authorization for financial restructuring because of financial problems from mid-March, although I had submitted my request for refund long before the date on which they were granted the aforesaid authorization for financial restructuring. In confirmation of their bad faith, they have refused to provide me even with the proof documentation that my request for refund was ever processed by their financial department (i.e. the relevant communication with the bank). Last but not least, they were advertising and promoting offers on their website promising tours with "free cancellation" and “full refund”, even after their alleged financial problems from mid – March; that is to say they were consciously acting against the principles of good faith and business ethics. Due to their unprofessional, deceptive and unethical behavior, I have been incurring high interests on my credit card, since the latter was immediately charged after my booking and therefore I do not have any other choice but to report all the aforementioned facts to the competent authorities of Iceland and take legal action against them. In consideration of the above, I would discourage anyone from booking with Arctic Adventures in the future on the grounds that they intentionally misled me through their website and kept my money for services they never provided."

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Iceland Northern Lights Reviews & Ratings

5/5  Excellent
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Sheridyn

Aug 2018

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Very informed about all the things

We were on the middle October 2017 tour. Our tour guide, Oli, MADE us stay out on the tour the first night that we were there--for some of us having stayed up for ne...

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Matt

Jan 2022

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Once in a lifetime opportunities!

Iceland could well be the most naturally beautiful country in the world and, in just five days, this trip demonstrated why. Travelling from the airport to Reykjavik,...

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Hannah

Jan 2022

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Unforgettable Experience!

My experience with Culture Trip was absolutely incredible! This was my first international trip and I felt like it exceeded beyond all expectations with the help of ...

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Rose

Jan 2022

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Incredible Experience!

Thank you so much to the Culture Trip team for making our Iceland trip such an incredible experience! I have only great things to say about my time, and I did approx...

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Heather

Jan 2022

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Incredible Adventure!

This was an incredible adventure and every part of the trip was smooth. I loved that everything was thoroughly researched and planned and I didn't have to lift a fin...

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Iceland Northern Lights Tour Selection Trips

  • Seeing The Northern Lights is very dependent on weather conditions. But on many tours if you do not see any lights, your guide will take you out the following night, complimentary. Plan your Northern Lights excursion earlier in your visit, so that you will have back up days should you not see them the first night.
  • The Northern Lights are a mecca for photography enthusiasts wanting to get those iconic shots. Be sure to use a tripod and research your cameras best night settings to capture a clean picture.
  • The best opportunities to see the lights are clear, dark skies - usually in fall or early spring. Summer skies are too bright for viewing, and cloudy, snowy skies can prevent viewing.
  • Avoid scheduling your aurora borealis tour when the moon is full, for the darkest skies. And be sure to get away from city lights. Peak viewing time is generally around midnight.
  • The surest time to see the lights is usually between September & October, or March & April though they are at their most vibrant in winter it’s far more likely you’ll miss them due to cloud cover.
  • Typically tours to see the lights departs around 8/9pm, returning around midnight. Be sure to dress warmly!

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