Included:

• • An experienced, local hiking guide/driver with extensive knowledge of the area
  • 4-day Iceland Northern Lights tour
  • Accommodation for 3 nights at a family-run country hotel (double occupancy with private facilities)
  • Transportation in 4×4 minibus
  • All meals, from lunch on Day 1 through lunch on Day 4
  • Glacier walk
  • Snowshoes

Add-ons (available to add at checkout):

• • Single occupancy room

Not included:

• • Transportation to Iceland
  • Insurance — available to add at checkout
  • Guide gratuities — optional

In order to join this Iceland Northern Lights tour, great fitness and some hiking experience is required. You can expect hiking up to 11 km per day (7 mi), on occasionally challenging terrain and with some elevation gain.

Note that you’ll also do a glacier walk and, if possible, snowshoeing—no prior experience needed. Professional guides will be by your side the whole way through.

Want to see what else is there in the area? Discover more hiking tours in Iceland here!

Here’s a list of the equipment you need to bring:

• • Day pack large enough to carry everything you might need throughout the day (around a 25-40L bag)
  • Hiking poles — optional
  • Water bottle or hydration bladder (2L capacity)
  • Lightweight hiking boots or shoes
  • Comfortable hiking clothes 
  • Spare clothes for layering
  • Waterproof rain jacket
  • Sunhat
  • Toiletries (sunscreen, hand sanitizer, bug spray, tissues, etc.)
  • Headlamp or flashlight
  • Sunglasses
  • Camera — optional (but recommended)

Dress comfortably and for the weather in clothes you can move in. We suggest bringing clothing appropriate for the season. Layers are best and don’t wear jeans.

If the forecast is favorable, there’s a great chance you’ll witness the mesmerizing display of dancing auroras during your trip!

Still, as the Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon, we can’t guarantee a sighting. Their visibility depends on atmospheric and weather conditions. The best time to see the northern lights is between September and March when the nights are longest and skies are clear—far from city lights, exactly where you’ll be! And that’s exactly what this winter tour is all about, so hopefully, we’ll get a chance to see them.

Find out more about northern lights in Iceland and your chance of seeing them!

Group sizes and pricing

• • For this Iceland Northern Lights tour, the usual client-to-guide ratio is 16:1. 
  • It takes a minimum of 6 people for this tour to operate. The maximum group size is set at 16 participants.
  • Solo travelers and odd-numbered groups must add the single occupancy room to their booking at checkout.

Iceland Northern Lights tours can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.

Min. age requirements

• • If you are older than 18, you’re good to go.
  • Minors older than 16 may be permitted to join the Iceland Northern Lights tour on a case-by-case basis, but must be in the presence of a parent or legal guardian.

If your group has participants under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

The price for this Iceland Northern Lights tour is based on twin-share rooms, but a single occupancy room can be arranged at an additional fee. You can add it to your booking at checkout.

Solo travelers are welcome to join, but securing a single occupancy room for themselves is required—you’ll be able to add it to your booking at checkout. Also, if your group has an odd number of people (e.g., 3 or 5 people), adding the single occupancy option is mandatory as well.

Triple-share rooms are also available—let us know if interested and we’ll check availability.

The starting point of your Iceland Northern Lights tour is Reykjavik, Iceland. To get there, fly into Keflavík International Airport (KEF), serving Reykjavik. From there, it’s best to hop on a shuttle to Reykjavik, or you can take a taxi. It takes about 45 minutes to reach Reykjavik.

It is recommended to arrive at least one day before the tour. If you’re flying in from the U.S. or will be landing early (4-6:30am), you should be able to join the tour, but some risks would follow (i.e., if the flight gets delayed) and could miss out on the tour. This is, therefore, not recommended! Accommodation for the night prior to the tour is at your arrangement.

You will meet your guide at 8:30am in Reykjavik.

We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with insurance. To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible, you’ll be offered to simply insure your trip with Redpoint at checkout.

Redpoint—the official 57hours insurance partner—tailors protection packages for adventure travel, offering a comprehensive travel program, even in remote locations! Trip cancellation, natural disasters, pandemic coverage, medical evacuation, primary medical expenses—regardless of the travel interruption that may happen, Redpoint will have you covered.