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Every page on Tromso-Northern-Lights.com in one place. Most visitors start with the tours, then read the guides.
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Under the sky
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Tours
- All tours
- Northern Lights Minibus Chase with PhotosA minibus chase guided by the cloud maps, with thermal suits, a bonfire and free portraits under the sky.
- Northern Lights Safari with Expert GuidesThe big, polished option: guides in five languages, a toilet on board, winter boots and a hot meal at camp.
- Small-Group Chase: We Drive Until We Find ThemFifteen people at most and, on the 6 to 8 hour option, no fixed limit on distance or time. Finland if needed.
- Northern Lights Bus Tour with Free RepeatsA 6-hour coach chase with a built-in second try: no aurora photo, and you rejoin another night free.
- Small-Group Northern Lights Chase, All-InclusiveUp to 15 adults, boots and suit included, reindeer sausages by the fire, Finland or Sweden if the cloud demands it.
- Northern Lights Photography TourA chase built around your own camera: tripods, hands-on settings help, soup by the fire and free photos.
- Aurora Dinner Cruise by Hybrid-Electric CatamaranThree warm hours on a quiet catamaran: a seafood dinner, heated saloons and the deck, but no chasing.
- Reindeer Sled, Dinner and Chance of Northern LightsFeed a herd of about 300 reindeer, ride a sled, eat by candlelight and listen to a joik. The aurora is a bonus.
- Aurora Crystal Lavvo OvernightA whole night in a glass-roofed, wood-heated lavvo in the Lyngen Alps, with a guided walk and three meals.
- Arctic All-in-One Night: Dog Sled, Snowmobile and AuroraDrive a dog team, eat dinner, then hunt the lights by snowmobile at an inland camp. 16+, max 12.
- Fjellheisen Cable Car TicketFour minutes up to 420 m above the city, open until midnight. A DIY plan for a clear, active night.
Guides
- All guides
- Best time to goMonth by month: darkness, cloud, cold and the best hours.
- Choosing a tourChase or fixed camp, minibus or coach, and what you get.
- Without a tourLakes, beaches, the cable car and Kvaløya on your own.
- Tromsø vs IcelandTromsø against Iceland, Lofoten, Abisko and Rovaniemi.
- Photographing the lightsPhone and camera settings, cold-weather care and foregrounds.
- Planning your tripHow many nights, where to stay, and a 4-night plan.
Blog
- All posts
- Aurora season 2026-27Solar cycle, tour dates, moon phases and the dark weeks.
- Aurora forecast tonightCloud cover, Kp, the apps and live cameras that matter.
- Polar night 2026-27Sun-free dates, midday light, and aurora from mid afternoon.
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