Snow-travels · Tromsø, inland, or Finland
Snow-travels takes 15 people at most in a minibus and, on the longer option, keeps driving until it finds clear sky, across the border into Finland if that's what the night needs. Pick it when the forecast looks cloudy and you'd trade sleep for better odds.
Snow-travels sells this tour in two lengths. The 5-hour option gives up to five hours of chasing and brings you back to the meeting point. The 6 to 8 hour "unlimited" option has no set limit on distance or time, adds a bonfire, hot dogs, foot warmers and tripods, and ends with a drop-off at your accommodation on Tromsø Island (the Moxy is excluded). If the forecast is poor, the long one is the version to book.
The guides work from satellite data, more than 40 live sky cameras and an operations team back in town, and they move the minibus to wherever the gaps are. Guests report reaching the Finnish border on cloudy nights. Once you're there it's insulated suits, chairs, a fire and hot drinks, and the guide takes portraits. The small group shows in the reviews: people mention a van of 15 instead of a bus, and guides who keep older guests warm.
Be realistic about the night. A long chase can mean four or five hours in the vehicle and a return deep into the early morning. The operator quotes a high success rate, but that's its own figure, and the lights still depend on the sky. The listing says the tour runs in all weather and isn't suitable for children under 7 or wheelchair users. Large bags and pets stay at home.
The group gathers at Scandic Ishavshotel in the city centre. Hotel pickup is part of the long option.
The guide checks the satellite images and live cameras and picks a direction.
Inland valleys, the fjords or the Finnish border, depending on the cloud.
Suits on, chairs out, hot drinks and snacks. The guide shoots portraits while the lights are up.
On the 5-hour option you return to the meeting point. On the long one you're dropped at your accommodation on Tromsø Island.
★★★★★My partner and I absolutely loved the northern lights chase!!!
★★★★★the guide was really good and caring he gave all important information
★★★★★She made sure that even the older participants that were not so agile would stay warm
★★★★★Our guide Silke was wonderful.
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The 5-hour option caps the chase at five hours and returns you to the meeting point. The 6 to 8 hour option has no set limit on distance or time and adds a bonfire, hot dogs, foot warmers, tripods, hotel pickup and drop-off on Tromsø Island, and photos within 10 hours.
It can. The long option has no fixed distance limit, and guests report reaching the Finnish border on cloudy nights. Take ID with you.
The listing says 15 guests at most, in a minibus.
From age 7, according to the listing. Long nights are hard on young kids, so the 5-hour option may suit families better. See our trip planning guide for pacing your nights.
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Fifteen guests at most and no distance limit on the long option, so the guide can follow clear sky towards Finland.
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