Northern Lights Vacation Packages

A Northern Lights Tour package lets you witness a spectacular jaw-dropping natural display of colors that fill up the sky and make it a beautiful painting to just endlessly admire. A natural phenomenon arising due to the collision between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the atmosphere of the earth, and paint the sky all colors from the color palette, particularly green, pink, and violet, are the stunning northern lights.

Top-Selling Northern Lights Tour Packages

Northern Lights Tour Packages	Northern Lights Package Duration	Northern Lights Trip Cost
A 3 night Northern Light tour package in Iceland	4 Days	$ 1,303

Top Places to Visit in Your Northern Lights Trip

The Northern lights are predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions. The Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Norway, and Finland are good places to spot Aurora. The Northern lights also appear in Iceland, Greenland, Russia, Northern Canada, and Alaska, USA, providing additional opportunities for travelers to witness this spectacular work of nature.

Northern Lights Alaska - Nature’s Artistic Delight

Alaska’s cold weather, clear skies and dark nights make it an optimal spot for aurora spotting. The destination, in addition, has a lot of wildlife opportunities also that it offers to wildlife lovers in terms of discovering grizzly bears, eagles, and more making it an easy destination pick to head to spot Aurora with Northern Lights Alaska packages.

Northern Lights Iceland - God’s Skylight Show

Location to volcanic landscapes, majestic waterfalls, and geothermal hot springs make Iceland an ideal destination to witness the northern lights. Be it Reykjavik, Vik, Thingvellir, or Djupavik, Iceland is a perfect place to quench your wanderlust and watch aurora borealis with Northern Lights Iceland packages.

Northern Lights Norway - A Photographer’s Paradise

Norway for its vibrantly colorful fishing villages, fjords, and expansive nature is a good hotspot to chase the Northern lights and Norway also serves travellers with plenty of diverse aurora spotting options making it one of the best places to see the northern lights and enjoy an aurora tour.

Northern Lights Finland - A Galaxy of Shimmering Light Stars

In Finland, you can stay in the comfort of a purposely built glass igloo and watch the aurora all night and every other night from September to March and fall in love with its colorful skies. Imagine a vacation where you wake up to and sleep in a sky painting a clear dark sky with just the right colors and add happy colors to your life.

Northern lights Sweden - Colourful painting of God

Sweden is another popular aurora region as the temperatures here are milder compared to other aurora regions and easy accessibility with flights make it a feasible stop to stop by and witness the rainbow skies with Northern lights Sweden packages.

Best Time to See the Northern Lights on Your Trip

The Northern Lights are best viewed during the autumn and winter seasons in Norway. The autumn season ranges from September to November and the winter season ranges from December to March. After the autumn equinox in September, the nights tend to get longer which means the possibility of seeing Northern Lights also increases. The northern lights are generally best viewed between 65 degrees north and 75 degrees north of latitude between 8 PM to 2 AM. It is recommended to go out for the Northern Lights after checking the local forecasts, however, clear skies are a rare thing in Norway, so even the forecasts can disappoint you sometimes.

Book Iceland Northern Lights Tour with Pickyourtrail

Pickyourtrail offers you spectacular itineraries that give you a good tour of all northern lights destinations and let you experience the pleasure of starlit neon glow skies. Take the 6-night northern lights perfect family vacation covering Reykjavik, Husavik, Akureyri, and Vik and spot aurora. Alternatively, you can also choose the 6 nights aurora tour package to Iceland and take spectacular pictures of the sky painted in all bright colors of the rainbow. Also, feed your Instagram account with the pictures and earn those extra likes. A Nothern lights tour is a must-have experience in everyone’s lifetime. Pick the itinerary of your choice and let Pickyourtrail take all the hassles of planning your northern lights vacation from that point on.

How to See the Northern Lights in the Right Way?

If you want to see the Northern Lights in the right way, here are a few tips and tricks to keep in mind to make the experience much more favorable:

1. Plan your trip at the right time of the year. As described earlier, the best months to see northern lights are October, November, and February. It is best to avoid visiting Norway in December & January because it tends to get very cold and freezing

2. Check the forecast before you head out to watch the Northern Lights but do not completely rely on it. The weather tends to change frequently so look before you leap

3. Do not expect to see the Northern Lights on a single night. Plan your itinerary in such a way that you get at least 2-3 days to go check out the Northern Lights

4. Carry proper gear to sustain the harsh weather. The average temperature between autumn to winter ranges from -2 degrees Celsius to -3 degrees Celsius so ensure to carry winter boots, gloves, scarves, hats, jackets, sweaters, and anything that will keep you warm and alive!

5. Carry your camera if you want to capture the beauty of the Northern Lights. You’ll need a high sensitivity lens (high ISO) to be able to capture the colors of the aurora. But before you start capturing, spare a moment to enjoy the natural beauty of the phenomenon with your bare eyes.

6. Have a little patience, well actually have a lot of patience, the Northern Lights will only appear if the sky is clear and the weather is favorable so cross your fingers and keep hoping for it to happen.

Northern Lights are only visible for a limited time so you need to plan your trip accordingly. If you are still doubtful about visiting Norway, here is an upcoming Facebook session dedicated to solving all queries related to seeing Northern Lights in Norway. We, at Pickyourtrail, try to help people customize their vacations for a hassle-free and comfortable experience. You can reach out to us for more details.