About this experience
Hunt for the northern lights in a Super Jeep, a raised 4x4 built for Icelandic winter roads, with your own local driver-guide and no one else on board. Your guide meets you at your Reykjavik accommodation with a VAREN name tablet.
Your guide checks the cloud and aurora forecasts before and during the tour and drives to where the chance of a sighting is highest that night. While you wait for the sky to light up, you hear what causes the aurora and what to look for.
The tour lasts about 4 hours. The start time depends on the weather: we choose it on the day, between 8pm and 10pm, and let you know. No realistic chance of a sighting? We cancel at least 2 hours before the start and you choose a retry or a full refund. The Super Jeep takes up to 5 guests, one price per vehicle.
Our aurora promise: no northern lights on your guide's camera means a free second attempt on a shared northern lights tour, or 50% off a second private hunt. One re-run per booking, valid for two years.
At a glance
- Duration: 4 hr
- Private experience
Plan your experience
Set aside 4 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Bring warm, windproof and waterproof clothes, thermal layers, a hat, gloves and boots with good grip
What is included
- Pickup and drop-off at your Reykjavik accommodation
- All parking fees and local taxes
- Free retry or voucher if no northern lights are seen
- Hot chocolate, and bottled water on request
- USB charging on board
- Private Super Jeep, only for your group
- Child seats, free of charge
- Friendly English-speaking local driver-guide
Not included
- Gratuities
- Meals, we recommend eating before the tour
Itinerary and highlights
Your private super jeep picks you up directly from your Reykjavík accommodation at the agreed time - one address for the whole group. No transfer, no assembly point. Pickup time will be confirmed 24 hours in advance.
Your private super jeep drops you back directly at your Reykjavík accommodation. The tour lasts 4 hours, so the return is approximately 4 hours after departure. Door to door, start to finish.
Meeting and pickup information
- Enter your Reykjavik accommodation at checkout. Your guide meets you there with a VAREN name tablet. Pickup is available anywhere in the Capital Area.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- hr — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Varen
Accessibility and practical details
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Your driver-guide meets you at your Reykjavik accommodation with a VAREN name tablet
- The start time depends on the weather. We choose it on the day, always between 8pm and 10pm, and let you know
- Northern lights are a natural phenomenon and a sighting cannot be guaranteed. Even a faint but visible aurora counts as a sighting
- If there is no realistic chance of a sighting, we cancel at least 2 hours before the start. You then choose a retry or a full refund
- A retry may run in a different vehicle and may be a small-group tour
- Bring warm, windproof and waterproof clothes, thermal layers, a hat, gloves and boots with good grip
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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