Norway · NORTHERN LIGHTS TOURS IN ALTA
Season and weather decide more here than anywhere. Below: 4 northern lights tours in Alta, what each includes, and the months they actually run.
Review of Alta’s small-group Northern Lights tour, with expert guides, warm gear, local stories, snacks, and practical booking advice.
“We have loved this tour. Everything was perfect. It‘s a little pricy but not more expencive than other tours and we should not forget that we are in Norway. But very much worth the money.”
Alta Adventure chases the northern lights by minibus, with small groups, warm drinks, local insight, and a 90 percent viewing chance.
“We did not see any northern lights, but the experience was nonetheless interesting. We made several stops to get photos of other features around the town and the evening was capped off with a stop at the owner's home for hot chocolate and biscuits around a campfire. This is a small, family-run business with personal attention from the owner and his wife; very well run.”
Drive your own husky team from Alta across Finnmarksvidda, then warm up with stories, coffee, and a chance to see the Northern Lights.
“Rose picked us up on time and took us to the dog sledge camp which was about 35-mins from Alta. Here we was met by Linda who gave us us a great welcome and detailed information about our self-drive dog mushing and helped us into suitable clothing. The dogs were ready to go and very excited. No one else had booked this trip so it was like a private trip...just Linda leading and us following....what a brilliant experience. It lasted over 90-mins and we set off in daylight with it snowing lightly and continued into the dusk and evening with supplied headlights. The route took us through forests, a frozen…”
Ride a snowmobile from Alta to Beskades beneath Arctic skies, with warm gear, guides, mountain views, and a chance to see northern lights.
“We had blizzard conditions so no northern lights, but still had a great time. They supply really warm suits and driving the snowmobiling was great fun. We stopped for photos and at points of interest. Can now say we experienced proper Norway winter weather.”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
