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Reviews

• Unforgettable!

  Anderson S,

  Jan 30, 2025

  5.00

  Definitely one of the best experiences of my life. Our guide was very friendly and has a lot of knowledge about the northern lights.

• Awesome adventure in the snow

  John M,

  Jan 13, 2025

  5.00

  Awesome experience and our guide was great! thanks so much. The snacks, the environment, the stories all top notch!

• Amazing experience - Completed a bucket list item - Thank you Bart and Wondering Owl

  Navod S,

  Oct 3, 2024

  5.00

  We had an amazing experience in this tour. We were incredibly lucky that weather stayed clear, given that the days before and after our tour was filled with rain and cloudy skies around Tromso. The tour party was limited to 8, which was ideal. We can only say good things about our amazing guide Bart, who went above and beyond his way to make sure we had a great experience. He took care of the tour party very well and had great conversations with all of us. Bart was very knowledgeable on Auroras and was very keen to keep us informed on Science behind Auroras. He superbly planned this tour and found a great spot with minimal light pollution. We were treated with an amazing display of aurora borealis. We had the option of wearing thermal outfit to keep ourselves warm. Also there was a wood fire to keep us warm. Bart treated us with warm hot chocolate and tasty vegan soup. Highly recommend this tour with ideal party size. Also, thanks Wondering Owl and Bart for the attempts made to clean the camp site and to make sure only our footsteps are left behind.

• Disappointing Experience with Wondering Owl via Viator

  Hacer O,

  Feb 10, 2024

  1.00

  We recently booked a trip via Viator with high hopes of experiencing the Aurora with Wondering Owl as our guide. Unfortunately, we can't help but express our disappointment with this experience. The advertisement promised a magical evening, where we would be taken to one of the three designated spots, (see advertisement description below) entirely dependent on weather conditions. However, this was not the case at all. It was specifically for these locations that we booked our trip. Instead of being taken to any of these places, the guides drove us to a parking lot along a random road, effectively ruining our evening. The tour was supposed to be organized for a small group of 8 adults, but we arrived to find a group of 16 people. It was chaotically organized; two large bowls were hastily placed on the ground to start a fire, the suits were distributed hurriedly, and everyone was left to sit on the parking lot next to the buses. There were absolutely no clouds in sight, clear stars in the sky, a perfect moment to witness the Aurora. It turns out, retrospectively, this was indeed the case, but not with our tour. The same tour operator MAX posted exceptional Aurora photos on the same day. The photos taken during our tour were completely photoshopped. As a designer myself, I could easily tell. While there was indeed a faint Aurora in the sky, the photos taken at that moment are not the same ones we received via email!!! I've been deceived in my life before, but these two guys, Anthony and Maciej, shamelessly deceived the entire group. Anthony has a smooth talk and can blabber nonsense all night, making you believe that what he's photographing is the Aurora, but we actually got to witness the Aurora for real. It looks completely different from what he described during the tour. The Aurora dances in the sky, which is totally different from what we saw that evening. Of course, it's never a guarantee that the Aurora will be visible, but photoshopping pictures and nonsensically boosting morale in a parking lot is the epitome of deceiving people. This also completely contradicts the vision of the organization "Wondering Owl". We've read wonderful reviews about "Wondering Owl", but these two guys have ruined it all!! We experienced 100% scam, and this is totally unacceptable! Below is the description of the advertisement, showing how it could have been: Kvaloya: Some nights the clear skies are on the coast so we will chase the gaps here. On location, your guide will set up a cozy campfire and serve a homemade meal. Your guide will share stories about the region and explain the aurora borealis phenomenon as well as take professional photos of landscapes and portraits of our guests. 3 hours • Admission Ticket Free Skibotn: Some nights the gaps in the clouds are inland and we might chase the gaps here. On location, your guide will set up a cozy campfire and serve a homemade meal. Your guide will share stories about the region and explain the aurora borealis phenomenon as well as take professional photos of landscapes and portraits of our guests. 2 hours • Admission Ticket Free Kilpisjarvi: On occasion, when it is too cloudy to have gaps in Norway, we might cross the border to Finland. This will only be done when there are substantially higher chances of seeing gaps in the clouds in Finland than in Norway. On location, your guide will set up a cozy campfire and serve a homemade meal. Your guide will share stories about the region and explain the aurora borealis phenomenon as well as take professional photos of landscapes and portraits of our guests.

• What a wonderful experience…

  Kristen,

  Jan 27, 2024

  5.00

  I had a wonderful time and experience. Our guide Max was very knowledgeable and took us exactly where we needed to be to see the northern lights. The landscape is spectacular! It was wonderful to have a fire and some soup along with some homemade hot chocolate! We got our photos, professionally taken with the Aurora. Very happy with my excursion.