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Northern Lights Chase with Photography from Tromsø

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Join a dynamic Northern Lights chase from Tromsø where your entire evening is dedicated to maximizing your chances of seeing the Aurora. This is not a fixed-route tour; instead, your expert guides use constantly updated weather and solar activity reports to find the clearest skies and most active lights. Your itinerary is 100% flexible, meaning you'll travel wherever the data leads, whether that's one perfect spot or several locations. You won't just see the lights—you'll learn how to capture them. A professional photographer is on your tour to help you get the most out of your own camera and will also take an optional professional portrait of you with the Aurora. Please be aware that if you are booking between April 15th and 20th, your tour will be affected by increasing daylight hours. Even on clear skies, the Northern Lights may not appear as strong as they do during the deep winter, and your tour duration may be shorter during this specific period.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

All activities carried on in the Arctic regions are considered slightly dangerous due to the extreme weather conditions that sometimes may occur. Temperatures can drop as low as -30°C ( -22°F)

While these are uncommon, natural risks include avalanches, frozen grounds, snow storms or any other natural phenomenons that we cannot control

Dress appropriately and be careful when exploring

The tour operator reserves the right to cancel any excursion when the weather conditions are known to be dangerous. In which case a full refund to all guests will be issued

We often see the northern lights, even in very cloudy, rainy or snowy nights. Therefore we run the tours regardless of the weather conditions.

50% discount is offered on your next Aurora tour if you do not see the Aurora on your first tour. This must be booked at our desk and depends on the availability of the day you choose to try again. If there is no available seats left, then we will book you on another day. You cannot request a refund for this offer in case there are no available seats or in case you cannot take a tour another day. (We are often fully booked from Dec.15th to Jan.9th)

By booking with us you agree that NorthernShots Tours, will own full copyrights of any photo taken by us during our tours. We will upload photos of you to a third party web platform and monetize on the photos. We might publish video footages of you. If you do not wish any photo of you to be published nor taken, please inform us as well as your guide before the tour and do not pose for our photographers.

Tour duration is variable. When the weather is challenging, we may drive the whole time looking for a clear patch of sky to see the northern lights. This may increase the duration of the tour. As well as if we are lucky to see the Northern Lights earlier, the tour may also finish earlier.

Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon and cannot be guaranteed.

The tour may stay in one location all night or travel to various spots, the priority is always to get the best views of the lights. You may need to sit in the vehicle for several hours while we are trying to find the northern lights

You cannot claim a refund related to the weather conditions and temperatures perceived inside or outside the vehicle.

Please CHECK-IN at the meeting point 30 minutes prior Departure.

You will be permitted to board our vehicle only if you have CHECKED-IN.

Failure to CHECK-IN on time, will remove any entitlement to refunds or rescheduling.

During high season our city receives 5 times more visitors. During these periods you can expect big crowds and our guides may find a spot to see the northern lights where they need to park next to many other vehicles from other companies.

In-person guide may be the driver if less than 16guests book the tour. The vehicles used may not have toilet onboard.

Depending on the vehicle, this tour/activity may have approximately 50 travelers per bus

If you miss your flight or boat due to late return of our tours, you need to cover for the costs of new tickets / accommodation and any expenses needed in order to accomplish you travel plan. We cannot be responsible for any costs related to that.

It will not be allowed to eat inside the vehicle.

It is not allowed to use the toilet while the vehicle is moving.

The vehicle may drive for a long period without stopping for a toilet break. While this is rare, it may happen if we are in a road that does not allow for a vehicle to stop..

We may cross the border to Finland in order to reach a parking lot that may be suitable for watching the northern lights in some tours. Bring your passport or ID card accordingly.

You cannot claim a refund related to any issues with the vehicle used in the activities, as this is a service provided by a 3rd party company. – A puncture tire, or a vehicle stuck on an icy road are considered natural incidents and are not considered grounds for claiming a refund. A vehicle that is stuck on an icy road is often rescued in 2h. Please be mindful with regards to the team effort to make your trip pleasant and bring you back home safe. (Get familiar with the Arctic Nature and the Arctic Weather before traveling.) If you still have a claim, this needs to be addressed directly to the transport companies.

Although the vehicle is normally heated, please be aware that on especially cold nights, it may gradually cool down. We recommend you to dress in warm layers to keep comfortable throughout the tour, both in or outside of the bus.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

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Tromso

Our guests will gather at our booking point shop 30min before departure for the check-in.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Available by the vehicle, at one of the stops. Consult the staff if you need anything.

Small Group Tour

Photography Assistance using your personal phone/camera

Round Trip Transportation from Tromsø

Thermal overalls

Bottled water

Prints or digital copies of the photographs taken by our team.

Hotel pick-up and drop off

Options

Aurora Chase with professional photographers

Reviews

4.33

299 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Poor guide / control.

    Per R,,Jan 1, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    1.00

    Poor management from start to finish. Delayed from start, and no information on what to do... Guides used to fight most with his Italian countrymen. Contradictory guide, first we had to stay in the same place, because it did not make sense to move, but after 3.5 hours of the same place, we could suddenly try to find that elsewhere, but then the clock had become many, and the chance to see more this evening was now minimal, so really not a choice. We agree that no one can guarantee that we will see the northern lights, but the tour is called “Northern lights CHASE with photography from Tromsø”, there was no hunt over this trip, on the contrary we stayed at the same place, although we earlier in the evening invited to try to find another place. Would definitely not recommend this trip to anyone. Rent a car yourself, and drive out on your own, a clear evening where there are few or no clouds, you will get a lot more out of it.

  • A successful hunt with a great guide

    Kerstin M,,Dec 30, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    The hunt for the Northern Lights with Tommy was great! We've learned a lot. The handling of the camera was well explained. Everyone got a nice souvenir photo.

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  • Fine.

    Stijn R,,Dec 18, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    3.00

    Well arranged. Tip of flip. Rent a car or take public transport and go on your own... This was not worth 180 euros for 2 people. In addition, you have a better chance if you go out for a few days.

  • Pure fascination!

    Exploration672371,,Dec 15, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    The Aurora Borealis tour last night was great and absolutely fascinating. Despite the slightly longer wait, the mood remained positive throughout, we were very well looked after and looked after. All processes and backgrounds were explained in an understandable way and with a lot of commitment. Overall, the tour is highly recommended.

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  • Excellent guide

    Swstander,,Dec 15, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Guide was very good and took beautiful photos. I learned a lot during the tour from Thomas. Take as many photos as time allows. You can choose afterwards whether you want them or not and you get up to 50% discount the more photos you buy.

  • Don’t bother. Get the public bus instead

    David S,,Dec 13, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    3.00

    Waste of time really. You do just as well on the public bus going to Tromso’s southerly point. Spent hours in a snow storm where really they should have cancelled it!! But this meant them refunding us!!!!

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    domenicof451,,Nov 13, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Nice experience, all organized very well, we arrived in Finland to see the dawn. great guide Michele! Highly recommended

  • Northern lights dancing.

    D1988WCjonathanp,,Nov 9, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Beautiful dawns, the sky was with us that night. The sky cleared in a small meadow and after a short hour waiting the aurora showed up.

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  • Company lost our honeymoon photos

    Pioneer15666711574,,Nov 7, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    1.00

    I would strongly discourage anyone considering this tour company. As part of their rules, we weren’t allowed to use our own torch lights, making it impossible to capture our own pictures and were told that we could purchase pictures from the guide instead. However, after the tour, all other participants’ pictures were on their site except ours despite the guide showing us the pictures immediately after taking them. The disappointing response we received from the tour company via email was simply that they could not retrieve it. It’s hard not to think that this is deliberate, especially since we had two photos taken and sadly this was supposed to be the highlight of our honeymoon.

  • An unforgettable Northern Lights experience!

    Ondřej R,,Oct 31, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    At the beginning of the tour, our guide told us that the weather was quite challenging and the chances of seeing the Northern Lights were uncertain. We set off with moderate expectations, and for a long time there were only faint signs in the sky. But in the end, we were rewarded with a breathtaking display — dancing lights with shades of pink (which, as we learned, is very rare), and even blue lights, which are said to be extremely rare! Our guide was absolutely wonderful — professional, kind, and incredibly helpful. She took beautiful photos of everyone, including our planned engagement under the Northern Lights, which made the evening truly magical. We also appreciated being able to warm up in the cozy bus and enjoy the hot chocolate and cookies she offered us. She shared lots of interesting facts about the aurora and the surrounding nature. Overall, it was an amazing experience that we’ll remember for the rest of our lives. Highly recommended!

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