Northern Lights tour with Alta Adventure

Name: Northern Lights tour with Alta Adventure
Price: 2180 NOK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.55 (110 reviews)

Overview

Available languages

Norwegian

English

Spanish

4 hours

Mobile ticket

We offer a tour for a small group to enjoy togetherness and excitement while hunting for Northern Lights in the beautiful landscapes of the Altafjord. We arrange organized guided tours since 2007 and have the knowledge about how to find the Northern Lights if the conditions are there. On our tours you normally will have 80-90 % chance of seeing this spectacular view. Each tour is different, as we focus on finding the optimal place with the greatest chance of seeing the lights. We therefore sometimes have to drive quite far to find them, while sometimes we find them in the surrounding area. Necessary driving distance decide whether we establish a camp with a fire, or whether we serve hot chocolate and snacks at one of our short stops. While enjoying the great outdoors, we will share with you local stories about Norwegian way of living, local history from the Stone Age, Sami culture, reindeer-herding, 2nd World War and the modern society in Alta. We are normally back just over midnight.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Minimum age of 12 years

Choose Alta Havn (Alta Harbour) as your pick up place if you are coming to Alta by cruise ship. Our guide will be there looking for you at the parking place with a black minibus.

If your ship has a different time schedule than our tour, please contact us and we try to adapt to you.

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Alta

We will start the tour from Alta Center with the opportunity to pass by the cathedral of the Northern Lights and to enjoy the impressing view of the landscapes in the Alta Fjord. In our way through Alta we will give you a briefing about this natural phenomenon and the conditions of the day, that leads us to the best place to enjoy them in that night.

Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Local history, possibility to borrow warm suits/boots

We will offer a warm chocolate and light snacks/sandwich during the tour. Let us know if you have any allergy or any diet limitation (vegan/vegetarian)

We have some tripods for rent (100 NOK extra)

Pickup points

Alta Airport

Alta Norway

Scandic Alta

Loekkeveien 61, Alta Norway

Thon Hotel Alta

Labyrinten 6, Alta Norway

Options

Northern Lights tour with Alta Adventure

Pickup included

Reviews

4.55

110 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Very enjoyable tour
Anonymous,,Feb 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide was very professional and knew exactly where to go to see the lights. We saw quite a few during our tour. There is a lot of driving but it is necessary to get to where you can see the lights.
Successful viewing
leighw0,,Feb 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
On time for pick up at port from a Viking Cruise. Learned a lot and saw the Northern Lights. Would have been fun even if we didn't.
Stacked Deck!
Robert R,,Feb 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00
You pay $200+ pp to see the northern lights. It is cloudy and you see nothing. There are no guarantees and you have spent 4 hours traversing snow and ice covered roads at significant speeds with a strange driver. Now, if this were a fair business transaction, you should be entitled to some refund. But no, this decked is stacked against the buyer because the driver is paid fully while you lose all. In good conscience I can't recommend Alta Adventures unless you are a blind person and then it obviously makes n o difference. If you are fully- sighed consider walking away. Bob
Winter landscape
Nancy Z,,Feb 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
Everyone was very nice but the clouds never parted for us so we didn’t see any Northern Lights. Disappointing but the ride into the countryside was beautiful!
While we knew that there...
William M,,Feb 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00
While we knew that there was a low chance of seeing the Northern Lights we were disappointed in the way the trip occurred. The advertisement for the excursion showed people in an open field with a fire. What we received were stops at cutoff along the road to look for the Lights. Certainly not what we expected.
No lights, but a wonderful guide!
Libby M,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was snowing so we didn’t see the aurora. But our guide took us all over looking for a break in the clouds. We stopped at a an old church which was beautiful in the night light. Our guide was the owner and knowledgeable about Alta. And very hospitable! We enjoyed the tour very much even though we didn’t see the lights.
Sometimes the force is not with you.
kathryngeddie,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00
My suggestion is check the weather and an aurora app several days ahead & use the option to cancel 24hrs ahead if weather is not promising. The vendor will go no matter what and you’ll have a drive through the countryside & a stop at his house for a quick snack around the fire. I get it - their philosophy is looking for chance. The guides/ owner are pleasant but that’s not the experience you’re buying and heavy clouds and snow don’t allow seeing the lights that of course may or may not appear. It’s on you to mitigate the odds.
Superb Aurora Borealis
Taruno S,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
I just had my first night out of a 3-day Northern Lights safari in Alta and all I can say is wow. On the first night alone, the Aurora Borealis gave us one of the most spectacular light shows I’ve ever seen — ribbons of green, pink, and purple dancing across the sky. It was absolutely unforgettable. Our guide was outstanding: knowledgeable, passionate, and patient. He knew exactly where to go for the best viewing conditions and shared fascinating insights about the science and history of the aurora. I also appreciated the warm gear, hot drinks, and his support in helping us capture amazing photos — I now have images that I’ll keep for the rest of my life. If you’re coming to Northern Norway and want a real Northern Lights experience, I highly recommend this tour. It surpassed all expectations.
Thanks for the trip
Steffen H,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Thank you for a great experience! A professional guide and good mood. At first a little skeptical but later a grandiost adventure. Thank you for it and warm greetings to "Alta Adventures" Clivia & Steffen from Germany
The best Northern Lights tours with the best guide
Emmanuel M,,Dec 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Undoubtedly it was an unforgettable tour for us, the guide was striving to take us years better places to see the Northern Lights.Without a doubt in every corner that you took us we saw them more beautiful.The guide is too friendly, a person who wins affection.