Northern Lights Small Group Tour from Reykjavik

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Reykjavik, Iceland

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Booked 5+ times last week!

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.6

· JamesSteven_P ·

Aug 2026

Very nice trip , driver was great ,his help girl was also very nice , van we drove was very comfortable

· Alexander_C ·

Apr 2026

Barney was a great tour guide and gave us a wealth of knowledge of Icelandic history and culture! A comfortable round trip to the Northern Lights and I highly recommend!

Overview

Many traveler come to Iceland hoping for a glimpse of the northern lights, but the elusive phenomenon is best seen outside of the city, in the company of an expert who knows the best spots for spotting the elusive aurora. This tour from Reykjavik takes you into the countryside to a site specially chosen to provide the best chances of seeing the lights on the night. Hot drinks, snacks, and woolen blankets are provided to keep you cozy while you wait for the show.

Maximize your chances of seeing the northern lights on a dedicated tour
Benefit from your expert guide's insights into the science of the aurora
Get help with photographing the northern lights
Get out of the city, away from light pollution, without renting a car

What's Included

Snacks

Icelandic Kleina, a delicacy sweet
Coffee and/or Tea

Hot chocolate
Wool blankets to keep you warm
In-person Guide: English

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Please use busstop.is if you are staying in downtown Reykjavik. Look for our Mercedes Sprinter minibus with the Simply Iceland labellings

Start time
.9:00 pm

Itinerary

Reykjavik

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Alexander_C

Barney was a great tour guide and gave us a wealth of knowledge of Icelandic history and culture! A comfortable round trip to the Northern Lights and I highly recommend!

Reviews

4.6

based on 24 reviews

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Tour was a small group. ...

Catherine_S, Aug 2026

Tour was a small group. They drove around to various sites to see the Northern Lights. We were able to see them. The brochure said coffee, tea and hot chocolate would be provided. There was only hot chocolate. Also, they only had 2 blankets available between two vehicles and it was a cold night. More were needed. It was our guides first night and she did a good job but she needed to have a microphone as it was hard to hear her in the van.

Unethical Rip Off

Alexa_L, Aug 2026

What a complete waste of money. It is unethical to charge people $200-some dollars with the false advertising of northern lights if you have a cloudy evening like we did. Viator needs to cancel the trip much earlier in the day. Shame on them!

Response from Host, Aug 2026

Hello Alexa We are sorry that the tour was not a success. How ever there is no promise when it comes to northern lights, the forecast for yesterday was showing a clear sky with high chances of northern lights, so we and all other northern light companies went out for the hunt. The weather in Iceland is very unpredictable and can often not be completely according to the forecast. This is wild nature and no promises can be made. But for sure there is no false advertisement in place. Unfortunately we do not have control over the skies or wild nature :) And if people go for the tour without success of seeing the lights you have a lifelong retry ticket free of charge.

Some lights

James_G, Aug 2026

Nature always wins. The lights were sparse. Drivers kept trying, but they were elusive. Hot chocolate was tasty.

Northern light

JamesSteven_P, Aug 2026

Very nice trip , driver was great ,his help girl was also very nice , van we drove was very comfortable

Bundle up! Trust that the...

Alison_A, Apr 2026

Bundle up! Trust that the weather will likely change often and you might get lucky, like us! Yummy treats too. Guide Barny/the bear was very sweet and knowledgeable, provided interesting stories and history.

Great Experience!!

Alexander_C, Apr 2026

Barney was a great tour guide and gave us a wealth of knowledge of Icelandic history and culture! A comfortable round trip to the Northern Lights and I highly recommend!

Super Fantastic!!

Sharon_H, Mar 2026

Be patient! You may not see the Northern lights at the first location your tour guide goes to. Baldwin, our tour guide went to four different locations and on the fourth location we saw the Northern lights. The colors were green, purple and shades of pink. Baldwin was the was the best! He was very determined we were going to see something. Baldwin was knowledgeable and engaging with us. The hot chocolate and blankets were welcoming. It was extremely cold that night even late March, so dress WARM!

Best Drivers

Paula_J, Mar 2026

Your driver knew exactly where to go for the most activity. They had no problem when asked to take pictures. They were great.

Amazing!

Shaye_B, Mar 2026

Absolutely loved this experience! Our guide did an awesome job navigating the lights. We were sure to see some and we were so thankful!

Bus was not overly...

Rachel_H, Feb 2026

Bus was not overly booked, communication was wonderful when they had to rebook due to low chances to see the lights. Guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We got lucky with seeing the lights right away. 😁

Great experience, our...

Eric_D, Jan 2026

Great experience, our guide was friendly, provided us with lovely hot chocolate and donuts! He didn’t rest until we saw the northern lights 😁

Fantastic Tour

Connie_N, Jan 2026

Just came back from my Northern Lights Tour with Diego & Greco and they did a FABULOUS job! I was concerned we wouldn't see any but they stopped at several different places and we saw them each time. They also took great pictures of us and sent them right away. They had great attitudes and were patient and friendly. Highly recommend!

Shouldn’t have taken place

Paul_F, Dec 2025

Shouldn’t have taken place as no chance of seeing anything. We wandered round for 4 hours filling time

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Thank you so much for your constructive feedback. It is very methodical, intelligent and informative. As the Northern lights don't tend to turn on as we please we drive around trying to find spots in the sky where the lights might appear. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It's like whale watching, sometimes they can be seen, sometimes not. We're sorry the tour wasn't up to your standard but thanks for giving 2 stars instead of 1 as a person spent it's time driving around trying it's best to find northern lights for you. A person that has some 20+ years experience in finding northern lights but as it turns out, it's not a given. Thanks for visiting Iceland

I would thoroughly...

Monique_J, Nov 2025

I would thoroughly recommend this trip!! We had an experienced guide who took us out to 2 locations to see the Northern lights which we did! Hot drinks and pastries were provided and we also had plenty of photos taken which were shared via a link the next day. Other travellers had their tours cancelled the same day due to low probability of seeing the lights so we were so glad we opted for this specific trip!

Amazing tour

Fdegrave, Oct 2025

excellent the guide went out of his way to find the northern lights, and we did!!Guide provided donuts and hot coco, this was a bonus...

Poor guide encounter

FARRUKH_S, Apr 2025

The trip was awesome. The guide was knowledgeable , but unworthy of the trust customers repose in him for their safety.

Response from Host, May 2025

Hello. Thank you for your feedback of our tour. We are glad that you liked the tour but devastated that you and yours felt unsafe at any point. We take safety very seriously and would like to know more about your experience.

Brilliant tour

Jane_p, Apr 2025

Absolutely amazing experience! Arnie our tour guide was fabulous and very experienced. We went to 4 different places and saw the lights at 3 of them. There were only 7 of us in total so felt like a private tour. The hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls were very welcome in the biting wind.