Northern Lights Trips and Tours
 Planning and booking your perfect northern lights holiday to Norway is easier than you think and can save you hundreds of pounds compared to package holidays.
This guide will help you through from idea to tickets, hotels and activities step by step, enabling you to put together your very own northern lights trip.
Package tour vs. booking your own
In recent years there has been an explosion of different northern lights holidays, northern lights cruises and activity breaks available to the UK market.
There is something for everyone, from short breaks in Tromso or the Ice Hotel in Alta, to longer cruises and activity holidays in the Arctic Circle.
And whereas some people will find it more convenient to book a ready made northern lights trip – putting one together yourself will not only save you money, but also give you more flexibility.
Read our full guide on northern lights package holidays.
Show me the money!
The cheapest packages start at around £700 per person for a 4 day, 3 night break, without any activities included. This quickly sneaks up to around £1,000 for the deals which include things such as a night in the Alta Igloo Ice Hotel, a northern lights cruise or husky rides.
However, on the booking it yourself budget you can slash this in half if you are lucky. Booking flights early, especially the direct flight from London Gatwick to Tromso with Norwegian Airlines may cost you as little as £120-150 return, per person.
Add the hotel at about £150 per night for a double room, and you see that a 3 night short break for two people sharing may cost you less than £350 per person. That leaves quite a few hundred pounds for activities and food compared with the package options.
Put together your own trip step by step and save money.
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Go to our simple 5-step guide to putting together your own perfect northern ligths holiday.
Alternatively book a package. Read our guide to northern lights package holidays.
Northern lights activities and options
The benefit of the package holiday is that you have to do very little yourself when you get to the destination. Your itinerary is planned for you and you’ll be whisked off to various excursions and activities as they are stated in the program.
The flip side of that is that if you don’t particularly fancy having dinner at your hotel every night, or you’d rather hire cross-country skis on your own than go on a whale safari – then you won’t have that option.
Booking northern lights activities yourself
You can be much better off booking your activities yourself, making sure you get to do all the things you want to.
If you’re heading to Tromso, read our guide to what to do in Tromso, or check out some of the providers’ websites listed below.
Most Norwegians have an excellent command of the English language, so communication is nearly always very straight forward.
However, if you’d like me to enquire on your behalf for any of the activities, or have any other questions, please send me an email.
Suggested Activities in the Tromso area
Please remember to mention you found them through iGlobeTrotter.com when booking.
If you have any questions, send me and email and I will do my best to help you.
When to go
The northern lights are visible from October to March in Northern Norway. The rest of the year it is simply too much daylight to spot them.
Read our guide to when to see the northern lights or if the bright nights sounded appealing check out our Midnight Sun in Tromso guide.
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