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Northern Lights Tour: Private Aurora Borealis Experience
4.8
37 Ratings
Reykjavik
Embark on a private Northern Lights tour in Iceland, away from the crowds. Enjoy the serenity of the lights with a local expert guide, comfortable super jeeps, and professional photography.
Embark on a private Northern Lights tour in Iceland, away from the crowds. Enjoy the serenity of the lights with a local expert guide, comfortable super jeeps, and professional photography.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Reykjavik - We pick you up from your chosen location in central Reykjavík city.
- Reykjanes Peninsula - Depending on where the hunt for the Northern Lights takes us (weather dependent) we might go to this area.
- Thingvellir National Park - Depending on where the hunt for the Northern Lights takes us (weather dependent) we might go to this area.
- Reykjavik - We pick you up from your chosen location in central Reykjavík city.
- Reykjanes Peninsula - Depending on where the hunt for the Northern Lights takes us (weather dependent) we might go to this area.
- Thingvellir National Park - Depending on where the hunt for the Northern Lights takes us (weather dependent) we might go to this area.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Photos of you under the Northern Lights
- Door-to-Door pick up & drop off
- Snacks
- Private transportation
- Photos of you under the Northern Lights
- Door-to-Door pick up & drop off
- Snacks
Additional Information
Experience the tranquility of the Northern Lights on your own terms through a private tour. This gives you the freedom to break free from conventional routes and crowded areas. With the accompaniment of a Professional Northern Lights Guide, you’ll be led to the ideal location to witness this stunning display.
From your doorstep, we transport you far from…
Experience the tranquility of the Northern Lights on your own terms through a private tour. This gives you the freedom to break free from conventional routes and crowded areas. With the accompaniment of a Professional Northern Lights Guide, you’ll be led to the ideal location to witness this stunning display.
From your doorstep, we transport you far from city’s bright glare to an anticipated prime viewing area. This is determined by close tracking of weather updates from space and the Earth in real time.
To ensure access to any required location, we employ the use of comfortably fitted super jeeps.
With the Icelandic nights being quite chilly, we serve homemade authentic hot chocolate along with Kleina (a local treat) to keep you warm and content.
We boast quality photographic gear which we use to capture memorable shots of you under the Northern Lights. We also enlighten you with knowledge, tales, and legends related to the Northern Lights and provide a glimpse into life in Iceland.
While we have suggested certain locations, the final decision rests entirely on where the conditions are most favorable for sighting the Northern Lights.
Location
Reykjavik
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(37 Ratings)
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Davidgreenwich
Sep 15, 2025
Great evening - Sven was a wonderful guide. Great sense of humor and also explained the science behind the Northern Lights visual display. Best of all, he found a place where we could see the Northern Lights. Thanks, Sven
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L2218nlangelag
Sep 9, 2025
The private super jeep tour was well worth our time and our guide was great! - Prostur was a great guide. He was on time. He communicated well. He explained what he was doing and why. He worked hard to get us to a place where we might see the lights as it was a very cloudy and fast moving cloud evening. He had stories to tell. He pulled out a telescope to view the starts while we waited. Overall a great experience. He also offered to help us with advice if we wanted to try ourselves another night. When he has an opening on another bus tour he offered for us to take that space but we already had other plans for that day. What a super great guide.
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Angela
Sep 6, 2025
Þröstur was a great guide. He was kind, full of stories, easy to talk to and seemed genuine in his effort for best view. - Þröstur was the best guide. He was on time and easy to speak with. He did his best to give us a great view despite the cloud cover we had to navigate around. He had fun stories and made sure everyone was having a good time. While waiting for the northern lights he set up a telescope to view the night sky. He was full of information and stayed out longer to make sure we saw what a night show, The hot chocolate and Icelandic treat was sweet too!
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Anne_e
Feb 22, 2025
Northern lights tour - My family loved this tour! The guide was very knowledgeable and enjoyable. The photos he took turned out amazing. I would highly recommend this company. We had to reschedule twice due to cloud cover and he was very accommodating
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Renniemo
Oct 18, 2024
A Most Fantastic Experience - We booked a trip with HappyWorld Iceland on Thursday 10th October. I was reluctant to go with this group as for a family of 4 it was quite expensive. Let me tell you it was truly value for money. We were promptly picked up from the hotel and met another group at the Perlan Natural History museum, where we saw the faintest of lights. We then travelled in convoy to 'the middle of nowhere' and stood in a field in the pitch black near to a disused, derelict building. The guides informed us there was activity in the sky and we should wait. Within 20 minutes, the night came alive. What a wonderful experience. The guides were knowledgeable, took many fantastic photos of the group, and were patient. Trust in them. They know what they're doing. Dress warm, it was really cold, some of the group returned to the vehicles earlier but we stayed out and took the opportunity to have many family photos taken. We all agree it was the highlight of our 10-day holiday
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Blopeman
Feb 21, 2024
Great experience! - Wonderful experience! They picked us up directly from our hotel and we drove about an hour or so to the spot they thought best for the conditions. There was some cloud cover at first, but we saw some beautiful lights! After a bit it cleared up but the lights were gone. We stuck around a bit and had some hot chocolate and the lights appears again, this time dancing across the sky!!!! They took as many photos as you wanted with their camera (sent via email the following day) and walked you through settings to capture them correctly on your phone!
Be aware that you see mostly green and lights to the naked eye, but on the cameras, even your phone's camera with the right settings, they are full of colors!
We spent well over an hour viewing the lights until they disappeared again and even got to see a few Icelandic horses! It was great to be able to warm up in the vehicle as needed too! Highly recommend!
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200mountaingirl
Feb 19, 2024
icing on the cake - Like many people coming to Icleand in the winter we had a hope to see the Northern Lights- this tour was very well done communication was excellent and whilst we were indeed fortunate to have seen the lights it would honnestly have been a great experience without them as seeing the stars in such clarity was a revelation. Our guide (Ástþór ) made a huge effort to make sure we saw the lights and was extremely knowledgeable about them and the solar system. He also was very patient in taking photos of everyone which were later emailed to us - as others have said you do not usually see the colours of the lights in the same way with your naked eyes as you see with a camera but he gave us the best opportunities to see them for which we were very thankful.
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P9242lnamyp
Jan 20, 2024
Incredible communication, excellent staff + we got to see the Lights! - I cannot say enough excellent things about this company and its staff. Communication was beyond expectations. I was not receiving emails from the third party I booked through so I contacted Happyworld directly. I always received a prompt and helpful reply that included all the information. I spoke to one man so much I asked his name so I could mention him in the review--Þröstur, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP. I didn't realize you owned the company, lol
Our guide Sara was amazing. She was so personable and had so much knowledge and we learned so much. As it was a small group (ended up basically a private group with just three of us), Sara made sure we had the best chances to see the Northern Lights by taking us to different locations and checking with Þröstur who had all the meteorology maps. The photos she took were also just wonderful.
I would not hesitate to book another tour with Happyworld and will be recommending them to friends who also have Icelandic vacations planned.
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Mp767
Jan 19, 2024
Highly recommend - Private tour definitely worth the extra money and we would highly recommend Happyworld.
All communications were clear and timely. Lots of information about what to wear, what to expect and why the Northern Lights are so elusive! We had an email on the day to confirm the tour was going ahead and why this decision had been made e.g. weather and likelihood of seeing the lights.
Our tour guide, Haukr (sorry if that's spelt wrong!), was very knowledgeable and explained about why the Northern Lights are so difficult to predict and how to see these with the naked eye - for those who don't know, you need a camera to see the full extent of the lights.
Haukr took us to a few different locations to try and see the lights, continually checking his phone for up to date cloud coverage and weather information. He used his own camera to check for the lights and was quick to take photos and direct us when the lights appeared.
The hot chocolate was a yummy and a well needed treat after standing out in -8 degree weather!
Thank you Happyworld for a great experience.
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Stevenlmunday68
Nov 25, 2023
No communication - We booked with Gravel Travel through Visit Iceland based on the reviews and the look of the experience. We were booked for 21/11/23 and due to the weather the trip was postponed via email. We were rescheduled for the 22/11/23. We waited at the bus stop in the freezing cold and snow for 30-40 minutes along with another person waiting for the same trip. As we waited the Northern Lights briefly appeared overhead. It seemed unlikely that the jeep would arrive so I called them only to be told in the most belligerent manner that an email had been sent at 6pm to say the Northern Lights were not viable that evening. The lady waiting booked and paid for her trip at 7pm. No emails had been sent.
I’m sure they are usually a good company but our experience was of an unprofessional and totally rude company. Poor communication and awful customer service
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