About this trip
Eight days in Iceland built around one goal: seeing the Northern Lights. You travel by coach with a small group, based mostly around sightseeing stops rather than long treks or adventure activities.
The trip runs over the Christmas and New Year period, so expect a festive feel alongside the usual Icelandic scenery. It's pitched as family-friendly and works for travellers who want a structured, guided way to chase the aurora rather than going it alone.
The operator backs the Northern Lights sighting with a guarantee, so if you don't see them on this trip, there's some form of comeback built in.
What you'll do
- Guided Northern Lights viewing with a sighting guarantee
- Coach touring around Iceland's landscapes
- Group travel suited to families
- Trip timed over the Christmas and New Year period
- Coach-based sightseeing rather than hikes or physical activities
- Family-friendly pace, so expect a broad mix of ages in the group
- Runs over Christmas and New Year, so book around holiday flights and plans
Cheapest live departure per day, in £, recorded by our tracker since 16 Jul. Never a brochure “was” price.
Your free day in Reykjavik
Landing early, staying on, or filling free time? The best-rated day experiences in Reykjavik — you book on Viator (we may earn a commission).
Worth it if you get a strong guide like Ronan or Gunn and accept weather cancellations are routine. Think twice if poor guide communication and mediocre hotels frustrate you.
- Top guides (Ronan, Gunn, Diddi) are genuinely knowledgeable, organised, and shape an exceptional trip.
- Guide quality varies wildly; Omar provided minimal explanation, watched phone videos, treated it like bus driving.
- Northern Lights tours frequently cancelled due to weather; one traveller had three separate cancellations with refund confusion.
- Arctic Adventures requires you to chase them for basic itinerary details; most operators email these proactively.
Distilled from real traveller reviews on TourRadar — we don't edit out the bad bits.
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Reykjavik · 31 Aug – 1 Sept
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