Our Northern Lights watching holidays
Our Northern Lights watching holidays keep your eyes on the skies – but also grounded in the place, offering wilderness lodgings, wildlife tracking, snowshoeing and Sámi kota dining alongside night-time aurora chases. These adventures are all designed to offer you the best chance of spotting this cosmic event. They pick their timing: for the long nights of winter and lively peaks of the equinoxes. They pick their place: the north of the world, in pollution-free wilderness. And they match you up with great aurora guides and accommodation, including family-owned lodges and glass-roofed cabins. Whatever shape they take, all our Northern Lights watching holidays give the big tourist buses the boot and connect you with local experts.
Our top Northern Lights watching holidays
Finland Northern Lights holiday, Wilderness Auroras
From
£2105
5 days
inc UK flights
Winter activities and Northern Lights in Finland
Small groupThis trip can be taken anytime between December and March
Tailor made
Northern Lights photography holiday in Iceland, coast & ice
From
£4100 to £4400
10 days
ex flights
Photographic trip in the stunning west and southeast Iceland
Small group2026: 1 Oct, 2027: 17 Feb, 1 Oct
Greenland cruise and northern lights
From
£6695 to £8295
11 days
ex flights
The world's longest fjord & spectacular Aurora Borealis
Small group2026: 7 Sep, 16 Sep, 2027: 5 Sep, 14 Sep
Norwegian coast cruise, Kirkenes to Bergen
From
£1300 to £5999
6 days
ex flights
Kirkenes to Bergen along the length of the Norwegian coast
Tailor made
Northern Lights family holiday, tailor made
From
£1465
4 days
inc UK flights
An Aurora-cabin glass roofed experience in Finnish Lapland
Tailor made
Iceland short break Northern Lights tour
From
£1759 to £2249
5 days
ex flights
Glaciers, lava tubes and nature's spectacular light show
Small group2026: 11 Nov, 2 Dec, 2027: 20 Jan, 10 Feb, 3 Mar, 24 Mar, 29 Sep, 20 Oct, 10 Nov, 1 Dec, 2028: 19 Jan, 9 Feb, 1 Mar, 22 Mar
Whale watching sailing holiday, Norway
From
€1900
5 days
ex flights
Sailing Norwegian Fjords Whale Watching & Northern Lights
Small group2026: 7 Nov, 14 Nov, 21 Nov, 28 Nov, 5 Dec, 12 Dec, 19 Dec
Family Northern Lights break, Finland
From
€1603 to €2618
5 days
ex flights
Cozy log cabin and fascinating snow adventure for each day
Tailor made
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Northern Lights watching holiday highlights
Lapland & the Nordics
Most of our Northern Lights watching holidays head for Lapland and the Nordics. Here, above the Arctic Circle and away from big cities, are wide, pollution-free skies bright with stars and the promise of the Northern Lights. Rovaniemi is popular with Santa seekers, but our holidays head further north to more peaceful places like Inari – the centre of Sámi culture in Finland, and home to lakeside wilderness hotels and snow activities. Tromso is great for combining city and sky, as well as sailing into fjords where orca are busy hunting herring. Want to see it all? Hop on our Nordic tours that cover Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Greenland & Iceland
This is where our trips take a turn for the dramatic. In Greenland and Iceland, you’ll see the Northern Lights from fjords, frozen lava flows, steaming hot springs and open ocean. Our small ship cruises voyage between Iceland and Greenland. Alternatively, pick the island that suits you. Iceland has a near-endless roll call of activity and accommodation options, including glass-walled spa hotels with aurora alarms and family-friendly activities. Greenland is an Arctic adventure. It’s harder to reach, which means far fewer tourists – and therein lies the charm. Local experts will take you out in search of the Northern Lights under unpolluted skies where creaking icebergs are the only sounds.
Alaska & Canada
Our Alaska trips are based around Fairbanks, a city famous for its dramatic aurora displays. It’s also a city filled with people who’ll share a bit about life in the Arctic – at their reindeer ranch, during a curling lesson or while chasing the Northern Lights. Our trips to Canada also bundle Northern Lights viewing amongst a line-up of winter activities. Head north for your best chance to catch the aurora – to Manitoba, where local guides will regale you with tales about living alongside polar bears. The Rockies are also an option. Here, a Northern Lights tour will be part of an active adventure of snowshoeing, ice skating and wildlife tracking. And when the aurora does pop up, it’s above sky-scraping snowy mountains.
Our Northern Lights watching holidays reviews
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Matthew Calvocoressi21 Jun 2026
Awesome. Very memorable. Highly recommended...All the amazing scenery & activities. Very difficult to choose. Spending time surrounded by Icebergs in Ilulissat was outstanding especially as the weather was amazing.read more
Rosemary Lloyd24 Mar 2026
We had a splendid guide, knowledgeable, amusing, and who did all he could to accommodate our requests. He made the holiday really special. The holiday was a great experience with Iceland itself as the star of the show.read more
Lesley Roberts11 Mar 2026
Magical. I wanted to feel the beauty in nature... and the quiet away from a busy world. [There was lots of] time to walk the beautiful trails and reflect on life.read more
Nicky Parsons11 Mar 2026
It was very good with everything well organised, warm hotel, good food and friendly guides.read more
