More information about the Aurora tours

Ask yourself if you want to spend less and end up going with maybe 700 people in a bus convoy, all parked in the same parking lot or if you prefer an exceptional experience in a very small group where there is a professional photographer assisting you and taking photos which are shared with you afterwards to make the experience even more memorable?

Payment link will be sent when tour is confirmed which can be as late as 6PM the same day

What´s included:

Personal experience with a small group of people (only 2-4 people per tour or up to 8 for a larger group).
Pickup and Drop-off at your accommodation in the Reykjavik area.
Personal guidance with your camera from a professional photographer.
Hot chocolate to warm you up.
A shot of our signature spirit for those that want something stronger.
Photos of you with the northern lights in the background and photos from the evening
taken by a professional photographer, including high resolution images from the night for you to print 
The northern lights hunt of a lifetime guided by a veteran aurora hunter.
Unique experience and flexibility.

Price:

Price per person: 29.900 ISK. (2-4 people) Please note that minimum is 2 people, I can book single person but if that is the only booking that night I reserve the right to cancel or redirect to another vendor or you can book 2 seats. There is always a chance there are 2 people booked on your desired date so check by sending me email.

Price per private 4x4/car, 4 seats max: 119.600 ISK (a private 4x4 to yourselves with the flexibility of your own pickup/drop-off time but still part of the normal tour).

Please email info@arcticshots.is for private tours for 5 people or more

Tour details:

Availability: 1st of September - 15th of April
Duration: 3-5 hours (plus/minus depending on activity and weather).
Vehicles: Depending on size, we use 4 seat 4x4s 
Pickup: Depends on time of year (7-9,30pm) but usually at 8pm but we will confirm the pickup time when we confirm the tour which can be as late as 6pm the same day.
If we don´t have availability on your desired date, we will try and find you a spot on dates close to your first option.
Do you need a tripod to photograph the aurora borealis? We have few extra ones, but let us know in advance.

We use the WWW.AURORA-ALERTS.UK THE GLENDALE APP to forecast and monitor Aurora activity, other apps are more or less useless in our opinion.

The fine print:

The Icelandic weather is famous for being constantly changing with cloud cover affecting our view of the sky, stars and of course the Northern Lights. With that in mind, we do read 3 different weather reports and decide on locations based on these predictions. 
The only know factor is the moon, with strong moon and faint aurora the possibility to see them with your eye´s is severely diminished.
The Aurora activity is a phenomenon that can not be fully explained or understood so even though the forecast and most numbers are showing good possibility they might not show up if the Bz value is unfavorable during the night, but with us you will maximize your chances and be in the right spot to photograph them when they show up.
We do not offer refund but we offer a second try if we are unable to catch the lights on the first night (valid for up to 1 years from tour date).
Decision on going out or not will be made on the tour date, if possible around noon or at the latest around 6,30pm (18:30). 

Useful information:

If you are travelling to Iceland mainly to catch the aurora, check moon cycle, avoid dates with 70% moon or more on the sky all night. 
Make sure you are bringing warm enough cloths and footwear, warm wool socks and maybe handwarmers.
KP index forecast is not to be looked at when booking a trip to Iceland to hunt the aurora, some more advanced forecasts can tell if there is increased solar activity but it can not be reliably forecasted more than about 2 hours ahead of time if it will actually happen or not.