Small Group Northern Lights Tour From Reykjavik

by Kalman Tours · Northern lights · Reykjavík

4.7· 7 Google reviews of the operator
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from €115 per person

Next departure: Sat 24 Oct

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Small Group Northern Lights Tour From Reykjavik — Kalman Tours
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  • Duration

    4 hours

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Season

    Sep – Apr

  • Starts in

    Reykjavík

  • Pickup

    Hotel pickup included

  • Guide

    Guided in English, Hungarian

  • Departs

    21:30

  • Cancellation

    Cancelling costs 30% of the price within 15 days of departure.

About this experience

Watch the dancing lights in the arctic sky. Head out of Reykjavík in a minibus on a dark winter evening to catch the dazzling show across the Icelandic sky: the Northern Lights. Let your skilled local guide take you to a hidden spot unreachable by larger tour buses, promising you not just a chance to see the Northern Lights, but also an unforgettable journey in itself – away from the bustling crowds. Watch the dancing green and sometimes purple lights as they snake through the sky above-head, before heading back to your cozy hotel in the capital city.

Description from the operator, Kalman Tours. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Where you go

  1. Northern Light Hunt with experienced tour guide

Included

Round-trip transportation

Driver/guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good to know

The Northern lights are a natural phenomenon, so sightings are not guaranteed

This tour includes a retry tour if your first Northern Lights tour is unsuccessful due to the weather conditions.

Cancellation for this tour

Cancelling costs 30% of the price within 15 days of departure. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.

If the weather cancels this tour

Iceland's weather is real. What usually stops this one is a solid cloud forecast — most operators call it by late afternoon and let you rebook on a clearer night free of charge. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.

  1. 1Kalman Tours decides, and tells us. Operators cancel when it is unsafe or pointless, and we back that call every time — we do not ask them to run anyway.
  2. 2We contact you by email, and by phone if your tour is the same or next day. You choose: another date if there is one you can make, or a full refund. There is no fee and nothing to argue.
  3. 3The refund goes back to the card you paid with, through Stripe, usually visible within a few working days. If this tour was one of several in your booking, the others are untouched.

What you do not get is the day back. If this is the only free day in your plan, put a spare day next to it — the planner leaves days free with the rest-day option. And if you want out because the forecast looks bad, that is your own cancellation: free until the cutoff shown above, the operator's policy after that.

Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →

Why this one and not the cheaper one?

The nearest cheaper Iceland Reykjavik Northern Lights Bus Tour guided in Chinese冰岛雷市中文极光团 from Magic Iceland Travel is €73 — €42 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.

Kalman Tours · €115Magic Iceland Travel · €73
Getting therePicks you upYou make your own way
Changing your mindNot statedFree until 24 h before

The €42 buys you hotel pickup. Whether that is worth it is your call — but that is what the difference is.

Who this is not for

  • Not available in summer; the operator runs it roughly September to April.

Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.

Why we list it

Kalman Tours is one of 207 operators we work with — chosen for reliability, honest descriptions and how they treat guests when weather changes plans. We don't list everything; we list what we'd book ourselves. The six checks every operator passes →

What travellers say about Kalman Tours

Read all 7 reviews on Google →

Operator rating 4.7/5 from Google — these are reviews of the company, not this specific tour. Shown as Google returns them, unedited.

  • Zsofia Suha

    ★★★★★ · 4 weeks ago

    My best tour experience in Iceland! Very well organised day and knowledgeable, funny guide.

  • Dániel T

    ★★★★★ · 4 weeks ago

    Professional organization, everything went smoothly. One of the best trips of my life.

Reviews from Google · updated 23 Oct 2026

Read before you book

Reviews from our travellers

Only people who booked this tour through us can write here. We publish every review in full — good or bad.

Reviews arrive the day after each trip — none yet for this one. After your tour we send one email asking how it was, and what you write goes here, unedited.

Northern lights — questions people ask

When is the best time to see the northern lights in Iceland?

September to April, when the nights are dark enough. Within that, late September to March gives the longest dark hours, and the equinox months, September and March, often have active skies. There are no lights in June or July; the sky never gets dark. Anyone selling you a June lights tour is selling you a bus ride. Give yourself at least three nights, because clouds, not the aurora, are the usual reason people miss them.

Are the northern lights guaranteed on a tour?

No. Nobody can promise them, and we will not. Two things have to line up: a clear sky and solar activity. Guides check the cloud forecast at vedur.is and drive to gaps, which is the real value of a tour over standing outside your hotel. What most operators do promise is a free second attempt if the lights do not show. Check the exact retry policy on the tour page, because the number of retries and the validity period vary.

Is a northern lights bus tour or a boat tour better?

Bus, if you want the best odds. A minibus can drive an hour inland to find a clear patch; a boat stays in Faxaflói and sees whatever sky is over Reykjavík. Boats are shorter, about two hours, and pleasant with hot chocolate, and Reykjavik Sailors' cruise (/experience/6637/) includes a free retry. For a serious hunt, a small-group minibus like BusTravel's (/experience/150646/) or a 4x4 tour (/experience/1088067/) is the better bet.

Can I see the northern lights from Reykjavík itself?

Yes, on strong nights. The city is small and the sky over the sea to the north is fairly dark. Grótta lighthouse at the western tip and the Ægisíða shoreline are the usual spots, twenty minutes' walk from the centre. On average nights the street lights drown out a faint aurora, which is why tours drive out. If the forecast shows high activity and clear sky, walk to Grótta first and save the tour money.

Hotels

Where to stay for this tour

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