Northern Lights Tour Tromsø: Small Group & Pro Photos

Hunt the Aurora with a photographer who captures you under the lights

A 7-hour small-group Northern Lights tour from Tromsø takes you into the Arctic darkness with a professional photographer guide, thermal suit, and hot drinks around a bonfire. You photograph the Aurora Borealis yourself while your guide shoots professional images of you under the lights, then sends them to you afterward. Hotel pickup and drop-off in the city centre are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Northern Lights tour and photography

• Pickup from Tromsø city center
• Travel to dark Arctic locations
• Wear provided thermal suit
• Hunt for Aurora Borealis
• Enjoy bonfire with cake and drinks
• Receive photography tips from guide
• Take photos under the lights
• Guide assists with camera equipment
• Stop for dinner
• Return to Tromsø and hotel drop-off

The experience

The tour departs from your hotel in central Tromsø and travels an Arctic route off the beaten path in search of the Aurora Borealis. Your group stays under eight passengers, traveling together in one vehicle with a professional photographer as your guide. Although the colorful light show can take several hours to appear, you'll wait in comfort: a thermal suit keeps you warm, and hot drinks and snacks are served around a snow-side bonfire. The guide brings tripods and can help you set up your own camera. A Canon is available for an additional fee if you want to shoot with professional equipment.

While you focus your lens on the sky, your guide photographs you under the lights. Those professional images are sent to you via email or social media after the tour ends, so you leave with both your own shots and portraits captured in the moment. The 7-hour tour includes a dinner stop and ends with hotel drop-off in Tromsø after midnight.

What’s included

• Round-trip hotel pickup and drop-off in central Tromsø.
• thermal suit.
• hot drinks and snacks.
• bonfire stop.
• professional photographer guide.
• tripod.
• professional photos sent to you after the tour.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 18:00

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (8 and older) · Under 8: can't be booked

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by EnjoyTheArctic

Is this one for you?You photograph the lights yourself while a professional guide shoots portraits of you under the Aurora, so you leave with both your own images and professional shots: ideal if you want to capture the moment yourself rather than only watch it happen.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

How cold is it on a Northern Lights tour in Tromsø?

Norwegian Arctic nights are cold enough that a thermal suit is provided and included. You'll stay by a bonfire with hot drinks and snacks, so the wait for the Aurora is manageable even when it takes several hours to appear.

Will I get photos of myself under the Northern Lights?

Your photographer guide takes professional images of you under the Aurora and sends them to you via email or social media after the tour. You can also photograph the lights yourself with your own camera or with a rented Canon, and the guide helps with equipment setup and tripod placement.

What happens if the Northern Lights don't appear?

The tour operates in all weather conditions and runs for the full 7 hours regardless. Although the Aurora can take several hours to show, the guide will search the Arctic route and keep the group comfortable with warmth, food and drinks while you wait.

How many people are on this tour?

The group stays under eight passengers in one vehicle, so it remains small and intimate throughout the night.