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Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik

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icon3 to 4 hours  (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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iconOffered in: English
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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Overview

The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, draw hopeful travellers to Iceland from across the world, but knowing how to boost your chances of the best sightings requires skill and practise. On this Northern Lights bus tour, enjoy round-trip travel from your Reykjavik hotel and head out into the Icelandic countryside with your experienced guide. Hit the best spots for the clearest visibility, and reschedule for free if you don’t get lucky.
  • Hit the best viewing spots according to weather conditions on the day
  • Sip hot chocolate as the Northern Lights dazzle in the skies above
  • Reschedule with ease if the Northern Lights don’t appear
  • Includes round-trip travel from your Reykjavik accommodation
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Departure Point

Þórunnartún 1, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland

Traveler pickup is offered
Our pickup can take up to 30 minutes so please wait at your pickup location from the time written on your ticket.

More locations we do offer pickup service from:
- Subway at the former Oddsson Ho(s)tel, Hringbraut 119
- Burgerjoint (Hamborgarabullan), Geirsgata 1
- Gamli Gardur, Hringbraut 29
- BSI Bus Terminal, Vatnsmyrarvegur 10 (front / taxi side)

Many accommodations in central Reykjavik are redirected to official "Tour Bus Stops" from which we also offer pickup:
- Tour Bus Stop 1, Ráðhúsið - City Hall, Vonarstraeti (64.146316,-21.941491)
- Tour Bus Stop 2, Tjörnin - The Pond, Maedragardur on Laekjargata (64.145763,-21.938547)
- Tour Bus Stop 3, Lækjargata, Laekjargata 4 (64.14678,-21.937296)
- Tour Bus Stop 5, Harpa, Austurbakki 2 (64.14678,-21.937296)
- Tour Bus Stop 6, Safnahúsið - The Culture House, Hverfisgata 15 by Arnarholl (64.147454,-21.932894)
- Tour Bus Stop 7, Traðarkot, Hverfisgata 20 (64.146706,-21.930425)
- Tour Bus Stop 8, Hallgrímskirkja, by Eiriksgata (64.141548,-21.927973)
- Tour Bus Stop 9, Snorrabraut, Snorrabraut 24 (64.143497,-21.916289)
- Tour Bus Stop 10, Hlemmur, Laugavegur 105 (64.143155,-21.915414)
- Tour Bus Stop 11, Austurbær, Snorrabraut 37 (64.142364,-21.917228)
- Tour Bus Stop 13, Rauðarárstígur, Laugavegur 120 (64.142658,-21.913866)

Free pickup location:
- Tour Bus Stop 12, Höfðatorg, Þórunnartún 1 (64.144389,-21.910327)

Ports

  • Skarfabakki Harbour, Reykjavik


Return Details

Returns to original departure point
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Minimum age is 8 years old
  • Booking this Northern Lights tour also gives you a free ticket to visit the Aurora Museum in Reykjavik, Grandagarður 2, 101 Reykjavík. The free entrance is only valid on the day you join the tour, from the time we announce whether the tour is ON (by email and on our website). The entrance fees to the Aurora Reykjavik exhibition are complementary meaning that if you do not wish to go to the museum, there is no partial refund.
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Dress in warm, wind and waterproof clothing and footwear.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 65 travelers
  • OPERATED BY Bustravel Iceland

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Learn more about cancellations.

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik?
A:
The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
See all safety measures taken by Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik.
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik?
A:
The policies on sanitization are:

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
See all safety measures taken by Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik.
Q:
What is the social distancing policy during Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik?
A:
The policy on social distancing is:

  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
See all safety measures taken by Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik.
Q:
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik?
A:
The policies on staff health & safety are:

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
See all safety measures taken by Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik.
Q:
What is the maximum group size during Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik?
A:
This activity will have a maximum of 65 travelers.

See all safety measures taken by Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik.

Traveler Tips

  • "Wrap up warm, no one will ever prepare you for the cold during the winter months." See review
  • "Our tour guided also brought her own professional camera and took pictures of us and sent them over via email FOR FREE!" See review
  • "They will try to the best night to see the northern lights" See review

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Amazing experience
Laura_M
, Mar 2020
We were lucky enough to see the lights on the last night of our trip! The tour bus picked us up, and dropped us off, right out the front of our hotel. We drove south and saw the lights right as we pulled up! The tour guide was super friendly and informative, and provided us all with hot chocolate whilst we observed the colours in the sky. Unfortunately my camera didn't pick up the best images (the guide does tell you how to set your camera on the drive there, I just have an old camera!) so I contacted the company the next day and I was sent some amazing photos taken by the guide, which was a really nice touch. I'd highly recommend this company ☺️
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Nothing to lose, so much do gain 😲
Steve
, Feb 2020
Absolutely amazing experience to witness at first we only saw faint glimpses of the lights then they went..... So we then enjoyed some warmth round a small fire the guide had set up for us & enjoyed some hot chocolate & icelandic chocolate 😋 Then as most people started boarding & the guide had packed everything away he came back on board saying "we might wanna get off again" Boy they were dancing around & above us green waves were in the black sky We were blessed book on your first night so can reschedule if don't get lucky the first time. We travelled out of Reykjavík probably about an hour out in to the wilderness & yes cold night but the buzz was amazing The guide was excellent in facts & stories he told Book it asap you won't regret it
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Terrible guide on second night
Shubna
, Feb 2020
Went our two nights in a row but unlucky us, we didn’t see the northern lights. KPI was 2 on both nights. First night our guide was brilliant. She took us to the national park and it was completely dark. Though there were no northern lights, we were awed by the bright stars and star gazed, even saw a few shooting stars. End of the night, the driver dropped us to our designated hotels (as we paid for this service). On the second night, the guide was AWFUL! Firstly, we went to 2 locations and they were both in a bright lit place! You could barely see the sky because there was too much light around. Secondly, the driver was doing the headcount, the guide was reading out poems in Icelandic. She didn’t bother translating them or telling the passengers what the poem was about, which we found odd. Lastly, the driver didn’t stop at our hotel, just drive off. My husband went up and asked whether he will be going back to drop us, to which the driver said “no we passed it so you get off here and just walk”... at 1am my husband and I had to walk approx 15 mins to our hotel when we had paid for the hotel pick up and drop off service! The guide was supposed to tell the driver which hotels we were stopping off at but the guide was oblivious herself. Second night was AWFUL!!
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Saw very faint noethern lights but still a magical experience. Worth trying one!
simar24sk
, Feb 2020
Even though it was veryyyyyyyyyy cold, it was an amazing experience. The guide and the driver both were really informative. They tried there best to make this experience worth. The guide took us outside to a location where the chances of seeing the northern lights were maximum. We did get to see a very faint one, but it was still a great experience. On top of this, in this cold weather, we were provided with hot chocolate, Icelandic cookies and worth mentioning fermented shark. If this is your first time to see northern lights, then you should definitely take this tour.
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Stars and the milky way.
adam7141
, Feb 2020
It was a very nice time. Unfortunately it got cloudy so we were not able to see the northern lights. It was a beautiful sky and saw many stars and the milky way though. We are allowed to book another northern lights tour for free which is very nice. Tour guide was very informative and talked about various myths and histories of the country which made the experience quite enjoyable.
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Tour guide
daniellelawrence1
, Feb 2020
Amazing!! Our tour guide (can’t remember her name) went above & beyond for us. She was so lovely and welcoming. Bus arrived on time, we had hot chocolate & biscuits to warm us up. Our tour guided also brought her own professional camera and took pictures of us & sent them over via email FOR FREE! Best value & best tour guide. Thank you!
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Lovely
laurenirobinson82
, Jan 2020
Really easy to get picked up - we had the smaller bus so it was nice! Great host, knowledgable! Didn’t manage to see the lights but still a lovely experience! I was offered to re book but sadly only here for a couple of days!
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Dancing lights show !
Clare C
, Oct 2019
Brilliant . We were very lucky and saw the northern lights at the very first spot. The tour guide was brilliant and also sent us brilliant photos of ourselves with the northern lights behind us
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Very good tour , good value
Scenic09318729043
, May 2019
It was a very good tour, the tour guide took us to several places to get a good view of the lights, he certainly knew the area and in a smaller bus we got to places that the bigger buses couldn't go. We saw the lights on 9th March 2019 , was a fab experience.
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Guide was great. shared a lot of...
texas_lady58
, Mar 2018
Guide was great. shared a lot of interesting facts about Iceland. Unfortunately we did not see any lights there was too much cloud cover, but they tried real hard to get us to a place where it was clear enough to see them.
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