5 Best Tours Of The Northern Lights

Are you interested in seeing the Northern lights, but have no clue where and when to go?  Well, let the next five tour operators be your guide as they escort you beneath the “Merry Dancers” with world-class adventures.  Their staffs will simply do all the work while you enjoy this wonder of nocturnal illumination first hand.

Kensington Tours

Kensington Tours take their customers to the Northern lights with a wide array of exclusive tours that match their highest demands precisely, which includes the Anchorage, Fairbanks & Northern Lights Winter Adventure as well as Iceland: Land of Ice, Fire, & Northern Lights with George Kourounis.

The Anchorage, Fairbanks & Northern Lights Winter Adventure is a seven-day journey that involves jetting across the sky on board a small plane to witness the beauty of the dancing strobes of light firsthand.  The tour also involves exploring Alaska’s great outdoors in the midst of mountains, glacial lakes and the dense forest of the Resolution Park as well as the Captain Cook Monument.  Starting from $2,999, travelers can also enjoy cross-country skiing, dog mushing and much more.  They are also provided with local guides, comfortable accommodations and round–the-clock service.

On Dec. 8, 2014 Discovery Channel TV explorer George Kourounis will venture into Iceland’s Arctic Circle on the Land of Ice, Fire, & Northern Lights with George Kourounis for eight days.  In a quest for the Northern Lights, customers will also be able to take a relaxing dip in pools and steam baths as well as enjoy presentations about the mysterious night lightshow. Priced at $6,595, it also includes double occupancy and feasting on authentic Icelandic foods. Only groups of up to six people are allowed and customers are suggested to book their flights 120 before departure.

Gray Line of Alaska

With glasses etched into its luxury cars, Gray Line of Alaska guarantees a one-of-a-kind viewing of the Aurora Borealis. Imagine bobbing along the tracks on a scenic tour of the Denali Park when all of a sudden beams of psychedelic lights begin to shimmer majestically in the air. 

The tour operator offers many excursions ranging from two days and one night to five days and four nights in the midst of Alaska’s most dominate features including the Mt. McKinley, Chugach Mountains and the Nenana River Canyon with stops to Fairbanks, Anchorage as well as Denali along the way. These dazzling tours start around $319 to $965 and up.

 G Adventures

What better way to experience the natural phenomenon than by making Iceland your home for five days?

This immersion means you can shop and dine like a local by venturing into a nearby flea market and purchasing fish for an authentic cooking lessen. The trip also includes four breakfasts, lunch and two dinners; a vehicle and a Chief Experience Officer (CEO) to guide you through the country. Room prices begin an $1,099, but travelers can save $100 if they book their flights when they book their trips with the tour operator with the code G14PLUSAIR100. The adventure runs from Oct. to March 2015.

Cox & Kings

Through Cox & Kings, the geological marvel comes alive in more ways than one, especially since its Aurora Adventure Northern Lights Special is quite unique. Aurora Borealis enthusiasts of all kinds will want to check out this five-day and four-night Icelandic getaway in the heart of the Vatnajokull glacier as well as the cities of Reykjavik and Hofn.

Commencing in Reykjavik, the tour is also highlighted with a flight to Hofn which is met with a tour of the village in addition to opportunities to see the snaking lights. Travelers are also encouraged to capture sights of the Glacier Lagoon called Jokulsarlon, saunter through a museum and watch seals in their natural habitat all while chasing the Northern Lights. Valued around $1,862, which also includes breakfast.

Globus family of brands

Servicing trips to Fairbank, Girdwood, Anchorage and Seward, Globus family of brands also make huge strides when it comes to spotting the Northern lights, yet hitting Fairbanks on the way to Anchorage. However, that’s not all this exciting trip has in store. Travelers will be able to hop  onboard the Alaska Railroad, nestle with Alaska’s wildlife, snowshoe as well as ski and still be in time to watch Alaska’s Iditarod take place.

For 11 days on Feb. 2 and 27 of 2015, Globus family of brands will exclusively bring the Alaska’s vast playground to its travelers. Priced at $3,179 based on double room occupancy, why look at pictures of the Northern Lights when you can have front row seats?