Our best selling northern lights tour takes you on a hunt for the aurora borealis in iceland.
Reykjavik iceland northern lights 2017.
2 day jokulsarlon ice cave tour.
The tour lasts around 3 hours so we will return to reykjavik around 2 5 hours after starting the tour.
At 9 30pm in the reykjavik campsite i was just finishing the washing up while sarah was getting ready and i heard a shocked gasp from a fellow camper down the path.
In being the northernmost capital reykjavik becomes the obvious destination for anyone in search of the northern lights as you get all the benefits of a thriving city with easy access from all over the world the natural beauty of iceland and of course a prime location for.
A big solarstorm is coming don t miss your chance to catch some amazing aurora displays.
A guided tour increases your chances of seeing the northern lights in iceland.
This is the most usual forecast.
The city hall by the reykjavik pond will be decorated with colorful lights.
Classic northern lights hunt from reykjavik.
To see northern lights in iceland you usually need a kp 3 or higher.
Police in iceland say tourists are often putting themselves at.
We hot footed it back to reykjavik in the late afternoon or as fast as you can hot foot it in iceland maybe 80km h ready for a 10pm northern lights cruise.
Now that we know more about what the northern lights are it seems only fitting that i give you the when how and where.
Golden circle secret lagoon bubble.
Once at the location we will stay for approximately 1 5 2hrs hunting the northern lights before returning back to reykjavik.
We compare the nights with kp 3 and nights that last more than 4 hours.
One of the main landmarks in reykjavik is hallgrímskirkja church visible all around town.
Kp is the value related to the aurora forecast and ranges from 0 to 9.
Highly unusual maybe your friends and relatives at home will see the northern lights too.
Depending on the forecast multiple locations may be chosen for searching for aurora each night.
Below you can find a chart of historical data of the northern lights in iceland in 2017 with reykjavik as a reference.
File in this march 1 2017 file photo the northern lights or aurora borealis appear in the sky over bifrost western iceland.
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