🇳🇴 Everything You Wanted to Know About Seeing the Northern Lights: Tromso, Norway
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🇳🇴 Everything You Wanted to Know About Seeing the Northern Lights: Tromso, Norway
Emma | Where's Emma Now
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If you want to see the northern lights in Europe, Tromso is your best bet! It's known for being in the middle of the region where you're most likely to see northern lights anywhere in the world.
This guide has everything you need to plan an amazing Aurora Borealis trip: a city guide to Tromso, my favorite lights chase options, the best guided experiences, logistics to plan your trip, and more!
The most important difference with this guide is an in-depth explanation of how northern lights excursions work. What to expect of the lights, the excursions, and how to best plan and prepare!
In this guide, you'll get:
- my favorite northern lights chase companies
- detail explanation of what to bring, expect, and how to prep for northern lights chases
- 4 daytime excursions
- 8 things to do in Tromso
- 9 restaurants at varying price points
- 3 cafes
- 6 hotels
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Logistics
When to Go
You can see northern lights anytime from September to March, but I recommend sticking to the winter months (December to February) to maximize your chances.
Check the full moon before you book! With the moon comes more light in the sky, meaning northern lights are much harder to see. Ideally, go during the week of the new moon, but it’s okay as long as you give 4-5 nights of buffer around the full moon.
To maximize your chances of the best sightings, try to stay 5 nights in case the weather doesn't cooperate for a night or two.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emma | Where's Emma Now
Available for hire
Amateur Italian, travel advisor, and adventurous eater!
I’m a travel creative living in small town northern Italy, and I've been planning travel for over 15 years. I've lived on three continents and visited over 40 countries, so I'm passionate about helping travelers experience the best of a location, no matter where!
I love both/and travel: I want to see the big sights AND the local hangouts, the big cities AND the small towns. I’d love to help you do it too!
If you’re going to Rome for the first time, you don’t need me to tell you to see the Colosseum. But you might want me to tell you if it’s better as a guided tour or on your own, what add-on’s are worth the money, and what are the extra secret things your ticket can get you!
My favorite part of travel is eating well: finding the local haunts, tasting a new wine, and trying the local dishes. Amazing food doesn't have to be expensive: sometimes the best of a place is in the street food! But if it is a splurge, I'll make sure it's worth every penny.
I'd love to work with you to create the trip of your dreams!
What's included
Digital Map
Fully interactive, digital map for finding places nearby
26 places
26 hand-picked places with notes from the creator
11 photos
Beautiful, hi-res photos from the creator
9 links
9 links from the creator to go even deeper with more info
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Tromsø, Norway
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