Dog Sledding and Northern Lights
A dog sledding trip followed by Hunting the Northern Lights. Your dog sledding guide drives you to us for the briefing.
6–7 hours, 15 Dec – 5 AprFrom NOK 5,000
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Hunting the
Northern Lights
Our most popular tour has one mission: to find the best place to experience the Northern Lights tonight.
- Every evening
- 15 Sep – 10 Apr
- Duration
- Up to 4.5 hours
- Group size
- Up to 8 guests
- Price
- From NOK 2,200
Alta is a wonderful place to see the Northern Lights, but the weather gods are not always on our side. When it’s cloudy, snowing or raining in Alta, we use our knowledge to head towards better weather.
With more than 15 years’ experience as Aurora chasers, we found the Northern Lights on 87–90% of our departures last season. But remember, there are no guarantees.
The public tour is open to anyone, so your group may include guests from all over the world, up to eight of you and a guide who also drives. All our guides speak English, and one can guide in German. For a larger family or group, we can use a bigger bus and more guides.
How the evening goes
1
Pickup
We collect you from your hotel or the cruise port, or you meet us at GLØD HQ if you are staying with us.
2
Briefing and soup
At GLØD HQ we explain the Northern Lights, where to look for them that evening, and how to photograph them. Need warmer clothes? We lend you a thermo suit and overshoes. Hot soup with bread is served here or later out under the sky.
3
The hunt
In VW Caravelle 4Motion minibuses we head for areas with little light pollution. If Alta is cloudy, we drive up to 200 km along the coast, the fjords or inland to find clear skies, stopping to check conditions and take photos.
4
Photos and the ride home
Our guides are skilled photographers and help with your camera settings. Their photos from the evening are free for you to keep, including one of yourself beneath the Northern Lights, weather permitting.
Pickup times
Departures are later from 1 April.
| Pickup point | Time |
|---|---|
| Sorrisniva | 19:15 |
| Cruise Terminal, Port of Alta | 19:15 |
| Trasti & Trine | 19:20 |
| Scandic Alta (closest stop for Thon Hotel and Canyon Hotel) | 19:30 |
| Holmen Husky Lodge and Flatmoen Natur | Just after 19:30 |
| Altafjord Gjestegaard & Spa | 19:40 |
Busy evening ahead
On 24 October 2026 a Holland America cruise is in port, so we run a bus with more seats.
Included
- Pickup from your hotel or the cruise port
- A guided hunt with no more than 8 guests in the minibus
- Hot soup, hot chocolate, coffee or tea and snacks, including homemade mørlefse
- Insulated thermo suit and overshoes, if needed
- Help with your camera settings
- A photo of yourself beneath the Northern Lights, weather permitting
What to wear
The temperature can drop to minus 30 °C. Bring a windproof jacket and trousers, a hat and gloves. We have extra warm clothing if you need it.
Two more ways to see the lights
Aurora & Electric Fatbike
An evening e-fatbike trip along dog sledding trails and our own fatbike trails, with the coolest photos.
3 hours, Sep – AprFrom NOK 1,700
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