The Green Adventure · Tromsø
The Green Adventure takes up to 15 guests out of Tromsø to find clear sky, then serves warm soup by a bonfire with marshmallows while the guide photographs you under the aurora. Pick it for the cosy camp and the free photos, and bring your own winter boots.
You meet in front of the Scandic Ishavshotel, where the guides wait about five minutes before departure with The Green Adventure logo. The guide knows the local weather and picks one or more spots away from city light. At camp there's a bonfire, warm soup made in Tromsø for Arctic trips (vegan on request) and marshmallows.
Thermal suits are included; send your size (the same as your winter jacket) so the right one is on board. Boots are not: the operator doesn't lend them, for hygiene reasons, so wear proper winter footwear. You also need a valid passport, because the route may go into Finland. Professional photos of you with the aurora are free, with a small watermark.
On a night without lights, The Green Adventure's terms say no refund is given and there are no free extra tours, but you can ask for a discount on your next tour. Two more rules: the minimum age is 12, and the tour isn't for cruise passengers who aren't staying the night, because the guide won't promise to be back before the ship leaves.
In front of the Scandic Ishavshotel main entrance, Fredrik Langes gate 2. Look for The Green Adventure logo.
The guide drives to one or more spots with the best chance of clear sky, sometimes into Finland.
Thermal suits on, warm soup and marshmallows by the fire.
The guide photographs you with the aurora and shows you how to shoot it on your phone.
Back to your hotel in the city centre. The tour runs 6 to 9 hours.
★★★★★Very experienced guide Antonio who selected beautiful picturesque secluded locations. Very comfortable minibus, thermal gear, good ready made soup with roasted marshmallows and hot chocolate. We had a clear night with an amazing light show.
★★★★★We had a really lucky night and only had to chase the lights for a few hours before we found a great place where ate by camp fire and saw the lights in full bloom
★★★★★Jessica was very friendly and knowledgeable. She gave lots of information, took great pictures, and helped us up when we fell in the snow (many times). We even pulled over on the way home to see the lights again when the view was good.
★★★★★Julien was the guide and the perfect mix of information about the lights, the science behind them, explaining how to track them by yourself for other nights, tips for Tromso and all whilst taking pictures.
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No refund and no free extra tour, but The Green Adventure's terms say you can ask for a discount on your next tour.
No. Thermal suits are included, but the operator doesn't lend boots for hygiene reasons. Wear your own winter footwear.
The listing gives a minimum age of 12, and children must be with an adult.
Only if you're staying overnight in Tromsø. The operator says it can't promise to be back before a ship departs, because seeing the lights comes first.
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Soup by a bonfire, thermal suits and photos, with hotel drop-off in the centre.
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