Gargia lodge offers activities such as snowmobiling snowshoe hiking with icefishing northern light tours and sled dog tours during winter.
Alta norway northern lights tour.
Northern lights tours in norway seek the aurora borealis on our northern lights tours and whether you decide to travel by land or sea the magnificent night s sky above could be ablaze with nature s finest light show.
There are 8 tours to choose from that range in length from 4 days up to 25 days.
Northern lights tours trips in norway find a northern lights tour that explores norway.
We are the only tour operator in alta that offers a northern lights guarantee.
On our tours you normally will have 80 90 chance of seeing this spectacular view.
You will be offered a.
We arrange organized guided tours since 2007 and have the knowledge about how to find the northern lights if the conditions are there.
However on some occasions the weather gods in alta are not on our side.
Alta is an excellent location to see the northern lights due to the stable in land climate during the winter.
If it s cloudy snowing or raining in alta we use our knowledge and experience to head towards better weather and improved chances of seeing the aurora.
Alta is a modern city of 20 000 people found in a secluded and protected pine clad valley at 70 degrees north surrounded by arctic tundra and mountains.
In addition to knowledge of local history our guides also have camera knowledge and of course knowledge about the northern lights.
Why should you book a tour with us.
Indeed alta is known as the city of the northern lights and given the stable climate and minimal light pollution particularly when heading out into the surrounding wilderness the aurora has been known to be seen here for up to 200 nights a year.
We offer a tour for a small group to enjoy togetherness and exciment while hunting for northern lights in the beautiful landscapes of the alta fjord.
The area is of such importance when it comes to the northern lights that one of the world s first northern lights observatories was built here by scientist kristian birkeland just outside the city in 1859.
The most popular month for these tours is february which has the most tour departures.
In fact the first modern studies of the northern lights started here.
Hunting the northern lights evening tour alta is a wonderful place to experience the northern lights.
Only 30 minutes from alta city centre between the arctic tundra and the arctic sea you will find gargia lodge close to nature and is the perfect place to start your arctic adventure.
During the tour you ll get the chance to experience the winter darkness snow covered landscape and the silence of the surrounding nature.
Alta is an excellent location to see the northern lights due to the stable in land climate during the winter.
Sometimes we drive out of alta towards kautokeino where the sami culture is strong.
Found directly under the northern lights oval alta enjoys a stable inland climate with plenty of clear skies that allow aurora to appea r most nights.
Hunting the northern lights is the activity that gives you the highest chance to catch the northern lights.
Why should you book a tour with us.