Traveler Reviews

• Julie B 17-Jan-2020

  We were on this tour 4 times and saw the northern lights 2 times!
  I loved the bus and the possibility to go to the toilet AT ANY TIME!
  There were unlimited cookies and hot chocolate, tea or coffee!
  The sign up for the tour was super smooth!
  Also thank you for all the camera tips. I only had my phone with me.. and they could even instruct me for my samsung phone to shoot beautiful pictures of the northern lights. (sorry iphone users.. no change settings for i phones.. but you could download apps to capture the light)

  I know it is a natural phenomenon and therefore I am thankful I could get to see them twice.

  But the one thing... why I will only give them 4 stars...
  is because

  on these 4 tours.... they were ALL SO EXTREMELY DIFFERENT. Based on who our guide was.
  On 4 nights, we had 3 different guide.
  The 1st guide was really into the camera settings.. we went to two different spots and then he was like.. meh.. let´s head back.. he was not bothered as to why he decided that way (it seemed like it) and he looked like he wasn´t to happy to be there on this bus either.

  The 2nd one was SUUUUUUUUPER nice and SUPER cute.. we were at one spot THE WHOLE TIME! but that was a good choice, for the northern lights appeared right before our eyes.

  Then comes 3rd tour. It was snowing HEAVILY! There was NO CHANCE in hell, that we would see northern lights. But this mister was super dedicated for findung us the northern lights.. stopping at 7 different spots I think.
  He loved giving us the detailled physics behind the phenomenon.
  At 11.30pm he decided that we should head home and maybe stop at two sport on our way home..
  And then we saw them again... dancing.. bright and shining!
  He was very knowledgeble

  Tour Nr. 4 (same guide as tour Nr.3)
  needless to say... I WAS EXCITED...
  he did his best again! He even showed different settings on his camera.. on how to capture different light sources at night other than the northern lights.. just for entertainment.
  We did not find the nothern lights... but still... worth the tour. :)

  If I would have the 4 tours with the guy from the first tour.. i would have given this experience a 3 star.. (i don´t know, maybe he just had a bad day).. and even then.. the 7 day pass would have been a bargain!

  (Sorry for all the grammer mistakes, but I wanted to give a review and do not want to mistake proof read :P)

• Ljubica J 06-Jan-2020

  Everyone in the team was so experienced, capable and professional. Tromso was cloudy so we were driven to border with Finland but we saw most amazing green and purple sky, and we were able to make so good photos thanks be to the tips we've got from our guide. And we've got hot chocolate and cookies from Barbara just when we needed them most. Thank you so much!

• Kwai Tai L 14-Mar-2019

  We had a wonderful experience with Northernshots tours to see Northern light were AMAZING, all the guides was brilliant, the minute you hopped in to the bus you are well look after until end of the evening. All the guides were knowledgeable and helpful, they explaining about the aurora, help us with our camera/mobile phone settings, they also provided free drinks tea, coffee, and hot chocolate also cookies 

  We got the 7 day unlimited Northern Light pass we were only thinking if we cannot see the lights on the night we will go the following night, somehow we were so lucky that we managed to see it on the first night and enjoyed it so much and end up going every night and is was spectacular AMAZING………. Top it up with saw shooting star on one of the nights amazing.

  Big thank you to all the guides, you are all AMAZING…….. without you we may not able to see it, thank you again :)

• Aza 08-Oct-2018

  The most memorable tour ever! Sebastian and Morgan are the best! The tour company went above and beyond to make sure we see the northern lights and happy to write that we saw it 4 out of the 5 nights!!! Highly recommended!

• Carol D 27-Mar-2018

  The Northern Shots Tour with the 7 day Aurora Pass was amazing. I travelled to Tromso alone, from Australia to see the Northern Lights. I was there for 4 days / nights only and I saw the NLs on all 4 nights lucky me. The wonderful people doing the tours were able to seek out clear skies every night - even though we travelled quite a long way some nights. Thank you to all involved. I would recommend this Aurora Pass - even if you are only there for a few nights.

• Oral_health_therapist 11-Feb-2018

  these guys are the best. highly highly recommend paying for 7 day tour as you are not guaranteed to see the light. we were in Tromso for 4 nights and we were soooo lucky to see it on the first night but we still went on all other nights and on our last night we didn't get to see anything and every night was sooo different and they took us to different location. chasing northern light is a hard activity as bus leaves every night at 6 and gets back about 1 am so be ready for it and make sure you take your good camera and tripod. one thing I didn't do.

• Amruta S 20-Nov-2017

  Quite reasonable and very much worth the grand northern lights. We were able to take this trip for 3 nights and on two out of these three nights we saw the lights. They take a good effort to take you where the skies would be most clear and are very informative. Joel was our guide on the first two nights and was very patient and helpful to show us the camera settings. On the third night, our guide was Francesco who took us to a location where skies were clearing up, despite the cloudy weather in Tromso. I wish we could take this tour for all the 7 nights. Much recommend this pass if you plan to stay for max number of nights in Tromso.

• Hasnah A 16-Apr-2017

  I would highly recommend this if you are staying in Tromso more than three nights and intend to chase the light for at least three times. Not able to see the light at Rovaniemi Finland in January 2016, I planned for 6 nights stay at Tromso and the 7 day pass is the most economical. I intended to go for all 6 nights but one night was cancelled due to the snow storm as it was deemed unsafe.
  The office staffs were very friendly and helpful. Bus was comfortable and equipped with clean non smelly toilet, driver did regular checks while we were not moving. All the guides were knowledgeable and helpful. They did a great job explaining about the aurora, they strategies each outing to improve the possibility of sighting, help us with our camera settings, make hot chocolate and took our potraits on request. We had 5 amazing nights with Joel and Francesco for 2 nights each and Morgan for one night. First night with Joel was our first experience, not knowing what to expect. It was cloudy so we have to wait in the falling snow. Joel pointed at a slight pale stripe on the sky, so my husband captured it. It was too pale that can only be seen in picture. Second night with Francesco was much better. We went to Sommaray Island saw many beautiful lights even with our naked eyes.
  Seeing the aurora in its pale green appearing in the sky was truly an experience which cannot be described in a book. Chasing it every night for 5 nights in a cold, open dark snowy area somewhere in the arctic at negative Celsius, several nights with snow storm seems extremely hard, but the experience was wonderful. I will do it again if given the opportunity.
  Northernshots Tours is good value as it does not include the non necessities in the price. You pay what you need. Boot, suits, hat can be rented at a fee. They provide camera tripod for loan. Hot chocolate and cookies are free.

• Ivessna 15-Mar-2017

  The pass is a must have if you plan to stay in Tromso for several nights and want to make sure to see the Northern Lights. It's not as easy as it seems to get to see them since the sky has to be clear and the solar activity should be quite high so going only for one night might not be very successful. It took us 4 chases out of the 7 possible and we got to see the lights only once.
  Be prepared for a bus ride especially if the weather is not very good: they go even to Finland in search for some openings in the sky.
  Joel and Francesco were amazing guides and photographers: during the bus ride they will explain everything you need to know about the Aurora, will give you tips on how to take photos of it and help you set up your camera better to have a DSRL.
  You can also rent a tripod in their office before departure if you don't have one remember to request it in advance as they have limited availability.
  The wait for the lights to appear can be quite long so make sure to dress accordingly. While you are waiting they will serve you hot chocolate, tea and cookies.
  The staff is very friendly and will answer any questions you might have.

• Jen-yin C 06-Feb-2017

  Feel happiness to see aurora every night!!!!! Rembmer to book a reservation before 13:00 by E-mail to make sure you can enjoy aurora every single night under the clean stary sky. Tour guides are very professional and helpful to your camera. And even take wonderful photos for you. If you're staying in Tromso several days, take this 7-day unlimited pass as your best choice.