Tromsø and Lyngen Alps Photo Tour
19th to 22nd November 2025 - Package of 4 small group tours - 4 spots left!
NOVEMBER AND THE BEGINNING OF THE POLAR NIGHTS… IT MEANS MAGIC LIGHT!
Tromsø, Northern Norway’s biggest city, is located on a small island between the North Atlantic coast and the rugged mainland, made of fjords and peninsulas. That’s where the majestic Lyngen Alps raise straight up from the sea!
This is a package of tours intended for any photography enthusiast, both beginners or more experienced, made for exploring some of the best landscapes we have up here, and chasing Auroras in a small group of maximum 5 people.
Unlike commonly believed from many, we do not have complete darkness in Northern Norway mainland during Winter. The so called “Polar Nights” refer to the fact that the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon, but it doesn’t mean that it’s pitch dark all day long! When this tour takes place, right at the beginning of the polar nights, there still are 7 hours in total of twilight, and with the right weather conditions the colours in the sky can be absolutely magical!
You will be picked up each day at your own accommodation in Tromsø: during daytime, one day we’ll go to Lyngen peninsula, which hosts the highest mountains of Northern Norway, and another day to the mainland valleys east of Tromsø, home to several beautiful photography spots. Aboard a super 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser, we will look for the clearest skies around the region on the two nights in between, in order to chase the mesmerising Northern Lights!
Nico, your guide, will assist you on your photography both in the field and if desired in post production too, teaching you techniques and tips to get the most out of the landscapes and light that Nature will throw at us.
Does it sound interesting? Keep on reading!
TOUR DETAILS
PRICE: 12.900 NOK
GROUP SIZE: maximum 5 participants
STARTING: Wednesday, November 19th
ENDING: Saturday, November 22nd
DIFFICULTY: a normal level of fitness is required to join this photo tour
ACTIVITIES: Landscape and northern lights photography sessions, some easy hiking involved, sightseeing, photography lessons
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Professional Photography Guide
2 daytime landscape photo tours
2 northern lights expeditions
Head lamps & Thermal suits
Ice crampons, hand & foot warmers
Transport from/to Tromsø on each tour
Professional Camera Tripods
Warm expedition soups, hot beverages and cookies
WHAT TO BRING
Your camera, memory cards and lenses (preferably a wide angle and a zoom lens)
Your adventure mood turned on!
Make sure to have waterproof/snow boots!
Appropriate waterproof clothing, unsure how to dress?
Read “TOUR CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT”
A small backpack for your camera gear
Fresh water, only hot drinks are provided on tour
When looking for tours, the amount of options available in Tromsø is somewhat overwhelming. With this package of tours, you have the flexibility of choosing your own accommodation in town, making it very affordable, and be picked up on every tour from the same guide and same companions, heading out at daytime to photograph stunning places where almost no other tour goes, as well as chasing Northern Lights at night in the most effective way! And possibly making a few new friends?
During these four days, we will focus on what landscape photography is all about: being immersed in Nature and looking for the best light and compositions.
Ready to fill up your memory cards?
What to expect from the tours and the gear provided:
Late November can be very variable when it comes to the amount of snow on the ground, sometimes there isn't any, other times it's already quite wintry. Impossible to predict, but normally, even if snowy, there usually are no more than 30cm. This makes it still easy to access nice spots without necessarily needing snowshoes, but if conditions require them they will be available for everyone, as well as ice crampons. Professional Benro camera tripods with Arca-Swiss plate and ball head are also provided. If you have some ND filters, make sure to bring them!
When hunting for the auroras, the priority is finding a clear sky in order to be able to see them as they appear at least 80 km above the Earth surface. Clouds do stop their visibility! Then, within the area of clear sky, finding nice photogenic spots is what 8 years of chasing the lights up here has taught Nico of Arctic Photo Guide. Some areas offer more/better views than others, landscapes for foregrounds are really variable as well, but at the end of the game what dictates where to go is the weather!
In the last years, with the increase in popularity of this beautiful phenomenon, it has become crowded on the roads out there at night, and every tour bus must find a suitable parking place cleared from the snow in order to let the guests safely out. Needless to say, being alone on a road side parking is not a sure fact anymore!
That’s why, after thoughtful considerations, Nico from Arctic Photo Guide has chosen to run his tours with an unconventional mean of transportation: an off road 4x4 seven seater truck, which allows for much more parking flexibility when looking for a place to stop and see the lights. Quiet forest roads and snow covered spots are easier to access, thanks to the high ground clearance and large wheels of the vehicle.
The vehicle used, an Arctic Trucks Toyota Land Cruiser. On busy nights out there, this will help us finding quieter places where to stop and admire the lights away from crowds. And if that won’t be enough…we gear up and off we go for a hike!
If both weather conditions and locations allow, you may be taken on (easy) hikes to secluded spots. Although this is not always happening, you should be in good physical shape to walk on uneven, snowy, icy, wet and slippery terrain!
Snow rackets, also called snowshoes, are a piece of equipment, a sort of wide platform, that straps over your own boots and allows you to walk on deep snow without sinking. If the ground will be very icy, you’ll get ice cleats instead.
TROMSØ & LYNGEN ALPS PHOTO TOUR ITINERARY
Every day your guide will carefully analyse the weather forecast, and possibly rearrange the schedule/order of the tours if the conditions require it, so please note that the following initerary could be changed when necessary. All of this is to give you the best possible experience, while at the same time you should consider that the weather in the Arctic is often unpredictable.
Day 1 - Wednesday, November 19th
The tour will start from Tromsø in the early morning, so you must arrive in Tromsø at least the day before. You will be picked up at a meeting point in Tromsø center (pick up time and location to be confirmed later). A short introduction of all the participants before heading South-East of Tromsø, for about 40 minutes drive along a fjord and a glacial valley. A 30 minutes ferry crossing will take us to Lyngen Peninsula, where we will visit its most photogenic spots. If the conditions allow, we might set off for a easy hike, reaching a scenic lighthouse with some shipwrecks around, perfect subjects for powerful photos! The mountains there, the so called Lyngen Alps, are the highest mountains in the north of Norway (1800 m) and have breathtaking shapes. Once the darkness will settle in around 15:00, we will return to Tromsø and rest for the evening. Estimated arrival time around 16:45.
It would be a quite long day, but should the weather conditions look favourable for the evening of day 1 over Lyngen area, we may just stay there, have dinner at a restaurant and get out to possibly experience the northern lights right away on the first night!
Day 2
Unless Mother Nature made us staying out the previous night, on day 2 we will head out for the first Northern Lights Expedition: time for the green stuff from the sky :D ! Departure time to be confirmed depending on the weather forecast (and therefore the length of the drive needed to find clear sky), but approximately between 16:00 and 19:00. Return time, well, nobody knows, as again it depends on the conditions! The several microclimates of Tromsø region help us finding clear sky within shorter drives on most nights, but sometimes we have to drive more than 200 km before finding any suitable sky.
Day 3
On this day, Tromsø celebrates the beginning of the Polar Nights! Leaving in the morning (departure time to be confirmed the evening before while on the NL tour, depening on how late we get back, but roughly between 09:00 and 10:30) we will visit the best spots of the mainland shorelines and valleys East of Tromsø: passing from long exposures with waves over jagged rocks all the way to frozen lakes, we will have a great set of subjects for more landscape photography. Estimated return time in Tromsø no later than 16:30.
Day 4 - Saturday, November 22nd
One last evening together, heading out chasing the Northern Lights once again. As you have already understood, it’s impossible to know in advance which exact area we will end up going to, but as always Nico will do his outmost to make you take stunning shots of the night sky - possibly with the help of Mother Nature :D
Once back from the tour, tired but with full SD cards, we will thank each other for the fun times together over these four days, and say goodbye - until next time!
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS
This tour is intended for photography enthusiasts (also beginners!), for a maximum of 5 participants.
This tour is not suitable for people with any injury, sickness, sea sickness, movement disability, wheelchairs, walkers etc. Some short walks are required to reach the spots, and you should be in good enough physical shape to walk on uneven, snowy, icy, wet and slippery terrain!
You don’t need to have professional camera equipment, but a basic DSLR or mirrorless camera will do. Please get in touch if you are unsure about your equipment and would like to have more informations about it. Camera rental is available on request.
PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICY
On this tour, Arctic Photo Guide offers only the guiding and transportation services for each tour. You as the customer must book your own accommodation in Tromsø.
The payment of 12.900 NOK to Arctic Photo Guide is to be done at the moment of the booking; you will receive an invoice with payment details.
If a participant decides to cancel the reservation, it can be done at any time by communicating it as soon as possible to the email address info@arcticphotoguide.com
However, you should keep in mind that a cancellation by a participant would create management difficulties in bookings as well as the risk of not reaching the minimum number of participants for the tour (and consequently the need to search for a new person).
Because of that:
If the cancellation request is submitted MORE than 30 days before the tour, you will receive a refund of the paid amount, minus a 30% that is non refundable.
If the cancellation request is presented LESS than 30 days before the tour, you will NOT receive a refund of the paid amount.
* Unless a customer that desires to cancel the booking brings in another person who is willing to take the place by paying the total amount of the trip itself.
The entire amount paid (or part of it, corresponding to which one of the four tours) will be fully refunded in the unfortunate event that the tour or one of the tours must be canceled due to extreme weather and safety reasons.
Please read the full Terms & Conditions
Looking forward to exploring together!