2 day golden circle northern lights hunt south coast.
Northern lights iceland summer 2016.
We are the only travel operator in iceland focusing on travel services for the winter season only.
3 2 hunting the northern lights on a guided tour in iceland the most common way to hunt for the aurora borealis is by taking a guided minibus tour.
There are 28 tours to choose from that range in length from 3 days up to 10 days.
If you drive past the tourist information center for approximately 10 minutes you will eventually drive up a hill which has a perfect place to pull over and have the perfect view over the entire national park.
Unprocessed shot that i took in the summer of 2013.
To see northern lights in iceland you usually need a kp 3 or higher.
The most popular month for these tours is january which has the most tour departures.
Below you can find a chart of historical data of the northern lights in iceland in 2017 with reykjavik as a reference.
We compare the nights with kp 3 and nights that last more than 4 hours.
Northern lights season is officially underway for winter 2020.
Due to changes in the upper ionosphere as a result of climate change the northern lights will be much brighter and intense over the next few months.
The northern lights appear in the magnetic polar regions of the north and south hemispheres and their colour can vary from white green pink and purple.
The best time to see the northern lights in iceland.
2020 is going through a period of what s called.
The northern lights season in iceland is from september to mid april.
These tours run regularly from september to april whenever the lights are expected and if they are cancelled or unsuccessful you will usually get another opportunity to see them for free.
Kp is the value related to the aurora forecast and ranges from 0 to 9.
Northern lights tours multiday tours golden circle south coast.
That is until the summer of 2016.
Their colours depend on the elements being ionised.
The northern lights aren t just a winter phenomenon.
The final months of 2020 are your first chance to hunt the incredible light show.
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Northern lights visible in iceland in summer 2016.
Lucky stargazers around the northern half of north america are being treated to spectacular views of the multicolored aurora borealis right now.
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