Have seen an offer from Iceland Air for £299, flights to iceland, 3 nights accom, and northern lights trip - seems like a good deal.
Read in the paper after new moon in Jan 2012 (23 Jan) is a good time!
Any comments/advice appreciated.
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We have a friend who went to Alaska and had a marvelous time. She went to Chena Hot Springs.
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Crannster They have some great photos of the Northern lights.
Reply to this Apparently jan/feb is the best time to see them but there is no guarentee. You can't take pictures of the lights unless you have a camera with a tripod. Check out our Sweden blogs if you'd like to see our pics. If you have any questions feel free to send us a message.
Reply to this Oh yes, I forgot about Chris and Nikki's photos from last year. They were awesome!
Not to be missed.
Reply to this thanks guys, anyone been to see them in iceland?
all of the tours to norwya, sweden, finland are in excess of £1000 per person so the iceland air deal sounds very good - i know you cannot guarentee a sighting but research says this year is one of the best and after the new moon in jan 2012 is as good a chance as any - just don't want to splash out £299 + if iceland is not really a good option?
Reply to this I haven't done enough research to comment on Iceland. Which part are you planning on going to, north or south?
The further north you are the more chance you have of seeing them. We were quite far north, inside the arctis circle. If the part you're planning on visiting is in the arctic circle I'd say you have a good chance. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
Reply to this Reykjavik is where the offer is too - although would hire a car and head north if we are struggling to see them on the organised tour! thanks for your help - the offer seems to be considerably cheaper than anything else I can find so might just give it a go.
Reply to this Consider Canada too! Flying direct to Whitehorse, many sites in the Yukon offer beautiful toasty log cabins, dog sledding, ice fishing, snowshoeing, and of course stunnning views of the Aurora Borealis. This season so far (2011) the Lights have been spotted as early as August, and as low as the 50th Parallell. Amazing and something everyone should see!
Reply to this Yet another reason why I'm jealous of where you live Andrea. 😊
Reply to this I will be in Iceland and Greenland in August and unfortunately instaed of seeing the northern lights I will be trying to convince Sofia that it really is time to go to bed despite the sun being up.
Reply to this Take a look at the Aurora Oval on www.spaceweather.com. It is an excellent tool that I have used to find auroras on several occasions in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Sadly, it is difficult to predict them more than a few days in advance (coronal mass ejections and solar flares directed toward the Earth cause them and can be observed a few days before the plasma streams hit our atmosphere) and even when conditions are right they don't always happen. Your best bet is to go when it is dark and set aside several nights for aurora hunting - It takes luck and patience.
Looking at tonight's aurora oval, Iceland is in a prime location for seeing them. If you plan your trip for a time when the moon is not up then you will have a good chance.
Let me know if you have any other questions I may be able to help you with.
Reply to this wow - brilliant responses - esp Keith! coincidently I have followed a number of your trips in the Antarctic!
Iceland should be a good bet - time and money are not on my side but still worth the trip anyway!
Andrea - would love to head to Canada again - but way out of my budget at the moment!
Reply to this Strange that I was only taking today about how I want to see the Northern Lights...
I have a friend who went to Iceland this week, so I'll ask her when she gets home for any information.
However, it sounds like a very good price for a trip to Iceland, lights or not!!
Reply to this Also, is there any chance that you might be able to message me the link to the deal? My father will be very interested in this!
Thank you in advance!
Reply to this have sent you the link in a private message
just had a look at some of your blogs
your pictures are amazing some of the best I have seen on this site - are you doing any touching up on those at all - we have many similar pictures but nothing like the quality of yours! - most are of places we have visited so brings back good memories!
Reply to this Thank you again for the information!
And thank you for such a compliment! We have very recently started to experiment with Picassa on some of the photographs (It's a free Google download, should you fancy trying it out). A few days ago we got our hands on Photoshop, but that's way over our heads at the moment... so not sure how much use we'll get out of it.
Anyway, thanks again! And enjoy those lights when you get to them! Which reminds me actually, last night Chris mentioned that he was watching an interesting documentary on the N. Lights... I'll find out what it was and pass it onto you 😊
Reply to this It is an excellent tool that I have used to find auroras on several occasions in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Sadly, it is difficult to predict them more than a few days in advance (coronal mass ejections and solar flares directed toward the Earth cause them and can be observed a few days before the plasma streams hit our atmosphere) and even when conditions are right they don't always happen. Your best bet is to go when it is dark and set aside several nights for aurora hunting - It takes luck and patience.
Reply to this I lived in Fairbanks, AK for four years and the northern lights could be seen from about October to March. The best viewing times are November, December, and January. Flights to AK from the Lower 48 cost 600-800, with better deals depending on the off months (probably November and January, and February). Bring warm clothes because the temps are almost always around -40.
Reply to this This year is particularly good for Northern lights. Rumours will that this year you can even see it as far down as Copenhagen, Denmark and Edmonton, Canada. Though it might be a bit too flacky to go to these places for Northern lights, it also shows that Northern Scandinavia and Alaska as well as the Northern Territories will be extra amazing this year. So no matter where you go, I am sure it is going to be amazing, and I am soooooooo jealous while crossing my fingers that I see a little tiny bit in Copenhagen.
Anna
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