According to scientists, the beginning of 2013 will see an increase in Northern Lights activity, especially in Iceland, due to intensifying solar flare discharge.
The increased Northern Lights activity is caused by solar flares which eject charges of atoms and electrons into space usually reach the Earth a day or two later. During this travel period, these flares grow in intensity, before finally reaching the Earth’s atmosphere. This collision with the Earth’s air molecules then causes energy in the form of spectacular lights to be emitted.
Due to Iceland’s location on the cusp of the Arctic Circle, these Northern Lights shows are set to be incredible. Iceland is known for being a hub for Northern Lights activity, with various trips and tours taking place everyday during the winter and spring months.
In light of this, Iceland tour provider Reykjavik Excursions is offering an incredible Northern Lights tour to see Mother Nature’s greatest spectacle.
During the Northern Lights tour, guides take sky-gazers to locations with the best viewing possibilities, dependent on weather. Here, lucky viewers will get the chance to experience the dancing lights of the Aurora Borealis.
Reykjavik Excursions is a fully licensed tour operator and travel agent and is the leading organiser of day tours in Iceland. Reykjavik Excursions operates one of the biggest bus fleets in Iceland, making the company one of the largest organisers of tours both for individuals and groups in Iceland.
For more information regarding Northern Lights tours in Iceland for 2013, visit http://www.re.is/DayTours/Activity/Details/Northern-Lights-Tour-Oct-March/.
@Petur, thanks for your advice, it is truly appreciated.
We are visiting your homeland in March for a week and appreciate the candid information you’ve outlined.
ættum við að fara yfir leiðir sem áfengi er skemmtun mín!
Skál vinur minn
It has been extremely high activity in Northern lights “Aurora” for the past few days but weather has been bad so not many days where you can see them.
I have been following Aurora for many years and with all the technology today it’s really easy to see when is good time for them. I live in the town Mosfellsbaer where most of the tours will past in order to go to Thingvellir to show tourist the northern lights and I have notice that they go almost every night out there with tourist even when we can be sure there will not be any lights in the sky. As example just few days ago on my way home after late work I past few buses full of people going for northen lights so I get home and check the computer and see there will not be any activity this night I decide to take drive up to Thingvellir.
I count 8 buses up there “my guess about 40-50 person per bus” everyone was standing out side and it was clear sky but no northern lights. I park my car close by and walk among the people there and after some time I hear one of the guides say well we are out of luck tonight sorry but it doesn’t look like there will be any northern lights tonight.
At this point people start to go back in to the bus and head back, anyone with some knowledge on technology can see if there will be northern lights but it looks like most of the tour company’s tell the tourist that it’s all about luck.
The only luck we need is the weather, if the weather is clear we can check the web to see if there will be activity or not and there for guaranty northern lights or not. For me I am shame of this northern light scam that the tour company’s are doing. I know most of them offer free ride next night if there are no lights. Of course they do that knowing that there is slight chance that 2-3 person will use it, the rest of the people will not.
So my advise to tourist travelling to Iceland seeking to see the northern lights be aware of the company’s that go everyday for tour to see the lights.
Just to prevent any misunderstanding I am not tour operator for northern lights or any other tours. I don’t work in any connections with tourist. My hobby is photographing the northern lights and I have been doing it for over 10 years. I just don’t agree with the scam on tourist coming to Iceland for visit and hope that this scam for selling northern light tours doesn’t infect tourist opinion on Iceland.
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