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High on the northern coast of Norway, the city of Tromso is well-known among travelers as a place for Arctic adventures and lights in the sky. Tromso tours run the gamut of outdoor activities: Go for a cruise on a fjord, visit a reindeer farm, and (depending on the time of year) chase the northern lights with an expert guide. Be sure to book a tour that teaches about Sami culture, then get a hands-on lesson in the art of dog sledding and find out how these dogs have been trained for this specialized task for generations.

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Aurora Hunt Tour with Citizen Science from Tromso - Professional Photos Included
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Aurora Hunt Tour with Citizen Science from Tromso - Professional Photos Included

Increase your chances of seeing the elusive northern lights by taking part in a guided excursion. Heading out from Tromso, your guide uses forecasts and local knowledge to navigate you to the best vantage point. After finding the right setting, gather around a campfire and warm up with some soup. Though there is never a guarantee of seeing the northern lights, with any luck, you'll catch a glimpse. Your guide not only offers tips for capturing the northern lights on camera, but also takes photos of you (provided for free after the tour ends).
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  • 5 to 8 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$239
Northern Lights Big Bus Chase
4.9
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Northern Lights Big Bus Chase

Chase the Northern Lights with this bus tour from Tromsø’s city center. Maximize your chances to see the natural phenomenon by traveling to areas with the best weather conditions. Learn about the Northern Lights, including how to photograph them, during the journey and set up your camera to watch Aurora Borealis.
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  • 6 to 10 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$156
Silent Whale Watching
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Silent Whale Watching

Get the chance to observe humpback whales and orcas while causing minimal disturbance to their environment during a whale-watching cruise on a boat with a silent hybrid-electric engine. The boat features two indoor saloons with panoramic windows and three outdoor decks to increase your chances of spotting the majestic mammals.
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  • 8 to 9 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$165
Reindeer visit, and Sami Culture Including Lunch from Tromso
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Reindeer visit, and Sami Culture Including Lunch from Tromso

Immerse yourself in Sami culture and feed a herd of reindeer during this half-day adventure from Tromsø. With your Sami guides, travel to the Sami camp and enter the lavuu, or traditional Sami tent, for a typical meal with your hosts. Learn about the culture, history, traditions, and folklore of the Sami people while sitting around the campfire. Listen as the guides perform a joik, or traditional Sami song. Be sure to bring warm, layered clothing.
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  • 4 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$146
Reindeer Sledding Experience and Sami Culture Tour from Tromso
4.7
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Reindeer Sledding Experience and Sami Culture Tour from Tromso

Get acquainted with traditional Sami culture and reindeer on a half-day tour from Tromso. Alongside your guide, experience the joy of reindeer sledding through Tromso's picturesque, and snow-shrouded landscape. After feeding a herd of 300 reindeer, take a comfortable seat inside a ‘lavuu’ (Sami tent) to listen to stories about Sami culture around a campfire. Revitalize with delicious Sami dishes while listening to your guide perform a ‘joik’ (traditional Sami song).
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  • 4 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$183
Northern Lights Hunt with The Green Adventure - photos included
4.9
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Northern Lights Hunt with The Green Adventure - photos included

Chase the night sky in search of the Northern Lights during this small-group tour from Tromso. Sit down in front of a crackling campfire and enjoy a bowl of warm soup before heading out on your evening adventure. Drive away from city light pollution and discover one or more spots to enjoy the nature show. Sit back and relax while your guide takes photos that are emailed after the tour.
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  • 6 to 9 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$225
Husky Sledding Self-Drive Adventure in Tromso
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Husky Sledding Self-Drive Adventure in Tromso

Traveling by dog sled is the quintessential way to see the Arctic wilderness, but it takes some practice. This small-group tour from Tromsø will teach you how to control your sled and mush your own team of huskies.
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  • 4 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$271
Minivan Northern Lights excursion (8 guests per minivan)
4.5
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Minivan Northern Lights excursion (8 guests per minivan)

Capture the beauty of the Northern Lights during this 6-hour photography tour from Tromso. Chase the night sky with your guide to find the best place to watch this natural phenomenon. Learn how to adjust the settings on your camera to get the best shots of the dancing sky and enjoy warm drinks and muffins while you admire the night sky.
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  • 6 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$175
Snowmobiling , Tromsø Ice Domes Snow Park, and Reindeer Visit
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Snowmobiling , Tromsø Ice Domes Snow Park, and Reindeer Visit

You will share a snowmobile with another person, taking turns as the driver and passenger. Halfway through the tour, we’ll have a short break where you’ll swap places, ensuring both of you have the chance to drive the snowmobile. After the tour, you can relax and warm up with a hot meal and drink by the open fire inside one of the lávvus (indigenous Sámi tent). During your meal, a camp host will inform you where and when you are expected for the second part of your activity: the visit to Tromsø Ice Domes Snow Park. Enter the Park and discover the magic of the snow and ice sculptures. Wander around by yourself through a mesmerising display of snow and ice sculptures, a snow maze and explore our two domes. Marvel at the amazing art coming to life with light in its natural surroundings of pristine nature and peaceful Arctic landscapes. Get close to the two most iconic animals of Northern Norway: cuddle and take photos with our huskies and go visit the reindeers near the park.
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  • 8 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$280
Arctic Fjords and Reindeer Experience – Small group tour -
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Arctic Fjords and Reindeer Experience – Small group tour -

Wondering Reindeer is Sami reindeer experience company ho is offering guests authentic Sami adventures. We offer guests a small group tour (16pers) around Kvaløya island with majestic mountains and arctic fjords. During the trip around the island, guests will join Sami reindeer herder and his reindeers which are living in wildness close to Sommarøy, guests will enjoy reindeer herder calls for his reindeers who are living in free natural habitat. When the herd is gathered, there will be an opportunity to feed the animals by hand. Guests will also be gathering in traditional Sami lavvo (Sami tent) around open bonfire to enjoy Joik (traditional Sami songs) and learn more about Sami traditions. During the roundtrip we will visit Sommarøy Arctic Hotel for lunch/meal made of local ingredients. Sommrøy is a fantastic place and a group of islands in the open sea 1,5 hours driving from Tromsø. Guests will have time to explore Sommrøy by walking around before we leave the fishing community.
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  • 7 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$211
Tromsø: Small Group Northern Lights Hunt
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Tromsø: Small Group Northern Lights Hunt

Get a chance to see the Northern Lights on this evening tour from Tromsø. Equipped with warm clothing and boots (provided), head out in search of the Aurora Borealis in a minibus. Learn about the natural phenomenon and how to best photograph it from your guides. Snacks and refreshments provided.
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  • 8 to 9 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$170
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Reindeer Sledding and Feeding with Sami Culture in Tromso.
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Reindeer Sledding and Feeding with Sami Culture in Tromso.

Immerse yourself in Sami culture on this tour of Norway's arctic pursuits from Tromsø. Go sledding with reindeer, learn to throw a lasso, and hear about the culture and history of the Sami, the indigenous people of the arctic. Taste the local food and hear joik, or traditional Sami singing. Round-trip transportation from central Tromsø included.
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  • 4 to 5 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$183
Northern Lights tour - All inclusive - Northern Horizon
4.9
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Northern Lights tour - All inclusive - Northern Horizon

Take in the dreamy beauty of the northern lights as you sip hot chocolate and enjoy sausages over a cozy bonfire. Your guides lead your small group to the clearest viewing spots and take professional photos to be shared with you by email. They also provide thermal suits, hats, mittens, and heat packs to keep you warm and comfortable.
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  • 6 to 9 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$230
Reindeer Feeding and Sami Culture Afternoon Departure
4.4
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Reindeer Feeding and Sami Culture Afternoon Departure

We would like to invite you to visit our Sámi camp and join us for a family-friendly reindeer interaction tour surrounded by stunning scenery and the famous Lyngen Alp mountains. Lunch and busride is included in the price.
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  • 4 hours 30 minutes
  • Free Cancellation
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$137
Northern Lights Minibus Chase
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Northern Lights Minibus Chase

Norway is famous for its northern lights, but catching sight of the green, dancing aurora borealis is no easy task. Maximize your chances on this personalized, small-group chase into the wilds of Troms County, specially adjusted to the latest weather forecasts. Your guide also captures of picture-perfect aurora portrait so that you can cherish the memory forever.
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  • 7 to 10 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$193
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Reindeer Sledding and Feeding with Chance of Northern Lights Tromso
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Reindeer Sledding and Feeding with Chance of Northern Lights Tromso

Go on a Tromso reindeer-sledding adventure to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights in traditional Sami fashion. On this nighttime adventure, start out riding a sled led by reindeer, and then stop at a lavvu tent for a meal. Enjoy a traditional Sami stew and a hot drink to keep warm, and then head outdoors to try to see the bright Northern Lights before the night ends.
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  • 4 to 5 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$183
Reindeer feeding & Saami Culture with chance for Northern Lights
4.4
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Reindeer feeding & Saami Culture with chance for Northern Lights

Northern Norway comes steeped in Saami culture, an Indigenous group that cherishes their traditional way of life. On this tour, you’ll visit a Saami camp in the Lyngen Alps, sit down to a hot meal in a wooden lavvo, and even meet and greet dozens of reindeer—and try your hand at feeding them, too. Bonus: If the skies stay clear, be sure to look up for those glowing, flowing auroras.
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  • 4 hours 30 minutes
  • Free Cancellation
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$137
Luxury Northern Lights Yacht Cruise with Hot Tub & Dinner
4.8
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Luxury Northern Lights Yacht Cruise with Hot Tub & Dinner

On this cruise, you’ll get to experience them in luxury—maybe even from a hot tub. After sitting down to a traditional Norwegian dinner, you’ll relax on the spacious yacht, enjoy a hot drink, wander between decks and the warm saloon, and nab a front-row seat when those mighty ribbons appear.
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  • 4 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$246
Aurora Tour
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Aurora Tour

The spectacular Aurora Borealis can be seen around Tromso throughout the winter months but sightings are never guaranteed. This tour is designed to maximize your chances of seeing the Northern Lights, with an extended viewing area that includes Swedish and Finnish territories, and a local guide that knows all the best viewpoints. While you wait, warm up around a bonfire, tuck into a tasty snacks, and admire the magnificent snow-covered landscapes.
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  • 5 to 9 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$170
Snowmobile Adventure
4.7
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Snowmobile Adventure

Explore the incomparable winter landscape of Scandinavia on a full-day snowmobile excursion from Tromso. The adventurous route takes you over frozen lakes to the meeting point of Norway, Finland, and Sweden. After a few photo stops and the opportunity to switch drivers, the excitement continues through dense forests and over winter terrain. Warm up with a hot lunch by the fireside before your relaxing return to Tromso.
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  • 10 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$340
Whale Safari in Tromso
4.3
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Whale Safari in Tromso

Experience the thrill of whale watching in Tromsø onboard the very comfortable catamaran MS Gabriele. It is also the fastest boat which means we get to the whales faster and can spend more time observing them. The most common species seen around Tromsø are the humpback whale, orca (killer whale), and sometimes the fin whale. Humpback whales are known for their acrobatic displays, often breaching and slapping their tails on the water, while orcas, with their distinctive black-and-white pattern, hunt in packs and are a sight to behold as they glide through the waves. Occasionally, lucky visitors may spot the elusive fin whale, the second-largest animal on Earth. Marvel at the breathtaking beauty of these incredible creatures as they glide through pristine waters. Don’t miss the chance to create memories that will last a lifetime—book your whale safari in Tromsø today. The tour lasts between 6 to 8 hours to ensure we have enough time to find whales any day and time to observe them.
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  • 6 to 8 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$161
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Snowmobile Evening Adventure outside Tromsø
4.3
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Snowmobile Evening Adventure outside Tromsø

You will drive in pairs with one driver and one passenger per snowmobile and plenty of opportunities to switch places during the two-hour snowmobiling adventure between the snow-covered mountains up to a frozen lake. Lake Finn marks the halfway point of our snowmobiling adventure and is a good place to take photos and play in the snow. Please kindly note that this tour is not focused on catching the Northern Lights, but it offers a great chance of witnessing the natural phenomenon.
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  • 7 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$241
Northern Lights Chase
4.3
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Northern Lights Chase

The Northern Lights are famously elusive, so ensure you maximize your chances of seeing them with this guided tour. Your guide will take you to the best destination for viewing the aurora on the evening of your tour and help you figure out your camera settings so that you can capture great images of them.
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  • 6 to 7 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$115
Arctic fjord and Landscape Tour
4.6
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Arctic fjord and Landscape Tour

The mountains, fjords, and islands around Tromso are even more magnificent in the winter months, when the natural landscapes are covered in snow. This winter tour only runs from September to April, allowing you to experience the Arctic scenery at its most dramatic. Accompanied by a local guide, admire views of the Ersfjord, Kaldfjord, and Grøtfjord; and and look out for wildlife like reindeer, seals, and even whales.
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  • 4 to 5 hours
  • Free Cancellation
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$124
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People Also Ask
Q:Can you get around Tromso without a car?
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Yes. Tromso is a small city with many top sights within walking distance of the center. For example, you can comfortably walk from the Arctic Cathedral to the Bruvegen Bridge. The local bus service is reliable, and you can buy 24-hour tickets to get the best value. You’ll also find taxi ranks in the city center should you need to get somewhere further out of central Tromso.

Q:How much do Tromso tours cost?
A:

Tromso tours cost around $140 upwards for a guided cruise of the fjords for a few hours. Expect to pay considerably more for authentic Norwegian-themed tours to ‘chase’ the northern lights or longer cruises with a traditional lunch or dinner on board. Some tours offer luxurious upgrades, such as a hot tub for the return journey after you’ve finished sightseeing.

Q:What activities are included on Tromso tours?
A:

Tromso tours offer an array of fun, interactive, and educational activities. Adventure-seekers can ride on a snowmobile or take a husky sledding self-drive tour to see the Arctic wilderness (all winter gear is provided). You’ll also find a range of polar fjord cruises, allowing you to view the winter landscapes, look for the aurora borealis, and spot humpback whales. You can also try your hand at fishing, and sample local dishes, such as reindeer soup.

Q:How many days in Tromso is enough?
A:

Tromso is filled with nature, history, and adventure, so you can easily spend three to four days exploring the city, and you’ll hopefully see the northern lights during your trip. Tromso also has a buzzing nightlife scene, plenty of restaurants, art exhibitions, and festivals. And don’t forget to visit the Arctic Cathedral.

Q:What time of year is best to see the northern lights in Tromso?
A:

The northern lights are unpredictable and weather-dependent. Typically, the best time of year to see them is between late August to mid-April. Regardless of the time of year, it needs to be dark and ideally cloudless for optimal viewing. On average, they are visible 2-3 times per week during peak season.

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