Hunting the Northern Lights, with photographer/expert guide
Welcome to our most popular Northern Lights tour where we have only one mission: to find the best area to experience the Northern Lights! Join us as we set off by car, in small groups, to Hunt the Aurora Borealis!
Welcome to a four and a half hour trip to GLØD’s wilderness camp just outside Alta combining snowshoeing and ice fishing. A hot lunch is also included. We will be joined by a husky to help us pull the gear.
On our three-hour adventure we will introduce you to the basics of cross-country skiing: balance, coordination and flow.
Accommodation
GLØD Aurora Canvas Dome
Really cool, stylish accommodation where you are so close to nature that you see and hear the squirrel outside the big window of the dome. The warmth from the wood-burning stove and a nice down duvet will steer you safely through the night. If you are very lucky, you will see the Northern Lights in the sky above you from your bed.
Breakfast is included and is served in the GLØD lounge.
We can offer a three course dinner every night. The menu varies according to the season, and we like to serve cod, lamb, reindeer, elk and salmon. Dinner must be ordered in advance.
The Aurora Canvas Domes have a small bathroom with toilet and you will find shower and sauna in the GLØD lounge about 30 m from the dome.
Our elegant Boutique Apartment for up to four (five) people is ideal for anyone who would prefer quiet and peaceful days in the pine forest in the countryside rather than staying in the town centre. You can relax and unwind in a peaceful setting where life and the time keep the same pace.
Breakfast can be included and will be served in the GLØD lounge.
We can offer three course dinner every night. The menu varies according to the season, and we like to serve cod, shellfish, lamb, reindeer, elk and salmon. Dinner must be ordered in advance.
All the food we serve is produced in our kitchen. We are proud to be able to offer both local food and an international menu, based on local and regional ingredients.
Typical raw materials with us are cod, salmon, shellfish, reindeer, lamb and moose. These are often served in the season for which they are typical.
Enjoy delicious food either inside the GLØD living room or outside in our large lavvo.
In connection with the stor-lavvoen, we have our own stylish outdoor area, with bar and outdoor kitchen. There, the service can also be more casual, such as barbecue and Italian pizza from our pizza oven.
Lufthansa will start flying to Alta, direct from Frankfurt, December 2025
SAS and Norwegian operate several direct, daily flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, to Alta. The flight time is approx. 1 h 50 min.
You can also fly via Tromsø. The flight time Tromsø to Alta will be 30 min.
From destinations within northern Norway, such as Tromsø, Kirkenes, Hammerfest, Båtsfjord and Vadsø, the airline company Widerøe and the bus company Boreal can be used.
Snowshoes on fresh snow, a frozen lake, a crackling fire — and a husky along for the ride. ✨☃️🩵
Just outside Alta, our snowshoe and ice fishing tour brings you into the quiet Arctic wilderness. We walk through pine forests, fish for Arctic char, and warm up in the lavvu with hot lunch by the fire.
Simple moments. Real winter. This is Arctic living. 🥰
Guest tip of the night? Highly recommend wine sorbet. 🍷❄️
Fire crackling, glasses clinking, and time slowing down while we wait for the Northern Lights in Alta, Northern Norway. This is Arctic living — cozy moments outdoors, good company, and the quiet excitement of watching the sky together.
This week the Northern Lights have put on some great shows for the winter season — and for many of our guests, it’s been true bucket-list moments - standing under a sky alive with Aurora. ✨💚
Whether you choose a classic public evening tour, a private trip, or combine your Aurora hunt with dogsledding or fatbiking, our guides help you capture that unforgettable photo under the dancing sky. If the Aurora has been on your bucket list, now is the time — this week has been extraordinary. 📸: Our guide Luisa
Snowshoes breaking through fresh powder, a friendly husky trotting ahead with our gear, and a frozen lake waiting quietly under the mountains — this is winter in Alta at its best. ❄️🐾
Our Snowshoe & Ice Fishing Tour takes you through peaceful pine forests to Glød’s wilderness camp, where an open fire, warm lunch, and a chance to catch Arctic char await. Some days the fish bite, some days they don’t… but the moments out here are always worth it.
A short trek, big scenery, and plenty of time to breathe, explore, and enjoy life outdoors — the way we do it in Northern Norway. 💙
Ready to experience a little Arctic magic? Join us this winter.
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