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.
Join us for a 3 hrs daytime trip E-fatbiking trip along prepared fatbike-, dogsledding- and snowmobile trails in a snow-covered Finnmark landscape. Cool and fun experience with excellent photo opportunities!
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.
A quiet night in the pine forest, with the Northern Lights above. ✨
Our Glød Aurora Canvas Domes in Alta are designed for nights like this — warm wood-burning stoves, soft down duvets, and large transparent sections of the dome that let you look out toward the Arctic sky and the surrounding forest.
From early September to the end of March, the Northern Lights season stretches across the long Arctic nights. If the conditions are right, you might even spot the aurora dancing above while staying warm inside your dome.
Each dome sits quietly among the trees near the Alta River, just a short distance from our headquarters. Guests enjoy a comfortable king-size bed, underfloor heating, breakfast in the Glød lounge, and the option to join outdoor adventures like Northern Lights tours, snowshoeing, skiing, ice fishing or fat biking.
This season is slowly coming to an end — but the next one will return before we know it.
If seeing the Northern Lights in Norway is on your list, the Arctic sky will be waiting. 💚⚡️...
At Glød Explorer, we’re grateful for the incredible women on our team who welcome guests, share stories of life in the North, and help create meaningful Arctic experiences every day.
We’re also inspired by the many women who have visited us this season — adventurers, travelers, friends, mothers, daughters — who stepped into Arctic living with curiosity and joy.
These photos are a small tribute to some of the women who joined us outdoors this winter. Snowshoeing through pine forests, ice fishing on frozen lakes, sharing stories around the fire, chasing Northern Lights and experiencing the quiet beauty of Alta together.
Here’s to strong women, adventurous women, and women who say yes to the outdoors. 😎🙌🏼
Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at Glød Explorer.
Laughter between the trees, sunlight on fresh snow, that quiet moment when everyone stops to take in the landscape around Alta, Northern Norway. The kind of winter day that reminds you why we spend so much time outdoors here.
This recent tour had that feeling — easy, joyful, and full of small Arctic moments that make the day memorable.
At Glød Explorer, our guided outdoor tours are about experiencing Arctic living: moving through the landscape, sharing stories around the fire, and taking the time to enjoy winter in landscapes.
Whether it’s a cross-country ski tour, a snowshoe adventure, ice fishing on a frozen lake, or a full Arctic day outside, you’re always welcome to join us.
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