The 12 Best Tromso Photo Tours & Photoshoots

1.Northern Lights Bus Tour with Free Photography

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,642 reviews · 6 hours · from $61Our pick

Join an English or Spanish-speaking guide such as Ailen, Eneas, Laura, or José on a six-hour Aurora Hunt from central Tromsø. Your driver follows weather and GPS data toward darker viewpoints, while the team helps with camera settings, serves hot drinks and snacks, and sends edited Northern Lights photos afterward.

“Laura and Eneas did a wonderful job helping us find and see the Northern lights. We had a great experience.”

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2.Minibus Northern Lights Chase with Photography from Tromsø

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 865 reviews · 6 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $242Top rated

Leave Tromsø with a small group and guides such as Filip, Lucas, Joaquin, Bogdan, or Thomas, then chase clear skies toward the fjords or Finland. Expect long drives, a campfire, soup, hot drinks, thermal gear, tripod use, and free web-resolution aurora photos.

“We had a phenomenal evening with the Auroras. Bogdan was a fantastic guide and really found an incredible spot for viewing the Northern Lights dancing in the sky.”

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3.Northern Lights Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 843 reviews · 7 hours · from $95

Join NorthernShots Tours for a seven-hour Aurora chase from Tromsø. Your English-speaking guide explains the science, tracks weather, and helps you set up a camera or phone. Guides such as Thomas, Barbara, Peter, and Tom have earned praise for their patience and photography help. Hot drinks and cookies are included.

“They did there very best to locate northern lights and they didn’t disappoint , didn’t see any problem with having a bigger group than paying more for a smaller group”

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4.Northern Lights Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 788 reviews · 6 hours · from $236

Leave central Tromsø with guides such as Filip, Joaquin, Bogdan, or Lucas, then chase clear skies toward the coast or Finland. You get a warm minibus, thermal gear, campfire soup, tripod help, aurora photography advice, and professional web-resolution photos.

“Let me start by saying that this was THE BEST time of my life! Both Joaquin and Lucas took us to an area where the magic happened! The second I came off the tour bus there was a ginormous band of green, purple dancing across the sky! Oh what a site! My eyes were definitely blessed that night! I later saw pink and red, yes red, as well!!! The explosion of colors went off and on the entire time we were there. Everyone eventually sat down around the fire to have a delicious dinner and hot chocolate and then it was back to the auroras! THANK YOU Joaquin and Lucas…”

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5.Northern Lights Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 333 reviews · 5 hours · from $187

Join Tromso Activities for a small-group aurora chase from central Tromso. Guides such as Robin and Jess have driven across fjords, Finland, and Sweden when needed, stopping for fires, hot chocolate, marshmallows, and portraits beneath the lights.

“The tour was awesome! Communication with the guide was perfect. He realized that the northern light activity was going to occur earlier in the day and contacted everyone to ensure we had the best chance to see the lights!! He was very helpful and explained so much from the Norwegian culture to why there is northern light activity. He was really professional and ensured everyone had an opportunity to see the lights. He even took pictures of the lights with families posing to ensure the families had outstanding pictures with his professional camera. We highly recommend this tour! We’re actually going to go again because our guide was so good!!”

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6.Northern Lights Chase with Photography from Tromsø

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 303 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $171

Meet NorthernShots Tours in central Tromsø, then follow an English-speaking guide into the Arctic countryside in search of clear skies and auroras. The tour can last 4 to 8 hours, with hot drinks, transport, and help photographing the lights on your own phone or camera. Group size may be large.

“Pros: Check-in and guidance to the bus was well organized. Tour guides were perfect. The whole experience is priceless if you are lucky to see the northern lights. Cons: I suggest you to rest well before this chase. The cold weather drained our energy so fast and we fell asleep after our first round of photos.”

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7.Arctic Nature Photography Sightseeing Tour from Tromso

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 262 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $156

Leave Tromsø at 10:00 for a five-hour Kvaløya outing with guides such as Michael, Joanna, Claire, or Burt. Expect changing viewpoints, possible reindeer, seals, seabirds, or winter whales, plus thermal clothing, hot drinks, snacks, and emailed photos.

“The excursion itself was nice, but the pick- up process and communications with the tour company left a lot to be desired.”

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8.Aurora Hunt with the campfire and professional photographer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · 6 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $182

Leave Tromsø in a small group of up to 15, chasing clear skies as far as Finland if needed. Guides such as Antonio, Kat, Lukas, and Robert combine weather checks, campfire cooking, hot drinks, thermal suits, and professional aurora photos in a 6 to 9 hour night out.

“First off David is an excellent driver, he drove effortlessly through the heavy snowy conditions. And Antonio is a kind and helpful guide, he kept us optimistic all night about seeing the auroras. The meeting site is disorganized. A lot of other tours meet at the same spot at the same time. So make sure you get there on time to find out which bus you need to get on. Luckily Antonio had a sign saying “The Green Adventure”. We made one bathroom stop going to the site and another stop on the way back. We went all the way to the border of Finland to see the auroras. It…”

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9.Northern Lights Tour with Photographer

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 66 reviews · 6 hours · from $278

Join a small group of up to eight from central Tromsø and chase the Aurora by minivan toward remote fjords or even the Finnish border. Your English or Italian-speaking guide handles the route, fire, meal, and basic camera setup. Warm suits, tripods, and head torches are provided.

“Amazing experience! Guides were really helpful. I extremely recommend it!”

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10.Day trip to the island of Sommarøy through the Fjords

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $150

Ride from Tromsø across Kvaløya to Sommarøy, stopping at fjords, beaches, and quiet viewpoints for photos. Guides such as Kent and Michele provide local insight and careful driving. Expect a small group, hot coffee or tea, and about two hours of driving. A meal may cost extra.

“Guide was very knowledgable, took us to memorable spots and a very fullfilling meal at the arctic restaurant.. bowl of warm and creamy fish soup with excellent bread, (there were other options if necessary). We've been on other trips since which were also very memorable... mind is buzzing ... not had time to upload photo's as yet.”

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11.Small Northern Lights Tour Max 8 Guests Pickup and Photography

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $223

You’ll chase the aurora from Tromsø in a van limited to eight people, guided in English, Arabic, Kurdish, or Norwegian. Guides such as Jinyar, Victor, Mark, Zein, and Alshemal may route as far as Finland for clearer skies, then serve hot chocolate and campfire corn while taking professional RAW photos.

“We were unlucky with the weather but Zein did absolutely everything he possibly could to find clear patches - including taking us all over to Finland. There were only 8 of us. He had good cosy suits for people to wear; made a lovely fire and the best hot chocolate ever!”

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12.Aurora Magic Northern Lights Tour with Photos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $182

Set out from Kaigata in Tromsø at 6:30 pm on a 7-hour aurora chase with an English-speaking guide-photographer. The team follows weather and solar forecasts, drives beyond city lights, serves hot drinks and cookies, and sends you professional photos afterward.

“Despite of many other operators canceling the tour due to bad weather, our tour operators took us far away to atleast have a glimpse of what Northern Lights look like . Though it was too cold but finally we could see them with hot chocolate in that cold night was soothing and cherry on top were the cookies. Aurora was not so magical for us:(”

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