The Ultimate Aurora Photo Adventure

Our Ultimate Aurora Photo Adventure offers you THREE different ways to see the northern lights: depending
upon the weather and aurora forecast we will hunt for the lights on
foot at a nearby teepee, chase the lights in a modern 4×4 van, or ride
on a cozy sleigh which is pulled behind a snowmobile to one of our
wilderness camps in and around Abisko National Park.

This evening under the stars offers you a fantastic opportunity to
learn about the culture & natural history of Lapland and gives you a
chance to experience beauty that can only be found in Abisko National
Park. During our time together we will discuss the way that locals
interact with nature and explore the cultural interpretations of the
northern lights that the local inhabitants of the region have believed
during the last several centuries. Small groups of 8 guests guarantee a very personal and genuine experience and ensure a safe and comfortable trip into the Arctic environment.

What makes this tour better than others?

Lights Over Lapland started offering our original Nightly Aurora Photo Tour
way back in 2012. It was the first aurora photo tour in Abisko, and over the last ten years we have helped thousands of
satisfied guests from all over the world see and photograph the northern
lights in Abisko National Park. A few years later, we formed a
partnership with our friends at Activities In Abisko and added our
Wilderness Aurora Adventure which took our clients deeper into the
Arctic Wilderness surrounding Abisko than any other operator in Abisko.
During this time, we have constantly asked for feedback from our guests
about what they are looking for in an aurora chase and have used the
collective brain power of our guests and guides to create a brand new
adventure, which we believe represents the absolute best way to see the northern lights in Abisko National Park.
This new and exciting adventure takes all the best elements of our
legacy Nightly Aurora Photo Tour & Wilderness Aurora Adventure, adds
a chase to the package and combines all three methods of aurora hunting
into one incredible adventure, which we believe truly is the ultimate
aurora adventure available in Abisko.

While other operators may give you one method of
chasing the lights on foot or in a minivan, Lights Over Lapland is proud
to be the only outfitter to invest so much time and customer research
into a brand new adventure that gives you not one, but THREE
methods to see and photograph the northern lights and the absolute best
chances of a successful aurora chase in Abisko National Park. We
include warm clothing, camera gear, warm drinks and access to the most
experienced team of aurora guides in Abisko National Park. We are proud
of the fact that we are fully insured and have all the necessary permits
to operate our tours in Abisko National Park, which many of our
competitors have simply chosen not to do. We are also incredibly proud
of the fact that all of our evening adventures have a maximum guest to
guide ratio of 8:1. Keeping a strict limit of eight guests per guide ensures that you will always have lots of access to your guide and that you will never be in a large group of strangers which is a common occurrence when joining chases provided by other operators. This makes the experience much more genuine, and
helps us maintain proper social distancing at our locations. Since your
adventure includes all transportation, there is not a set time that we have to return back to the hotel,
which gives us more flexibility and the ability to stay out later than
any other outfitter in Abisko. We are confident that our new adventure
represents the absolute best single evening aurora tour in Abisko
National Park, and we are confident that you will too!

Good to know:

• Our Ultimate Aurora Photo Adventures are strictly limited to 8
  participants per guide – maximizing your ability to spend as much one on
  one time with your guide as possible. We are confident that you will go
  home with lots of great pictures and memories of the Arctic that will
  last a lifetime!
• If you are a keen photographer who is interested in learning as much
  about photographing the auroras as possible please inform your guide at
  the start of the tour so that they can custom tailor your lesson around
  your specific desires. This will ensure that you go home with lots of
  new skills that you can use in the future!
• It is important that you bring warm clothes to wear under the
  overalls we provide you and warm insulated winter boots. Heavy duty
  arctic boots are available to rent during our tours.
• We ask that you provide your own SD memory cards to be used in our
  cameras. We recommend a minimum of four gigabytes of storage space.
  Memory cards are also available for purchase if needed (32 GB: 250 SEK).
• Minimum age: 10 years old (children under 15 years old will need to share a camera with an adult).
• Lights Over Lapland’s tours are designed in a way that will
  accommodate as many different levels of physical fitness as possible. We
  usually walk less than one kilometer per direction to and from our many
  locations in Abisko National Park. It is common to walk in snow and in cold conditions during our tours. If you have any physical limitations please inform us when you make a booking so we can discuss your needs ahead of time.

What's included?

• Rental of camera, tripod, backpack, warm overalls, and head lamp.
• Warm drink and small snack.
• Guiding services and a minimum of 3 hours of searching for and photographing the aurora in and around Abisko National Park.
• Pick up from any hotel in Abisko or Björkliden.

Round trip transfer from all hotels in Abisko and Björkliden is included for no additional charge.

PICK UP TIMES

All hotels in Abisko: 7:30-7:45 PM (please be in the lobby of your hotel by 7:30 PM)
All hotels in Björkliden: 7:15 PM

Do I have to be a photographer to enjoy this trip?
We have had countless guests join us who were not photographers over the years and we are happy to say that they have all gone home very happy! While our Ultimate Aurora Photo Adventure includes camera gear, this trip
are not specifically designed for photographers – we simply include
camera gear as we believe that the best souvenir of the northern lights
is a photograph of the display that you witness during our trip. While
our guides will be happy to help you capture beautiful photographs,
their main focus is to make sure that you see the lights and that you
enjoy every moment of your trip. We are confident that you will enjoy our trip even if you have no interest in photography!

Lights Over Lapland and Activities in Abisko have more than 15
locations to choose from including teepees, yurts, wilderness cabins
and many more! Most of the other operators in the area have one or two
locations and we are proud of the fact that we have access to more
beautiful locations than all of our competitors combined!

Each night, before the start of your aurora adventure our team of
professionals will analyze weather patterns and aurora activity and make
a plan for the evening’s adventure based on real time information. If
the weather in Abisko looks promising we will either walk to one of our
teepees near the STF Abisko Turiststation or hop on a beautiful sleigh
which is pulled behind a snowmobile by one of our professional
wilderness guides. If the weather looks more promising further
afield we will jump in one of our 4×4 vans and drive up to 100 KM
towards Norway or Kiruna in order to find a clear sky.