IMAD Travel plans Northern Lights tour packages from India to the places where the aurora borealis is most reliable: Iceland, northern Norway around Tromsø, Finnish Lapland, Swedish Lapland and the Norwegian coast by Arctic cruise. Guided Iceland tours start at ₹1,35,900 (€1,235) per person for five days; private trips to Norway and Finland are built around your dates.
Every trip is a land package, so it is the same wherever you fly from — Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Bengaluru or Chennai. We book your flights separately at the live fare, and our in-house team handles the Schengen visa that Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland all require.
The aurora is never guaranteed — anyone who promises it is not being straight with you. What we do is give you the best odds: the right place, the right months, and enough nights to have three or four real chances.
Plan your aurora trip: tell us your month, your number of nights and who is travelling. Vipasha on our Europe desk will reply the same working day.
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The aurora borealis and the Northern Lights are two names for the same thing. “Aurora borealis” is the scientific name, from the Latin for “dawn of the north”; “Northern Lights” is the everyday English name. Its southern twin is the aurora australis, seen from Tasmania, New Zealand and Antarctica.
What you see is the sun’s weather reaching the Earth. Charged particles from the sun are funnelled by the Earth’s magnetic field towards the poles, where they hit gases high in the atmosphere and make them glow — oxygen gives the greens and reds, nitrogen the blues and purples. That is why the aurora appears in a ring around the magnetic pole, and why you have to travel north, inside that ring, to see it reliably.
For an Indian traveller that means the Arctic: Iceland, northern Norway, Finnish or Swedish Lapland, between late September and March.
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| Agency | IMAD Travel Pvt Ltd — IATA-certified, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, since 2011 |
| Where we go | Iceland · Tromsø and northern Norway · Finnish Lapland (Rovaniemi, Saariselkä) · Swedish Lapland (Abisko) · Arctic coastal cruises · Alaska and Canada on request |
| Season | Late September to March (Iceland to mid-April) |
| Best months | September–October and February–March — darker nights and milder weather than midwinter |
| Best hours | Roughly 9 pm to 2 am on clear nights |
| Nights you need | At least 3–4 nights at the aurora base for a realistic chance |
| Guided tours from | ₹1,35,900 (€1,235) per person — Land of Northern Lights, Iceland, 5 days |
| Private trips | Norway, Finland and cruises built on your dates — quoted per departure |
| Visa | Schengen visa for Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden — ₹9,900 (€90) government fee per adult, handled by our visa team |
| Departure cities | Any Indian city — Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata |
| Also searched as | Northern Lights packages from India · aurora borealis tour package · aurora borealis trip cost from India · Northern Lights tour from India · Tromsø Northern Lights tour · Lapland aurora holiday · Iceland Northern Lights tour |
| Your planner | Vipasha and the IMAD Europe desk |
| Contact | WhatsApp +91 63003 03169 · Call +91 99597 77776 · info@imadtravel.com · Mon–Sat, 10 AM–7 PM IST |
Rupee figures for euro-priced tours are calculated at €1 = ₹110 (October 2026); the final INR is confirmed at the exchange rate on the day of booking.
| Destination | Best for | Aurora season | Sky conditions | Trip type | From (per person, land) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | First-timers, landscapes as well as aurora | Late Sep – mid-Apr | Changeable — tours move to find clear sky | Guided group tours + private | ₹1,35,900 (€1,235) |
| Tromsø, Norway | First-timers, couples, city comforts | Late Sep – Mar | Coastal, changeable — chase by vehicle and boat | Guided tours + private | ₹2,54,100 (€2,310) |
| Finnish Lapland | Families, glass igloos, Santa Claus Village | Sep – Mar | Inland, steadier | Guided tours + private | ₹2,36,000 (€2,145) |
| Abisko & Kiruna, Sweden | Aurora purists, the Icehotel | Dec – Mar | Among the clearest in the Arctic | Multi-country tour + private | ₹4,23,500 (€3,850) |
| Arctic coastal cruise, Norway | Highest chances — the ship moves with the weather | Nov – Mar | Moves with the weather | Cruise + land tour | ₹4,82,900 (€4,390) |
| Alaska / Canada | Repeat aurora travellers | Aug – Apr | Inland, often clear | Private trip | On request (US / Canadian visa) |
Not sure where to start? Iceland if you want scenery by day too, Tromsø if you want a city base, Lapland if you’re travelling with children.
Iceland is the easiest aurora trip to book as a ready-made tour: fixed departures, an English-speaking guide, and evenings set aside for Northern Lights hunting, with glaciers, waterfalls and hot springs filling the days.
All Iceland tours, summer ones included, are on our Iceland tour packages from India page.
Tromsø is the easiest place to build a first aurora trip around. It sits at 69°N, well inside the auroral ring, and unlike most Arctic viewing spots it is a real city — hotels at every level, restaurants open all winter, and the Fjellheisen cable car above town.
That matters more than it sounds. A remote cabin gives darker skies, but if cloud closes in you have nowhere to go. From Tromsø, aurora chase vehicles drive inland towards Finland to find a gap in the cloud, which is why the same forecast often produces more sightings here than from a fixed lodge.
| Tromsø, Norway | |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 69°N — inside the auroral zone |
| Season | Late September to late March |
| Typical stay | 3–4 nights, for three or four viewing attempts |
| Also worth doing | Whale watching (Nov–Jan), husky sledding, the Fjellheisen cable car, a Sámi reindeer camp |
| Trade-off | Coastal weather changes fast — you are buying mobility, not guaranteed clear skies |
Our Norway aurora tours — ready-made itineraries, every one also available as a private trip on your dates:
See every Norway route on our Norway tour packages page and the guide to places to visit in Norway.
Finnish Lapland is the aurora trip for families. Inland weather is steadier than on the coast, the forest is quiet and dark, and the days are full: husky and reindeer safaris, snowmobiling and, in Rovaniemi, Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle. The signature stay is a glass igloo in Saariselkä or near Rovaniemi, where you can watch the sky from bed.
Our Finland aurora tours — all with private airport transfers, and all available as private trips:
More routes on our Finland tour packages page. Honeymooning? Read about Lapland honeymoon packages from India.
Abisko, Swedish Lapland, sits in a rain shadow that keeps its skies among the clearest in the Arctic. Our Arctic Trail, 11 days crosses Finland, Norway and Sweden: a Kakslauttanen glass igloo, Rovaniemi, Tromsø, the train past Abisko to Kiruna and two nights at the Icehotel — from ₹4,23,500 (€3,850). See our Sweden tour packages.
The Arctic coastal cruise sails the Norwegian coast, with the ship carrying you away from cloud. Our Grand Norway Winter Tour, 14 days includes 5 nights on the Hurtigruten from Kirkenes to Bergen — from ₹4,82,900 (€4,390). See all our cruise packages.
Four capitals and the aurora: Classic Scandinavia, 13 days — Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo, then a Northern Lights boat tour in Tromsø and Santa Claus Village, a campfire aurora night and ice-floating in Rovaniemi, ending in Helsinki — from ₹4,40,000 (€4,000).
Norway and Finland in one trip: Arctic Norway & Finnish Lapland, 10 days — Oslo, a Senja glass cabin, Tromsø, Kilpisjärvi, Levi and Rovaniemi with three aurora chases — from ₹6,27,600 (€5,705).
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A Northern Lights trip from India costs from ₹1,35,900 (€1,235) per person for a five-day guided Iceland tour, land-only on twin sharing. Tromsø tours start at ₹2,54,100 (€2,310) for 6 days, Finnish Lapland at ₹2,36,000 (€2,145) for 7 days, and multi-country trips with Sweden’s Icehotel or the Hurtigruten cruise from ₹4,23,500 (€3,850).
What moves the price: the destination (Norway and Iceland cost more per night than most of Europe), hotel class, the number of nights, and extras such as a glass igloo or a cruise cabin. On top of the land package, budget for flights from your city (booked at the live fare), the Schengen visa — ₹9,900 (€90) per adult — and meals that aren’t included.
Rupee figures for euro-priced tours calculated at €1 = ₹110 (October 2026).
Late September to March, with September–October and February–March often the best balance: dark nights, more settled weather than midwinter, and good geomagnetic activity around the equinoxes. December and January are darkest but coldest, with very short days. The best hours are roughly 9 pm to 2 am. Stay at least three or four nights — that is what turns a hopeful trip into a likely one.
The sun’s current activity cycle peaked in 2024–25, and strong aurora displays remain more frequent than usual for a few years after a peak.
For month-by-month detail, read the best time to see the Northern Lights.
| Month | Aurora probability | Daylight hours | Weather notes | IMAD Travel recommends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September (late) | Moderate | 12 hrs | Mild, less snow, cheaper | ★★★ |
| October | High | 9 hrs | Beginning of dark winter | ★★★★ |
| November | High | 5 hrs | Cold, snowy, magical | ★★★★ |
| December | Very high | 3 hrs (some 24-hr darkness) | Coldest weeks | ★★★★★ |
| January | Very high | 4 hrs | Most stable | ★★★★★ |
| February | Very high | 7 hrs | Best balance | ★★★★★ |
| March | High | 11 hrs | Mild + dark hours | ★★★★ |
| April (early) | Moderate | 14 hrs | Last window | ★★ |
No. India is far too far south of the auroral ring for the aurora borealis to be a planned event anywhere in the country. The rare exception is Hanle in Ladakh, which recorded a red glow during an exceptionally strong solar storm — the kind nobody can forecast weeks ahead.
If you want to see the aurora, you have to travel to it: Iceland, northern Norway, or Finnish and Swedish Lapland, between September and March.
→ Which month is best, and can you see it in Ladakh?
Yes. Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden are all in the Schengen area, so Indian passport holders need a Schengen visa — ₹9,900 (€90) government fee per adult. Apply six to eight weeks before travel; slots fill fast before the winter holidays. Alaska needs a US visa and Canada a Canadian visa. Our in-house team prepares and checks every file — see our Schengen visa service.
Any Indian city. Because our trips are land packages, the itinerary is identical wherever you fly from — we book your flights from your nearest airport.
Northern Lights tours from Mumbai · from Hyderabad · from Delhi · from Bengaluru · from Chennai · from Pune · from Ahmedabad · from Kolkata
From ₹1,35,900 (€1,235) per person for a five-day guided Iceland tour, land-only. Tromsø tours start at ₹2,54,100 (€2,310) and Finnish Lapland at ₹2,36,000 (€2,145). Flights and the visa are extra.
Iceland for a ready-made tour with scenery by day, Tromsø in Norway for a city base, Finnish Lapland for families and glass igloos, Abisko in Sweden for the clearest skies.
Late September to March. September–October and February–March often give the best balance of dark nights and milder weather; the best hours are roughly 9 pm to 2 am.
At least three or four nights at the aurora base. Our Iceland tours include two to six aurora evenings depending on length.
No. The aurora depends on solar activity and clear skies. More nights, a mobile chase and darker locations improve your chances — that’s how we plan.
Yes — a Schengen visa for Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden (₹9,900 (€90) per adult). Our visa team handles it.
Yes. Finnish Lapland is the easiest for families; most guided Iceland tours accept children from 8 years. We pace private trips for grandparents.
Yes, this is one of the most photographed parts of any Lapland trip. The famous Kakslauttanen and Aurora Resort glass-roof igloos in Saariselkä, Finland, let you watch the aurora from bed. We include 1–2 igloo nights in our Finnish Lapland family package and can extend on request. Book 10+ months in advance for peak December–February dates.
Yes — our Grand Norway Winter Tour includes 5 nights on the Hurtigruten coastal cruise, and Tromsø tours include an aurora cruise by catamaran.
It’s the same phenomenon at the opposite pole. The aurora australis is seen from Tasmania, southern New Zealand and Antarctica, and is far harder to reach from India.
Thermal base layers, a down jacket, waterproof outer layers, insulated boots, gloves, a hat and a scarf. Many tours lend ice grippers; your phone camera in night mode works surprisingly well.
Days are planned to be worthwhile on their own — glaciers, hot springs, husky safaris, cities. On group tours, some operators offer a free second attempt on aurora boat trips; we’ll tell you what applies to your tour.
Ready to chase the aurora? Send us your month, the number of nights and who’s travelling. Vipasha’s desk will come back the same working day with the right destination and an honest view of your chances.
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Page last updated 13 October 2026. Prices are land-only per person on twin sharing; rupee figures for euro-priced tours are calculated at €1 = ₹110 (October 2026) and confirmed at the exchange rate on the day of booking.
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