Choosing Between 9 Dessert Tours in Iceland

1.Northern Lights Small-Group Tour with Hot Chocolate & Photos

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,068 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $172Our pick

Small-group Aurora chase from Reykjavik with hot chocolate, wool blankets, and guide-led photo help. Small group, weather-dependent.

“Our guide was excellent and did his best to try and find us the lights on a cloudy night. We had planned it to have some brilliant stargazing on the same night and it felt like 2 experiences for the price of one as we managed to see the Geminid meteor shower as well as the aurora.”

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2.Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik with Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,782 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $76

Reykjavik northern lights bus tour with hot chocolate, WiFi, and dark-sky stops like Thingvellir, plus a free rebooking if skies miss you.

“Really good tour, on time, friendly, knowledgable. Sadly the lights never made an appearance for us, Viator sorted out a tour the following evening (our last night) sadly no show with the lights again but that's the way it goes. Viator & tour company were both amazing”

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3.Northern Lights Adventure Tour with Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 729 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $61Best value

Guided Northern Lights hunt from Reykjavik with warm hot chocolate, multiple dark-sky stops, and aurora tips for photos from $61.

“absolutely incredible! though the visibility was only 2 on the scale it was well informed. thrilled to have seen even a smidge of the lights.”

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4.Northern Lights 4×4 Tour with Pastries and Cocoa from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 340 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $145Top rated

Reykjavik 4x4 northern lights hunt with hotel pickup, hot chocolate and Icelandic pastries, onboard WiFi, and guide photo stops.

“The tour wasn’t worth the price at all. They just take you by bus to one single area and let you wait for 1–2 hours with nothing special about it. They didn’t cancel the tour even though the weather was clearly bad, and when I booked the complimentary tour for another day, the weather was again terrible, I asked to cancel and they refused to reschedule. They also mentioned offering hot chocolate, but there was none. Honestly, it’s better to just rent a car, drive away from the city when the sky is clear, and you’ll have a much better chance to see the lights. I’ve been on a cheaper…”

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5.Northern Lights Small-Group Tour with Free Photos & Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 179 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $118

Reykjavik’s Northern Lights hunt in a small minibus with hot chocolate, WiFi, and complimentary digital photos from your guide, all weather dependent.

“The northern lights were spectacular more than what the driver, Hawk, had expected. It was absolutely incredible!!”

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6.Small-Group Tour: Northern Lights with Photos & Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $126

4-hour Northern Lights hunt from Reykjavík with hotel pickup, hot chocolate, and guide aurora photos in a small 19-person group.

“Piotr did a fantastic job putting us on some pretty amazing dancing lights. Very good historian and story teller.”

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7.Northern Lights: Cozy Night Adventure with Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $72

Cozy Northern Lights hunt from Reykjavík with warm round-trip transfer, expert guides, and hot chocolate, away from city light.

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8.Northern Lights in Mini Bus, Photos, Hot Cocoa and Pastries

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $124

Chase the Northern Lights from Reykjavik by mini bus with cocoa, Icelandic pastries, cozy blankets, and complimentary aurora photos.

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9.Northern Lights 4×4 Super, Photos, Hot Cocoa, Pastries

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $162

4-hour Northern Lights 4x4 tour from Reykjavik with off-road viewpoints, hot cocoa, pastries, cozy blankets, and professional aurora photos.

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