Published on Oct, 2019
My father and I visited Iceland at the end of September as a father-son bonding trip and for my dad to visit his roots (his grandfather was from Iceland). In any case, I really wanted to see the Northern Lights. We booked a tour with Thor and it was a really solid experience. Thor and my dad talked the whole time (because my dad loves to talk) about Iceland and all kinds of other stuff, and he was very personable. We started with the lagoon, which was great, and then had dinner at the nearby restaurant. Then it was time for the Northern lights.
At first, the lights were pretty whispy at about 9pm local, but by 10, they started to be way more dramatic, and we could see them dancing and shimmering in the air, and we had one particular spectacular spot (Thor drives you around to different spots as the aurora moves) where it was just great. It was purple and green and dancing all over. I was frozen, so I huddled in the car for a chunk of the time.
So solid recommend from me, but also, seriously, bring something that's good against windchill. I thought I was fine because it wasn't a problem in Reykjavik but it is MUCH windier and colder outside of the city.
