An Iceland northern lights tour package on GetYourGuide runs 2–5 days from €588.06 to €1,415 per person with hotels and breakfast, but no flights. The 3-day hunt with the glacier lagoon (★4.8 from 6 reviews, €963) gives you two dark nights away from Reykjavik’s lights.
Package
Days
Nights away from the city
Hotels
From
2-Day Winter Tour to South Coast
2
1
3-star hotel between Vík and Höfn
€588.06
3-Day Northern Lights Hunt & Glacier Lagoon
3
2
Vík area, private bathroom
€963
5-Day Northern Lights Hunt & Glacier Lagoon
5
2
2 Reykjavík + 2 Vík area
€1,415
Source: operator listings on GetYourGuide · 6 Oct 2026
Source: operator listings on GetYourGuide · 6 Oct 2026. Prices are the advertised “from” price on that day and move with promotions.
Two dark nights near Vík
Best Iceland Northern Lights Tour Package for Your Trip
The 3-day tour day by day, and when the 5-day version is worth it.
Our pick is the Snæland Travel 3-day tour (€963, ★4.8, 6 reviews). Day 1 is the Golden Circle, day 2 the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon and Diamond Beach, day 3 the South Coast waterfalls on the way back. Both nights are in the Vík area, far from city light, with an aurora hunt from the hotel when the weather allows.
1The Golden CircleÞingvellir, Geysir and Strokkur, Friðheimar tomato greenhouse, GullfossPossible aurora hunt in the evening, weather permittingVík areaDay 1
2Glacier Lagoon and Diamond BeachJökulsárlón, Diamond Beach; blue ice cave at extra cost or Fjallsárlón insteadSecond dark night in the countrysideVík areaDay 2
3South Coast back to ReykjavíkReynisfjara, Skógafoss, Seljalandsfoss, Blue Lagoon stop (bathing extra)—Back in Reykjavík (not included)Day 3
IncludedHotel or bus-stop pickup and drop-offSmall group, no luggage limitLocal guide2 nights in the Vík area, private bathroomBreakfastFriðheimar greenhouse visit
Not includedAirport transfersReykjavík hotelBlue Lagoon admissionBlue ice caveMeals other than breakfast
Book this tourPickup day 1, 08:30–09:00 · lights not guaranteed, no retry
5 Day Iceland Northern Lights and Glacier Lagoon Tour
The 5-day version (€1,415, ★5.0, 9 reviews) wraps the same three touring days with a night in Reykjavik before and after. It suits you if you land in the evening and fly out early — but it adds no extra dark night in the countryside.
1ArrivalMake your own way to the Reykjavík hotel (transfer optional)—ReykjavíkDay 1
2The Golden CircleÞingvellir, Geysir and Strokkur, Friðheimar, GullfossChance of aurora at the Vík-area hotelVík areaDay 2
3Glacier Lagoon and Diamond BeachJökulsárlón, Diamond Beach; ice cave extra or FjallsárlónSecond dark night in the countrysideVík areaDay 3
4South Coast and Blue LagoonReynisfjara, Skógafoss, Seljalandsfoss, Blue Lagoon stop (bathing extra)—ReykjavíkDay 4
5DepartureOwn way to Keflavík (transfer optional)——Day 5
IncludedHotel or bus-stop pickupSmall group, no luggage limitLocal guide2 nights Reykjavík + 2 nights Vík area, private bathroomBreakfastFriðheimar greenhouse visit
Not includedAirport transfersBlue Lagoon admissionBlue ice cave
Book this tourDay 1: make your own way to the Reykjavík hotel · lights not guaranteed
The hotel is the viewpoint
Iceland Northern Lights Tour Package — Where You Hunt the Aurora
How the aurora part of a package works, night by night.
The reason to take a package for the aurora is where you sleep. Vík and the South Coast are far from Reykjavik’s street lights, so on a clear night you can see the sky from the hotel without a separate tour. That also means the hunt depends on the weather where you are — the guide can’t drive you to a clearer region at night.
12-day tour: one night between Vík and Höfn; after dinner the guide gives the aurora forecast and you watch from the hotel.
23-day tour: two nights in the Vík area, with a possible hunt in the evening when the weather allows.
35-day tour: the same two Vík nights, plus a night in Reykjavik before and after.
None of the packages gives a free retry. Evening tours from Reykjavik do — and you can combine both: a package in the middle of your trip and an evening tour on your first night.
1South Coast waterfalls and beachSeljalandsfoss, Gljúfrabúi, Skógafoss, ReynisfjaraGuide gives the aurora forecast after dinner; watch from the hotel3-star hotel between Vík and HöfnDay 1
2Ice cave and Diamond BeachIce cave tour, Eldhraun lava field, Diamond Beach, Vík if time allows—Back in ReykjavíkDay 2
IncludedSmall group1 night 3-star hotel on the South CoastBreakfast day 2Ice cave tour
Not includedFood, drinks and snacks — dinner is late (20:00–21:00), bring snacks
The package price covers the touring days, the guide, the hotels and breakfast. Budget separately for:
1Flights and airport transfers — on every package.
2Your Reykjavik hotel before and after the 2-day and 3-day tours.
3Lunches and dinners — only breakfast is included.
4Blue Lagoon bathing and the blue ice cave on the 3-day and 5-day tours.
The 2-day tour includes an ice cave tour but no meals except breakfast; the operator says dinner is late, around 20:00–21:00, and suggests bringing snacks. It suits travelers who want the glacier and the ice cave more than a long aurora hunt — the aurora part is watching from the hotel after dinner.
For the 3-day tour, a fair budget is the package price plus a Reykjavik hotel night before it, your lunches and dinners for three days and any extras you choose on the way.
How to put a trip together when the package has no airfare.
GetYourGuide doesn’t sell packages with flights, so an Iceland northern lights tour package from the UK is two bookings: a flight to Keflavík and a land package or evening tours. That also means you choose the airline and dates freely.
13 nights or fewer: fly in, stay in Reykjavik and book an evening tour for your first night, so the retry still fits.
24–5 nights: add the 3-day package in the middle for two dark nights in the countryside.
3Arriving late: the 5-day package starts with a hotel night in Reykjavik.
Not among the packages we found on GetYourGuide: the longest runs 5 days (€1,415, ★5.0 · 9 reviews), with two nights in Reykjavik and two in the Vík area. For 8 days, combine a package with a few nights in Reykjavik and an evening tour — the small-group minibus at €101 gives a free retry valid 3 years on the operator’s big bus.
Not on GetYourGuide — none of the three packages includes flights, and airport transfers are not included either. Book the flight to Keflavík yourself and add a land package: the 3-day tour picks you up between 08:30 and 09:00 on day 1, so arrive the day before. The 5-day tour starts with an arrival day and a night in Reykjavik; you make your own way to the hotel, with a transfer optional.
We can’t say — we don’t compare airline holidays, so check with Jet2 directly for what is on sale. What we do compare are the three land packages on GetYourGuide, from €588.06 for 2 days to €1,415 for 5 days per person, with hotels and breakfast but no flights. You can combine any of them with a flight to Keflavík on the airline and dates you choose.
Yes — every package on this page can be booked from the UK on GetYourGuide, but without flights. Fly into Keflavík, make your own way to Reykjavik, and the 3-day tour picks you up between 08:30 and 09:00 on day 1. With 3 nights or fewer, an evening tour on your first night is the better fit; with 4–5 nights, add the 3-day package in the middle for two dark nights near Vík.
On the Snæland Travel 3-day tour, yes: one traveler gets a single room and two travelers share a double, with a private bathroom in the Vík area. The 5-day Snæland Travel tour and the 2-day South Coast tour, with its 3-star hotel between Vík and Höfn, don’t state a room rule on the listing, so ask the operator before booking if you travel alone. Breakfast is included on all three packages.
No — Blue Lagoon admission is not included in any of the packages. The 3-day and 5-day Snæland Travel tours stop at the Blue Lagoon on the way back to Reykjavik, but bathing is an extra you pay for; the blue ice cave on the glacier lagoon day is extra too, with Fjallsárlón as the alternative. The 2-day South Coast tour has no Blue Lagoon stop and includes an ice cave tour in the price.
No. Snæland Travel states that the lights are not guaranteed, and none of the three packages offers a free retry. What a package gives you instead is dark nights away from Reykjavik’s lights: two nights in the Vík area on the 3-day and 5-day tours and one night between Vík and Höfn on the 2-day tour, with the aurora watched from the hotel when the weather allows. Evening tours from Reykjavik come with retries.
Flights, airport transfers, lunches and dinners are not included on any package. On the 3-day tour you also pay for your Reykjavik hotel, Blue Lagoon admission and the blue ice cave; the 5-day tour includes Reykjavik nights but still excludes the lagoon and the ice cave. On the 2-day tour, food, drinks and snacks are extra — dinner is late, around 20:00–21:00, so the operator suggests bringing snacks.
8 years on the 2-day South Coast winter tour, which includes an ice cave tour. The 3-day and 5-day Snæland Travel tours don’t state a limit on the listing, so ask the operator before booking with children. Keep in mind that the 3-day tour starts with an 08:30–09:00 pickup on day 1, a full day on the Golden Circle and a possible aurora hunt in the evening.
Not on the Snæland Travel 3-day and 5-day tours: the listing says there is no luggage limit, so your suitcase can come along. The 2-day South Coast tour doesn’t state a rule; it spends one night at a 3-star hotel between Vík and Höfn and returns to Reykjavik on day 2, so an overnight bag is enough. Ask the operator before booking if you travel with large or bulky bags.
All three are rated highly but on very few reviews: the 5-day tour has ★5.0 from 9 reviews, the 3-day tour ★4.8 from 6 reviews and the 2-day tour ★4.4 from 11 reviews. Our pick is the 3-day tour at €963 for its two dark nights near Vík. For a tour with thousands of reviews, look at evening tours from Reykjavik, such as the Small-Group Premium minibus at ★4.4 from 3,182 reviews.
If you have four or five nights and no car
From Reykjavik: 3-Day Northern Lights Hunt & Glacier Lagoon
