Updated Oct 2026Prices checked 6 Oct 20263 private tours compared · group prices checked 6 Oct 2026Small-group tours from €101 →
Three private cars from Reykjavik
Which Private Northern Lights Tour in Iceland to Book
Your own driver-guide and timing — and very few reviews to go on.
A private northern lights tour in Iceland costs from about €350 for the whole group for 2.5–4 hours from Reykjavik. On GetYourGuide none has more than a handful of reviews yet — the smallest shared option, a 4x4 jeep with at most 14 guests (★5.0, 21 reviews), is the safer middle.
Tulip Tours (€350 for up to 2) is the cheapest, runs 2.5 hours and helps with phone photos. iceland premium transfer (€351 for up to 3) is new, runs 3 hours and stops for coffee or tea. Prime Tours (€445 per person at 2 adults) is the longest at 4 hours, with folding chairs, blankets, hot chocolate and water — and a date change or full refund if the chances look slim on the day.
Private buys pace and quiet, not a discount. Per person it only gets close to shared tours when four of you go. The guide still chooses the direction by the cloud forecast, exactly as on a shared tour.
Price per person by group size, checked 6 Oct 2026. Group prices change by date — check yours in the calendar.Book this tour
Private tours are priced for the group, so the price per person falls as more of you go. For two people the cheapest private car costs about €200 each; for four, €125–130 each — close to a super jeep seat. The advertised “from” price (€350, €351, €445) is the lowest across dates; the ladders above are group prices we checked on 6 Oct 2026 — your date can differ, so check the live calendar.
Tour
1–2 people
4 people
Per person at 4
Tulip Tours
€400
€500
€125
iceland premium transfer
€390
€520
€130
Prime Tours
€890
€992
€248
Source: Live check on GetYourGuide on 6 Oct 2026; prices change by date
Luxury Iceland Northern Lights Tour — What a Private Tour Actually Changes
The sky is the same; the evening around it is not.
“Luxury” on a private northern lights tour means what you get around the hunt, not a better sky. Here is what actually differs between the three listings:
1Vehicle — Tulip Tours uses a jeep or SUV; the others a private car with driver.
Who a Private Northern Lights Tour in Iceland Is For
When the higher price buys something real.
A private tour makes the most sense in three situations. Families with small children get their own pace, toilet stops and a warm car without a group to keep up with — none of the private listings states a minimum age. Groups of three or four pay close to a super jeep seat per person. Photographers and slow watchers can stay at a spot that works instead of moving with a group.
It makes the least sense for one or two people on a budget: a private car costs €390–€400 for two on the date we checked, against €202 for two on the Small-Group Premium minibus, which also has 3,182 reviews and a 3-year retry.
From about €350 for the whole group on GetYourGuide (6 Oct 2026). When we checked prices for a group, the same Tulip Tours car cost €400 for 1–2 people and €500 for 4; the iceland premium transfer car €390 for 1–2 and €520 for 4; the Prime Tours private tour €890 for 1–2 and €992 for 4.
Yes — all three private tours we list start in Reykjavik and drive to the clearest sky that night. Tulip Tours picks you up at your accommodation and runs 2.5 hours by jeep or SUV, from €350 for up to 2. iceland premium transfer runs 3 hours with a coffee or tea stop, from €351 for up to 3. Prime Tours runs 4 hours with folding chairs, blankets and hot chocolate, from €445 per person at 2 adults.
The group prices cover up to 2 people with Tulip Tours and up to 3 with iceland premium transfer; both cost more for 4 — €500 and €520 for the group on the date we checked. Prime Tours advertises per person, but one or two adults paid the same €890 and four paid €992. None of the operators states a maximum group size, so ask before booking for more than four.
For 3–4 people the price per person gets close to a super jeep (€125–130 each on the date we checked), and you get your own timing and no crowd. For one or two people a small-group minibus at €101 per person is far cheaper and has thousands of reviews.
Not as professional photos. Tulip Tours includes help with your smartphone’s night-photo settings; the iceland premium transfer listing says photography is not included, and Prime Tours doesn’t mention photos. For portraits under the aurora, the Norse Adventures jeep has a photographer-guide and at most 14 guests (€212.95, ★5.0 · 21 reviews), and the Aurora Viking photo tour costs €147.02 — see photography tours.
Terms differ by operator. Prime Tours offers a change of date or a full refund if the chances look slim on the day; Tulip Tours and iceland premium transfer don’t state retry terms. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before applies on GetYourGuide, so check the cloud forecast the day before. Shared tours are more generous: the Small-Group Premium ticket gives a free retry valid 3 years, on the operator’s big bus.
Not beyond the option you book — the duration is fixed: 2.5 hours with Tulip Tours, 3 hours with iceland premium transfer and 4 hours with Prime Tours. If you want the most time under the sky, Prime Tours is the longest, with folding chairs, blankets, hot chocolate and bottled water for the wait. Ask the operator before booking if you want extra time; the listings don’t state a price for it.
Yes — it is the easiest way to hunt the aurora with small children: no group to keep up with, your own breaks and a warm car. None of the three private tours states a minimum age, unlike shared tours such as the Small-Group Premium minibus, which takes children from 8. Tulip Tours is the shortest at 2.5 hours; Prime Tours brings folding chairs, blankets and hot chocolate for a 4-hour evening.
Tulip Tours, yes: it picks you up at your accommodation in Reykjavik. iceland premium transfer and Prime Tours list hotel pickup, so if you stay in an Airbnb, write the exact address and ask the operator after booking — especially outside the center or on a street a car can’t reach. Among shared tours, the Arctic Adventures super jeep (€180 per person) picks up from apartments and Airbnbs too, at 20:30 or 21:30 depending on the season.
Sometimes — it depends on whether the operator still has a car free that evening. Check the live calendar on this page; private cars are fewer than seats on shared tours, so book a day or two ahead when you can. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before lets you book early and still cancel if the forecast turns cloudy, and Prime Tours offers a new date or a full refund if the chances look slim on the day.
None has enough reviews to judge yet: Tulip Tours is rated 5.0 from 3 reviews, Prime Tours 4.6 from 2 reviews, and iceland premium transfer is new with no reviews. If reviews matter, the Norse Adventures jeep — a small shared tour with at most 14 guests and a photographer-guide — has ★5.0 from 21 reviews at €212.95 per person, and the Small-Group Premium minibus ★4.4 from 3,182 reviews at €101.
Per person, yes. On the date we checked, four people paid €125 each with Tulip Tours (€500 for the group) and €130 each with iceland premium transfer (€520), against €200 and €195 each for two. With Prime Tours four paid €992, or €248 each. That brings a private car close to a super jeep seat at €180 per person. None of the operators states a price for more than four, so ask before booking.
Per group on Tulip Tours (up to 2 people, from €350) and iceland premium transfer (up to 3, from €351). Prime Tours advertises €445 per person at 2 adults, but on the date we checked one or two adults paid the same €890 group total, and four paid €992. The advertised “from” price is the lowest across dates, so check the live calendar for the total on your night.
If you want your own car and timing
Reykjavik: Private Northern Lights Tour with Hotel Pickup
Reykjavik: Private Northern Lights Tour with Hotel Pickup★ 5.0 · 3 reviews · 2.5 h
€350for your group
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Hotel pickup included.
