Known as the "Paris of the North," Tromso, Norway, is the base of the Nordic Experience Tours and one of the best places to view the Northern Lights. You will have the opportunity to travel via boat, snowmobile and dog sled during this tour. Stops include Bergen, a small charming traditional Nordic town, and Trondheim, where you will take a flight to Tromso, where some of brightest Northern Lights can be seen. The tour lasts for seven days and six nights. The entire trip, including accommodations, costs $3,000 in 2010.
This tour begins in the Chena Hot Springs and will allow you to relax with spring pools and dog sled rides. Because Fairbanks is closer to the more active areas of the Northern Lights, they appear brighter here, often resulting in more spectacular shows, with a kaleidoscope of green, red and purple dancing in the sky. The tour lasts only for three nights with a four-star accommodation and will costs around $770 as of 2010.
This affordable one-night-only tour will allow you to experience the beauty of the Aurora Borealis in the small town of Yukon while providing you with comfortable accommodations. From your hotel, you will be picked up by a van which will take you about 30 minutes north of the city, far from the lights that can ruin your view of the Aurora Borealis. Hot drinks and a warm campfire and roasted marshmallows are provided to you while enjoy the beauty of the night skies. This short tour will only cost you $124 per person in 2010.
