Northern Lights 4x4 Tour — Our Review

€135 per person on GetYourGuide (checked 6 Oct 2026). That covers pickup from 28 points in Reykjavik, a modified 4x4 minibus, one guide per 16 guests, photos of you, hot chocolate, Icelandic pastries, two hand warmers each and a free retry. No option was shown for the date we tried, so check the live calendar for the price on your night.

No — it uses a specially modified 4x4 minibus, not a big-tire super jeep. It can still take snowy side roads a coach can’t, which gives the guide more freedom to chase gaps in the cloud. For a true super jeep, the Arctic Adventures tour costs €180 and offers unlimited retries for 3 years; this 4x4 costs €135.

The operator doesn’t state a maximum group size; it states one guide per 16 guests instead. If a stated cap matters to you, the Small-Group Premium minibus takes at most 19 people for €101, and the Norse Adventures jeep takes at most 14 for €212.95. Recent guests say the on-board audio is hard to hear, so sit near the front if you want the commentary.

Yes — the guide takes photos of you under the northern lights, and they are included in the €135 price. Recent guests mention the photos and the hot chocolate among the highlights. Bring your phone for your own shots too. If portraits are the main reason you’re going, the Aurora Viking photo tour has a photographer-guide for €147.02.

You get a free retry. The listing doesn’t say how long the retry stays valid, so ask the operator when you book. That is the main gap compared with similar tours: the Arctic Adventures super jeep states unlimited retries for 3 years, and the Small-Group Premium minibus an open ticket for 3 years on the operator’s big bus. Book your first night so a retry still fits your stay.

Pickup and drop-off in Reykjavik, a guide, the modified 4x4 minibus, Wi-Fi, hot chocolate and Icelandic pastries, two hand warmers each, photos of you by the guide and a free retry. That makes it one of the most complete listings in our comparison for €135. What the listing doesn’t state is the retry term or a maximum group size — only one guide per 16 guests.

About 4 hours, from pickup at one of 28 points in Reykjavik to drop-off. That is the same length as the Small-Group Premium minibus and about an hour longer than Gray Line’s 3-hour bus tour. The 4x4 can take snowy side roads a coach can’t, and recent guests say the guides are persistent and often find the aurora.

Yes, if off-road flexibility, photos and extras matter to you: it costs €34 more than the Small-Group Premium minibus and adds photos of you, pastries, hand warmers and a vehicle that can leave the paved road. Guests rate the guide and the vehicle 4.6 and value for money 4.3 out of 5 (★4.4 · 504 reviews). For the lowest small-group price, the €101 minibus is better value. See small-group and 4x4 tours.