Northern Lights

[CherryBea24]

Hi

Can anyone give me any ideas about visiting the Northern Lights, when is the best time to go, best place and any good tour companys ?

Thanks

Cherry

[craft1948]

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[KARL]

You may be interested in reading an article called Off the Tourist Trail in Iceland by Sophy Roberts in the Financial Times, yesterday. Any of the countries close to or within the Arctic Circle will provide opportunities to see the lights. Iceland is probably the cheapest to go to overall, but it all depends on cloud cover - you are never guaranteed to see them anywhere, even in clear weather. If you have not seen Joanna Lumley's programme on the subject then I suggest you have a look at it on You Tube.

[puzzfuzz]

March is the best time of year to go as you are more likely to see the lights then. You get a lot of japanese there as they believe seeing the lights will help them in their fertility problems.

It is very expensive so it is best to get a package from a ski company such as inghams as it saves a lot of money. You can get a ski package and do lots of things like snow mobile ride etc etc. It works out better/cheaper than to do it independently.

[thugulike]

I went to Tromso in February but the lights were feint. Greenland offers a much better chance of seeing the lights but it is very cold. Make sure you book your trip when the moon is small. The further north you go the better chance you have. Iceland is south of the Arctic Circle so the chances are not as good. 2012 is supposed to be the best year as the cycle depends on magnetism and solar activity. I intend to go back then.

[vulcan]

A friend of mine went to Iceland in November and because of cloud cover never saw the lights.
According to the experts, we are in the middle of the solar cycle at the moment [winter 2009-2012] and apparently Scotland is a good place to see them.