The 9 Best Evening Tours in Tromsø

1.Evening Aurora Cruise (dinner optional)

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,570 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $100Our pick

Meet Polar Adventures in central Tromsø at 20:00 for a 3.5-hour Aurora cruise. Guides such as Holly, Ken, Thomas, and Hans Eric explain the lights, help with camera settings, and call you outside when the sky wakes up. Warm drinks, cookies, toilets, and thermal suits make this a comfortable way to search from the sea.

“The boat is right outside the Radisson Blu so very convenient for us. We got super lucky - there was a full moon, but we had an amazing experience and got alot of really great pictures! So happy this was the first outing we booked. If you get cold, you can warm up in the boat - yet if they saw the lights again, they would tell you, so you never missed an opportunity!”

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2.Night Reindeer Sledding with Camp Dinner and Chance of Northern Lights

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 165 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $225

Travel from Tromsø to a reindeer camp, feed up to 300 animals, take a 15 to 20-minute sleigh ride, then eat a three-course dinner in a candlelit gamme. Sámi hosts share stories, songs, and traditions. Northern lights are possible but never guaranteed.

“Amazing experience learning about the sami culture, while being surrounded by reindeer. Meal was lovely. Highly recommend.”

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3.Evening Cruise with Northern Lights Opportunity

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 36 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $128

You’ll leave central Tromsø at 8 pm aboard a small boat for an evening on the Arctic Sea. The crew provides thermal suits, hot drinks, cookies, and help with phone photography. Guides including Isabel, Ken, and Christina have been praised for clear instructions and friendly service, but the deck can be cramped and icy.

“Amazing experience and Ken was amazing with giving instructions. We saw amazing lights and it was just amazing. Highly recommend this tour”

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4.Arctic Ocean Night Floating in Ramfjord

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $225Top rated

Travel 25 minutes from Tromsø to Ramfjord, where Authentic North outfits you in warm layers and a rescue suit for up to an hour of peaceful ocean floating. Evening departures may bring Northern Lights, stars, snowfall, and ice. Guides such as Ingvar and Mathieu also take photos and serve hot cocoa with fire-warmed cinnamon buns.

“We had a wonderful time ice floating! The team was super helpful and supportive. We were able to see some beautiful Aurora lights and had a very memorable experience! One of our favorite activities of the trip!”

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5.Snowmobile Evening Adventure outside Tromsø

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 26 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $347

Travel 75 minutes from Tromsø to Camp Tamok for an evening snowmobile safari above the Arctic Circle. You will share a snowmobile, taking turns driving and riding as a passenger, with guides, helmets, warm clothing, hot drinks, and a meal included. The Northern Lights are possible but never guaranteed. Drivers must be at least 18 and hold a valid license.

“Thrilling fun experience on a snowmobile, saw the northern lights and back to the warm and welcoming camp, good food and friendly helpful staff.”

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6.Tromsø, Northern Lights and Wilderness Evening Catamaran Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 23 reviews · from $158

Depart Tromsø at 9pm aboard the large MS Rygerdronningen catamaran for a 2.5-hour Northern Lights hunt. A Norwegian- and English-speaking guide explains the Aurora while you watch from heated panoramic cabins or outdoor decks. Carlo is one guide praised for clear, engaging explanations. No food, drinks, or hotel pickup are included.

“Comfy boat, lots of room inside, limited outside, we saw the northern lights for about an hour or so on and off.”

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7.Full Night Magic of the Northern Lights in Tromso

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 16 reviews · from $180

Join a maximum of 16 people at 7 p.m. for a four-to-six-hour Northern Lights chase from Tromsø. Guides such as Ken, Louie, and George use weather forecasts to choose remote coastal or inland spots, sometimes driving toward Finland. Expect warm drinks, snacks, photos, and hotel drop-off within 5 km.

“We had a wonderful time, thank you Ken! We loved that it was a smaller group of people and it was very well organized! Ken exactly knew where to take us and the place we went to was very remote and there were no other tourists! We saw tRead more”

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8.Full Night Magic of the Arctic Lights in Tromso

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5 reviews · from $186

Travel from Magic Ice Bar Tromsø in a modern minibus limited to 16 people, following the clearest forecast toward coastal areas or near the Finnish border. Your English or Norwegian-speaking guide helps with photos, then serves hot drinks and snacks by a bonfire when conditions allow. Warm suits and boots are available if pre-ordered.

“It was a wonderful trip in a small bus with seven people. After a while we found a good place to observe and there was a small campfire, home-made cookies and cakes and hot punch. Despite the bad forecast we were able to see and photograph the Northern Lights. The guide was very friendly and took everyone to their respective accommodations.”

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9.Reindeer Feeding and Sledding, Sami Storytelling Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $226

Leave Tromso at 5:00 pm for Lavangsdalen and Balsfjord, then spend the evening at a Sami camp feeding reindeer, taking a short sled ride, throwing a lasso, and eating a hot meal inside a lavvu. Warm clothing, transport, coffee, tea, dinner, storytelling, and a possible Northern Lights sighting are included.

“It was a good tour. we had fun feeding the reindeers and learning about the Sami culture..the guide and the owners of the farm where all very helpful, informative and friendly. Two small issues I think that if they take bookings for kids below 6 yrs they should be providing therRead more”

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