Best places in iceland to see the northern lights from reykjavik to asbyrgi canyon.
Best spot to see the northern lights in iceland.
It was the first hotel in the country to offer a northern lights wakeup call service to its guests so they could pull their parkas over their pyjamas if the aurora made an appearance.
If you drive past the tourist information center for approximately 10 minutes you will eventually drive up a hill which has a perfect place to pull over and have the perfect view over the entire national park.
Once in a while the northern lights will take reykjavík by surprise and they are so strong that the city lights don t matter but most of the time it s best to get away from all the street lights and car brights.
Winter october to march spring april to may summer june to july.
The circle of iceland in winter 8 day guided adventure.
3 day golden circle south coast tour northern lights ice cave glacier hiking.
Reykjavikers swear they can see the lights from their bedroom windows during bright auroras.
Even in the capital of iceland reykjavik despite the light pollution you can see the aurora borealis when there is a big display of intensive lights.
Northern lights tours from reykjavik.
The northern lights usually start showing up in the north.
What s great about iceland is that you don t need to go in search of remote landscapes to see the aurora capital city reykjavik.
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Hotel rangá the best place to see northern lights hotel rangá is one of the most renowned hotels in iceland for seeing the northern lights.
In reykjavik there are a few elevated and nearby remote places that are a great starting point.
This is my favorite spot in iceland to take photos of the northern lights.
The best time of year to see the northern lights in iceland.
2 day ice cave tour south coast waterfalls jokulsarlon glacier lagoon.
The whole island of iceland is perfect to see the northern lights.
In fact reykjavik is the only capital city besides nuuk greenland where you can see the northern lights.
Probably my most famous picture the angel or jesus christ over mountain akrafjall.
Autumn august to september it s possible to see the northern lights in iceland in autumn.
The months of august and september get continuously.
However if you are lucky you will catch the aurora while sitting in the geothermal hot spot at one of the city pools.
I usually try to take northern lights pictures at iso 3200 till 6400 and short time to be able to catch the different colours and the dance.