Guided tours in northern norway

  I don't have enough words to describe the experience with Roy... Professional, prepared, passionate about nature, attentive, polite, friendly... We booked the excursion with him a month in advance to... read more go see the Northern Lights. We set the day and little else. Everything was up in the air pending the weather forecast: the time, the duration, the destination. Finally, he came to pick us up at the hotel, took us to his house with his family, lent sleds to my 13 and 15 years old children, regaled us to traditional, home-cooked food, the kind that can't be bought, told us about the Northern Lights on a scientific and cultural level, about Norwegian customs, about the stars, offered us his sauna -that we used- and prepared everything outside to be aware of the Northern Lights. The night gave us several impressive Northern Lights and a "big show", a dream come true. He took photos and some videos while we enjoyed the spectacle of nature. He was always aware of whether we needed anything: food, drinks, more clothes. We will never forget the time we shared with Roy and his lovely family, he made us feel like we were having dinner with an old friend. We will return to your beautiful country and if you ever come to Madrid, give us a call. The word that sums it all up is: THANK YOU.

  We had a great time going snowshoeing with Roy from Arctic Trip during our Norway vacation. He is extremely knowledgeable and welcomed us to his family and a Norwegian... read more snack and drinks before we departed for our snowshoe hike. The day was great and we learned a lot about plants and animals and enjoyed Norwegian sausage and warmed up at a fire. But beyond that Roy was very helpful throughout the week — texted us when Northern Lights appeared and managed to organize for us a husky sled trip when everything was sold out. We highly recommend his services! Great hospitality!

  If you are looking for a real experience, you are at the right place.

My husband and I are in our mid-twenties, and we are not new to... read more international traveling/tours. We find ourselves feeling like we are a part of tourist "cash grabs" when using bigger tourism companies. Let me tell you, this is the COMPLETE opposite. Roy and his family are some of the kindest and most down to earth people you will meet. They welcomed us into their home, fed us 3 fantastic home cooked meals, we learned a new card game, and we sat at their kitchen table just talking about life. Roy personalized our trip to what we were interested in: we took a little bit of a hike on a nearby mountain, visited a frozen waterfall, sled all the way back down, spent time in the sauna, and watched for the Aurora.

The 3 days we were in Tromso, the Aurora activity was not in our favor. We used a bigger tour company the day before, and felt like there was no warmth with the guide or explanation behind the phenomenon. Roy is very knowledgable and took the time to explain the science behind the models/forecast. We did not see any activity before bed, but Roy kept looking towards the skies and woke us up when the sky cleared overhead to see the Aurora. He took pictures of us with the skies that we will have forever.

I seriously could go on and on and on about this stay. It is something we will cherish for the rest of our lives. It by far exceeded our expectations and was the most unique experience. We definitely feel like we had a home away from home.

  We went to Tromsø looking for the northern lights, and we're told by Roy that the days we were not good because of too many clouds. If we wanted, we... read more can go to Finland with him, rent a cabin and stay one night, because in Finland it was going to be 100% no clouds.

So he drove us there, it was like a 6 hour drive from Tromsø, but it was 1000% worthy. During the trip he told us interesting facts of things we saw in the road. And we even stopped fromtime to time for pictures in special places.

He provided us with Thermal suits, special boots and extra warm mittens.

We arrived around 7pm. It was a fully equipped cabin. And in an area with no extra artificial lights.

Around 8pm he started making this amazing salmon soup, that let me tell you again, was really amazing!

And by 9pm we went outside the cabin, and we saw some lights at the horizon. So he tolds us something: "they are in the south, so we are going to have a great night!".

At 12am we went outside and ...oh boy.. the sky was exploding with all the lights!! We were able to see them bare eyes. I know that maybe you can need special camera configurations to see them fully, but our eyes were more than enough to see everything!!
And of course we have a lot of pictures. He has really good skills taking pictures and told me how to take them with my camera too.

We chat a lot with him, share stories and had a wonderfull time with him.

I definitely recommend him and when I go back, I'll.do the trip with him.