One of the hotels that made the land of fire and ice famous for the aurora is ion adventure hotel in nesjavellir just a 45 minute drive from reykjavik and about 15 minutes from thingvellir national park.
Best hotel to see northern lights in iceland.
Iceland has a collection of hotels designed for aurora borealis viewing letting you see one of the world s most spectacular natural.
The northern lights are best seen from alaska northern canada southern greenland iceland and northern scandinavia.
The clearest skies will be away from the reykjavík area and downtown akureyri iceland s most highly populated metro areas.
For me it is without a doubt one of the best northern lights hotels in the world.
Luckily visitors can experience the greens and reds of the northern lights.
A boutique hotel in southern iceland near the smoking crater of eyjafjallajökull hotel ranga offers hot tubs filled with mineral rich volcanic water from which to view the aurora.
Because of its high northern latitude iceland is a country whose calendar is dominated by winter.
If your trip is specifically aimed at seeing the aurora in iceland the hotel rangá is your best bet.
Leave the tourist hordes to the golden circle.
Another very popular hotel is the radisson blu from which some of the best northern lights tours in tromso depart.
The best time of year to see the northern lights in iceland.
Rooms are furnished with woollen blankets and driftwood furniture and staff are on hand to wake you should the lights appear so there s no need to stay up all night.
With that in mind the following hotels give you some of the best chances to see the northern lights in iceland.
Between its northern location and stunning marketing campaigns iceland has become synonymous with northern lights viewing opportunities.
The best hotel to see northern lights in iceland.
However none of these compares to the otherworldly beauty of the northern lights best seen from september to april.
Not many northern lights hotels are specialized in observation but the hotel rangá in iceland is one of them.
Top tips for catching the northern lights.
The best hotel to see northern lights in northern iceland.
This hidden gem in the west is the place to see the real iceland one with far less of a human foot print on nature.
The lights of the hotel are adapted to avoid light pollution at night and they have a service that.
Iceland is packed with stunning natural wonders boasting dramatic landscapes of majestic waterfalls steamy hot springs and icy glaciers.