The 8 Best Northern Lights Tours in Canada

1.Aurora Hunting Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 374 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $134Our pick

Join North Star Adventures in Yellowknife for a four-hour Aurora hunt with a maximum of 12 people. Your guide follows the weather and Aurora activity rather than a fixed route, driving into the wilderness for clearer skies and darker viewing spots. Pickup is included from many downtown hotels and B&Bs. Expect wilderness conditions, late hours, snacks, and hot drinks, but no cabin, tent, or washroom.

“Komi & Shadow did an awesome job last night & we got to see some excellent Aurora! They are super guides they made the experience very special!”

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2.Northern Lights Tour Yellowknife

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 370 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $74

Leave Yellowknife around 9:30 p.m. with a guide such as Wilson, Rosa, or Pei, then visit three aurora viewpoints outside town. Your guide shares local and aurora stories, serves hot drinks and cookies, and photographs you beneath the lights. Hotel and B&B pickup is included, but airport transfers are not.

“Absolutely recommend it!! It was a cloudy night. Wilson, our guide, was amazing and positive and his constant enthusiam kept us going even when we didn't see anything. His judgement was excellent and he took decisions quickly about how much time to spend at each location. He gave us background about the Dene people, the history of mining. On the shores of Lake Prosperous, he and Rupinder served us hot chocolate and cookies. After we were done, Wilson went out to check and there were 2 brightening bands right above our heads. Then at the last stop we saw parts of the aurora where the cloud cover had slipped, glimpes…”

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3.Northern Lights Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 326 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $67Best value

You’ll leave Yellowknife by mini coach with guides such as Julian or Sheldon, following cloud breaks and aurora forecasts to several viewing sites. The outing lasts about five hours, with hot drinks, snacks, hotel pickup, and professional photos included. Bring serious winter clothing, since you’ll spend time outside and the tour runs late.

“Wonderful experience, Sheldon the driver and tour guide was excellent. He was funny, educated and enthusiastic throughout. He literally took us hunting for the Aurora on a cloudy night and with his vast knowledge of the area and nature we spent an incredible hour viewing the Aurora. It was a wonderful experience, 10/10 highly recommend”

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4.Intimate Aurora Tours Cozy Cabin Bucket List

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 277 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $107

Tracy and Sim take you from Yellowknife hotels to a private forest cabin for a four-hour Aurora outing. Warm up with fish chowder, fresh bannock, tea, coffee, and hot chocolate, try on fur clothing, hear local stories, and watch the sky from a dark viewing site. Aurora sightings depend on clouds and activity.

“We were very lucky as the night we went we had the best experience with the Aurora. Be prepared, it’s very cold out there but there’s a lovely warm cabin to hide in lol. The organizer was lovely, provided hot soup and bannock and lots of hot drinks as needed. Would highly recommend this tour, well organized and they take lots of photos of you too, which they share before you leave. We loved our time out in the wilds, viewing the aurora. Thank you”

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5.Yukon: Aurora Borealis Late Night Viewing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 78 reviews · 4h 30m · from $122

Meet your bilingual English or Spanish guide at the Sternwheeler Hotel and ride a warm minibus to a custom-built Aurora viewing site. You get a heated cabin, restrooms, snacks, hot drinks, and help with night photography. The five-hour outing runs in all weather, but Aurora sightings are never guaranteed.

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6.Arctic Day: Aurora Viewing Tour | late night

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 76 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $125

Leave Whitehorse at 11:20 pm for Arctic Range Adventure’s remote AuroraCentre, away from city lights. Guides such as Jessica, Akino, Morgan, Ishbel, and Kei have helped visitors with camera settings, refreshments, and aurora alerts. Expect a late night with hot drinks, snacks, cabins, teepees, fires, and a professional photographer guide, but no guarantee of clear skies or aurora.

“Akino was very helpful and accomodating. Will recommend this tour to my friends and family. Thank you.”

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7.Yukon Aurora Viewing Package | 4 days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 4 days (approx.) · from $692

Spend four days in Whitehorse with three evening aurora outings, airport transfers, hotel accommodation, and a guided city tour. You’ll visit the S.S. Klondike, Old Log Church, Log Cabin Skyscraper, and Yukon Visitor Information Centre, then keep afternoons free for dog sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, or ice fishing.

“Good service and Guides are very warm welcome and supportive.Luckily we have faced Aurora 2 nights consecutively. That's very impressive as well.”

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