Northern Lights · YELLOWKNIFE NORTHERN LIGHTS TOURS
Aurora season is short and the good nights go first. These 15 yellowknife northern lights tours justify the money, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes.
Review of Yellowknife’s Indigenous-owned Aurora Hunting Tours, with mobile pickup, small groups, snacks, hot drinks, pricing, and practical tips.
“Good experience! Highly recommend to friends who plan to Yellowknife and join this tours, compare with Aurora village”
Review of Yellowknife’s affordable northern lights tour, with three viewing stops, free photos, hotel pickup, hot drinks, and winter advice.
“The tour was poorly run but saved by spectacular aurora show. We waited at the parking lot of our first stop for about 45 minutes too long with no Aurora activity. The guide did a poor job communicating to passengers on board. After seeing several tour vans came and gone, I asked our guide when we will move to the next location. She then contacted her boss and got his okay right away to head to the next stop. The boss is also the photographer for multiple tour vans. We saw spectacular Aurora show at our second and final spot. Before heading back, the boss shared (via air drop) all…”
Review of Yellowknife’s affordable aurora tour, with pickup, hot drinks, photos, multiple viewing stops, and practical cold-weather advice.
“Everything was great, they took us into the most beautiful place, the sky was amazing and the northern lights were clear and awesome”
Review of Yellowknife’s Cozy Cabin Aurora Tour, with pickup, fish chowder, bannock, fur clothing, photography help, and practical booking tips.
“This tour was our best of three different ones we did. First Tracy picked us up from our BnB so we didn’t have to drive around for a meeting spot. She was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable and we loved getting to hear about the area and learn about the Aurora. Her kindness and customer service was above and beyond what we expected and she was really helpful in helping us figure out travel logistics as we left. We loved getting to go out to the cabin and stay warm while we waited for the aurora. It was a small group that and didn’t feel like we were being herded in…”
Review of Yellowknife’s 4-hour northern lights bus tour, with warm drinks, free photos, flexible stops, guide details, value, and practical tips.
“BEST EXPERIENCE EVER!!! The guide was nice and informative, and of course the northern lights were amazing.”
Review of Yellowknife Tours Aurora by bus, with three lake stops, warm drinks, snacks, guide photos, pricing, timing, and booking advice.
“Waiting for the bus to arrive for almost an hour past its due time. Because the bus was late to pick me up, we arrived at the location -- just as the clouds were covering the last of the opening in the sky.”
Review of Yellowknife’s Aurora Chasing and Aurora Lodge tour, with warm shelter, photography, park stops, pricing, guides, and practical booking tips.
“Fantastic experience of northern lights with clear sky. We could stay in warm cabin before and after watching the northern lights.”
Stay warm in a bush cabin, enjoy fish chowder and bannock, and hunt the Northern Lights on this friendly Yellowknife evening tour.
“It was a beautiful experience, our guide Tracy was very friendly the entire time, thanks to her the experience was unforgettable”
Review of Madeline Lake’s Aurora Lodge and Chasing Tour, with warm lodge comforts, photography, snacks, transport, and practical tips.
“Guide crew were great lodge was warm and cozy. Great trip jan 26 2026”
Review of Yellowknife Aurora Hunting Tours by Bus, with hotel pickup, wilderness stops, guide photos, snacks, pricing, and practical tips.
“Tina is an excellent guide who took us aurora hunting in Yellowknife. She was very kind and patiently helped everyone on the tour take photos using a high-quality camera. We first travelled by bus to several different locations in search of clear skies. Afterwards, we visited a cozy lounge where snacks, hot chocolate, and washrooms were available for a short rest. Then we headed out to the lakeside to watch the aurora. Although the aurora index was low that night, we were still lucky enough to see the lights dancing across the sky. It was a magical experience and truly a highlight of our trip. Tina was also generous in…”
Review of Yellowknife’s 5-day winter package with aurora tours, ice fishing, snowmobile rides, dog sledding, transfers, and warm gear.
“The tour guides were very knowledgeable and fun to talk to! I had fun in the 4 days that they have set up, from the day activities to the aurora viewing at night!”
Review of Yellowknife’s Best Aurora Tour, with guide-led aurora chasing, warm drinks, photos, transfers, pricing, and practical booking advice.
“Our tour guide, Mike, spoke almost completely in Chinese, probably because all the other people on the tour understood him. The tent area with the tepee had a cozy vibe. There was no aurora, I understand that this is not anything that anyone can control. We waited in one area, Lake Prosperous. The sky cleared and we got a star studded dark sky. The guide did not seem interested in going to other spots or explaining that maybe he knew that the chances of an aurora were slim. There was no effort at aurora chasing, contrary to what the description says.”
A practical review of Yellowknife’s 4-day aurora package, with warm lodge viewing, lake hunting, hotel stays, city sights, photos, and language tips.
“The tour operator mostly service for Chinese tourists while it was not known in any information from Viator. As the matter of fact the operator’s name is a bailable only in Chinese letters that made us difficult to find them when picked up at the airport. The tour guides are not fluent in English and speak Mandarin almost all the time. It was more than different to know what was explained or described during the tour. We found another couple from Texas in the same group of tourists, who expressed the exact same language/communication issues with operating company. I strongly believe there is almost no communication between the operating company…”
Review of Yellowknife’s 4.5-hour private aurora hunt, with dark-sky stops, warm drinks, local guides, pricing, tips, and booking advice.
“Our guide Mr. Robinson made the tour even more enjoyable with his kindness, his knowledge about Yellowknife and the aurora, and his clear, easy-to-understand explanations. The tour was also private and flexible, and We were lucky to see an unbelievably beautiful aurora at the spot we were guided to. It was truly the best day of my life. Thank you so much.”
Review of Yellowknife’s private Aurora Viewing Experience, with two possible viewing sites, hot drinks, transport, value, and practical tips.
“Kevin was patient and persevered to make sure we had a wonderful Northern Lights experience. He is a native and knows the area well because of this he was able to take us to several places that other tour operators don’t generally gRead more”
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