View allThe accommodation was excellent. We saw the Northern Lights in Tromso, and it snowed most days.
kimberley, traveled in March
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Highlights
- Explore Tromsø's vibrant culture and nightlife
- Visit the world's northernmost Polar park
- Experience Sami culture at a reindeer farm
- Chase the Northern Lights in Harstad
- Choose an Arctic adventure in Tromsø
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 ARRIVAL TO TROMSØ
- Day 2 TROMSØ – NARVIK
- Day 3 NARVIK – SVOLVÆR
- Day 4 SVOLVÆR – HARSTAD
- Day 5 HARSTAD – TROMSØ
- Day 6 TROMSØ
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- KHKylie· March 30th, 2025Don't waste your money, this tour was not worth it. We spent most of the time driving in a bus without stopping to see sites or do activities. We would arrive in each town so late in the afternoon/evening that nothing was open and we couldn't spend time in the town itself. The optional extras were average, to say the least. The Polar Park wasn't worth the time we spent there. My advice is to stay in Tromso and do day trips to all the optional activities you want to do. The Sami reindeer was interesting and is worth doing, but this can also be done as a day trip from Tromso. We were not given clear information each day as to where we would stop for meals and so some people didn't get lunch each day or had to make do with items from a petrol station which was unsatisfactory. Meal and rest stops should be planned appropriately. Overall very disappointing.Show more
V.O.S – Vision of Scandinavia commented on this reviewDear Kylie, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. First and foremost, I sincerely apologise that your experience on the tour did not meet your expectations. As you mentioned, the tour is designed to be fast-paced, as it covers long... Show moreTrip date: March 2025 - Levani· March 26th, 2025I highly recommend avoiding the Arctic Experience tour organized by V.O.S – Vision of Scandinavia. It was an absolutely horrible experience, and all 15 people on the tour agreed it was the worst we’ve ever been on. The majority of the time was spent on the bus, with barely any stops to take photos or enjoy the scenery. The first day we only stopped at the Zoo. When we voiced our complaints, the driver would stop in completely inappropriate places—literally at crossroads—so we were right in the middle of the road. Our guide demonstrated poor planning as well. Knowing the roads would close at night for snow cleanup, they still brought us to an incredibly boring bakery for a 40-minute break, which caused us to be delayed. As a result, we were stuck on the road for about an hour while waiting for it to be cleared. We didn’t arrive at the hotel until after 11 PM. Several activities listed in the itinerary never happened. For instance, the Northern Lights hunt was canceled due to the weather. While this is understandable, the tour organizers made no effort to replace it with an alternative activity—even though we had paid for it. The final day was a disaster. We were forced to carry our luggage and walk to the harbor in snow to catch the ferry and then walk back from the harbor to our hotel in Tromsø. This was challenging for participants with large suitcases. To make matters worse, the hour-long walking tour of Tromsø that was scheduled for the last day didn’t happen, despite the fact that the weather was suitable. Overall, this tour was poorly organized, filled with disappointing experiences, and lacked any consideration for the comfort or satisfaction of its participants. I cannot recommend this tour to anyone. Save your time and money for a better experience elsewhere. You will do better if you just go to Tromso and stay there for 4-5 days and book all these activities on your own!Show moreV.O.S – Vision of Scandinavia commented on this reviewDear Levani, Firstly, I want to express my apologies that your experience on this trip did not meet expectations. I fully understand that the journey was lengthy, traveling at a fast pace with one-night stops at each destination from Tromsø to Harstad.... Show more
Trip date: February 2025 - XZXiaoYing· March 25th, 2025We were not happy with the tour. Day 1: On the day of the tour orientation, our names weren’t even on the list. In fact, a lot of people’s names weren’t on the list. The tour guide had to keep adding names to his list. On booking, we were never asked for confirmation on whether the room was gonna be a double or a twin, so on arrival, we had to ask the hotel staff to kindly change the room from a double to a twin room. This issue was mentioned to the tour guide at the meeting and we requested for him to ensure all the hotels for days 2-6 was a twin. We weren’t the only people that made this complaint to the guide on the very first day. Unfortunately, we were given a double room again on the last evening and it took many complaints for the hotel to make the change for us. During this period, we attempted to contact the tour guide, but he was not reachable and we contacted the tour company which said we asked for a double room when we made the booking. Not true! There was no mention nor options provided to select the room type at the time of the booking. The tour company simply assumed it was all a double room for two people bookings. On the tour documents, it mentioned double / twin rooms but there were no follow ups, no option to choose room type and no confirmation, nothing from the tour operator so beware if you are travelling with two people when you want to book a twin room. Day 2: Three hours drive to Polar park and stayed for one and a half hours for the visit. Then another couple of hours drive to the hotel. You spend most of the time on the bus with only 1-2 hours of activity booked for the day. Day 3: Similar to Day 2, 3 hours drive for 1 hour at a Sami reindeer farm. Then drive to hotel and nothing else planned for the evening. Only day 3 had dinner included which was a buffet. Other days, you have to fend for yourself. Day 4: Long drive to Lofoten Islands, with a couple of short photo stops in between. This was a terribly long day and due to the extreme weather, we were meant to arrive at the hotel before 8pm for the Northern light hunting. We didn’t get to the hotel until 11pm and northern light hunt was cancelled due to weather. Originally we were meant to be able to eat dinner at around 7:30 to 8pm. In the end, everyone had to buy something at the gas station / convenience stores around 8-9pm. In the event of when activities were cancelled, there were nothing else offered as a replacement. My only compliment was to the drivers for trying to drive in the very harsh weather for such a long day. Day 5: Left the hotel at 6:30am to board the boat back to Tromso. We arrived around 10am and as per the itinerary there was meant to be another 1 hour Panoramic walk around 10:30am. There was no walk. There was no explanation either as to why this part of the itinerary was missing. Be prepared, once you get to the hotel, you were on your own and should plan for how you want to spend the rest of the day. Your tour guide leaves once you get to the hotel. Other complaints: - travel documents - you will receive a very simple itinerary for each day which only states the time of when activity starts and one line stating what the activity is about. Eg 13:00 - visit polar park. For most of the events, they won’t even tell you the duration of the event. There will be no description of what you are doing or anything about the places you are visiting. So don’t expect much from the travel documents, if you need details, you will have to come back to the descriptions on the website. - Poor hotel choices (mainly all the Scandic Hotels) For 2 nights, the hotel twin rooms were tiny. There is barely any room to walk nor open both your luggages. In one of the hotel rooms, ventilation sound was very loud. You could hear this sound the entire night so it was very difficult to sleep. One hotel had poor hot water system where it randomly switched between cold and hot water. - Poor hotel service (Scandic Grand Tromso ) - At the last hotel, we were once again given a double room. We requested to move to a twin room, the hotel staff lied and told us all twin rooms were already booked out when there are were still plenty available for booking on Booking.com. When confronted, they were unwilling to change the room type and simply told us it’s not their fault. When we requested for two extra blankets (in an attempt to use as temporary mattresses since they refused to move us to a twin room), they also refused and would only provide one. Either way, if your tour operator booked the wrong room type to begin with, good luck as you are on your own in trying to rectify this issue. - optional activities: likewise there are no details about the optional activities and be very cautious about the activities you are booking. Request for details before you book so you are not mislead. E.g aurora husky visit is not a husky ride. It’s a visit to just play with the dogs. If the Husky activity is booked for the evening, then it’s likely this is not going to be a Husky ride. The northern light cruise is a three hour cruise where you spend 1 hour cruising out and 1 hour back. The remaining hour you are indoors on land learning about how fisherman preserves fish. No comment on the snowmobile as this activity was cancelled due to bad weather. Conclusion: Ask for a lot of details before booking any optional activities so you know what you are getting into. If you book this tour, be prepared to be on the bus for the majority of the trip and only 1 activity (1 - 2 hours max) per day. Make sure you have lots of snacks with you for the long bus ride as you might not get the time to even stop and buy lunch and/or dinner. If you are traveling with a friend, make sure you ask the tour operator to confirm whether it’s a double or a twin room and ask them to provide the confirmation in writing so they cannot shift the blame to you. In the event tour operator booked the wrong room, you will need to negotiate with the hotel staff yourself because the tour operator will not rectify the issue for you. If you are ok with all of the above, this is the tour for you. Olivia & GraceShow moreV.O.S – Vision of Scandinavia commented on this reviewDear Olivia and Grace, I’m truly sorry to hear about your frustrations with the trip, and I appreciate the opportunity to clarify a few points. As we discussed, the booking on Tour Radar clearly listed the room booked as a double. If a twin room was... Show moreTrip date: March 2025
- PBphilippe· March 22nd, 2025Automatic translation available in English. View in EnglishRight from the first evening's briefing, things weren't looking too good. The guide's list of participants was not up to date. We'll have to manage as best we can to eat, which is a bit surprising given the weakness of the planned program. Day 2: an hour and a half of activity for four to five hours of driving. No time to visit Narvik in the evening. Day 3: one hour on a Sami farm (of very average interest) for four to five hours' driving. The only dinner scheduled for that evening was imposed at 5:30 p.m., which prevented us from visiting Slovaer during the day. Day 4: a long bus journey to visit the Lofoten Islands, the only full and interesting day, but we had to extend the journey because of the snowy weather and arrived late at the hotel in Harstad at around 11pm. Not much opportunity to eat that day, and no way to visit Harstad either, as we left the hotel the next morning at 6.30am without breakfast. No Northern Lights on the program due to the weather. Understandable, but it's one less thing. Day 5: Arrival in Tromso by boat at 10.30 a.m., then nothing else planned for the day. A bit short for an organized trip. Two positive points: the quality of the hotels and the professionalism of the bus drivers, who had bad weather to drive in. We won't be advertising because we're disappointed with your service. Sincerely Evelyne and PhilippeShow moreV.O.S – Vision of Scandinavia commented on this reviewDear Evelyne and Philippe, Thank you for sharing your feedback. I’m sorry to hear that your experience didn’t go as planned, and I’d like to take a moment to address some of the points you raised. Firstly I apologise for the miscommunication in the... Show moreTrip date: March 2025
- CSClelia· February 12th, 2025The places are amazing and the tour guide was excellentShow moreTrip date: January 2025
- YHYong· January 31st, 2025There was a long of long distances travelling. Even though there was only one activity a day, we still felt tired due to the long bus journeys. The last hotel room was an attic sized room which was extremely small. The saving grace was the superb tour leader, Stefano. He was very responsible and took good care of the elderly group members. We were also blessed to have caught the elusive Northern Lights, thanks to Stefano's constant lookout for the lights' occurrence on the apps.Show moreTrip date: January 2025
- JWJanet· April 7th, 2024Tour more than met our expectations. Our tour...Show moreTrip date: March 2024
- CFConstance· March 18th, 2024I would have like to receive a detailed...Show moreTrip date: March 2024
- kimberley· March 16th, 2024This trip was amazing. The accommodation was...Show moreTrip date: March 2024
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Erwin
Asked on March 23rd, 2025What kind of weather should I expect in March?
V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written March 2025March can still be very cold in the Arctic; warm clothing including jackets and proper footwear is highly recommended.
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Sam
Asked on February 10th, 2025Will I get a refund if I opt out w/in 48 hours?
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written February 2025
If you cancel the reservation within 48 hours Vision of Scandinavia will not hold any fee, but I don't know about Tour Radar.
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Sam
Traveler•Written February 2025Can I book add-ons up until the time the tour starts?
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written February 2025
Yes you can book until before the tour starts, just be aware that often there can be limited availability for particular services. It is always encouraged to book add-on activities ahead of time.
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Sheila
Asked on February 10th, 2025Can I decide on optional activities once I arrive?
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written February 2025
It is recommended to choose optional activities as soon as possible since availability can be limited once the tour starts.
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Tony
Asked on January 28th, 2025is this by any chance available in early April
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written January 2025
Unfortunately the last tour for the season is 15th March. I could give you a discount of 100 Euros if you would be able to join this departure. Otherwise, would you be interested to some individual travelling itinerary with Tromsø only instead?
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Colin
Asked on January 27th, 2025Can you please let me know about the availability from hiroshima to iceland or anywhere where I experiance northren lights
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written January 2025
we have northern lights tours in Rovaniemi but the last departure is 15th March. The same is for Arctic Experience starting from Tromsø. Unfortunately we do not have any tour right now to Iceland for Aurora Borealis. If you are interested for next winter or one of our last tours in March you are welcome to book through Tour Radar.
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Erika
Asked on January 18th, 2025What is included in the meal plan during the tour?
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written January 2025
The package includes breakfast daily, along with 1 lunch and specified dinners during the tour.
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Jessica
Asked on December 24th, 2024Please confirm that transport on all days (excluding transfers to/from hotel and airport) are covered in the tour price. What are the prices for additional Northern lights tours and when and where can they be accomodated. Small group tours are Ok. We can also organize these tours ourselves in Tromso, but not sure about other places.
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Jessica
Traveler•Written December 2024The tour includes a high speed boat return to Tromso. My wife is prone to sea sickness. Is there another alternative to return to Tromso? You have mentioned observing northern lights on a cruise or boat. In order to photograph northern lights one needs to be still for 30 secs at a time. Wouldn't the boat or cruise be unstable for that? Do the northern lights tours have extra winter clothes availability?
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written December 2024
All transport (except hotel – airport transfers) are covered as part of the tour price. Additionally, Northern Lights tour such as our Northern Lights Cruise is available either Day 1 (19:00) in the evening or Day 3 which most clients have chosen at 19:00 departing from Svolvaer. These tours are designed specifically for Northern Lights viewing and will accommodate for the best experience possible to view the lights. The cruise does not provide extra clothing on their tours. Regarding the fast boat from Harstad – Tromsø, unfortunately there is no alternative to return to Tromsø from this location.
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Jessica
Traveler•Written January 2025Is there an option to customize the tour and instead of Harstad go to Tromsø directly and go for northern lights from Tromsø. Also what is the cost of additional optional tours like northern lights, northern lights cruise, husky sledding, snow mobile tour. Because my wife can't handle the speed boat I am asking if we can cut Harstad. Also from a timing for northern lights which week of March is preferable?
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written January 2025
Unfortunately its not possible to edit these tours as the have a set itinerary. If you wish to have a customisable tour I can refer you to our FIT department which handles individual tours, though keep in note that these do not come with tour guides. If you would like this option we can cancel this enquiry. Regarding pricing for the options, these should be provided to you by TourRadar on the tour's platform. As the Northern Lights is a natural phenomena there is no specific week that is best to view the lights. During this season you have a higher chance to see them yet of course it is never guaranteed.
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Leslie
Asked on December 19th, 2024Is the hotel included in the price or would we have to book our own accommodation separately to the tour?
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written December 2024
The accommodation in hotel is included in our tour!
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Jean
Asked on December 18th, 2024Can I ask if this tour is confirmed departure once I made my full payment? What is your minimum group size for this tour? I need to know if the tour is confirmed departure before I book my air tickets.
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written December 2024
The tour is confirmed and we already have 12 pax joining. Do not hesitate to contact us in case you have more questions.
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Luis
Asked on December 17th, 2024What dates do you have availabke for nov/ begin dec 2025 and can we pay deposit now and rest closer ?
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written December 2024
We will publish the new dates for next winter season in January. Unfortunately this is a tour we are not having in November/January but starts in January. If you would like to visit Lapland we have the Rovaniemi Winter Experience and Aurora Borealis and Glass Igloo which start end of November.
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Luis
Traveler•Written December 2024Whats the start of the season dates end of 2025 for the the 5 day tour to norway stromo
- V.O.S – Vision of ScandinaviaOperator•Written December 2024
The last tour of 2025 is at 22nd March. We have 15 March as well. This tour is usually in January, February and March since it is then that Tromsø has snow and all the winter activities are operating. In addition you can see the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) if the weather permits.
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