Chase the Northern Lights - Aurora Tour
Available:
August 15 to October 28
November 15 – April 1
closed October 29 to november 14
Price
$100 CAD + GST per person
Duration
4–5 hours, depending on conditions
Pickup +
Drop-off
Door-to-door transportation included
Amenities
Heated highway coach and an onboard heated washroom
Refreshments
Mexican hot
chocolate and snacks
Languages
Guided tours available in English and Spanish
Chase the Northern Lights - Aurora Tour
Experience the northern lights with a tour that goes with the flow. We’ll pick you up right at your door in our spacious highway coach and head out in search of the best aurora viewing conditions.
When we find a great spot, we’ll settle in and enjoy the show. If conditions change, we’ll get back on the road and look for another spot. We go wherever the aurora decides to take us.
Sheldon brings more than 30 years of professional driving experience to the chase, so you can settle in and enjoy the evening.
Along the way, warm up with Mexican hot chocolate in our heated highway coach, including the convenience of an onboard heated washroom. At the end of the night, we’ll bring you back to your door.
There’s a Reason We Chase Them Here
Yellowknife is one of the world’s most celebrated places to experience the northern lights. Located beneath the auroral oval, the city’s northern location, long winter nights and wide-open skies create incredible opportunities to see the aurora in action.
What is the Aurora?
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, happen when charged particles from the sun interact with gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere. The result can be anything from a faint glow on the horizon to brilliant ribbons of green, purple and pink moving across the night sky.
And no two nights are exactly alike.
When Can You See the Aurora?
Aurora season in Yellowknife stretches across much of the year whenever the nights are dark enough to see the lights. The main viewing seasons generally run from late summer into fall and again throughout the winter into early spring. Clear, dark skies give you the best opportunity, but the aurora has a mind of its own. That’s part of what makes the chase so exciting.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY
Want to see what’s happening overhead? These resources can give you a look at current conditions before your tour. The aurora can surprise us—a quiet forecast can still turn into quite a show! Forecasts can help us understand the conditions, but they can’t guarantee what the night will bring.
AuroraMAX Live Feed
Watch the Yellowknife
sky in real time.
Aurora Forecast
Check the latest aurora
forecast for Yellowknife.
View Weather Forecast
Take a look at current and
upcoming weather conditions.
Professional Photography Included
Sheldon takes pride in capturing high-quality, professional photos. Every tour includes a personalized photography package, with photos taken throughout the experience. After your tour, you'll receive high-resolution images to treasure for years to come—all included in your tour price!
Northern lights (aurora borealis) glowing green in the night sky over a body of water with a person standing on a dock.
Night sky with green aurora borealis and stars, reflected in a calm body of water, with trees and parked cars in the distance.
Green northern lights (aurora borealis) in a starry night sky above a forest and parked vehicles.
Northern Lights in the night sky with green and purple hues, stars visible in the background.
A person standing outdoors at night under a starry sky illuminated by green and purple northern lights, with silhouettes of trees in the background.
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) glowing green in the night sky over a forested landscape.
A person with long hair, wearing a dark jacket and blue jeans, standing outdoors at night with their arms raised, watching the green Northern Lights in the sky.
Two people standing outdoors at night with the Northern Lights bright green in the sky above them.
A woman in a hooded jacket smiling outdoors at night in front of a lake, with the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) glowing green in the starry sky above.
Ask Sheldon about his special finger painting Aurora photos!
Ready to Chase the Northern Lights?
Your unforgettable Yellowknife adventure starts here! Join us for a night of great company and memories that will last a lifetime.