Aurora 2024

[cyke69sg]

Are you living there?

Yes

 

[kaisin82]

here's mine. Watching some zaobao interview video while observing the northern lights

 

[freshvibes]

here's mine. Watching some zaobao interview video while observing the northern lights

Where is this?

 

[kaisin82]

Calgary~~ Canada

 

[Fennel]

Sharing my pics from Oct 10 Edmonton (not Europe) -- since the Alberta boyz are here, imma contribute:

From my backyard:

 

[Fennel]

Beautiful backdrop (lakes, mountains, horizon), cold dark night + clear skies + uncertainty + sudden appearance of Aurora + Excitement = priceless experience.

The peace and quiet, the sounds of the coyotes in the distance, the moment of gratitude, the thoughts of the cosmos and its vastness, that how small we are in the grand scheme of the universe, all that stuff which we don't usually think about in our everyday pursuit of the mundane

 

[cpuer]

https://i.ibb.co/fCJt9n2/AURORA.jpg

Not as big or bright as I hoped for, but still it was there.

 

[Unclemun]

https://i.ibb.co/fCJt9n2/AURORA.jpg

Not as big or bright as I hoped for, but still it was there.

Going to Norway again next Month and hope to do better than my experiences in Mar.

 

[cpuer]

Going to Norway again next Month and hope to do better than my experiences in Mar.

all the best bro. do wear the cleats against the icy ground, my wife fell and paid the price of a broken wrist for that view

 

[rrr2015]

Going to Norway again next Month and hope to do better than my experiences in Mar.

how much to budget for such trip?

 

[cpuer]

how much to budget for such trip?

if you go with the sole itinerary of seeing Northern light, its not too expensive. most people find it expensive because they want to do lots of stuff there and that would be costly

 

[Unclemun]

how much to budget for such trip?

According to my wife, for my 3 week trip, it will cost us about $5,500 - $6,000 per person (airfare, internal flight x 1, train, bus, ferry, twin sharing and some excursions). Excludes food which I allow $2,000 (about $90 per day)

 

[belgarathc]

Going to Norway again next Month and hope to do better than my experiences in Mar.

Which part of Norway are you visiting this time?

 

[cpuer]

According to my wife, for my 3 week trip, it will cost us about $5,500 - $6,000 per person (airfare, internal flight x 1, train, bus, ferry, twin sharing and some excursions). Excludes food which I allow $2,000 (about $90 per day)

Mine was 3.8K/pax but with 5nights free lodging at Amsterdam. If need to pay for lodging there, I think need to add another 600 to 700 more. Itin as below

Sin to Amsterdam by air
Amsterdam to Brussel by bus
Brussel to Brugge by train
Brussel to Tromso by plane
Tromso to Bergen by plane
Bergen to Flam by ferry
Flam to Oslo by train
Oslo to Sin by plane

daily excursion done within 24hrs passes, did one night of NL chase tour. The rest all on our own.

 

[rrr2015]

According to my wife, for my 3 week trip, it will cost us about $5,500 - $6,000 per person (airfare, internal flight x 1, train, bus, ferry, twin sharing and some excursions). Excludes food which I allow $2,000 (about $90 per day)

thanks for sharing. so i guess 7D trip for 3K should be doable.

 

[couch.potato]

Anyone knows what is the ballpark for a 10D self-driving trip to Iceland to see northern lights? Im also torn between Iceland and Norway, since Tromso is super low fail rate.

 

[Unclemun]

Which part of Norway are you visiting this time?

I will be going to Tromso, Lofoten Islands, Trondheim and Oslo. The first two locations are repeat visits.
Outside Norway will include Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Rovaniemi (Santa Claus Village), among other place.

I checked - there will be plenty of snow. Will be a challenge.

 

[Unclemun]

thanks for sharing. so i guess 7D trip for 3K should be doable.

It will depends on your airfare - we got ours for about $1K round trip. Now it will cost $1,800. China Southern can give a better deal since it flies through Russian airspace, saving 2 hours (disregarding the stopover time)

 

[ApeTruelove]

Anyone knows what is the ballpark for a 10D self-driving trip to Iceland to see northern lights? Im also torn between Iceland and Norway, since Tromso is super low fail rate.

Average around 3.5-5k per pax for iceland 10D self drive. If your main is to see northern light then better go Norway.

 

[cpuer]

I will be going to Tromso, Lofoten Islands, Trondheim and Oslo. The first two locations are repeat visits.
Outside Norway will include Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Rovaniemi (Santa Claus Village), among other place.

I checked - there will be plenty of snow. Will be a challenge.

wow, my wife kept bugging me on Lofoten, i checked, its actually doable on public buses on the islands