QUOTE(mystalyzer @ Feb 22 2024, 05:43 PM)
1. You can see northern lights in Iceland as well. If you are lucky, you can see it even in Denmark or Scotland as well. I recommend Tromsø, Norway specifically because of the local topology so the chances of having clear skies is higher, which is usually the biggest factor in determining if you can see it clearly.
2. £3k for everything (tours, flights, hotels, food) for 2 person for about a week. Btw, don't bother to bring cash to Norway, it's practically useless
3. It's not a nightly event. There is a few apps you can use to check the kp reading. Some people might go for a week and see nothing, and some might be passing by for a few hours and can see a fantastic display. It is a natural phenomenon so it hugely depends on luck as well
4. October to February is generally the best times as these months have much longer night time. I recommend that you check the moon cycles as well, so better to go when there is no full moon, so if you can get a very dark sky
5. Coastal areas, even in north Scandinavia is not too bad. But if you go inland especially Finland, it can drop to -20 or lower
6. No, because if you take a tour it goes to the outskirts to some remote place. The guides bring people to different beaches so you don't have multiple tourist vans going to the same place.
7. There is a 11 years solar cycle, if not mistaken after 2024 the chances of seeing it goes down a lot until the next cycle.
Hey sorry to bother again, some more questions
1. Just want to confirm that Malaysians do not need to apply for any visa to enter Norway for stays less than 91 days? So, no need a Schegen Visa or anything, just show up with passport is enough? Will likely be flying in from the UK
2. Did you buy travel insurance?
3. What else did you do for ~7 days besides Northern Lights tour?
4. How many days did you spend in Norway? and what locations did you visit? How many days in Tromso specifically?
5. How many tours did you book in Viator? One for each day in Norway? Or one tour for all days? the wander own tour starts at 18:00. What to do during day time?
6. If I book a tour for a night and don't see the lights. Do I book again for the next night?
7. Also, wandering owl tour charges 650NOK for high res pictures. Is it recommended to pay for those
8. Why no need to bring any NOK cash? What about Food
9. What winter clothing did you bring? Trying to see what I can skimp on for lighted luggage, the wandering owl tour says that they do provide clothing and shoes
10. Stay at hotel or hostel?
Thanks!
This post has been edited by poooky: Mar 28 2024, 08:06 PM 
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