GUIDE GUNNAR

I had a tour with a GuideGunnar Partner. I was disappointed it was not Gunnar, but the partner Louay did a fantastic job. Constantly moving us to get a better view. He was able to find clear skies even when it was cloudy and windy and there was little hope. Quality pictures also. Very happy with the tour.

I did 3 aurora tours in Tromsø. If you are considering booking the "GG Partners Aurora Chase" or "GG Partner Aurora Chase," only book them as a last resort. There are dozens of aurora chasing tour companies in the area and the good ones will communicate with you and give you updates on what they are doing. They have an informal network of tour operators on a WhatsApp chat group who coordinate and share photos of what they're seeing in the skies and whether or not they match the weather.

The GG Partners tour did none of this. From my perspective they seemed to have a set destination with no course correction in case of weather change (it seemed like he had a couple phone calls, maybe to double check the route or end point), and no ongoing communication of what or where we were headed. There was no interaction with any of the guests, no talk of culture/aurora science, etc. The other 2 tours made bonfires, conversed with us, and offered us thermal suits (especially necessary if we were going somewhere particular cold).

Basically, if you want a silent tour with barely any interaction whatsoever except to offer you some cold juice or a lefse, then choose this one. Otherwise, go with a company that is better regarded like Arctic Photo Guide or Wandering Owls. They will be more likely to actually take you to clear skies, course correct when needed, and well, you. know, do something other than chauffeur you somewhere.

Maybe this is obvious based on my negative review, but we did not see anything but clouds on our tour, and we drove about 3 hours one way inland with 1 pit stop at a gas station. Which means we left at 7, arrived at the parking spot at about 10:30, waited around for about an hour, and got back at about 2:30.

It was a total waste of time and money and I don't want anyone else making the same mistake. You're better off checking meteologix cloud cover forecasts yourself and deciding if it's worth spending nearly half your evening getting driven around in the dark.

I've had the pleasure of travelling with Gunnar a few times now both with Aurora chasing and ice fishing. He is an excellent guide with great communication. He looked after all the guests well, kept spirits high and well all enjoyed his company.

Amazing Experience! We did the tour with one of his partner and it was excellent. He drove us for 3h to take us to the Finland border and we succeeded to see an amazing aurora.
He also made homemade cookies for us !
The only negative thing was that he did not have enough addittional cloths for every guest, but overall it has been amazing!

Super geniale Tour. Der Guide gab sich brutal viel Mühe. Vier Orte angefahren und dann endlich an der finnischen Grenze der grandiose Erfolg. Über eine Stunde Polarlichter in super Qualität. Danke für diese schöne Erlebnis. Wahrhaft ein Traum.