Aurora & Locals

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Aurora & Locals

Plan a trip

Aurora & Locals

We are Aurora & Locals

one island,in season,it's people

Aurora nights. Farm to tables experiences, Hot springs at minus ten. Just your party and one Icelander, who keeps 80% of what you pay.

ICELAND : THIS SEASON

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An hour past the last streetlight, your host cuts the engine. Minus eight. Your breath hangs in the dark, and the only sound is the car ticking as it cools. Then the ridge turns green.

An hour past the last streetlight, your host cuts the engine. Minus eight. Your breath hangs in the dark, and the only sound is the car ticking as it cools. Then the ridge turns green.

Most tours run on forty seats and a microphone. Ours run on one host who knows which road to take when the clouds shift. You land carrying the whole year. By day three, your phone stays in your bag.

OUR MANIFESTO

FJALLMARK

KALDUR

NORRØN

ATLAS & CO

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TIND

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Iceland by month

Pick a month. Here is what it holds.

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Aurora: dark enough

Sky

Aurora nights

The longest dark of the year. More hours to wait, and more chances.

Plan January

Land

Ice caves

Blue ice under the glacier, safe to enter only in the cold months.

Plan January

Table

Þorrablót

The midwinter feast begins late in the month: smoked lamb, rye bread, and fermented shark for the brave.

Plan January

Water

Hot springs in snow

Warm water, frozen hair, and steam rising into the dark.

Plan January

Forty-two places

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Nov — Mar

PATAGONIA

Argentina

Nov — Mar

PATAGONIA

Argentina

The granite turns red for four hours in March.

VIEW DESTINATION

Jun — Aug

FAROE ISLANDS

Denmark

Jun — Aug

FAROE ISLANDS

Denmark

A lake that appears to hang above the sea, and eighteen villages that agree not to mention it.

VIEW DESTINATION

Oct — Apr

ERG CHIGAGA

Morocco

Oct — Apr

ERG CHIGAGA

Morocco

Four days by camel to the last dune before the stone desert begins.

VIEW DESTINATION

Apr — Oct

ATACAMA

Chile

Apr — Oct

ATACAMA

Chile

The driest sky anyone has ever slept under, and the clearest.

VIEW DESTINATION

Getting there

Fly in from anywhere.

Getting there

Fly in from anywhere.

In focus — No. 01 · Patagonia, Argentina

In focus — Patagonia, Argentina

When the granite turns red

Window

Nov — Mar

Nights

Group

12 seats

Currency

ARS

Local time

UTC−3

Why this week

For four hours in March the Torres catch the first light and hold it. We plan an entire week around that one morning.

The journal

Notes from the places we walk — weather, light, and what a week there is actually like.

Four hours of light

Packing for four seasons

The desert is not silent

Reading the altitude

Waiting for weather

IN THEIR WORDS

My family and I spent six days in Iceland and couldn’t have done it without Joseph! What sets him apart is his flexibility, knowledge, and kind demeanor. Some days we only required transport, and Joseph was always there early and waiting with a smile. Other days, he took us on full day tours using his expertise as a geologist to explain the sights we saw along the Golden Circle and the Southcoast. When our Katla Ice Cave tour was cancelled after we drove nearly three hours to get to it, Joseph was quick to course correct and plan an entirely different day for us to make the best of it. Unbeknownst to me, my husband contacted Joseph before our trip and told him that we were arriving in Iceland on my birthday, and Joseph showed up at the airport with a delicious chocolate cake.

Hannah F , NEW YORK

ICELAND-Unscipted -5 Nights

My family and I spent six days in Iceland and couldn’t have done it without Joseph! What sets him apart is his flexibility, knowledge, and kind demeanor. Some days we only required transport, and Joseph was always there early and waiting with a smile. Other days, he took us on full day tours using his expertise as a geologist to explain the sights we saw along the Golden Circle and the Southcoast. When our Katla Ice Cave tour was cancelled after we drove nearly three hours to get to it, Joseph was quick to course correct and plan an entirely different day for us to make the best of it. Unbeknownst to me, my husband contacted Joseph before our trip and told him that we were arriving in Iceland on my birthday, and Joseph showed up at the airport with a delicious chocolate cake.

Hannah F , NEW YORK

ICELAND-Unscipted -5 Nights

We booked a Private South Coast Tour to make the best of our day in port in between back-to-back cruises. It was our best day ever and a private tour truly is the best way to go. Our tour guide Tomas promptly picked us up at the cruise port terminal and had the whole day planned for us. He is a great driver, very good company and was well prepared for the itinerary. He seized the opportunity for added stops when we saw something interesting along the way. He was there for us and we appreciated every minute in his company! Truly a delightful day and way much better than touring on our own.

LOUISE L

ICELAND- AUG 2024 -COUPLES

We booked a Private South Coast Tour to make the best of our day in port in between back-to-back cruises. It was our best day ever and a private tour truly is the best way to go. Our tour guide Tomas promptly picked us up at the cruise port terminal and had the whole day planned for us. He is a great driver, very good company and was well prepared for the itinerary. He seized the opportunity for added stops when we saw something interesting along the way. He was there for us and we appreciated every minute in his company! Truly a delightful day and way much better than touring on our own.

LOUISE L

ICELAND- AUG 2024 -COUPLES

Thank you, Julius for taking us from Reykjavik to Akureyri and back. The entire journey was wonderfully comfortable, and you made the experience truly enjoyable. We appreciated the opportunity to share stories and experiences along the way, with plenty of laughter throughout the trip.

ANIL T ,UNITED KINGDOM

THE CHRONICLES OF NORTH ICELAND | JUNE 2026 | FRIENDS

Thank you, Julius for taking us from Reykjavik to Akureyri and back. The entire journey was wonderfully comfortable, and you made the experience truly enjoyable. We appreciated the opportunity to share stories and experiences along the way, with plenty of laughter throughout the trip.

ANIL T ,UNITED KINGDOM

THE CHRONICLES OF NORTH ICELAND | JUNE 2026 | FRIENDS

"Amazing experience!! Abdel was very friendly, kind and made the experience much more fun! A once in a lifetime experience you should not miss out on! Thank you Abdel!"

Rafael G

Best Northern Lights Tour | Oct 2026 | Couples |

"Amazing experience!! Abdel was very friendly, kind and made the experience much more fun! A once in a lifetime experience you should not miss out on! Thank you Abdel!"

Rafael G

Best Northern Lights Tour | Oct 2026 | Couples |

Before you go

Questions, answered

Still not sure? We answer every note ourselves, usually within two days.

How far in advance should we book?

Most departures fill six to nine months out, and the best windows go first — Patagonia in March, Lofoten in deep winter. Tell us early and we’ll hold a place while you decide.

one island,in season,it's people

FJALLMARK

KALDUR

NORRØN

ATLAS & CO

VERDANT

TIND

SELKIE

MERIDIAN

FJALLMARK

KALDUR

NORRØN

ATLAS & CO

VERDANT

TIND

SELKIE

MERIDIAN

FJALLMARK

KALDUR

NORRØN

ATLAS & CO

VERDANT

TIND

SELKIE

MERIDIAN

FJALLMARK

KALDUR

NORRØN

ATLAS & CO

VERDANT

TIND

SELKIE

MERIDIAN

FJALLMARK

KALDUR

NORRØN

ATLAS & CO

VERDANT

TIND

SELKIE

MERIDIAN

FJALLMARK

KALDUR

NORRØN

ATLAS & CO

VERDANT

TIND

SELKIE

MERIDIAN

Pick a month. Here is what it holds.

Aurora nights

Ice caves

Þorrablót

Hot springs in snow

Forty-two places

PATAGONIA

PATAGONIA

FAROE ISLANDS

FAROE ISLANDS

ERG CHIGAGA

ERG CHIGAGA

ATACAMA

ATACAMA

Fly in from anywhere.

Fly in from anywhere.

When the granite turns red

Notes from the places we walk — weather, light, and what a week there is actually like.

Four hours of light

Packing for four seasons

The desert is not silent

Reading the altitude

Waiting for weather

Thank you, Julius for taking us from Reykjavik to Akureyri and back. The entire journey was wonderfully comfortable, and you made the experience truly enjoyable. We appreciated the opportunity to share stories and experiences along the way, with plenty of laughter throughout the trip.

Thank you, Julius for taking us from Reykjavik to Akureyri and back. The entire journey was wonderfully comfortable, and you made the experience truly enjoyable. We appreciated the opportunity to share stories and experiences along the way, with plenty of laughter throughout the trip.

"Amazing experience!! Abdel was very friendly, kind and made the experience much more fun! A once in a lifetime experience you should not miss out on! Thank you Abdel!"

"Amazing experience!! Abdel was very friendly, kind and made the experience much more fun! A once in a lifetime experience you should not miss out on! Thank you Abdel!"

Questions, answered

How far in advance should we book?

What’s included, and what isn’t?

How big are the groups?