Tromsø sits under the auroral oval, which means the lights appear on most clear nights between September and March — the best odds a family can reasonably buy. Book at least three nights to hedge against cloud, and choose a small-group chase tour with a photographer guide who will produce the pictures your phone cannot. Daytimes fill themselves: the Fjellheisen cable car, the Arctic cathedral and Polaria's bearded seals at feeding time.
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