According to the country's tourism authority, the best time to see the northern lights in Iceland is from September to April, between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. – and particularly around midnight.

While Iceland isn't the only place in the world to view the northern lights, the Nordic country's location near the Arctic Circle means the light show can be visible for more than 100 nights per year.

A timelapse video has captured a volcano in Iceland spewing ash and clouds of smoke against the backdrop of the Northern Lights. The volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula has erupted several times ...

Iceland is one of the best places in the world to see the aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights). Here, at 65° N on the southern edge of the Arctic Circle, you can see auroras almost ...

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From September through to mid-April is when the nights are longest in Iceland, and is therefore the best time to see the Northern Lights. As you’ll have more chance of seeing the lights when it ...

Over in North America, you can catch the northern lights in Canada. With many parts of the country extending so far north, it’s one of the best places outside of Europe for northern lights viewing.

Northern lights over Iceland's snowy landscape. Credit: jakkreethampitakkull/Getty Images It was a biting 10 degrees Fahrenheit the first night I saw the northern lights.

I went to Iceland to view the Northern Lights. I didn't see them, but I still think my $1,700 trip, which included whale-watching, was worth it.

Jet2Holidays’ package to Reykjavik bases travellers right in the city centre for four nights, with a three-hour northern lights tour included in the price.Accommodation is in spacious ...

Needless to say, I was hooked, so traveling over the rainbow to Iceland to get a closer look was no surprise to anyone. Iceland Bound The northern lights, as viewed from Iceland.