Winter rentals · Iceland The Aurora Explorer · 4x4

Watch the northern lights from bed.

Most people watch them from the cold. In the Aurora Explorer you lie under a goose-down duvet and look up through a panoramic skyroof.

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A clear night over the valley.

Snow on the ground, stars out, and green light starting to move across the sky.

Outside

Most people watch the northern lights from the cold.

Standing by the road, stamping their feet, waiting.

The skyroof

So we put a window in the roof.

The Highlander has a panoramic skyroof and large windows, so the sky comes inside.

Inside

You'll watch from bed.

Under a goose-down duvet, with something hot to drink, looking straight up.

Warm in here

Wild out there. Warm in here.

The heating runs under the bed, and a double charging system keeps it going through the night.

Looking up through the van's panoramic skyroof at the northern lights
The Aurora Explorer parked in the snow at night, its skyroof and windows glowing warm under the northern lights
02 · The van

A checklist for a cozy night.

Everything the Aurora Explorer brings to a winter night.

Skyroof
Panoramic, and it opens
Heating
Runs under the bed
Duvets
Goose-down, not sleeping bags
Power
Independent double charging
Light
Multi-colour mood lighting
Drive
4x4 Highlander
03 · The hunt

Put together your own northern lights hunt.

The aurora needs a dark, clear night, and nobody can promise it. We can make the waiting cozy.

  1. 01

    Check the forecast

    Clear skies and an active aurora forecast are your cue. The Icelandic Met Office publishes one at vedur.is.

  2. 02

    Leave the town lights

    Drive out to a campsite away from the glow of town, and check road conditions at umferdin.is first.

  3. 03

    Lie back and look up

    Dim the mood light, pull up the duvet and watch through the skyroof.

04 · Safety

Your safety comes first.

From 15 October to 14 April, all our campers are equipped with these winter essentials.

Office hours 09:00–18:00. The office is closed from 23 December to 31 January.

Wintertime is all about being cozy.

The Aurora Explorer: a 4x4 Highlander with a panoramic skyroof.