FRONT ROW SEATS TO THE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN ICELAND

Eleven Deplar Farm’s remote setting on Iceland’s Troll Peninsula boasts little to no light pollution and warmer conditions than most popular viewing areas, offering spectators one of the best places to see the northern lights. Floor-to-ceiling windows, wrap-around decks, and a geothermally heated pool with custom viewing lounges make Deplar the ultimate place to bask beneath the dancing neon hues. Self-led adventures across the property’s sweeping landscape also offer a variety of exclusive outdoor vantage points, making Deplar Farm a thoroughly unique northern lights hotel. 

AN EXPERIENCE TAILORED TO YOU

When you venture up to Deplar Farm in hopes of spotting the Northern Lights, our team will stay eleven steps ahead of you to make sure your entire stay is optimized for a celestial evening well spent, which can include:

• Staying in one of our Aurora Borealis suites (including the  Gallery Suite, Spa Suite, or Grettir) which are perfect for late night viewings thanks to outdoor balconies with never-ending private views. 
• Upon request, the team will alert you up until two in the morning if the Northern Lights appear, offering you a specialty cocktail that is made exclusively for magical nights like these! 
• Any outdoor excursions, like whale watching or snowshoeing, can be polished off with outdoor après under the evening sky. We’ll prepare warm beverages like hot toddies and cocoa while you bundle up in our winter-proof onesies that’ll keep you toasty as you witness the start of the Northern Lights display.

Various places in the lodge are well positioned to give you incredible views of the Northern lights, including the spa and dining room. 

• Once evening sets in, order your favorite drink from our swim-up bar and settle into the built-in lounges within our geothermally heated outdoor pool. There’s no better place to fully soak in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the planet’s most remarkable spectacle, Eleven-style – we’ve even created ergonomically designed benches to ensure your head is at the most comfortable angle for viewing.

THE AURORA BOREALIS, EXPLAINED

The Northern Lights, often referred to as the Aurora Borealis, are one of humankind’s greatest peek into nature’s splendor. The night sky’s striking shades result from electrical charges colliding up to 200 miles above the earth’s surface, and are best viewed near the Arctic Circle on long nights between September and March. 

 

The native legends explaining these ethereal displays are fascinating; one tale holds that the firefox ran so quickly across the night sky that it sparked flames from the stars, while another regards them as the reflective glow of the shields of the Valkyrie, the female warriors of old. 

 

PRO TIPS

Long nights near New Moons between December and February offer the best opportunity to experience a fully illuminated show up here at 66N. Download Aurora Apps like SolarHam and Aurora Forecast, which indicate the probability of seeing the Northern Lights and can help you plan your stay. 

 

KEEPING OUR EYES ON 2024

2024 is the next “Solar Maximum,” the peak of the sun’s eleven year cycle that produces the climactic solar activity which enhances the Northern Lights.

Deplar Farm,  named one of 2023’s “Best Hotels in the World” on Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List, is the best Northern Lights Hotel in Iceland.

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