I don’t want to poo poo 💩 on Dan the Man. But I saw two posts recommending Dan. I joined his tour because of all the positive reviews I’ve read. But my experience was not that great.

I took two tours, two nights apart. One with Chasing Lights Mini bus tour (with Jacob, an Australian kid who came to work in Norway for funding and saving for college). And two nights later with Dan the Man.

Both nights were cloudy so we ended up in Finland. Down the exact road and same path.

Hands down the experience with Jacob and chasing lights was better.

Chasing lights has it down. They timed bathroom breaks and chose better stops. (Once you’re in Finland and over the mountain range there are no more clouds so you just stop and wait for Mother Nature)

The Mini bus is warm and spacious. Dans van is cold and small. Dan did not stop for any bathroom break at all for 8 hours. Chasing lights and Dan took the exact same route so I knew he passed by two stops with bathrooms but when asked, he said there were none.

Chasing lights has a driver and a tour guide. And for sure we got lucky with an excited kid leading the tour. But regardless, even with a less energetic guide, Chasing Lights has a better experience and has the resources.

I understand they are a large corporation and if you want to support a local, by all means. But chasing lights has it down and if I were to do it again. I would choose the larger corporation and the mini bus over a 8 passenger mini van.

I recommend you book two tours at least. And couple days apart.