Arctic Circle Aurora Fly Drive Adventure - Southbound in Fairbanks booking from $559.00

Arctic Circle Aurora Fly Drive Adventure - Southbound

Overview

Discover winter in Alaska’s Arctic! Begin your journey with a small plane flight north across the Arctic Circle to a landing strip along the Dalton Highway at Coldfoot. Travel south on the famed Dalton Highway. View the remarkable Trans Alaska Pipeline. Experience the mighty Yukon River. Explore up close the amazing arctic tundra. Cross the Arctic Circle and receive an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate.

NOTE - each tour is unique with our ever changing daylight. Depending on when you are traveling it is important your day may be more "night" then day light".

Max Dressed Weight: 340 lbs.

Aurora is active over 300 days of the year -- BUT, it needs to be dark to see them. Joy Alaska is 60 road miles outside of Fairbanks. Next step is to stay awake during the peak time of activity -- which is late night here in Alaska. Your guide will keep your mind engaged while you wait and watch the sky for the lights.

City: Fairbanks

Wed 27 Aug

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What's Included

Local guide

Driver/guide

Live commentary on board

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Maximum Dressed Weight: 340 pounds
Small planes are used for the flight transportation portion of the tour. If you have any concerns with this we encourage you to call.
We do not have height limitations; however, the wider you are and the taller you are the less space you will have.
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
NOTE by choosing a tour experience one recognizes when one is traveling by plane, ground tour 6 feet of separation is not possible. As of July 1, 2021 Masks will no longer be required and will be optional for those who wish to wear one.

What To Expect

Northern Alaska Tour Company

Northern Alaska Tour Company pioneered Arctic Circle touring on Alaska's Dalton Highway. Your day will begin at our offices with an orientation/briefing on your adventure.

Arctic Circle Trading Post

This is not only a stop on the way north to the Arctic Circle - it will be your base when returning to Fairbanks to wait and watch for the northern lights / Aurora.

Yukon River Bridge

Experience the mighty Yukon River. Marvel at the majestic beauty of the northland's most famous waterway and learn of the river's storied past.

BLM Arctic Circle Monument Sign

Cross the Arctic Circle in ceremonious fashion and receive an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate. Mile Post 115 Dalton Highway - 200 miles north of the Fairbanks.

Alyeska Pipeline Viewing Point

View landmarks including the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Yukon River

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Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (22)

anamauka

Dec 2017

If you are reading this review to check if you want to do the tour, please remember, as clearly stated in the company's information, that this is a 15 - 16 hour tour, which in itself is no problem. I've done a 12 hour tour in Iceland and enjoyed the whole thing. My concern after my experience, though, is that it is a 15 - 16 hour tour with about 4 hours of information / activities, and mainly in the dark, given the time of year (you are going to see the aurora, after all). You have the hour + plus flight from Fairbanks to Coldfoot, which was awesome, lunch in Coldfoot (30 minutes, interesting enough to see), stop at the pipeline and then Arctic Circle (should be 10 - 15 minutes each, see below), dinner at Yukon Camp (30 minutes, nothing to see here, at least nothing that was shown to us) and then stop at a lodge for some additional aurora viewing time (couple of hours). The rest is all driving time, about 2 hours or so time in-between each spot, first in a van then a more comfortable bus, but in the dark, so you can't enjoy any scenery for that 10 - 12 hours of sitting. Driving on Dalton Highway was a good experience and I am glad I did it, but a couple or few hours would have been enough, not 10 - 12. (I get it though, to see some places, you have to drive...I get it. I am just sharing my experience so others can be well prepared.) As far as informative stories, etc., I was a solo traveler paired with a Chinese tour group who wasn't particularly interested in listening, so we got the briefest of information about Coldfoot, a good amount standing at the pipeline which was interesting, and then nothing for the rest of the trip, except a couple of videos played on the bus back from the Arctic Circle stop about the pipeline and Alaska in general. I was really hoping for some great stories / historical information about the area from a person, not a video.....(Again, I get it - the guide is driving on a treacherous highway, I'd like them to pay attention to that. Maybe add a driver to the tour, so the guide can be a guide?) No one's fault, but what I would hope was supposed to be a 15-minute picture-taking stop at the Arctic Circle sign turned into an hour and 45 minutes because the incoming bus was delayed due to weather. (You change from the Coldfoot - Artic Circle van to a Arctic Circle - Fairbanks bus, as different people are doing different tours and switch about during the day, and the guides that live in Coldfoot need to return there, the Fairbanks guides need to return there, so one guide is not with you the whole day on this tour.) I enjoyed each place when we were there, people were friendly and helpful, but the in-between time was just too long and too empty of anything to fill that time. I have no issues with recommending this tour company, just be very aware of what you are signing up for.

Response from Host

Jan 2018

Dear Anamauka - thank you for taking the time to share your experience and your expectations. It is important to Northern Alaska Tour Company that we do meet the guests expectations and try to be clear with what a tour is..or is not, for the guest to make the best decision for their day or days with us. So in this light we want to thank you for your clear review of your experience and that you have no issues in recommending us. Thank you! Kathy

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