Chena Hot Springs Tour in Fairbanks booking from $185.00

Chena Hot Springs Tour

Overview

Come explore the famous Chena Hot Springs Resort with us, located 60 miles from downtown Fairbanks. The scenery along the road and at the Hot Springs is breathtaking and has a good possibility of wildlife sightings. Soak in the pool of the Hot Springs and take a Geothermal Energy Tour before finishing the day with a guided tour of the Aurora Ice Museum. Lunch at the excellent restaurant is not to be missed!

City: Fairbanks

Sun 23 Feb

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What's Included

Hotel pick-up

Hotel drop-off

Driver/guide

Admission to the Ice museum and Hot Springs

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please bring bathing suits, shower slipper, bath towels, at least 2 quarter for each locker and picture id's for the ice museum.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please no children under 5.
Children under 18 and pregnant guests aren't allowed in the outside pool of the Hot Springs. There is an inside area for everyone to use.
Cancellation for a full refund is possible if the minimum capacity is not reached or due to dangerous road conditions.
Our vans are not wheelchair accessible. However, we have enough room for a foldable one and the Hot Springs are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us before booking.
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
To be in compliance with the CDC and the State of Alaska: Guests are not required to wear face masks, but may if they wish. We also urge you to review the updated Health Advisory Number 2 at https://covid19.alaska.gov/health-advisories/ .

What To Expect

Chena Hot Springs Resort

Join us on a tour to the famous Chena Hot Springs Resort, located 60 scenic miles from downtown Fairbanks. Soak in Chena Hot Springs Resort’s legendary healing mineral waters. You can either soak in the outside rock pool, enjoy a swim in the inside pool or chill in the Resort's Hot Tub. The amount of time is flexible. Note: Children under 18 and pregnant women are not allowed in the outside rock pool. However, they can stay in the pool and hot tub. We also take a tour, learning about the multi faceted renewable energy projects which builds up towards full self sustainability of the resort. This is called the Geothermal Energy tour.

Aurora Ice Museum

Be awestruck by the glorious sculptures in the Aurora Ice Museum – open year round.We will then enjoy a guided tour through the Aurora Ice Museum which was built with over 1.000 tons of ice and snow and kept year round at a temperature of 25F (-7C) .

Chena Hot Springs Resort

Check out the one of a kind Green house of the Resort. This is a part of the Geothermal Renewable Energy Tour.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (144)

72annmariee

Nov 2022

I have to agree with the other poor review -if you wish to experience the Hot Springs, just drive there yourself. This tour in November advertises Northern Lights Viewing which is the main reason most of the people took the tour. One major complaint we had was not being able to contact our driver to connect and we almost missed the ride entirely. While the hot springs were great, the changing room was nasty (be sure to bring sandals), the restaurant was average at best (and the cost of the tour does not include dinner), and the Ice Museum was ok. After the hot springs we went to the activity room to (possibly) see the aurora. No hot drink or snacks were available. We did not see the aurora. Of course, a cloudy sky was not the fault of the guide however, the guide could have been provided MANY more tools to seek out the aurora. We literally sat in a parking area along the road for 20 minutes "hoping" the clouds would move. Doing this tour in the winter only makes sense if you want someone else to drive you to the 50 miles to the hot springs. Save your money.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

We are sorry that you had a bad experience on your tour with us. In regards to not being able to contact your tour guide. Our policy is we do not give out our guide's telephone numbers to our guests. You were contacted by the office to inform you that the guide was running late but that your guide would be there to pick you up at your designated location for pick up. All of our guests have the office number, to which all voicemails after hours are checked regularly, so that they can reach out if their guide does not show up. On the night you took this tour there were no voicemails that came through. We are sorry that you felt that the ground of Chena Hot Springs Resort were not better taken care of. Because we are just guests there at Chena Hot Springs Resort and are not in control of the upkeep of the grounds and facilities, we will forward your review to management at the resort in hopes that they will rectify these matters quickly. While we do advertise that this tour is a Northern Lights tour, we do not guarantee seeing the northern lights on any of our tours. They are acts of nature and we do not have any control over them just like the weather. Our tour guides are provided with many tools to seek out the aurora. They also make every effort to provide the best opportunities for guests to see the northern lights if they do make an appearance. We are sorry that the weather and the lights did not cooperate that night and you did not get to see them on your tour. If you feel that you would like to discuss this matter further, please feel free to call our office directly and speak to a member of our management team during normal business hours.

Joan_D

Aug 2022

The guide and trip to Chena Hot Springs made for a wonderful day. We enjoyed the hot springs and ice museum. A moose was even spotted on our drive, an added bonus!

joandP5367HH

Aug 2022

We had a great guide and enjoyed our day at the hot springs. We even spotted a moose on the drive to the springs. Alaska Wildlife Guide provided terrific customer service in returning our binoculars that we left in the van.

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