Northern Lights and Chena Hot Springs Tour from Fairbanks in Fairbanks booking from $195.00

Northern Lights and Chena Hot Springs Tour from Fairbanks

Overview

Discover the ethereal beauty of Alaska’s famous celestial display, impressive ice sculptures and the state’s ancient healing waters on an evening trip from Fairbanks. Throughout the night, admire the artwork inside Aurora Ice Museum and a dip into Chena Hot Spring Resort’s outdoor mineral water baths before chasing the lights. Your guide will lead your small group out to ideal northern lights viewing locations, where you’ll wait with warm beverages for a chance at glimpsing the multicolored display in the sky. Round-trip transport from Fairbanks or North Pole hotels is included.

City: Fairbanks

Tue 24 Sep

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What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Local Guide

Access to Chena Hot Springs Resort's hot springs, hot tubs and swimming area

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in cold weather conditions; please dress appropriately
Please don't forget to bring bathing suits, bath towels, at least 2 quarter for each locker and a photo id for the cocktail in the ice museum. (has to be purchased separately)
The outside rock pool is only allowed for Adults 18 years and up. However, children are allowed in the inside pool.
Pregnant travelers are not allowed in the outside rock pool.
We have enough room for a foldable wheelchair. The hot springs are wheelchair accessible.
We can only pick up from inside the city limits of Fairbanks or North Pole. For other locations, you will need to go to an agreed location (eg Walmart), please contact our office to discuss if you are staying outside the city limits.
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

After wandering through the cool museum, don your bathing suit and enjoy the resort’s legendary namesake. The revitalizing mineral water soothes muscles with its warm temperatures of 106 degrees F (41 degrees C) year-round. You can also soak under the stars in an outdoor hot tub, or indoors in the heated pool. In between, slip away to the Aurora Café or the historic Resort Restaurant, where you can purchase meals, snacks, or beverages. When ready, join your expert guide for a small-group outing to view the Aurora Borealis. Your guide will lead you through one of the best places on earth to witness the green and purple illuminations loop across the night sky. Wait and witness the celestial wonder with hot beverages in the late evening, when viewing opportunities are the highest. The lights are also visible inside the cafe's Aurora Room, which serves as a comfortable and warm location for viewings. Note: We can never guarantee the Northern lights sighting.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (460)

Stelle B

Nov 2019

We took part in this tour a few days ago and had such a great time! Lynley was such a wealth of knowledge, and she really went above and beyond to ensure that we had the best time we could have, which included giving us some treats to slip to the goats. There was a bit of snow on the road, and the driving conditions weren’t the best, however we felt completely safe the whole time. Lynley helped us set our camera up on her tripod so we could get some really awesome snaps of the northern lights. Overall 10/10 for all parts of this tour, would recommend to anyone and everyone.

Response from Host

Jan 2020

Hello from North Pole, thanks for taking the time to write this great review. We are glad that you had a great time on your tour and that you enjoyed your trip with Lynley. warm regards, your AWG team

Alana W

Oct 2019

My friend and I came from Seattle in hopes of seeing the Aurora. Brian was our tour guide and we were his first tour! He's lived in the area for a long time and knew of cool scenic areas to take us to. We saw the pipeline and 2 moose crossing the highway on our way up to the Hot Springs. Brian was so knowledgeable about the area and a very nice guy. The road to the Hot Springs was questionable and there's no way I'd feel comfortable going in the dead of winter. Brian got us there safely. We saw the ice museum (cold but awesome,) Brian was a great photographer, took a dip in the Hot Springs (so relaxing,) and then had dinner in the restaurant. Brian drove us to a few different locations in hopes that we'd be able to see the Aurora on this clear night. Technically we saw it but it was white and just looked like moonlight. No photo evidence as the phone wouldn't pick it up but I still maintain that we saw the Aurora, just not what we were hoping. It wasn't for a lack of trying either! I'd use this company again and highly recommend a tour with Brian.

Response from Host

Nov 2019

Dear Alana, thank you so much for leaving us and Brian such an amazing review. We really appreciate it and are glad that you had a great time on your trip. Even if Lady Aurora did not cooperate on that night, we are glad that you enjoyed the tour. warm regards

kmr1012

Oct 2019

I signed up for this tour months in advance and received not one, but two calls from this company confirming my tour and pickup location. I landed in Fairbanks on Thursday ahead of my Saturday tour and got a phone call saying that they were cancelling my tour because no one else had signed up. They confirmed this tour with me HOURS AGO and then abruptly cancelled it 48 hours before pickup. They weren't even particularly apologetic on the phone. They suggested I go on the tour Friday night instead. I had to cancel another activity (and lose my deposit) to make the Friday night tour. The night of the tour itself was terrible but that wasn't my tour guide's fault - the other people on my tour were loud, obnoxious jerks and it was too cloudy to see the lights. I definitely want to return to try to see the lights again but I will NOT be using this company. Wish I could get a refund for all the last minute trouble they caused me!!

Response from Host

Oct 2019

Hello from North Pole, we are sorry your tour did not meet your expectations. All tours however are subject to cancellations if minimum capacity is not met and unfortunately, on this night, this was the case. We do give calls in advance to receive all information we may need if the tour does go out. i.e. hotel information. We did give you the option to change your tour to Friday night or receive a full refund. You chose to continue and do the tour on Friday night. We do hope that you will give us another chance to show you how great our company truly is. Warm regards

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