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

Sun 22 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)

nkitashima

Sep 2018

Ricky was our tour guide and he was so knowledgeable about the local area and Alaska in general. He made the tour entertaining and so memorable. Thank you Ricky for taking us everywhere we needed to go to get to the right spot to get our fantastic photos. Being in the right place at the right time is so important to see the LIGHTS. The Hot Springs was enjoyable, too, but the Northern Lights was the star of the show and it did not disappoint.

Response from Host

Jun 2019

Hello from North Pole, thank you so much for leaving us and Ricky such an amazing review. We are glad that you enjoyed your trip and that you even got to see the beautiful Northern Lights. Kind regards, Sylvia

Happiness321864

Sep 2018

Ricky is a great guide, really knowledgeable of the area and friendly, but make sure to check the forecast as we ended up being really disappointed on the fact that we didn't see anything and we were hoping to do so (it was the purpose of the tour), so make sure that you can be able to see it before you even schedule the tour.

Response from Host

Sep 2018

Hello from North Pole, thank you for leaving us a review. Unfortunately, we are not able to control mother nature and this is the reason why we are stating in our tour descriptions that we are not able to guarantee the Northern Lights sighting. Even if you check the forecast, it will most likely change again in the next hour. This is just how Alaska is. A moody little thing. (not so little though) We have had beautiful light shows at an Aurora forecast of 1 with a chance of 100 % rain in the forecast and on the other hand we had bad nights without any lights at an Aurora Forecast of 5 and with a clear sky. Just as an example to help to understand that we are not only here to take your money. We are actually trying to give you the best experience possible. But unfortunately, we cannot do more than this. My tip to all traveler is, to take more than one tour and/or take something you wanted to see either way, like the Chena Hot Springs or the Arctic Circle. This doesn't make it too frustrating, if Lady Aurora decides to hide again. We still hope that you had an great overall visit to Alaska and that you enjoyed your stay here. thank you, kind regards, Sylvia

Arnold M

Aug 2018

Clark, our tour guide, very informative on the area, assisted and answered all of our inquiries. We lucked out with a great night of viewing the Northern Lights. The Hot springs was well worth it as well.

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