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)

erin_doubleyou

Feb 2018

I took the tour with Ricky yesterday and it was everything I expected and more. I was picked up promptly at my hotel at 4:30pm and drove us to the Hot Springs. Once we got there, we were given entry to the Ice Museum, Hot Springs and the entire resort. We were able to explore on our own until about midnight when we were to meet at the van for the Aurora. Ricky wasn’t confident about us seeing the lights from Chena since it was so cloudy. He took us down the road to a secret place off the road and we were able to see the Aurora! It was a faint showing but so happy we were able to see it and that Ricky went the extra mile to make sure we didn’t leave empty handed. Couldn’t recommend this tour or Ricky enough! Thank you so much!

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 had a great time and that you enjoyed your trip. We are also so happy that you got to see at least a little bit from the Aurora this night. Kind regards, Sylvia

SiewLeng_T

Feb 2018

Spellbound Aurora
Nothing much to shout about the hot springs in Chena as compared to the Blue Lagoon in Iceland or I couldn't have seen much as I only arrived after sunset at approximately 1815hrs, total darkness.

Mediocre changing facilities but it was relatively affordable, only cost a quarter per use and a new quarter got to be inserted after each opening.

However, the facilities provided for the watching of aurora was excellent with 2 indoor waiting areas, an activity room and an aurora watching room besides the outdoor, and was an excellent night when I visited on November 17th, managed to see it twice in one night, simply awesome.

The tour price paid was inclusive of admission to the Ice Museum and the hot springs, excluding the Appletini served in ice glass at the Aurora Bar in the former. The Appletini would have cost USD 15.

The restaurant served good food with efficient service.

Unfortunately, didn't manage to visit the Dog Kennel as it was closed at 1600hrs.

Ihn L

Feb 2018

A guide, William is an expert for this trip. During winter do not rent a car unless you are living snow and ice country,