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)

Thomas H

Jan 2018

This was easily one of the best parts of our trip. The provided transportation was a huge bonus and Bill was an exceptional guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. The hot springs and museum were beautiful and relaxing. Bill even showed me a little underwater cave in the springs. All in all I would highly recommend this trip and Bill as a guide!

Response from Host

Jun 2019

Hello from North Pole, thank you so much for leaving us and Bill such an amazing review. We are glad that you had a great time on your tour with Clark and we are sending Love from Alaska, Sylvia

Minna D

Jan 2018

Transportation from the hotel and back is major plus for me. We didn’t wanna drive an icy road. Bill our tour guide was awesome! He’s a very safe driver and friendly, too! On our way to the hot spring, he shared some fun facts about the Northern Lights, Alaska, and of course other fun activities we can do in Fairbanks. When we got to Chena Hot Springs, we were able to delight ourselves and be awed by gorgeous ice sculptures. We were also able dip ourselves in the healing waters of the hot spring. They have a restaurant, of course we tried it, and it had really delicious food. I especially liked the clam chowder and the halibut that I got. We were told that there’s an activity level of 2 and that the sky was looking clear, so our chances to see the Northern Lights was pretty good and we did. Since it wasn’t so bright at the hot spring, on our way back, Bill was constantly on the lookout for the dancing Aurora Borealis, so we got to bask ourselves a bit more under this wonderful phenomenon. Thanks, Bill!

Response from Host

Jul 2019

Hi Minna, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us and Bill such an amazing review. We really appreciate it and are glad that you had a great time on your tour. Kind regards, Sylvia

Qiaoyi H

Jan 2018

I love the Chena hot spring very much, since I had little chances to experience such superb outdoor hot springs in the US. Ricky was a great tour guide, he had a lot of interesting stories to share on the car, and he led us to encounter some lovely wildlifies, such as Moises.

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