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

Fri 27 Dec

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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)

Marcia B

Nov 2017

Our driver was on time for our pickup and very friendly. The hot springs was a great experience. The food at the restaurant was good. I feel that the set up for watching the Aurora Borialis was not that good because of light pollution from the resort and the annoying light coming from the activity center.

Tingting L

Nov 2017

Great tour guidance. Very knowledgeable. Great experience. hot spring feels more special in the winter. The ice museum is very cool ice carving exhibits. Aurora view needs a clear sky and it is fabulous.

Response from Host

Jan 2018

Hello from North Pole, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a great review. We are very glad that you had a great time and we hope you had an amazing overall visit to our beautiful area. Greetings from Alaska

bkennedy6

Nov 2017

Our guided tour to Chena was fantastic on so many levels. Bill our driver/tour guide, shared a wealth of knowledge about Alaska and shared personal stories about growing up in Alaska. His stories about native lore and living in Alaska were very interesting. He is a very good driver on narrow, icy roads and we felt completely safe on our trip to and from Chena. On a side note, Bill offered to introduce us to his alter-ego "Ted" but we declined. We'll save meeting "Ted" for our next trip. Booking with this company was quick and easy. Every promise made about the trip was fulfilled. We were picked up at the front door of our hotel on time and dropped off back at the hotel as stated in their brochure. The trip to Chena Hot Springs was uneventful and we had plenty of time during the trip to talk to Bill and the other guests traveling with us. After our arrival, we were given plenty of time to visit the hot springs, restaurant and the ice museum before viewing the Northern Lights. And seeing the Northern Lights in person is unbelievably cool (no pun intended). Photo's of the Northern lights just isn't enough. You have to be there in person to see them begin, slowly intensify, move around and slow disappear, just dress warmly and sign up Alaska Wildlife Guide LLC. Be sure and ask for Bill. When I use a tour company for the very first time, my greatest complement and sign of complete satisfaction is to book another trip with the same company. We will definitely use this company again on our next trip to Fairbanks and will be asking for Bill as our tour guide.

Response from Host

Jan 2018

Hello from North Pole, thank you so much for taking your time to leave us such a great review. Bill is definitely a guide by heart and absolutely loves what he is doing, like all of our other tour guides. We are so glad that you had such a great experience and we are very excited to see you again next season. Just give us a call and we will take care of everything for you. Greetings from Alaska

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