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 29 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)

Anonymous

Nov 2022

Clair was excellent and very knowledgeable She was also a safe driver. She engaged everyone on the tour.

Michael_Z

Nov 2022

Our guide Laura was friendly and personable. The only thing impressive about the trip was the Aurora Ice Museum. If you have never been to a hot spring this would be an okay experience as well, but it pretty much stops there. If you are going there to experience the Aurora, book a better tour for strictly the aurora. Chena's 'viewing room' had so much light from people opening and closing the door from the building inside that your eyes could not adjust. There was also a vehicle that pulled up in front of the viewing room and shined headlights directly into everyones faces head on while it sat there for 10 minutes. The outside viewing area has so much ambient light and vehicle traffic that you would be fortunate to get a good picture of the aurora even on a clear night. To sum it up: Hot springs - nice. Ice Museum - beautiful. Aurora viewing - poor location and setup. Restaurant on scene had nice food, but be prepared to spend a little more money for ample food.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

Thank you for taking a tour with us here at Alaska Wildlife Guide and are sorry to hear that you did not have a 5 star experience on this tour. We have taken plenty of tours out to Chena Hot Springs Resort and our guests have seen amazing aurora shows from the viewing area. It is unfortunate that you did not get to experience this on your tour. We hope that in the future if you decide to visit interior Alaska again, that you give us another opportunity to show you a 5 star experience.

M3963HEmelissam

Nov 2022

Laura was an amazing tour guide! Energetic and fun and such a pleasure to be around. She was accommodating and so knowledgeable! I'd do another tour with this company just because of her.

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