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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
Mon 23 Dec
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Starting at $195.00
Mon 23 Dec
Starting at $195.00
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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
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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)
tejashwinig2022
Dec 2022
Viewing the northern lights, amazing tour of the ice museum. Claire was absolutely amazing and full of enthusiasm and really had a great time during our trip. She went above and beyond to satisfy our needs.
T5717TMoscarb
Dec 2022
Laura was knowledgeable and cheerful. We enjoy our trip. Highly recommend Laura who is a great photographer can provide awsome photography tips ok the trip. We had fun. Thanks Laura. -Dill pickle popcorn girl.
Marty_P
Dec 2022
certainly not seeing a display of the northern lights is out of the tour operator's control so the long day and almost $200 per person cost amounted to a cramped, cold 90 minute ride to a resort which featured hot springs. which we did not use as we didn't want to lose out on photographing the lights in case they showed up. our guide was terrific and showed her exuberance when green lights appeared behind a mountain. to some those lights looked more like city lights and didn't do much for those expecting far more. I felt the high cost of a bus ride 90 minutes and then 90 minutes back was not worth it. we spent 3 hours just sitting in the lodge waiting for something...anything....but I wound up sleeping. even if the light show appeared this tour is highly overpriced as we had to bring our own snacks, water, etc. I would not recommend this to friends.

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