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

Wed 02 Oct

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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)

spotifym2018

Sep 2022

We booked this trip to see the hot springs and the northern lights, however, after traveling to the Chena resort we found that we were not allowed to use the hot springs because our daughter was too young. I booked this trip for 2 adults and one CHILD. They should not allow families to book this tour if kids are not allowed. We spent $187 just for our daughter, not to mention $195 each for us, and couldn’t even enjoy the primary purpose of this trip.

Response from Host

Sep 2022

We are sorry to hear that your tour with us was not worthy of a 5 star review. Unfortunately Chena Hot Springs Resort has placed the age restriction on the outdoor rock pool. Per their rules, children under 18 years of age are not allowed in the outdoor rock pool. This restriction is stated on our tour listing on TripAdvisor/Viator, Expedia, all the other platforms that we list our tours on, as well as our personal webpage. Children under 18 years of age are welcome to use the indoor pool as long as there is an adult present. There is also a difference in cost between a child and adult rate to take account for that. After speaking with my tour guide, the staff as well as your tour guide that night informed you multiple times that your child was not allowed in the outdoor rock pool. Again, this is a rule that Chena Hot Springs has put in place for the safety of all guests. We are sorry that you did not enjoy your tour even though there was an amazing northern light show that evening. If you feel that you need to speak further about this matter, please feel free to reach out to our office during normal business hours and speak to a member of our management team.

Alexander_M

Sep 2022

Our guide Jake was awesome. The highlight was definitely seeing the lights. He explained how to look for the lights and helped everyone set up their cameras. As the night went on we had a very spectacular show. The hot springs was also a great experience, very relaxing. The only thing I wish was explained was that dinner was at a nice restaurant and it was pricier than I was expecting. It was the only place around so other than bringing snacks, there were any other food options. I definitely recommend!

Patricia_S

Sep 2022

Learning how to take photos of Aurora. It was a little cloudy but Jake found them and helped us get good pictures.

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