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

Tue 01 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)

Shirley_R

Mar 2022

The tour included Chena Hot Springs which was very relaxing. The Aurora was light but we captured great views with Jake at Chena Hot Springs. Jake was a great tour guide. He had lots of local information and helped show everyome how to take great photos.

Linda_W

Mar 2022

Chena Hot Springs is the reason that this is getting less than a 5 star rating. I would give Chena Hot Springs a 1 star rating. This place was very disappointing. My brother was so excited to go there after seeing pictures of the place, but all of us were very disappointed in the end. The meeting/holding room was not clean, and the bathrooms were disgusting. There was food remnant’s left on the tables, and trash on chairs and couches. We had to do our own cleaning just to sit down. The Ice Museum & Ice Bar were fun, and the Appletini’s were good. Dinner was just okay. Getting to know the other tour guests was the best part of the dinner. Our tour guide, Radine, was great. She gave us great commentary on the ride out to the hot springs, but the microphone was very distorted and difficult to understand her. Need to make an investment in a new and better quality microphone. She stopped on the side of the road for us to see a Moose in the distance, and take pictures. We also stopped to take pics of the sunset. However, there was too much time just sitting in the dirty waiting room, waiting to leave to go out to see the lights. The view of the lights from the Hot Springs is just okay, as there are too many lights on, and cars driving by. When we finally left, and drove about 5-8 miles from the Hot Springs and pulled off the road, we got some incredible viewing. I cannot with good conscious recommend this tour until Chena cleans up their property.

NEHiker_11

Mar 2022

Although we did not get to see the Aurora due to the cloud cover, the whole trip was enjoyable. We are glad we took the shuttle from our Fairbanks hotel because it is an hour and a half ride and I could watch the scenery (and moose) instead of concentrating on driving on the snowy road. The driver was very engaging about what we saw along the road. It was also nice to have someone else do the driving at 2:40 AM after the Aurora viewing. The hot springs themselves were the highlight for us. It was 24 degrees out and the warm water was very inviting and relaxing. We did not want to get out. The ice museum was fun. We got to see an ice sculpture at work plus enjoy an Appletini at the bar. We did not eat at the restaurant having been cautioned the day before by a couple who said the wait was an hour and a half. However, at the activity center there are plenty of tables and sell a lot of prepackaged microwaveable foods at reasonable prices and plenty of tables. Or you can bring your own food. After spending a lot at Fairbanks restaurants, this was a welcome change. The ride to the top of Charlie Dome to view the Aurora was interesting but fun since it was in a military style SUSV (Small Unit Support Vehicle). We were disappointed at not seeing the Aurora but this was due to the cloud cover, which was out of control of the resort. We did spend a lot of time in the Yurt making new friends. The only thing we would have changed was to schedule the Ice Museum tour earlier than 7:00 PM because it would have allowed us more time in the hot spring. Also, the reservation receipt is a little awkward trying to figure when and where to meet for the various activities. I didn't have an issue but a couple of people on our shuttle did, which is why I mentioned it. The weather is always going to be a big question mark when seeing the Aurora. Just be aware of that when you are booking.

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