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

Mon 30 Sep

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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)

Nomad11878582930

Mar 2022

Lexi was a very professional and fun tour guide. Very clean shuttle. Chena hot springs was a great experience. We enjoyed learning about the lights, although it was too cloudy to see any.

laura_d

Mar 2022

Restaurant was small crowded and loud. Expensive food. Shower rooms not clean as could be. Needs improvement, all around . Heated floors were nice . Friendly staff .

Response from Host

Mar 2022

We are sorry to hear that your experience at Chena Hot Springs Resort was not 5 star review worthy. While our tour does go to Chena Hot Springs Resort, we are not responsible for the care and upkeep of the facilities. We have forwarded along your review to the resort in hopes that they will rectify these issues for future tours.

emmamccarthy5

Feb 2022

My best friend and I spent one week in Anchorage/Fairbanks in October, and this was easily the best part of our entire trip! Our tour guides, Shane and Jake, were amazing from start to finish. They picked us up on time from our hotel, made sure we had everything we needed for the evening (pack extra water!!), and were very knowledgeable during our car ride up to the hot springs. We even got to stop and see moose on the way! Once we arrived at the hot springs, we immediately started the ice museum tour which blew us away and we learned so much about the creators of the museum and ice sculpting. The food at the restaurant following the tour was incredible (would recommend the aurora alcoholic beverage they feature!) and both Shane and Jake sat with us and continued to share their knowledge of all things Alaska. The hot springs after dinner were perfect -- definitely a sweet way to get warm on a cold fall night and the lights were beautiful. And of course the northern lights were absolutely the best part of the whole experience. Shane and Jake knew exactly where to go to get the best view of the lights, and mother nature certainly did not disappoint (see pictures!). If you're looking for a great adventure when you're in Alaska, would absolutely recommend this experience. And definitely ask for Shane and Jake -- they were the best tour guides! It was worth every penny.

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