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)

N5481EBrebeccac

Feb 2022

Raydene was a great driver in the very snowy conditions getting out to the hot springs. Once there, the museum was fun, but the hot springs and the Aurora were the highlight. The hot springs are a must do in the winter. The Aurora showed up, albeit not super strong, but they don't have control over that. All in all a very fun trip and highly recommended.

Daniel S

Feb 2022

Took this tour with my wife, and it was great. We saw the aurora and got to try the hot springs and see the ice museum, and that was nice. But honestly the best part for me was meeting the guide and the other people in our group, who were all fun and had many interesting stories to tell. We even got to meet the owner of the company, Rainier, who was leading another group doing the same tour. Everyone was super nice, and it was like spending the night out with a group a friends. One note: the instructions in the email said to bring towels for the hot springs, but in fact the facility had full towel service. So you don't need to bring your own towels. This could be updated on the website/email. I was concerned that we would be exhausted by the time the tour ended at 3am, but the entire bus slept on the way back, so it was fine. This alone makes the tour worth the money, as driving for hours at night on icy roads with moose potentially on every corner is not something I'd like to have to worry about on vacation.

rose1264

Feb 2022

Our favorite part was the fact that we actually got to see the Northern Lights because it had snowed for 1 1/2 days and the probability was low. A total bucket list experience. Our guide Raydene spent time with us, answered questions and made sure she directed us to see everything. Of course the Chena Hot Springs was a wonderful experience. We also got to meet some great people with our group. Highly recommend this tour.

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