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

Sat 28 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)

730gabriellaz

Sep 2021

Jake was our tour guide and he was excellent! You could tell that he really knew his stuff and was knowledgeable in a wide range of areas. He strived to keep us engaged and encouraged us to ask any questions. Although we did not get to see the Northern Lights we were not too disappointed because Jake's enthusiasm and expertise made up for it.

BridgetSmith4

Sep 2021

My main reason for booking this tour was to see the northern lights. I came to Fairbanks last year and left disappointed because I didn't get to see them. This time around I made better plans and decided this tour was my best chance. I was picked up right at 5pm from in front of my hotel. I can't remember the driver's name but he did the best he could with trying to get everyone to talk and be motivated on the ride there. The drive to Chena Hot Springs took a little over an hour due to major construction on the road. Once we arrived there was a rush to get everyone checked in so that we would have time to visit the Ice Museum. I had put my swim suit on under my clothes but never made it to the hot springs which is fine because I never really wanted to go. As I mentioned before, the lights were my main objective when booking this tour. I did eat at the restaurant though. It took a very very long time to get seated. Our driver had arranged to get a couple of tables for those of us in the group who wanted to eat. Once the tables were ready, there was another long wait just to order the food. Once we put in our orders, there was another long wait to actually receive them. Apparently they don't have enough employees. I'm not exactly sure how much time passed from the time we walked into the restaurant until we paid for our food and left, but I estimate it to be over two 1/2 hours. Maybe 3. I wasn't really hungry but I needed to do something to pass the time and this took up a lot of time. By the time we paid and walked out there were people rushing to get to the hot springs before they closed at 11pm. It was at this time that our driver came and said he wanted to show us something. He walked us out into the front near the parking lot and there they were. The northern lights! The sky was so clear that we didn't even have to get in the shuttle and drive anywhere to search for them. They put on a show right there in front of us. Caution: A few of us learned the hard way about taking pictures at night or in the dark. I had trouble taking pictures with my iPad. Others had smart phones and didn't know how to use them to get a good shot either. So if you plan on taking pictures and videos of the lights, please learn how to use your phone, camera, iPad, or whatever type of electronics you bring. We didn't leave for another 2 hours or so after this because the driver wanted to make sure we all got what we paid for and also to make sure the lights didn't make another appearance. They did! Overall I enjoyed myself and I finally got a chance to see the northern lights and can now check them off my bucket list. Now on to my next adventure.

Doreen_D

Sep 2021

Nate was a great tour guide and deserves 5 stars. He was very knowledgeable. He stopped so we could film a moose on the side of the road and spent a lot of time chasing the Northern lights. Unfortunately we didn't see them. The ice museum was interesting but soooo cold. The Chena hot springs was nice but it was dark and a little eerie. The restaurant was disappointing which is why I only gave this 3 stars. After 30 minutes of sitting at the table I had to call the waiter over to take our order. He took our entire order at one time. Another 30 minutes later we finally got our drinks, bread, salad and appetizer. We barely had our fork in the food and our entrée arrived. I understand that restaurants are short staffed but they should at least serve the drinks and bread. The food was good but the service was disappointing.

Response from Host

Sep 2021

Hello We are sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations but it is quite wonderful you got to see some wildlife. We hope that it was still fun and that you enjoyed the rest of your Alaska trip. Wishing you well on all of your future adventures. Your AWG Team

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