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

Thu 26 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)

Ali A

Mar 2021

Our guide, Dave, was very pleasant and gave us great information about the Chena area as well as tips on photographing the aurora. We got lucky and had some auroral activity that night. Before that, my wife and I really enjoyed relaxing at the outdoor hot springs! Definitely recommend.

LTSki

Mar 2021

Jake was a true delight. The shuttle ride out was nice & felt safe, we saw several moose and Jake was kind enough to stop and let us tourists gawk at the giant creatures. When we got to the resort, Jake guided us around & took care of the older people in the group. The ice museum was cool, cold even. Dinner was fine. Our group was lively and made it entertaining. The hot springs were the hot ticket (literally) the best part of the tour. We were not able to see the lights but Jake kept us entertained while we waited to hopefully see them. 10/10 would recommend this tour & Jake.

411yogis

Mar 2021

Our Tour guide Bob was awesome! The drive out to the Chena hot springs is about an hour and Bob answered questions and provided lots of background on life in Fairbanks. Some people on our tour were hoping to see moose and Bob said if anyone sees a moose to just shout out and we would stop. We got lucky and someone spotted a moose and Bob was able to turn around and we were able to see and the moose eating and we all got to take pictures of her. Once at Chena Hot Springs Bob got everyone checked in and organized and we were off to the ice museum and then dinner. The Northern Lights were out and Bob let us know and a few of us went out and enjoyed some great views. Dinner was very nice and then we enjoyed the hot springs for about 45 minutes. The hot springs are great, we were worried about the cold temperature but we decided to go for it and we are so happy we did. Very relaxing and peaceful. After our soak we all gathered our gear and took a short walk up to the Aurora viewing cabin. The Aurora were fantastic and we took our photos and just enjoyed the beauty of the mountains and the night sky. As we were walking back down Bob graciously assisted a member of our tour as she was a bit unsure of her footing. Some tour members relaxed in the visitor center while some of us walked out to the dark airstrip and continued watching the light show in the sky. Bob made our tour seamless and fun at every juncture. We recommend this tour to anyone looking for a very well organized and wonderful experience while in Fairbanks.

Response from Host

May 2021

thank you for this amazing review. We really appreciate it and are so glad that you had a great time.

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