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

Wed 25 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)

505winstonc

Dec 2020

Again.... our tour guy was EXCELLENT. BOB went out his way to help us. Super kind, a gentleman and super funny. My kids and I thank you BOB!!

Response from Host

Jan 2021

Thank you for the kind words. We are glad you enjoyed your Chena Hot Springs tour and hope to see you again!

Athompson14

Dec 2020

We had Jake as our tour guide and he was awesome! He made this tour so enjoyable and went above and beyond to ensure we had a great time! He stopped for us to see moose (which we’ve been looking for since we got here) and went to different spots to see the lights. Just as we thought we weren’t going to be able to see them, we spotted them and he turned the van around and let us get out to take pictures. I recommend this tour to everyone and ask for Jake, he will be sure to keep you laughing and having a great time the entire tour!

Response from Host

Jan 2021

We are glad that you enjoyed your tour to Chena Hot Springs, and that you were able to see some of the wonders of Alaska. Join us again!

Jshermanphoto

Dec 2020

This tour is very underwhelming and the Chen’s Hot Springs Resort resembles more of a Motel 6 then a actual resort. In short, the “Hot Springs” is nothing like what you’ll find in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Two totally opposite ends of the spectrum. The Hot Springs itself has stuff floating in it, looks very unattractive in all. The dressing rooms are extremely dirty to the point after observing everything we didn’t even swim. The staff are rude and not friendly. The wice museum is a total joke and a waste of time in our opinion. I wouldn’t pay for this experience again. The guide, while friendly was totally oblivious on anything to do with the Northern Lights. I’ve seen them three times and have a good bit of knowledge and spent time researching the Aurora. He obviously didn’t know anything about them, it was a shame because he’s a local tour guide. If you are in Fairbanks your money is well spent somewhere else. If you do decide to do a Chena Hot Springs tour you may have better luck with a different tour company and the guide they use if it includes anything to do with the Northern Lights.

Response from Host

Nov 2021

We are sorry that you did not like your tour with us. Our guides are either from this area and live here their whole life or are very well educated, especially about the Aurora. We are only hiring the best of the best and unfortunately, the Chena Hot Springs resort is out of our control and a completely different company. It is always very helpful, if our customers would contact us directly about any concerns, which helps us to take care of it right away. We still hope that you had a great overall visit to Fairbanks, even if it clearly is not the Blue Lagoon.

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