I had one thing on my bucket list...ONE...and that was to see The Northern Lights. So, my husband and I planned a trip to Alaska, booked The Arctic Circle and Northern Lights Tour and hoped and prayed that The Aurora would come out that night.
Bill was our driver and he was AMAZING! He had lots of great stories and knowledge of everywhere that we went. After the Arctic Circle, he went right into “Northern Lights Hunter” mode. We were able to see a giant haze in the sky, which was the Northern Lights. We couldn’t see any colors in it but a camera was able to capture it. He let us all stand there and enjoy the sight, even if it was just a haze to the naked eye. As we began our trek back to the hotel, he stopped anytime the Aurora got a little brighter up in the sky. By 2:30am, The Northern
Lights really lit up the entire sky! From one end to the other!! Bill was just as excited as we were to see them! He never once gave us the impression that he was bored. You’d think after awhile, a tour bus driver might kinda be like “Here it is, hurry up let’s go, seen ‘em a million times...” No, he was actually just as excited as we were! At one point, he even laid down right on the snow to watch the Northern Lights display in the sky! He made the trip more fun just by having fun with all of us! Even if we hadn’t been lucky enough to see The Aurora, we still would’ve looked back on this trip with fond memories and have been so thankful to have a wonderful person driving us all over Northern Alaska.
The only tip I would give to anyone wanting to go on this trip in winter time is to bring your own ice scraper. The windows do ice over inside inside the van, and Bill provided an ice scraper, but then you have to share it. If you bring your own, you can scrape your windows as much as you want without having to ask someone to pass you the scraper.
This trip is well worth the money and if I were you, I’d ask for Bill!! :)
Ответ от хоста
Jan 2018
Hello from North Pole,
thank you for taking the time to leave us such an amazing review. Bill even talked about this trip days later and showed us his pictures. He just loves what he is doing and can never get enough of Alaska and it's beauty, like all of our amazing tour guides. Thank you for the tip with the ice scraper and we will make sure to add enough for everyone for the cold time of the year. Greetings from Alaska