Northern Lights and Chena Hot Springs Tour from Fairbanks

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Duration:10 hours (approx.)
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska

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Discover the ethereal beauty of Alaska’s famous celestial display, the Aurora Borealis, see impressive ice carvings and experience the State’s ancient healing waters on an evening trip from Fairbanks. Sit back and relax and enjoy the 60 mile journey to Chena Hot Springs Resort. After arrival, take a guided tour of the Aurora Ice museful. Then enjoy some dinner in the resort's restaurant (not included in price) and take a dip in the outdoor mineral rock pool or just explore the grounds while you wait to see if the lights appear. Your guide will lead your group out to the springs and explain the most ideal viewing locations, where you can wait for a chance to glimpse the multicolored display in the sky. Round-trip transport from Fairbanks or North Pole hotels, entry to the ice museum and hot springs is included.

Note: the resort does not allow children under 18 in the outside rock pool. However, they may use the indoor pool under adult supervision.

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1. Aurora Ice Museum
After being picked up, sit back, relax and enjoy the 60 mile (97 kms) journey out to Chena Hot Springs Resort. Keep a lookout for wildlife that might include a moose, beaver or fox. Upon arrival, you’ll be given a guided tour of the Aurora Ice Museum, constructed of over 1000 tons of ice and snow. Marvel at magnificent ice-sculptures created by world-renowned ice carvers, sit at the ice bar on a caribou-hide covered bar stool or indulge in an appletini served in a hand-carved ice glass (optional-not included in price). You will then be shown to our table in the restaurant where you can enjoy some dinner and hot or cold beverages (optional and not included in price). Rejoin your group a little after midnight and head back to Fairbanks. Your guide may make a few stops along the way for further aurora viewing if it is active. Please note the aurora is an act of nature and it's appearance cannot be guaranteed.
2. Chena Hot Springs Resort
After arriving at the resort, you'll be taken to the restaurant where you can sample some home grown Alaskan fare (optional and not included in price). Enjoy a hot or cold beverage at the bar or don your bathing suit and head to the hot springs. The revitalizing mineral water soothes muscles with its warm temperatures of 106 degrees F (41 degrees C) year-round. You can soak under the stars in an outdoor hot tub, or indoors in the heated pool. 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 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.

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Posted By : Shirlee_Y
I've never been to Alaska before. I'm from Seattle so I'm familiar with tall evergreens but the tour to the Chena Hot Springs was crazy beautiful, the hills of beautiful trees everywhere you look.
The springs themselves were great. Just hot enough to not be too hot, out under the stars in the cold night
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Posted On : 2024-04-26 10:51:35

Posted By : Dana_H
Gavin was an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable about everything he was asked. This was a great experience!
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Posted On : 2024-04-12 21:16:26

Posted By : IG_A
Well organized tour with safe driver. Maybe too much time in the hot springs if you don't choose the dinner option but there is a bar! We ended up not seeing the northern lights this night (29 March) but had great conversations with other participants.
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Posted On : 2024-04-09 19:49:05

Posted By : 164julien
Kathy was an amazing tour guide! She took us out to the Chena Hot Springs and narrated the whole ride, including adding a few stops for scenery and other things. We had an amazing show of the Northern Lights as well! She knew all the great spots to see them on our drive home.
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 14:39:24

Posted By : 915maureenn
We had an amazing view of the Northern lights with our guide Kathy. She took us to different spots and the lights were magnificent!
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 14:38:47

Posted By : Inspiration813953
Friendly, knowledgeable driver with area information the whole drive up. Hot springs were beautiful and relaxing. Worth the money and distance!
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Posted On : 2024-04-05 02:58:32

Posted By : 53rubiem
Nice tour guide. Bummer we didn’t get to see much of the northern lights the night of our trip. Hot springs were nice, but it was freezing getting out. Wouldn’t recommend going during this month, very cold. Tour van was scary. It didn’t have great traction so there were a couple times the van would slide instead of turn. Also the heater wasn’t working so we were freezing all the way up to the springs and all the way back to Fairbanks.
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Posted On : 2024-04-02 18:05:47

Posted By : cedarl2024
Everything was perfect, very nice experience , 100/10, guide was amazing, everything was good! It’s a thing you have to do at least once in your life!
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Posted On : 2024-04-02 14:26:49

Posted By : CEB227
Is Tour Guide Kathy (sp?) the coolest lady around? Pretty sure she is. This tour was great & worth it. It was a beautiful drive to the resort. The ice museum was cool. The hot springs were a fun, unique experience, and best of all: The Northern Lights! Kathy did her best to watch out for the lights and make sure to take us to different spots for a chance to view them. The weather was on our side but had it not been, it still would've been a fun time (just not as magical, obviously).
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 22:11:16

Posted By : Lorelli_A
Gavin was great and knowledgeable! He was punctual and shared great information. My husband have mobility challenges and he was very accommodating of our needs. We were so happy that my husband was able to go out of the van to see the aurora borealis and have our pictures taken! I will definitely recommend this tour to friends and family.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 16:41:34