Fairbanks City Highlight Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a day out on the town in Fairbanks, Alaska. Visit the main highlights and attractions in the "Golden Heart City". Travel through time as you explore the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center. Stop at the famous Trans-Alaska-Pipeline Viewpoint and learn how this massive project was completed. Then, head uphill to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to take in the wonders of the Museum of the North.

Finally, end the day with a trip to the Santa Claus House in the North Pole!

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please note Santa may not be present every day. His hours and appearances are subject to change without notice. A visit with Santa is not guaranteed.

Minimum age 5-year-old.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

Alyeska Pipeline Viewing Point

The pipeline viewpoint is the perfect spot to explain the astonishing engineering of the pipeline, the oil field in Prudhoe Bay, and the Alaska oil industry.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Santa Claus House

Visit Santa at his home in North Pole. The Santa Claus House is full with Alaska souvenirs. * Please note a Santa Claus sighting is not guaranteed.

45 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Driver/guide

Live commentary on board

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Gratuities

Lunch

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

2026 Summer

Pickup included

Reviews

4.80

167 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

143

nice intro to fairbanks
mailen2014,,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Paul was very excited to share his love for alaska. Lots of fun facts along the way. We had the tour to ourselves so we got to make a few bonus stops too!
Fun city tour
Sherpa67762542341,,Nov 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had an amazing city tour with Ash. His storytelling was incredible—every time he described something, it felt like we were listening to an audiobook come to life. He turned our museum visits into a genuinely fun experience and made sure we didn’t miss the most interesting highlights. We truly had a wonderful time with him.
Great city highlights to see in a short time period!
372DonnaP,,Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Kevin was our trip advisor. He was so knowledgeable about the city! We visited the Pipeline, the Univ of the North Museum and he walked us through educational history/facts about Fairbanks that we wanted to know. We learned a lot about Native American culture. Definitely loved the Santa Claus house tour in the North Pole. The reindeer was fun to see too! Kevin told us personal stories along with showing us around so we understood the city. It was an excellent tour and I highly recommend it!! He also took pics for us to help get a good moment. Definitely book this tour! It was awesome.
Summer Fairbanks City Tour 2025
40deannar,,Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide Ash made the entire experience 5 star. 10/10 will book with this company & request him again. We saw the pipeline, museums & the north pole in a very fast & interactive way with Ash.
Good half day tour of Fairbanks
H2690SPjoyk,,Aug 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Kendell is knowledgeable about all the areas we visited. We enjoyed the pipeline & the museum. The North Pole Alaska was interesting seeing all things Christmas & domesticated reindeer & just so we can say we have been to the North Pole.
City tour
JoAnn L,,Aug 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
It was a very knowledgeable experience. It was the right amount of time at each place. We enjoyed the day.
Entertaining and informative tour
darsim2014,,Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Ash provided an educational and entertaining tour. His love and respect for the native Alaskans gave us insight into the rich and unique culture of the state.
Ash was excellent Alaskan resource
Roberta C,,Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Due to Ash’s insight into Alaskan culture and his personal experience of living here, this was the best tour so far of our 12-day vacation. He shared amazing stories about Alaskan life.
Review
John B,,Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Joe was a great story teller. He was very knowledgeable about local history and all the animals we saw. He told us how to defend ourselves when in the woods He told us all about the Alaska Pipeline.
A good Fairbanks overview
jrB3236UH,,Aug 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Joe was very amiable and informative. His personal experiences enhanced the tour. The tour goes to places that are interesting, but are too out of the way for a routine visit. We're very happy we went.