Northern Lights and Chena Hot Springs Tour from Fairbanks

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From USD 230

4.60
1,134 reviews

Overview

Available languages

English

10 hours

Mobile ticket

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.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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 photo ID for purchases at the bar.

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.

Water is not supplied for this tour. We recommending bringing a refillable water bottle.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Guided tour of the Aurora Ice Museum

Local Guide

Access to Chena Hot Springs Resort's hot springs, hot tubs and swimming area

Gratuities

Food & drinks

Towels (available for $5 from the hot springs or you can bring your own)

Bottled water

Options

Northern Lights and Chena Hot Springs Tour from Fairbanks

Pickup included

Reviews

4.60

1,134 reviews

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  • The ice museum and the...

    MeiLin C,

    Apr 14, 2025

    - Viator

    3.00

    The ice museum and the hot spring part of the tour were fine, but not the northern light part. The tour guide didn't make an effort to look for the northern lights. After the hot spring, she drove us back to hotel directly. She didn't even try to look for the lights or stop by anywhere, just took everyone back to hotel directly. The northern light should not be mentioned in the advertisement since the tour didn't even make an effort to look for it.

  • Worth it!

    Emily B,

    Mar 29, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    We LOVED this tour, the Hot springs were amazing, our tour guide Christopher was super friendly and knowledgeable. I will say the ice museum and drinks are WAY overpriced and gross but that's just my opinion. The rest of the tour was amazing and we got to see the Aurora with only a 13% chance of visibility!

  • Amazing Aurora Viewing Experience

    Zachary S,

    Mar 23, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    This was a great way to spend the evening! Ryan was a wonderful guide, and we had a great time. The aurora was incredible!

  • Amazing tour

    Abhay S,

    Mar 14, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Christopher was amazing. He was not just a driver but an amazing tour guide. He kept us engaged and had a really nice way with words. All while driving on tricky icy road to the resort. We also loved all of our co passengers and made some friends along the way. Hot springs themselves were quite good too. It was nice to soak in steamy hot water with frozen hair and we get a faint glimpse of northern lights while in the pool.

  • chris was the best! northern lights are so pretty

    Alora O,

    Mar 13, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    i would highly reccomend this tour with our tour guide chris!! he is super knowledgable about alaska and its history. he was also more than a tourguide, he is super friendly, funny, and a great person who loves alaska and what it has to offer. he is awesome! he didn’t rush us anywhere or force us to do anything, and he let us decide how long we wanted to stay at the hot spring and the river where we drove to on the way back. the ice museum was also super cool and we had plenty of opportunities to take pictures. the dinner was also really good, it’s a little on the pricier side ($40-$60) but that’s only for the seafood - i got a burger that was pretty good for $20. they also had some salad options that were $12 as well. the actual hot spring was amazing, the walk in the cold is only about 20 seconds and it’s inside right up until the water. the water is HOT, so i actually stood up out of the water to cool off at some points. your hair will get wet no matter what because its so steamy. it’s only 4-5 feet deep and the ground underwater is nice to step on, like little rocks at the bottom of a fish tank. we even got lucky enough to see the northern lights while in the hot spring and they were so pretty. then on the way back we also got to stop a few more times to see the lights again, and chris let us stay for as long as we wanted! even though on the pricier side, i think the trip overall was definitely worth it and i recommend having chris as a tour guide to anyone!