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FAIRBANKS WINTER EXPERIENCES

Arctic Circle Driving Adventure

Tour up the Dalton Highway into the Alaskan Arctic. As you depart Fairbanks, you will pass gold mines and drive alongside the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Walking on the arctic tundra will give you a sense of the vast scale of Alaska's arctic regions. Drive all the way north to the Arctic Circle, where you will receive an official Arctic Circle certificate. On the way back south to Fairbanks, stop and marvel at the majestic beauty of the northland's most famous waterway, the Yukon River. (Luggage restriction: 1 bag per person limit with max. weight of 10 lbs.) A 4-person minimum is required for the tour to operate.

Season: Daily departures (except holidays) September 22, 2013 - April 30, 2014
DepartureTime: 9:00am (9:00H)
Duration: approx. 15 - 16 hours

Price: USD 189 per person

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Fairbanks Northern Lights Viewing Tour

You will be transferred 30 - 45 minutes from your hotel to a prime Aurora viewing destination away from the city lights. We recommend that you dress warmly for this tour, so you may view the Northern Lights from outdoors. If you become cold, you can warm up in a comfortable cabin with north-facing windows that allow for optimal viewing even from indoors. Hot beverages and roundtrip transportation are included. Your driver will return you to your hotel around 2:30H. A 2-person minimum is required for the tour to operate. SPECIAL NOTE: Reserved tour date may change due to weather, Aurora activity, or other considerations, even after the tour has been confirmed. You will be consulted regarding any changes.

Season: Aug 25, 2013 - March 31, 2014 
Departure Time: between 10:00pm and 11:00pm (between 22 and 23:00H)
Duration: approx. 4 to 4.5 hours including transfer time

Price: USD 105 per person (2 or more) /USD 210 for single

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Northern Lights Viewing and Dinner Tour from Fairbanks

This tour offers the perfect Aurora Borealis viewing opportunity as well as the chance to be personal dinner guests at an Alaska cabin. You will be transferred 30 - 45 minutes from your hotel to a prime Aurora viewing destination away from the city lights. At a warm cabin, you will enjoy a home cooked, Alaskan meal. While you are waiting for the natural wonder of the Northern Lights, relax around a warm wood stove and listen to interesting Alaska stories including dog mushing, stories about the lifestyle and people of the North, and more. Please note that the cabin is comfortable and warm yet also rustic and without indoor plumbing. There is an outhouse close by. Arctic winter clothing is available if you want to watch the Aurora outside. The north-facing windows of the cabin also allow for optimal viewing even from indoors. Midnight dinner, hot beverages and roundtrip transportation are included. Your driver will return you to your hotel around 3:00H.

SPECIAL NOTE: Reserved tour date may change due to weather, Aurora activity, or other considerations, even after the tour has been confirmed. You will be consulted regarding any changes.  a 2-person minimum is required for this tour to operate.  

Season: Daily departures  November 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014
DepartureTime: approx. 10:00pm (22:00H)
Duration: approx. 5 hours including transfer time



Price: USD 170 per person

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World Ice Art Championship Tour from Fairbanks

See the world's best ice art up close on this tour. Every year, ice artists from around the world gather in Fairbanks, Alaska to compete and create the finest ice art. The guided tour includes narrated transportation along the single block classic and multi-block classic displays. An artist will teach you how to use the basic ice carving tools. You will also visit the “kid's park” where you will see huge slides, an ice maze, mini-golf, and many other ice attractions. Enjoy complimentary hot beverages and visit the souvenir shop before you go back to your hotel.

Required at time of booking: Hotel information in Fairbanks

Season: Daily departures March 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013
The following dates are completely sold out, March 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 & 14;
Departure Time: between 3:30pm and 4:00pm (between 15:30H and 16:00H)
Duration: approx. 4 hours including transfer time

Price: USD 85 per person (2 or more) / USD 170 for single

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Northern Lights Viewing and Chena Hot Springs from Fairbanks

Enjoy the Aurora Borealis, the Ice Museum and hot springs! You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred 1.5 hours to Chena Hot Springs. After arriving, you will take a guided tour of the Ice Museum. Afterwards, soak and relax in the natural hot springs. At around midnight, look for the Northern Lights to dance across the sky. Depart at 2:30am, arriving at your hotel around 4am. Tour includes: Roundtrip transportation, tour of the Ice Museum, admission to the hot springs.

SPECIAL NOTES: Reserved tour date may change due to weather, Aurora activity, or other considerations, even after the tour has been confirmed. You will be consulted regarding any changes. Bring own towel and swimsuit. A 2-person minimum is required for this tour to operate.

Season: Daily departures  November 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014
Departure Time: approx. 5:00pm  
Duration: approx. 9 hours including transfer time



Price: USD 155 per person

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Arctic Circle Northern Lights Adventure

Tour up the Dalton Highway into the Alaskan Arctic. As you depart Fairbanks, you will pass gold mines and drive alongside the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Walking on the arctic tundra will give you a sense of the vast scale of Alaska's arctic regions. Drive all the way north to the Arctic Circle, where you will receive an official Arctic Circle certificate. On the way back south to Fairbanks, stop and marvel at the majestic beauty of the northland's most famous waterway, the Yukon River. The Aurora Driving Tour returns at night (between 2:00am and 3:00am) for the best opportunities to view the Northern Lights. (Luggage restriction: 1 bag per person limit with max. weight of 10 lbs.) A 4-person minimum is required for the tour to operate.

Season: Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday departures only : September 20, 2013 - April 21, 2014
DepartureTime: 9:00am
Duration: approx. 18 - 19 hours including transfers

Price: USD 219 per person

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Fairbanks Winter Adventure

During this guided tour, you will first stop at the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitor Center. From there the tour continues through the heart of downtown Fairbanks where you learn about the history of the Golden Heart City. After travelling through some of the unique Fairbanks residential areas, you will eventually see the Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline. The Museum of the North will be next on the schedule. Marvel at the natural and cultural history of Alaska and discover the science behind the majestic Northern Lights. A short 20 minute drive will bring you out of town to North Pole and the Santa Claus House. Not included: Lunch and guide gratuity.

Note: Tour includes roundtrip transportation from downtown Fairbanks hotels and UAF Museum admission. Santa Clause House is not open on weekdays.

Season: Daily departures (except Sundays and holidays) October 1, 2013 - April 1, 2014
Departure Time: 10:00am (10:00H)
Duration: 5 hours

Price: USD 113 per person (2 or more) /USD 138 for single

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Chena Hot Springs Day Tour from Fairbanks

Travel 60 miles west of Fairbanks to Chena Hot Springs. Chena Hot Springs Resort is internationally known for its natural mineral hot springs. Visitors can relax and revitalize in the outdoor hot springs, hot tubs, and indoor pool. Chena Hot Springs offers a first rate Alaskan winter experience from Fairbanks! Yet Chena Hot Springs is also a great attraction in the summer time! During your 4-hour visit at Chena Hot Springs, enjoy a guided Ice Museum tour, which is set up like an ice hotel, as well as a guided Geothermal tour. Before you head back to Fairbanks, soak in the hot springs (please bring own towels). Ask us about adding a dog sled ride or snowmobile tour in the winter (depending on snow conditions)! Tour includes: roundtrip transfer from/to Fairbanks, Ice Museum and Geothermal tours, admission to hot springs. Not included: Alcoholic beverages at the ice bar in the Ice Museum, meals, and towel rental for the hot springs.

Required at time of booking: Hotel information in Fairbanks, A 2-person minimum is required for the tour to operate!

Season: Daily departures January 2 - September 15, 2013 (except April 1, 2013 - May 19, 2013) & November 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014
Departure Time: 11:30H
Duration: 7 hours including transfers

Price: USD 145 per person

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Arctic Circle Northern Lights Fly/Drive Adventure from Fairbanks

Enjoy a small group tour into the Alaskan arctic by air and land. Depart from Fairbanks and land across the Arctic Circle in a ceremonious fashion and receive an official Arctic Circle certificate. Take a walk on the arctic tundra, which will give you a sense of the vast scale of Alaska's arctic regions. Return to Fairbanks with a ground tour on the rugged Dalton Highway. Along the way, you will see and learn about northland's most famous waterway, the Yukon River and the remarkable Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Once the sky gets dark, make stops to scan the northern sky for the aurora. Not included: meals and transfers to and from your hotel (Tour departs from the East ramp of the Fairbanks airport).

NOTE: Not recommended for young children.

Required at time of booking: Passenger weights

Season: Daily departures August 21 - September 18, 2013
Departure Time: 1:00pm (13:00H)
Duration: 12 hours



Price: USD 409 per person

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Dog Sledding Tour (1-hour) from Fairbanks

Enjoy a 1-hour dog sledding tour in Alaska's Winterland. 
Tour includes: roundtrip transfer in Fairbanks, approx. 1 hour dog sledding ride.

NOTE: All participants need to provide height and weight at time of booking.
A 2-person minimum is required for the tour to operate!

Season: Daily departures (except holidays)  December 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014 (depending on snow conditions)
Departure Time: various times available
Duration: approx. 1 - 1.5 hours including transfers

Price: USD 169 per person

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Dog Sledding Tour (3-hour) from Fairbanks

Today learn about Alaska's sled dogs and mushing, one of the most popular winter sports in Alaska.

Tour includes: roundtrip transfer in Fairbanks, approx. 2 hour dog mushing school and approx. 1 hour sled ride with your own dog team.

NOTE: All participants need to provide height and weight at time of booking.
A 2-person minimum is required for the tour to operate!

Season: Daily departures (except holidays);  December 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014 (depending on snow conditions)
Departure Time: various times available
Duration: approx. 3 - 3.5 hours including transfers

Price: USD 319 per person

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Arctic Circle Flightseeing Adventure

Depart from Fairbanks on a small plane and land across the Arctic Circle in a ceremonious fashion, where you will receive an official Arctic Circle certificate. Enjoy a walk on the treeless arctic tundra, which will give you a sense of the vast scale of Alaska's arctic regions. A short ground tour of the rural truck stop of Coldfoot is included. Your return flight provides another opportunity to see the Yukon River, the Brooks Range, Gates of the Arctic National Park, and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline from the air. (Luggage restriction: 1 bag per person limit with max. weight of 10 lbs.) A 4-person minimum is required for the tour to operate.

Season: Daily departures (except holidays) October 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
Departure Time: Approx. 10:00am (10:00H) - subject to change
Duration: approx. 4 hours

Price: USD 419 per person

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Denali Winter Air Adventure from Fairbanks

Take off in a bush plane for a scenic flight tour over Denali National Park to Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountain on the continent. See the remote landscape of rivers, hills, glaciers, and the Alaska Range, all untouched by road access. Get a different perspective as you return back north and the scenery changes from majestic mountains to rolling hills. Tour begins at the East Ramp of the airport. A 4-person minimum is required for the tour to operate.

Season: Daily departures (except holidays) October 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
Departure Time: 12:00pm (12:00H)
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours

Price: USD 339 per person

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Beaver Village Tour

Enjoy a round trip journey by air to visit the multi-cultural Yukon River village of Beaver! Travel north from Fairbanks and wonder at the story of the vast and remote land below. Witness remnants of the gold mining that continues nearly 100 years after the yellow metal first brought newcomers rushing north. Fly over the expansive Yukon River Valley, home of traditional peoples that sustain their lifestyle and culture as they have for thousands of years and view the remarkable Trans Alaska Pipeline, symbolizing the immense changes brought to Alaska's Arctic by the discovery of oil over 30 years ago. Upon arrival in Beaver Village you will be greeted by your host. Visit the village and learn of the local Athabascan Indian and Inupiaq Eskimo culture. This tour will give a firsthand glimpse of village lifestyle as it exists today in rural Alaska. A 4-person minimum is required for the tour to operate

Season: Daily departures (except holidays) October 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
DepartureTime: Approx. 9:00am (09:00H) & 1:00pm (13:00H) - subject to change
Duration: 3-4 hours

Price: USD 459 per person

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Bush Mail Flight from Fairbanks

Experience Alaska in a different way! There are no roads to the Interior “Bush” Alaska so join a small bush plan flight that brings mail to rural villages. During this flight experience, you may land in one, two or three villages. The most popular destinations are Anaktuvuk Pass in Gates of the Arctic National Park or Fort Yukon on the Yukon River. The flight route and communities that you will fly to will be decided on the day of the flight based on passenger bookings, freight and weather. Also, village / ground tours are NOT included, as you only land for a few minutes in each town and might only have time to stretch your legs.

Season: Daily departures (except major holidays) January 1 - December 31, 2013
Departure Time: throughout the day, starting at 8:00am (8:00H)
Duration: 3-4 hours

Price: USD 309 per person

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