Northern Lights Getaway

Welcome to Anchorage! When you arrive at the Anchorage Airport, there will be taxi service available just outside of the baggage claim area, or car service (Lyft & Uber) available outside of check in on the second floor. This should be about a 15-minute ride from the airport to downtown. Your host at the locally owned boutique style inn will have check in directions on the front door for you when you arrive. The Inn is known for their Alaskan hospitality, prime location close to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail and easy walk to many of our favorite eateries and local shops in downtown Anchorage!

Your guide will meet you in the Copper Whale Inn lobby for a short walk to Glacier Brewhouse for a welcome dinner from here. (Dinner Included)

Today, we will enjoy Alaska’s favorite sport – dog sledding! We visit the home of the six-time Iditarod champion kennel at Dallas Seavey Racing. This adventure is one hour of riding the runners of the dog sled on the training trails at Dallas Seavey Racing, meeting the four-legged athletes, and touring the kennel with plenty of time for pictures with the dogs! The dog sled ride is an iconic 5 mile mush through the boreal forest of Talkeetna – learning the basic commands to navigate your team along the established trail. Moderate fitness level is recommended. For those not wanting to drive their own team, join your musher guide to sit and enjoy the views from a tour sled!

Your guide will provide you with transportation into Talkeetna with a stop en route at the Denali Brewing Company to enjoy samples of their craft made beers on tap. Upon arrival into Talkeetna, enjoy dinner at the Denali Brewpub Restaurant with your fellow travelers. An aurora presentation after dinner is a great way for travelers to understand the science behind the Alaska night sky and the aurora borealis phenomenon!  You will enjoy a two night stay at the Talkeenta Cabins located just off the Historic Main Street.  (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included)

After breakfast, your local guide will escort you to the rail platform for the journey north to the Golden Heart City of Fairbanks. Take in the views or simply relax during your scenic afternoon/evening ride aboard the historic Aurora Winter Train! Upon arrival into Fairbanks, a shuttle will take you from the train depot to your three night accommodations at the Spring Hill Suites by Marriott Fairbanks along the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, close to the Morris Thompson Cultural Center/Fairbanks Visitors Center, shops and our favorite eateries! Check in and then get prepared for departure for tonight we set out for aurora viewing. Your guide will meet you at the Fairbanks Rail Depot upon the train arrival. Check into your local accommodations before setting off on an evening of aurora viewing your first night in Fairbanks!

This fully-guided small group tour will take you to our facility within a popular northern lights viewing location outside Fairbanks. Your local Alaska guide will share the science behind the lights and their significance to Alaska Native cultures, as well as the history of the area and personal stories of living in the Great Land. Our approximate arrival back into Fairbanks is 2:00 a.m. the following morning.  (Breakfast & Dinner Included)

Join your local Salmon Berry guide for your chance to warm up at the famous Chena Hot Springs before chasing the northern lights! This small group tour begins in Fairbanks and makes the wintery drive to Chena Hot Springs Resort. Your local Alaska guide will be there to direct you through each of the following activities included in your tour: soak/swim admission, dinner and aurora viewing.

After the Ice Museum, we will soak in the healing waters of Chena Hot Springs' mineral water rock pool. 

After our soak, we will depart Chena our Farewell Dinner at Aurora Bear! (Breakfast & Dinner included)

You can customize your departure today to fly straight home from Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) – please schedule your departure flight for 6am or LATER… your aurora tour does not return until the early hours of this morning! (Breakfast Included)