Fall Arctic Circle Northern Lights Fly and Drive

Fly above the Arctic Circle with nighttime road touring for Aurora Borealis viewing.

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Aurora Vewing in Fairbanks (Hung Chia Hwei)

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Starting at:
$599 / per person

Duration:
14.5 - 15.5 hours

Departure time:
1:00pm

Dates:
August 21 - September 18, 2025

Child age:
6 year old minimum

Tour overview:
Enjoy an Alaska Northern Lights day tour with a small group into Alaska’s Arctic region by air and land. Fly from Fairbanks and land in Coldfoot, originally a mining camp but perhaps now more well known from Ice Road Truckers. Take a walk on the arctic tundra and prepare for your bus tour south which will give you a sense of the vast scale of Alaska’s polar regions.

Return to Fairbanks by land driving along the rugged Dalton Highway. Along the way, you will see and learn about Alaska’s most famous waterway, the Yukon River, and the remarkable Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Stop along the Arctic Circle and receive an official certificate. Once the sky gets dark, stop in Joy, Alaska, at the Arctic Circle Trading Post and scan the darkened skies for the Northern lights. The tour departs from the East ramp of the Fairbanks airport.

Please note: A portion of this tour will be in the dark to look for the Northern Lights. This tour returns late at night (between 3:30 am to 4:30 am) for the best opportunities to look for the Northern Lights. Aurora viewing is dependent on weather and aurora activity.

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Day Tour Details

What's Included:

Flight from Fairbanks to Coldfoot
Guided Arctic ground tour
All taxes and fees

What's Not Included:

Meals and hotel transfers.

Required at Booking: Body weights.

Special Terms: A 4-person minimum is required for the tour to operate. Please note that aurora viewing is dependent on weather and aurora activity. Refunds due to poor or no visibility are not available.

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