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Arctic Circle and Northern Lights Tour from Fairbanks

By Alaska Wildlife Guide LLC
Recommended by 93% of travelers
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$260.00
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$260.00
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Ages 5-99
Duration: 12–14 hours
Start time: Check availability
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  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off, within city limits of Fairbanks and North Pole
  • free Snacks and water
  • free Sandwiches (vegetarian option available, please advise at time of booking)
  • free unlimited Hot drinks, like coffee, tea, hot chocolate
  • personalized Arctic Circle Certificate
What's not included
  • Gratuities
  • no gluten free or vegan meal option available. You are welcome to bring or buy your own lunch and snacks.
  • cold weather gear
Departure details
  • Traveler pickup is offered.
  • Pickups commence from 2:00 PM. We will contact you the day before your tour with your exact pickup time. We can only pick up from hotels within the Fairbanks or North Pole city limits. We do not pick up from the airport. If you are staying at an Air BnB, please contact the office on 907 712 4529 (landline so no texts please) for the closest pick up location. If you are staying outside the city limits, we can pick you up at Walmart or another hotel location. Please call our office to discuss what options are available..
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
  • Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5957ARCLIGHT
  • Adult pricing applies to all travelers. We do not recommend this tour for children under the age of 10 years due to safety concerns
  • Please dress appropriately. The temperatures can reach extreme conditions during the winter month and we recommend to dress in layers.
  • Please note that the Northern Lights are a natural occurrence and therefore cannot be guaranteed! (no refund possible)
  • The weather conditions are in no way predictable in our area and we will not offer a refund in case of too many clouds.
  • Exact schedule and itinerary of stops are subject to change based on daily conditions and Northern Lights activity on the day of your tour.
  • There is a possibility of cancellation due to dangerous weather and/or road conditions. If this occurs, an alternative date or full refund will be offered.
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required. We are not able to provide gluten free or vegan options as there is limited availability of these items in Alaska.
  • Type of transportation: climate controlled van
  • The group size is limited to 9 people for each passenger van. Bigger group bookings are possible and multiple vans will be used in this case.
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Customers are strongly encouraged to rotate seats at least a few times on the tour to give each person the opportunity of having a different view.
  • This tour requires being able to enter and exit our van with limited assistance. Please contact us if you have any concerns about mobility.
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
A note from Arctic Circle and Northern Lights Tour from Fairbanks
  • To be in compliance with the CDC and the State of Alaska: Guests are not required to wear face masks, but may if they wish. We also urge you to review the updated Health information for Alaska at https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
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If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5957ARCLIGHT
Itinerary
  • You'll get picked up
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  • 1
    Alyeska Pipeline Viewing Point
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • 2
    Hilltop Restaurant & Marketplace
    Stop: 20 minutes
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  • 3
    Dalton Highway Sign
    Stop: 10 minutes
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    Pass by
    James Dalton Highway
  • 4
    Yukon River Camp
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • 5
    Arctic Circle Sign
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • You'll return to the starting point
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A Great Snowmobile Experience
A great overall experience, the entire team there provided great service, and Tony in particular is an awesome guid…
Happiness656987
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Amaziiiing 🤗🤗🤗 BRUTAAAAL! This was my first expierence and I loved it. Tony, the tour guide, was incredible.
Amaziiiing 🤗🤗🤗 BRUTAAAAL! This was my first expierence and I loved it. Tony, the tour guide, was incredible.
449mtm
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Excellent Experience
Tony was very helpful and very good Instuctor . Very organized and helpful . If I have to Come again I will Definit…
145akashk
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Love this! Awesome guys
Tony was awesome. He is so patient and definitely a good photographer. I would definitely recommend this to anyone …
rexx2023
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amazing snowmobile tour!
This tour is really amazing! Our guide is Tony and he is really experienced. He taught us a lot of snowmobile such …
Natalie1129LA
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Tony was amazing.
Tony was amazing. We came as a group of 6 and everyone love it! We definitely coming back. Worth every penny
mimigoodman3
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Amazing Snowmobile Adventure!
Such a fun tour! Our tour guide Tony was awesome. He taught us everything we needed to know, went at the pace for…
Hawkeye1985
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An all around incredible experience!
Tony was a phenomenal guide, he was thorough in his explanation and safety guidance on riding. He's a super persona…
Armando0324
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Snowmobile Ride
Decided to do this as a birthday gift and I’m so glad I did it! Tony was an amazing tour guide! We had a blast!
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Fairbanks Northern Lights tour
We had a great time as Bob our tour guide was fantastic. Very informative and full of energy. Highly recommend you …
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Wow!!! What a trip!!
Our trip to Chena Springs was amazing. And our tour guide Laura was very upbeat, professional, knowledgeable, and …
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Highly recommond
We went on this trip and Laura is our tour guide was fantastic, she was so patient in showing us the northern light…
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Great snowmobile experience!!!
We had a blast! The track was composed from road, straight line where you can get some speed, river bank for zig za…
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Exhilarating
Most fantastic time, great fun, great scenery, great awesome guide, Chris, that took some amazing videos and photos…
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Best guide
Our guide Tony was uplifting, funny and experienced. We would definitely visit once again. The only thing needs to …
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austinboomerang
Austin, TX56 contributions
Spectacular!
What an adventure! This is a professional outfit—from booking to prep to execution. Dave was our guide and Cameron was his apprentice. They were friendly from the time they picked us up till the minute they dropped us over 12 hours later.

The van was comfortable with 8 of us tourists, and although the roads were quite drivable by sheer luck that day, we were happy to not be driving all that way. A tire lost tread and Dave quickly and capably changed it without a fuss, and we carried on.

There were plenty of short stops along the way, esp. if you heed the warning to use the toilets at each.

I hadn’t expected to be interested in an oil pipeline but they created interest with fascinating information. I particularly liked how they presented no particular persuasion politically or environmentally.

We walked on the frozen Yukon! We arrived to see a beautiful sunset at the Arctic Circle sign. We learned so much about the Alaskan culture/way of life. And last but not least, we saw the Aurora Borealis! Dave took some cool photos of us and even shared some photography tips. Speaking of tips, be sure to have winter clothing. The temps were below freezing and gbs wind can feel brutal pretty quickly while out of the heated vehicle.

Food was basic, consisting of two turkey sandwiches. Two stops also had food but limited to typical snacks you find at gas stations, plus pie. Since the tour begins in the early afternoon, I’d recommend having breakfast and/or a hearty lunch beforehand.

Overall, I would highly recommend this tour with this company, and with these tour guides.

*I composed this review during the ride back to Fairbanks. I had no idea the best was yet to come. The light show was other-worldly! Dave and Cameron were incredibly patient with all of us even as we kept on and on taking photos. They even encouraged us to continue taking our time and enjoying it.
Written March 31, 2022
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Sanjana Menon
2 contributions
Incredible experience!
Jan 2023
Judah was our guide for the tour. He was great all through the tour and his stories and conversations were filled with wit and humor. His love for Alaska rubbed off on all of us and having a conversation was so easy with him, it was like he's friends with every one in the city which made sharing our experiences that much easier. He helped us spot 3 planets in the evening sky. The skies got cloudy by night so we didn't catch the lights but Judo seemed more disappointed than us. He made so many stops to catch a clear patch in the sky but to no avail. Nevertheless, the hospitality and gorgeous drive, the enchanted trees and the Arctic circle made it well worth the trip.
Written February 6, 2023
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packerbeer
160 contributions
Once in a Lifetime
Nov 2022
Judah was our guide and he was knowledgeable, friendly and personable. There are stops on the way, and you are allowed as much time as your group needs to use facilities or to take photos. Judah was patient and took the time to learn about each of his guests. You do have a stop where you eat a bag lunch that is provided. At the rest stop, Judah had purchased some pie slices at a previous stop and brought one for the gal manning the place where we ate lunch. Judah handled the roads and driving like a pro. He offered to take pictures of us and the Northern Lights started to appear. Judah allowed us the time we felt we needed, even though it was sub zero out. Our transportation was warm and comfortable. and ran like a champ in the 20+ below weather. Oh yes, we did stop at the pipeline, but lets be real, the stars of the show is the Arctic Circle and the Northern Lights. (no pun intended) Judah offered to send us photos that he took when our camera failed. Just remember you do not control the trip it controls you for the most part in that you can not command the lights to show and how long they stay or what the temps are going to be. What you can control is who/what company you go with and if you can request Judah I would do so. He demonstrated not only that he was a good guide but also demonstrated qualities you want to see in a person when you do this type of magical trip. Thanks for the experience of a lifetime.
Written November 29, 2022
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Racal24
New York72 contributions
No COVID safety measures + You could rent your own car and do this yourself
Sep 2020
Our tour guide was nice and we did see some faint lights, but I'm honestly not sure what the added value of this tour is? You could simply drive up to the Arctic Circle with your own car. This company charges $250 per person, while renting an SUV would cost $60 total and would allow you to stop anywhere you want... It's a no brainer. It's a straight road to the circle (which is just a sign that says "Arctic Circle, there's nothing else to see there) and the road is in pretty good condition. Also keep in mind no one can guarantee you'll see lights, all you have to do is drive somewhere dark, look at the sky and hope you get lucky.

Also flagging there was absolutely no precautions regarding COVID19 on this tour: we spent over 10 hours in a car, with no hand sanitizer and no social distancing, and no one was wearing masks. It's probably the highest risk situation you could be in to catch germs.
Written September 22, 2020
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Rainer Z
Sorry about your experience, but this was not with our tour company. See communication with TripAdvisor. One more point, we take maximum precautions regarding the health and safety of our guides and customers. From the sanitizing of the vans and equipment, to the provision of extra hand sanitizer and facemasks, to prescreening of all passengers, to the reduction of allowable capacity, we believe we have covered the bases as much as possible.
Written September 25, 2020
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Cel G
2 contributions
A Surreal Arctic and Northern Lights experience— bucket list, check ✔️
Everything was so awesome. The uniqueness of the places, the tour itinerary, and even our driver/guide—- Jake. Our tour commenced 2pm and ended 5am the following morning, the snow on the road was a bit challenging; but his driving was smooth and we really enjoyed! He also had a good grasp on secret spots for Aurora viewing on the way down from Arctic Circle. He was so patient, we had various stops for a superb surreal Northern Lights experience!
Written November 5, 2022
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Jacklyn L
5 contributions
Very, very disappointing trip. Might be better with a driver who was knowledgeable about what we were se
Mar 2022
The driver never introduced himself. We had a family of four, a couple, and three singles in a very small van. The husband of the family sat in the front passenger seat and mostly helped us in and out of the van. There was no step stool to help us.
The itinerary called for three 60 min stops (Yukon River Camp, Arctic circle sign, hilltop restaurant & Marketplace). We stopped but not for long. We did receive a bag lunch/dinner combo to eat on van. Seems there was a glitch in microphone and we could not hear anything driver had to say. He and the husband talked to each other. We voluntarily switched seats once on the tour as it was too difficult for us to get out from other seats. Finally saw Northern Lights at 1:10 am but a semi was also parked at the spot and thus our pics had red lights below the green. We did not receive certificate that morning. Finally arrived by mail 12 days later.
Written March 28, 2022
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Herbert E
Texarkana, TX11 contributions
Dress warm
Pick up from hotel and drop off was very convenient. Vehicle was comfortable but crowded, perhaps two fewer seats would help making seat rotation and putting layers of clothing on easier. Huge drawback was that due to humidity of so many people, the windows begin to fog up and eventually freeze over so unless you’re on the front, your viewing experience is limited. Had a great and knowledgeable tour guide providing insights into the land/lifestyle of the land you’re entering. The Dalton Highway was not build for tourism, so expect to get bounced around a bit. If all you want to do is see the northern lights, this tour is not for you. However, if you want to see the Arctic Circle and the land, you are on the right tour and the price of entry is to get bounced up the Dalton Highway.
Written November 26, 2021
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Diane W
Orlando, FL9 contributions
Disappointed
Mar 2022 • Family
Seeing the Arctic Circle during our trip to Alaska was something that seemed like a good idea, but in hindsight I wish we skipped this trip. The van was so crowded and uncomfortable (think less leg room than coach on an airplane and no where to put anything you brought with you or purchased so it has to be on your lap). The microphone/speaker system didn’t work, so we couldn’t hear anything in the back row. The windows frosted over, so we couldn’t see anything out the window. We were in back row for the majority of the trip and couldn’t hear or see anything….not exactly how I envisioned our 14 hour trip to be. I anticipated it would be a bumpy ride, but wasn’t prepared for how bumpy it really was. The box lunch was a nice touch, but so hard to eat given the lack of space in the van. When we were getting dropped off our guide realized he didn’t have our certificates, so we went all that way and didn’t get a certificate. This is one tour that I wish we had skipped.
Written March 13, 2022
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mustlovedogs70
Seattle, WA5 contributions
Lady A
Feb 2023 • Friends
Don’t let the length of the excursion deter you! It was 14 hours but there was lots to see and stops to experience. Judah, our tour guide was so friendly and informative and always willing to take as many pictures as we asked him too! Judah was so diligent in getting us to a location to see Aurora Borealis as it was a bit hazy, but after approx 6 stops he successfully found the most amazing place where the lights popped! I felt like he was as excited to see the lights as we were, even though he sees them often! Highly recommend this tour!!
Written February 11, 2023
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Janet F
Bellevue, Washington4 contributions
Moonlit Arctic Circle Experience
Jan 2023 • Couples
Judah was a very chill driver/guide. As remote as this area is, we felt Judah was both a competent and friendly guide for this long journey along the Dawson Highway. We were blessed with brilliant moonlight at the Arctic Circle and rewarded with stunning views of planets and constellations as we stood right under the North Star! The northern lights on the way back were a bit shy and elusive, but we enjoyed what we saw and credit Judah for much persistence on hunting the aurora!
Written January 3, 2023
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