Northern Lights Tour
Highlights Include :
Northern Lights viewing from beautiful Chena Hot Springs.
Northern Lights viewing from Bettles Lodge.
Attending the World Ice Art Championships
Visiting the University of Alaska Museum.
Snow Cat ride for northern lights viewing.
Dog Sled Ride.
Optional Dog mushing,cross country skiing and snowshoeing.
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The aurora borealis has fascinated man for centuries and is truly a natural wonder no one should miss. Bands of green, red, purple and white streaking across the sky are symbolic of winter nights in the arctic. Our Northern Lights Tour takes you to 2 of the best places in Alaska for viewing the aurora: Chena Hot Springs Resort and Bettles Lodge. Chena Hot Springs is a rustic resort nestled in the Chena Hills and has a wonderful outdoor pool that is perfect for watching the aurora streak across the sky. Sixty miles away from Fairbanks, the resort is beyond the interference of the city's lights and even has heated viewing huts on a remote mountain to further enhance the viewing pleasure. Optional activities such as dogmushing, snowmobiling, skiing, hiking and snowshoeing make it the perfect place for a winter getaway.
Bettles Lodge is located above the Arctic Circle near the Brooks Range. Bettles is the zone of highest aurora activity in Alaska and gives us the best possibilities for spectacular displays.
Our tour also spends time in Fairbanks visiting local museums and galleries and the spectacular World Ice Art Championship. Contestants from all over the world come to Fairbanks in March to match their ice carving skills against each other. Using one ton blocks of crystal clear ice, these contestants carve massive figures of incredible detail and realism. We will watch the carvers at work and also have a chance to view the finished pieces.
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Itinerary
Day One, Monday, Clients arrive in Fairbanks. Lodging ; Marriott Springhill Suites.
Day 2, Tuesday,
Today is our day to spend visiting the sights of Fairbanks. We visit Ice Art Park to view the magnificant pieces of carved ice and also visit the University of Alaska Museum. In the afternoon we will depart Fairbanks and travel to the Chena Hot Springs Resort. We will stop for a dog sled ride and then head to the resort to spend the evening soaking in the hot springs and watch the northern lights play across the sky. Lodging ; CHSR. (B,L,D)
Day 3, Wednesday
The Chena Hot Springs Resort is a winter wonderland with numerous activities to occupy our time. In the morning we will tour the area with either cross country skis or snowshoes. Optional activities available as add-ons include,dog mushing, horse drawn sleigh rides and snowmobiling. Of course, the hot springs are always there for a relaxing soak. If the weather is clear and the potential for viewing the aurora are good, we will travel by snow-monkey to a remote viewing site for a late night aurora display. Lodging ; CHSR (B,D)
Day 4, Thursday
We will spend another full day at Chena Hot Springs cross country
skiing/snowshoeing enjoying the scenery, taking a dog sled ride or other
optional activities and of course, the hot springs. Tonight we will have
another chance to spend the night gazing at the aurora streaking across the
northern sky. Lodging; CHSR (B,D)
Day 5, Friday
Today we return to Fairbanks and clients fly to Bettles and begin their northern lights adventure there. Lodging ; Bettles (B,L,D)
Day 6 & 7, Sat. Sun.
Clients will spend these days exploring Bettles and the surrounding area while waiting for the nighttime displays of the northern lights. Optional activities include dogmushing, snowmobiling, x-country skiing and snowshoeing. Lodging ; Bettles (B,L,D)
Day 8, Monday
Clients return to Fairbanks. (B)
| Rates: |
7 nights,
$3500 per person, double occupancy; $4200 per
person single |
| Dates: |
March 9-16, 2009
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| Includes: |
Accommodations,
sightseeing, admissions,activities as listed,
group meals as listed. |
| Contact: |
Alaska Iditarod Tours
at 1-604-720-0744, or email us.
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