Things to do in  Fairbanks

I came to Fairbanks just to see the Northern Lights. They made sure I saw it. These guys were awesome with moving us to see the lights. Highly recommend

I took this tour in April, during what's called the "shoulder season" in Alaska (meaning that the time is between the winter and summer peak tourist seasons). Ray, our tour guide, was amazing. She gave us an overview of the city of Fairbanks while we drove through on our way to Chena Hot Springs. The resort wasn't crowded because of the time of year, and we had ample time to explore and soak in the hot springs, along with enjoying a nice lunch at the restaurant. I tried the wild salmon, which was excellent. The tours of the ice museum, greenhouse, and geothermal plant were interesting and informative. For people who cannot drink alcoholic beverages: The free drink served in the ice glass that's included with the ice museum tour is alcoholic. Only one type of drink is available, which was the resort owner's late wife's favorite beverage. If you can't drink the beverage, ask if you can get an empty ice glass. The non-drinkers during my tour were accommodated.

Fantastic night! One to remember!!! The service provided by Mitchi, the owner of the Husky Lodge, was so warm and accommodating. He offered his winter lodge to not only see the Aura Borealis, but also to warm up by a warm and cozy fire, he offered hot drinks to warm our inners, and he picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel in Fairbanks. PUT THIS ON YOUR LIST OF MUST DO!!

This tour was amazing, we would give it 10 stars if we could, it was amazing beginning to end. The communication was great and we received a text from our guide, Nick, 15 min prior to pick up letting us know he was arriving. Nick was not only our driver, but our photographer as well. We stopped along out route to see the Alaska Pipe Line, and take a couple of pictures. When we got to our viewing spot, the highest point outside of Fairbanks, they set up tables with reindeer or vegetarian sausage/hot dogs, hot coffee, tea & hot chocolate, plus they set up 2 bon fires. There were approx. 30 people between 2 vans. They kept the vans running and heated, so between the bon fires and heated vans, we could keep warm and toasty. Nick took a lot of pictures, and sent us the link to be able to download them, the following day. He also helped people with their cameras, if they needed help. That night we had an amazing light display. This whole experience was truly phenomenal, and the highlight of our trip. We would rate it higher if we could. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone.

Carol and I booked this tour because we had a free night to fill. We had no idea that it would be the greatest tour of our Fairbanks vacation. Mike picked us up punctually, and we were pleasantly surprised that the tour group would be small (a rarity)! The two hour drive to the lodge went by relatively fast. We were pleasantly surprised at arrival. This lodge is beautiful with huge windows. Fireplace, snacks, and hot/cold drinks were available. The best part is that the lights inside the lodge were turned off so that if you wanted to stay indoors, you could watch the Aurora displays and the stars without missing out. Most of us came packing our cameras and our warm clothes hoping to see the lights and photograph them outside Mike is a professional photographer so he was able to help us with our settings and offer ways to improve our results. He even took our picture with the lights lighting up the sky behind us. The outside area offers a wide open area with 360 views. The skies are so clear, and I have never seen so many stars in my entire long and traveled life. The Aurora gave us a fantastic show the night we were there. It was dancing across the sky! After many hours outside having fun taking pictures, we went inside to warm up and continued to watch the show inside the comfy lodge. We highly recommend this experience!

Jake was an excellent travel professional, on time, knowledgeable, informative, the Chena hot springs resort visit is a MUST! the ice museum, the hot spring pool, dinner was delicious ( order the crab legs) we weren't lucky with the northern lights, it was snowing...so I am coming back!!! For that. Fairbanks is one of the friendliest places on earth 💖

Our tour guide Raydene is kind, sweet and wonderful. She’s very knowledgeable and also a great van driver. We came up Murphy Dome when the roads were covered in ice but we felt safe. She also made sure everyone in our tour had warm mittens, and she prepared hand warmers and foot warmers for us. We came there in a super windy night but despite the extreme cold and windy she still went to the back of the car to make us hot chocolates and hot teas. She made sure you see the aurora and will go the extra miles for you to be able to see it and take good photos of it. She also helped to take photos for me. She’s one of the best person I’ve met in Fairbanks and I felt fortunate to have her as my tour guide.

It was our best tour in Fairbanks , everything was wonderfull, don’t miss the hot springs tour !! Food at the resort was very good , the attention of our guide was excelent .

David our driver and photographer was so much fun while having us take the photos with the Aurora Lights behind us. It truly is amazing to see in Fairbanks. Thank you for a great evening. I’d chase the lights again with them!

What an amazing tour i reccomend it for anyone who visits Fairbanks in the winter, our guide Jacob was incredible from start to end took us to places until he successfully found the Lights. Thanks was an incredible experience.

It was amazing! We got to see the Aurora on our first night in Fairbanks. Jake is a very awesome tour guide. He is very friendly. The lodge is very nice and warm. They have bathrooms too. Also They provided some hot tea, coffee, cocoa and cookies.

The hot springs were wonderful. Our guide also gave us a great history lesson for Alaska, Fairbanks, and the hot springs. His name was Clark.

Mr Bill was great and knew his stuff in regards to the Dalton highway Really amazing to see what is north of Fairbanks Highly recommended!

This tour was a great way to see Fairbanks. We didn’t want to rent a car, due to unknown road conditions. Erica took great care of us, and we left knowing a bit more about Fairbanks.

We didn’t rent a car, so this tour was a wonderful overview of the city highlights of Fairbanks and a great way to visit Northpole, AK. Brook was an excellent guide and gave us additional tips of local happenings!

A must do. The tour director was a wreath of information. I would recommend this to any traveler. Looking to visit Fairbanks and go on some of the other available tours.

Chena Hot Springs was great! We were picked up from our hotel and our driver was great. It was beautiful at hot springs. The ice palace was incredible! I would recommend this for anyone going to Fairbanks!

Our tour of Fairbanks was excellent. Our driver/guide was Randy, and we learned so much about life in Alaska. Both museums were very interesting, and it was a lot of fun to visit the North Pole and help Santa to mail customized letters to our grandchildren.

A great opening experience to see Fairbanks. Our guide, Anka, was generous in answering questions and customizing the day to fit the interests of the group.

We can view the aurora with cozy and warm lodge to rest .The tour guide”Jake” was very informative and friendly.He really want us to see the northern light by taking time to drive different spot after the lodge closed so we don’t miss anything.We’re here for only one night but it’s very worth if you’re in Fairbanks.Totally recommend! We had such a great time here.