Where to Soak in Fairbanks: the 15 Best Hot Springs

Northern Lights & Chena Hot Springs Tour

1.Northern Lights & Chena Hot Springs Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,278 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $250Our pick

Review of Fairbanks’ Chena Hot Springs and Northern Lights tour, with ice sculptures, mineral pools, dinner tips, pricing, and aurora advice.

“Our guide was the most informative about the Northern Lights and though it was great chances of seeing them, she could not control the weather. The sky became overcast and it began to snow. Bummer but she gave tips and offered plenty of info on how to see them on a clear night. She also shared knowledge about the Natives in Alaska along with some of their interpretations of the Lights. It was fun and exciting. The Aurora Ice Museum was amazing!! I didn't get in the hot springs but there was plenty to do in the Activity Center. On the way back to our hotels, we were able to…”

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Chena Hot Springs Day Tour

2.Chena Hot Springs Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $210Top rated

Review of the Chena Hot Springs day tour from Fairbanks, with hot pools, ice sculptures, geothermal sights, tips, costs, and drawbacks.

“Sadly the Ice Museum was not opened and was not informed until the day before. Supposedly will get reimbursed. Hot Springs were great as well as Geothermal tour!”

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Chena Hot Springs Day Tour from Fairbanks

3.Chena Hot Springs Day Tour from Fairbanks

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 117 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $200

Review of the Chena Hot Springs day tour from Fairbanks, with the Ice Museum, geothermal visit, hot springs, guide tips, price, and practical advice.

“Wonderful tour, with an excellent tour guide. Unique and amazing place to visit. The tour is a bit pricy for what is received, but the uniqueness of the experience is something my family will not soon forget.”

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Northern Lights and Chena Hot Springs Night Tour from Fairbanks

4.Northern Lights and Chena Hot Springs Night Tour from Fairbanks

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 115 reviews · 10 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $240

Review of Fairbanks’ Chena Hot Springs night tour, with ice museum, hot springs, aurora tips, guide quality, timing, and value.

“This was WAY TOO expensive for what it was. Entrance fee for the springs is 15 per person, for the ice museum 15 per person. That makes it 60 for 2 people.That means, we paid ONLY for the driver and ride about 130 Miles return trip 300!! Yes, it was a night trip, but still......... The driver was friendly, but due to the noise of the car, we-in the back- barely understood anything of what he was saying. Furthermore, food was not included. which was not offered, but for THAT price.....”

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Spectacular Hot Spring Experience with Northern Lights

5.Spectacular Hot Spring Experience with Northern Lights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $245

Review of Fairbanks’ Chena Hot Springs tour, with Ice Museum access, hot springs, aurora chasing, pricing, tips, and practical advice.

“Christopher was a wonderful tour guide who was able to answer every question we had. He was friendly and informative on the long drives and it's hard to imagine a better tour. For the hot springs, the ice museum is quite quick, maybe 10 minutes tops. The springs themselves are warm and fun but there is an indoor area you can cool down in. For the lights, they take patience but are well worth it. Even though our night was cloudy we were still blown away by the view. A must do for Fairbanks.”

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From Fairbanks: Chena Hot Springs Northern Lights Tour

6.Chena Hot Springs Northern Lights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 59 reviews · 10 hours · from $240

Review of Fairbanks’ Chena Hot Springs Northern Lights Tour, with the Ice Museum, hot springs, timing, value, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Ed was a fabulous guide and very knowledgeable. His enthusiasm for Alaska and talking about the Northern Lights was very contagious and he got the entire group involved with how the lights happen and best ways to capture them on our own cameras (not as easy as you might think) and also to take a moment to just breath it all in. I fully recommend this tour and be sure to ask for Ed as your guide!”

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Hot Spring and Northern Lights Photography Tour

7.Hot Spring and Northern Lights Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · from $225

Review of Fairbanks’ hot spring and Northern Lights tour, with ice art, photography tips, dinner plans, pricing, timing, and practical advice.

“Tabitha was great and a joy as a tour guide. She knew just the right spot to see the northern lights!”

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Hot Springs Aurora Viewing Dream in Alaska

8.Hot Springs Aurora Viewing Dream in Alaska

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Soak at Chena Hot Springs, tour an ice museum, and hunt for northern lights on a practical seven-hour trip from Fairbanks.

“Great experience, the pick up was smooth the guide was friendly and knowledgeable and the hot springs and ice bar/ice museum was beautiful and the hot springs were awesome highly recommend if your solo or with a group aurora in Alaska are the best guides out there”

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Full Day Ice Museum and Chena Hot Springs Tour

9.Full Day Ice Museum and Chena Hot Springs Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 32 reviews · 7 hours · from $200

Review of Fairbanks’ Chena Hot Springs and Ice Museum tour, with geothermal education, pool time, transport tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“Sadly, this trip fell far short. Guide’s commentary was not particularly informative during the hour plus drive to get there. The guide offered a folding plastic step stool to enter van that was cracked and broken to the point of being a safety concern. The van’s tire pressure alarm went off while driving and she just waved it off. Once there, the ice museum was closed due to a temperature variance, so that was a total bust (and the refund received for this was laughable). At that point, we were simply released to go find lunch (one available restaurant), visit hot springs or otherwise entertain ourselves til 5pm when she…”

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Fire & Ice: Chena Hot Springs, Ice Museum + Aurora Adventure

10.Fire & Ice: Chena Hot Springs, Ice Museum + Aurora Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $270

Review of Fairbanks’ Fire & Ice tour, with Chena Hot Springs, Ice Museum, optional dinner, private transport, and Northern Lights viewing.

“Experience at Chena Hotspring was excellent. Our driver Christopher arrivd on time to pick us up. He spoke about his life and Fairbanks during the trip. The Ice museum was extraordinary. The Martini in an ice glass added the experience. Then my wife and I headed towards the hot spring instead of dinner. The hotspring experience was fantastic. It was a bit of less planned thereafter. We viewed the aurora from the aurora viewing room in the Chena but the aurora chasing and the time before was less coordinated. I would also say the people in our group wasn’t very interested in aurora viewing. That probably added to the experience.…”

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Spectacular Chena Hot Springs Northern Lights Experience

11.Spectacular Chena Hot Springs Northern Lights Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $225

Review of the Chena Hot Springs aurora tour from Fairbanks, with Ice Museum, hot springs, guide tips, pricing, timing, and booking advice.

“Dress warm for the reindeer sausage roast , which was a lot of fun.. Kevin guided us very efficiently thru the tour , was timely with picking us up and gave some great info”

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Midnight Sun Magic Chena Hot Springs Soak and Ice Museum Tour

12.Midnight Sun Magic Chena Hot Springs Soak and Ice Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $180Best value

Review of Fairbanks’ Chena Hot Springs tour, with the Aurora Ice Museum, midnight sun soak, dinner options, price, and practical tips.

“Everything about the tour itself to our tour guides Kevin and Bella. Kevin was so attentive and made sure we got some good photos, had dad jokes and made it fun for us. If you’re looking for a unique experience and great customer service this is the tour for you. 10/10”

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From Fairbanks: Chena Hot Springs Day Tour

13.Chena Hot Springs Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 16 reviews · from $210

Review of the Chena Hot Springs day tour from Fairbanks, with hot springs, ice museum, geothermal projects, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Rachel picked us up right on time, the drive was scenic and she was very informative telling about life in Alaska. She stayed in the information center incase we had we questions. On our way home she saw a moose on the side of the road, stopped and we watched a mother moose and her two babies cross right in front of us. She offered to take pics for those in the back. We had just past two cyclist on the road and she stayed to make sure they got safely past to the moose and her babies. I'm was very impressed with her level of compassion and professionalism.Read more”

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Chena Hot Springs Round Trip Tour

14.Chena Hot Springs Round Trip Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 16 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $220

Review of Fairbanks’ Chena Hot Springs tour, with private transport, hot springs access, wildlife sightings, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Our trip guide was Antonio and he arrived on time for picking us up at the hotel. It took us around 1 hour 10 mins to reach the hot springs, first we went to the ice museum which is a 45 minute tour where we had apple martini in an ice glass and there we followed the tradition of breaking the glass outside the museum for good fortune/to make your wishes come true. Then we went to the hot springs which I was apprehensive at first since I am not a big fan of using hot water for my regular baths but the minute I entered the spring, I realized…”

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Chena Hot Springs Aurora Tour

15.Chena Hot Springs Aurora Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.)

Review of the Chena Hot Springs Aurora Tour near Fairbanks, with winter soaking, the Ice Museum, forest scenery, transport, and practical tips.

“It was excellent! The guide was great! We had a great experiences in Chena Hot Spring, Aurora Ice Museum and after we saw the Northern Lights! I highly recommend this tour!”

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