Northern Lights and Hot Springs in the USA: the 13 Best

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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2.Northern Lights and Chena Hot Springs Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 115 reviews · from $215

Review of Fairbanks’ Chena Hot Springs and Aurora Ice Museum tour, with practical advice on cost, timing, hot springs, dinner, and aurora viewing.

“Ron and Gina were amazing and I learned a ton from them. they both worked really hard to make it a very special experience! highly recommend”

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3.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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4.Spectacular Hot Spring Experience with Northern Lights

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

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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5.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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6.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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7.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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8.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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9.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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10.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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11.Northern Lights at Chena Hot Springs

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $200Best value

Review of the Northern Lights at Chena Hot Springs tour near Fairbanks, including hot springs access, timing, price, pickup, and practical tips.

“The ice museum had an ice bar. It was romantic with the background. An experience that probably will never see it again.”

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12.Chena Hot Springs Northern Lights Aurora Borealis From Fairbanks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $225

Review of the Chena Hot Springs aurora tour from Fairbanks, with Ice Museum access, hot springs, transport, timing, price, and tips.

“Nate's hot springs and northern lights tour totally exceeded all my expectations! The entire experience was thoughtfully planned from start to finish. Nate picked me up right on time and shared fun stories and facts about Alaska during the Read more”

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13.Chena Hot Springs plus Aurora Chase Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 10 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $285

Review of Fairbanks’ Chena Hot Springs and Aurora Chase, with practical details on timing, costs, photos, weather, and value.

“We had a great tour and chase with Lindsay! She really went out of her way to make sure we got to see the lights on our last possible night after we had three nights of solid cloud cover. She was so informative and helpful, I can’t say enough positive things. Highly highly recommend booking a chase tour!!”

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