Northern Lights and Hot Springs: 15 to Book

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.Golden Circle, Blue Lagoon & Northern Lights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 245 reviews · 15 hours · from $345

Review of Iceland’s 15-hour Golden Circle, Blue Lagoon, and Northern Lights tour from Reykjavík, with honest advice on timing, value, and comfort.

“We had a wonderful day with our two guides from the day and night tour separately. At the day tour, our guide was knowledgeable about the history and geography. He was willing to have extra stops at the places out of the itinerary. We felt his passion and love towards the country. For the premium aurora tour at night, the guide was also master in finding the best spot for us to see the northern light. We see a glimpse of the light despite the cloudy sky. Overall, it was a great tour exploring the golden circle and blue lagoon.”

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3.Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 158 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $189Top rated

Review of Rovaniemi’s sauna, ice swimming, open-fire salmon dinner, and Northern Lights tour, with practical tips on price, timing, and value.

“Unbelievable experience!!! Definitely recommend. The host/ tour guides were very helpful and welcoming. The food was great!!!”

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4.Sauna & Ice Swimming Tour with Dinner and Aurora

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 150 reviews · 4 hours · from $184

Review of Rovaniemi’s sauna, ice swimming, salmon dinner and Northern Lights tour, with practical tips on price, comfort and who should book.

“The experience is not cheap but it was amazing & I will never forget it. Our guide was interesting. The food was delicious & the surroundings stunning. I’ve never been in a wood burning sauna & it was exceptional. To dip in the ice cold lake was incredible, truly exhilarating.”

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5.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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6.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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7.Lakeside Private Sauna with Aurora Borealis

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 86 reviews · 3 hours · from $93Best value

Review of Rovaniemi’s lakeside sauna and Northern Lights outing, with practical advice on value, meeting point, timing, and what to expect.

“This experience is going to stand out for us as incredibly memorable for years to come! We arrived in the forest complex to the twinkle of fairy lights and floor candles lighting the pathway into the visitor centre, and as if by devine intervention the sky opened up with a fine show of Aurora for us as we were shown to our lakeside Finnish sauna. Our guide Mara gave us a good rundown of what to expect and how to keep the sauna going- though we confess the Northern lights specacle kept us distracted for a good portion of our time! That said, we found this trip a perfect amount…”

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8.Northern Lights Trip with Arctic Sauna & Jacuzzi

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 83 reviews · 3 hours · from $101

Review of Rovaniemi’s sauna, ice swimming, jacuzzi, and Northern Lights trip, with practical advice on price, comfort, timing, and what to expect.

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9.Blue Lagoon and Northern Lights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 80 reviews · 8 hours · from $318

Review of Iceland’s Blue Lagoon and Northern Lights combo from Reykjavik, with pricing, timing, transport, tips, and honest advice.

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10.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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11.Golden Circle, Secret Lagoon and Northern Lights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · 13 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $185

Review of Iceland’s Golden Circle, Secret Lagoon, and Northern Lights tour, with route details, costs, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Tour was great for families but being on a big bus vs something smaller and more intimate is more my speed. Guide was amazing with great stories and help. Lagoon very different from others and more of a local spot. I could tell smaller tours took you to more prime spots vs having to walk up or down. All in all good amount of things to be done”

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12.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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13.Blue Lagoon & Northern Lights Tour from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 45 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $315

Review of Reykjavik’s Blue Lagoon and Northern Lights combo, with practical advice on value, timing, transfers, weather, and who should book.

“Absolutely amazing experience, the bus pick up service was very reliable and made us feel at ease. The tour guide for the northern lights was great too.”

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14.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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15.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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