Alaska's Northern Lights
Experience Overview
Highlights
- Visit Area: Anchorage,Prince William Sound,Talkeetna,Fairbanks
- Admittance: Anchorage,Prince William Sound,Talkeetna,Fairbanks
- Meals included: 11
Trip Details
Product Code: 32356
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Moderate
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Tour Operator:
Collette (CA)
Supplier Code: 16536
Starts: Anchorage, AK, United States
Finishes: Fairbanks, AK, United States
Duration: 7 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Demanding
Includes
- Visit Area: Anchorage,Prince William Sound,Talkeetna,Fairbanks
- Admittance: Anchorage,Prince William Sound,Talkeetna,Fairbanks
- Meals included: 11
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $5,849 ($836 /day)
Itinerary
Your journey starts in Anchorage, a city on the edge of the snowcapped Chugach Mountains and 60 sparkling glaciers. This is your gateway to wilderness and adventure. Due to varied arrivals, there are no group activities planned for today.
Hotel Name: Hilton Anchorage
Head to Whittier and embark on an incomparable glacier cruise of Prince William Sound, narrated by an expert guide. Blue skies collide with stark white glaciers, and playful otters dip in and out of the calm waters. Embrace the sheer magnitude of Alaska’s natural beauty as you venture through a geological wonderland. Feel like a true explorer during a beach landing.* In the evening, gather with new friends for a welcome dinner in a local restaurant.
Breakfast Included
Lunch Included
Dinner Included
Visit Area: Anchorage
A young city founded in 1915, Anchorage is a vibrant city of just over 300,000 people. From its humble origins as a railroad town for the Alaska Railroad, the largest city in Alaska maintains its frontier history in an idyllic mountain setting.
Take a step into the past when you visit Musk Ox Farm. Learn about the Musk Ox project – a sustainable domestication effort that has worked to preserve, protect, and increase awareness for these wooly creatures since 1954. Continue on to Talkeetna as Denali, North America’s tallest mountain, looms large over the landscape. Perhaps you will take an optional flightseeing tour and experience a breathtaking perspective of Denali (weather permitting). Check into the iconic Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, perched on a ridge offering unforgettable views of Denali (when conditions allow). Later, perhaps you will spend some time on the lodge’s expansive deck, a great place to search for the northern lights, or just enjoy some hot cocoa by the roaring fireplace in the great room.
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Hotel Name: Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Admittance: Northern Lights Excursions
Search for the Northern Lights (aurora borealis), and wait to witness the sky erupt in a riot of ethereal colors. Alaska is an ideal place to seek out the legendary northern lights. The best time to catch them is after 10:00 p.m. and before 2:00 a.m., with an expert guide and a mug of hot chocolate.
Begin your day with a lecture on the down-to-earth Alaskan lifestyle before hopping on Alaska Railroad’s Aurora Winter Train for a full-day journey to Fairbanks. Sit back and relax as you are whisked away, through snow-covered mountains and striking valleys. Have your cameras ready – the train conductor will point out wildlife as you pass by. Dinner is included in the train’s dining car. This evening you arrive in Fairbanks, your home for the next three nights and one of the best places in Alaska to see the northern lights.
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Hotel Name: Pikes Waterfront Lodge
Admittance: Winter Glacier Cruise
The best way to see the majestic glaciers of Alaska is to get up-close-and-personal on a winter glacier cruise. As you sail to viewing points unavailable by land, watch as icebergs calve from the ice with a crack, rumble, and a splash.
Enjoy a full day at leisure in the city of Fairbanks. Take this opportunity to relax or flex your sense of adventure with optional excursions: consider flightseeing to the Arctic Circle. Late this evening, chase the legendary northern lights, considered to be one of the most amazing natural spectacles in the world. Walk out in the snow under an unspoiled bed of stars and search for the shimmering hues of green.
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Visit Area: Prince William Sound
Located off the Gulf of Alaska divided by a string of islands, the Prince William Sound offers ideal opportunities to see massive tidewater glaciers and the marine life that lives around them. The Sound is home to dozens of glaciers, as well as otters, seals, and sea lions.
Feel the brisk air and discover Fairbanks, the perfect combination of nature and civilization. Look into the past at the Antique Auto Museum, where vintage cars sit between timely artifacts and fashionable designer dresses from times gone by. Hop in a car and pose for a perfect souvenir snapshot. In the afternoon, embrace the Iditarod spirit as you step into a sled with an expert guide and glide over the snow with a pack of sled dogs. Stay for dinner at the kennel owner's home and learn more about what the life of a musher is like. Later in the evening, enjoy a final chance to spot the northern lights.
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Visit Area: Talkeetna
This historic village is the go-to travel destination for avid mountain climbers. Situated at the bottom of Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America, Talkeetna serves as a base for climbers. Aside from its athletic draw, visitors can browse art galleries, local trades, and even the historic Nagley’s General Store (almost 100 years old!) With a population of less than 900 people, Talkeetna is a genuine Alaskan small town.
Enjoy a relaxing morning before heading to the Museum of the North, the University of Alaska’s collection featuring 2.2 million years of biodiversity and thousands of years of human history. The remainder of your day is at leisure. Your hotel room is available for your use whether your flight is today, tonight, or tomorrow morning.
Breakfast Included
Admittance: Alaska Railroad
The Alaska Railroad offers a scenic journey through the rugged landscapes of southern Alaska. Have your camera ready as you pass by snowcapped mountains and dramatic valleys – your conductor will point out wildlife as you travel from Talkeetna to Fairbanks. The historic railroad has operated since 1914.
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Tour Operator
Collette (CA)
A Story of Hard Work and a Passion for Travel “Our first office was so tiny that if you took a step backwards, you fell down an open hole that was stairs to the basement. Now we are a worldwide company with offices in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.” – Alice I. Sullivan, Chairperson of the Collette Board.Collette is about family As his family grew, Dan’s children took on active roles in the company – in sales, tour development, marketing, tour guiding, and in its charitable arm. Working with a team of dedicated employees, they all stayed true to the original vision of expanding travel opportunities for everyone. That tradition continued as Dan’s eldest child, Dan Sullivan Jr., took the reins as President and CEO in 1990 and the company flourished. Collette_HQ_380x250_v2 The third generation of Sullivans entered the company in the early 2000s, and in 2018 Dan Sullivan Jr.’s daughter, Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, became President & Chief Customer Experience Officer. In 2023, after she successfully steered Collette through the global pandemic, Dan proudly turned the CEO role over to Jaclyn and transitioned to Executive Chairman of the Board. Mrs. Leibl-Cote is only the 4th CEO in the company’s history and its first female leader, making Collette one of the rare companies successfully transfer to the 3rd generation of leadership.
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Reviews
Trusted Customer - Traveled, February 2024
Optional flight over arctic circle. Boat trip to Prince William Sound glacier.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/26/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, February 2024
Seeing the Northern Lights on 2 nights! Seeing Denali from our hotel window.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/25/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, February 2024
We enjoyed the whole experience from beginning to end. The only part was train ride seems too long because after dark you can't see anything. And the last museum at the University is not necessary. Let everyone get their stuff ready to leave. Getting to see the northern lights was awesome.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/24/2024
Kelly Goetz - Traveled, February 2024
The dog sledding was amazing. It could have lasted longer!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/22/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, February 2024
Dog sled ride and prince Edward sound cruise.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/26/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, February 2024
Glacier boat ride Optional flight over arctic circle.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/26/2024
James Braun - Traveled, March 2024
Great itinerary and our tour manager, Mike, was excellent. The aurora was fabulous as was the glacier boat excursion.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/08/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, March 2024
Seeing the Northern Lights! Dog sled ride Ice sculpting contest in Fairbanks Cruise to see a glacier up close Seeing moose in town (Anchorage).
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/07/2024
Crystal - Traveled, February 2024
Magnificent. Dog sledding was a lifelong treasured memory. The family legacy of Trail Breaker Kennel is so heart warming and personal. The northern lights were magical. Seeing the stars that brilliant in the night sky was unforgettable.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/30/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, February 2024
It was above and beyond my wildest expectations. The tour guide was exceptionally good. I will recommend this tour to everybody and anybody.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 03/27/2024
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