Northern Lights and Arctic Circle Day Trip from Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 14 hours
On this full-day trip from Fairbanks, cross the Arctic Circle, see the Northern Lights, and enjoy the landscape of a lifetime in Alaska's unspoiled wilderness. You'll get a taste of the best Alaska has to offer while enjoying comfortable transport and narration from your expert guide.
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On this full-day trip from Fairbanks, cross the Arctic Circle, see the Northern Lights, and enjoy the landscape of a lifetime in Alaska's unspoiled wilderness. You'll get a taste of the best Alaska has to offer while enjoying comfortable transport and narration from your expert guide.After pickup from your Fairbanks hotel, travel to the legendary Arctic Circle, where explorers have been venturing for centuries, drawn by the power of planet Earth. Stop here to take pictures and receive a 'Cross the Circle Certificate!'
Continue past the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, one of the world's largest pipelines, which stretches over 800 miles (1,287 km) across Alaska. Learn about the incredible engineering of this crude oil pipeline and the building process of this epic land-crawling beast. Judge for yourself its impact on the landscape around it.
Next, head to the mighty Yukon River to take a walk along the riverbank and gaze at the scenic landscape. Next it's up to the high plateau of Finger Mountain, where you'll have a chance to see wildlife such as moose, foxes, bears, and perhaps even a mysterious lynx if you're lucky. Up on the mountain, enjoy some sandwiches, sweets and hot drinks.
Travel back toward Fairbanks at night, and you're lucky, you'll catch sight of the amazing Aurora Borealis. This natural light phenomenon is caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms high in the atmosphere, the result of which is a stunning display of light.
Gaze up at the spectacular Northern Lights as you drive through the night, arriving back in Fairbanks at dawn.
Continue past the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, one of the world's largest pipelines, which stretches over 800 miles (1,287 km) across Alaska. Learn about the incredible engineering of this crude oil pipeline and the building process of this epic land-crawling beast. Judge for yourself its impact on the landscape around it.
Next, head to the mighty Yukon River to take a walk along the riverbank and gaze at the scenic landscape. Next it's up to the high plateau of Finger Mountain, where you'll have a chance to see wildlife such as moose, foxes, bears, and perhaps even a mysterious lynx if you're lucky. Up on the mountain, enjoy some sandwiches, sweets and hot drinks.
Travel back toward Fairbanks at night, and you're lucky, you'll catch sight of the amazing Aurora Borealis. This natural light phenomenon is caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms high in the atmosphere, the result of which is a stunning display of light.
Gaze up at the spectacular Northern Lights as you drive through the night, arriving back in Fairbanks at dawn.
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