Fairbanks Nature & Wildlife

My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed this experience. Our guide Michi was very eager to optimize our chances of seeing the Northern Lights and we liked his enthusiasm. The pick-up and drop-off process was easy and the log cabin was a cozy place to hang out inside as we waited for the lights to appear/reappear.

Michi was the best. Highly recommend! One comment- offer better cookies. Costco has a great selection and value!

Josef and Paul were great guides for our night. They were both knowledgeable and passionate about all things Aurora and Alaska. They were both very generous with their time, making us comfortable. Ash who introduced the night to us was equally amazing!

Wonderful experience! Paul and Josef were great! Extremely knowledgeable and helpful in getting great pictures of the Aurora. I couldn’t be happier.

Wonderful experience. A must do if you’re in Fairbanks. Every part of the experience was stellar and I would definitely do it again!

Entered the reception area gave our name they looked in a file and pulled out two tickets and we were done. Entered in to a large gift shop the size of a small department store and realized there were stations of free coffee everywhere. Boarding the Discovery was punctual and organized departure was on time then realized there was more free coffee everywhere. Haha A beautiful cruise down the river where I was shocked to see residents on the river run out to their yards to smile and wave a welcome. On the return we stopped at a mock village and were given a tour by native Alaskans to see what life was like both before and after western exposure. Up to now my favorite part of my Alaskan adventure and a great value.

We had a great experience with Yas. He was punctual. He shared great stories about the aurora. He was very knowledgeable about the subject. And based on the dynamic data he was using, he can predict when the aurora would be prominent in the sky.It was rainy and cloudy on the day of activity. We drove 2.5 hours for sky clearance. We really didn’t see much , meaning without the iPhone camera, you couldn’t see the aurora.He offered to take us out again the next night. We accepted and had great views of the aurora.

We were in Fairbanks a day before our land journey as part of our cruise and had decided to rent a car and head towards the Chenna Hot Springs. We had seen a couple places advertising for seeing reindeer and this one was right along the way to the hot springs, so we stopped despite the website not showing any availability (the reservation system won't show anything for the same day FYI). They indicated they had an opening in about 40 minutes once the current tour completed, so we stepped next door to the cafe and grabbed a coffee and a cookie. We started off in their hut/office with Ryne learning about caribou and reindeer, what the differences were, and lots of other fun/interesting facts for maybe 10-15 minutes (legit it was interesting). Then we made our way down towards where they kept their reindeer. We knew the experience was called a "forest walk" but I think we were all a little surprised still when Ryne hooked leads to each of the 4 reindeer and handed them to us and lead us off into their woods! Yes, we were walking reindeer through the woods, as Ryne described it, kinda like walking really big lazy dogs. They were mostly interested in eating whatever fresh vegetation they could find along the way, but were pretty easy going and would come along when you coaxed them to move along. Since this was a "private" experience it really was just the 4 of us in our party, which was very nice.10/10 experience. We all kind of had the same thought, like "this is the first day of our trip and we just did THAT, not sure how the rest of our trip will compare to this. It's definitely one of our top highlights of our 12 days in Alaska.

Great trip. The guide made an active effort to make sure we had the opportunity to catch as much as possible. He was patient and taught skills to those on board that have never fished and us beginners who got our lines snagged. We stayed out a bit longer than planned to accommodate group requests. Great trip!

Excellent service, enjoyed the trip very much, thank you! Will recommend to everyone! Ben was great!

Sam was our guide he was absolutely the best! Lots of great stories and information from the time he picked us at our hotel, till the he dropped us back off at the hotel. He stayed with us the whole time we were at Chena Hot Springs Resot and Aurora Ice Museum. We even got to see moose traveling to and from Chena. Lots of interesting things to see and do there! We visited the Ice Museum, the Geo Thermal Power and the Geo Thermal Green House tours and they wer all fun and informative. We had great guides for each. They also had side by side atv and a electic atv tours as well. Swimming in the natural hot spring water was was amazing. This was a great fun and relaxing way to start off our Holland America land and cruise tour after our long flight here. We would definitely do this tour again but change it up a little. We would tey it as a night tour or a winter tour as well.

Had a great day at the Chena Hot Springs with Paul as our guide. Lots to see and do, the ice house, springs, hot tubs, dog kennel and wildlife sightings. Paul was so knowledgeable and made the day enjoyable. Definitely a fun day.

Daniel communicated well and arrived on time. We were greeted to a warm and cozy RV that made traveling a breeze. Once we arrived at the Aurora Viewing Sphere, Daniel started the heaters in the sphere, while we stayed warm in the RV. It was only a total of 4 of us on the tour, so we had free run of the sphere. There were plenty of snacks to nibble on and drinks. My son and I spent a lot of time outside playing in the snow and exploring around the sphere. Right about midnight Daniel alerted us to the aurora activity. It was such a beautiful site. We could see the colors with our naked eye, but through our cell phone lens (change the settings to "pro" and slow the speed of the lens) we could see the lights dance. For the next couple of hours Daniel would come and alert us when the light show would start up again. There was a bathroom in the rv for us to use, plus a port-a-potty near the parking lot. We had more aurora chases scheduled for the next 2 nights with a different company, but they ended up getting canceled due to cloud cover. Thanks to Daniel taking us out on our first night, we left our vacation very satisfied with our aurora encounter. It was a magical night and everything I hoped it would be.

Snowmobiling at night was incredibly cool and special! Our guide Ian was incredible and I would highly recommend this to anybody!

Awesome trip! Amazing tour guide. Had water and snacks available as well as hand warmers! He took our pictures under the aurora and sent them to us for free. The rv was nice and had a bathroom on board. Great experience!!

Relaxing, informative and fun. Easy registration and good communication before the tour. We had no problems finding and driving to the Aurora Borealis Basecamp Activity Center. Beautiful outdoor setting. Ahme, the reindeer handler and guide, knows her reindeer. You can tell she enjoys what she does as a reindeer handler, cares for the animals well, and enjoys sharing stories and fun facts about each of the reindeer. The walk was enjoyable. We got to help feed the reindeer and take pictures and videos. Highly Recommend this tour.