Arctic Circle Full-Day Adventure from Fairbanks
Overview
Visit the famous Arctic Circle and walk through the stunning landscapes around the Mighty Yukon River and high above the treeline on Finger Mountain during this day-long adventure. Hotel pick-up and drop-off from Fairbanks city limit is included.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup (selected hotels only)
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Alyeska Pipeline Viewing Point, 1671 Steese Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712
Get a close up view of the famous pipeline and learn interesting facts about the engineering and building period.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Yukon River, Alaska
Walk right to the edge of Alaska’s most famous river. It will impress you with its majesty and history.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: BLM Arctic Circle Monument Sign, MP 115.5 Elliott Highway, Fairbanks, AK
Have your picture taken at the Arctic Circle and receive your Arctic Circle Certificate.
Duration: 45 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Alyeska Pipeline Viewing Point, 1671 Steese Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712
Get a close up view of the famous pipeline and learn interesting facts about the engineering and building period.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Yukon River, Alaska
Walk right to the edge of Alaska’s most famous river. It will impress you with its majesty and history.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: BLM Arctic Circle Monument Sign, MP 115.5 Elliott Highway, Fairbanks, AK
Have your picture taken at the Arctic Circle and receive your Arctic Circle Certificate.
Duration: 45 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
namespacestd
September 2019
I finished my tour with guide Cassie on 9/18 from Fairbanks and it was a pleasant day feeling the vastness of the northland going all the way to the arctic circle. It was the end of the cruise season and I was fortunate to experience Alaska at this time. In this tour, we went through areas of sno...
I finished my tour with guide Cassie on 9/18 from Fairbanks and it was a pleasant day feeling the vastness of the northland going all the way to the arctic circle. It was the end of the cruise season and I was fortunate to experience Alaska at this time. In this tour, we went through areas of snow and rugged terrain that is inaccessible by ordinary drivers. The ride was long but our guide showed great knowledge of Alaska and was accommodating with a good portion of the group not fluent English speakers. The journey was different from the other fun trips that have obvious areas of interests but more of geographical and cultural experience. It educated me the life of an Alaskan living further north of the major cities where 99% of the tourists went. It was overall informative and I recommend patient folks with inquisitive minds take this tour to look at the other side of Alaska, besides the scenic piece offered by a cruise line.jackieeF4265DD
September 2021
This was an amazing experience.Josh is the best tour guide EVER!Ask for Josh,he is knowledgeable and super fun!!
This was an amazing experience.Josh is the best tour guide EVER!Ask for Josh,he is knowledgeable and super fun!!Spaceace
December 2019
I just got home from the full day Arctic Circle Adventure and had such a remarkable experience. I'm not much of a guided tour person as I've backpacked solo in many places around the world successfully, but I researched what it would take to do a similar trip on my own with a rented car, I decid...
I just got home from the full day Arctic Circle Adventure and had such a remarkable experience. I'm not much of a guided tour person as I've backpacked solo in many places around the world successfully, but I researched what it would take to do a similar trip on my own with a rented car, I decided to go with a group tour (so very glad I did, and for those of you thinking the same, don't even try it!!) It was so easy to book, and the team was very responsive via email. I paid the deposit, completed a couple of forms and violá, booked! The van picked me up on a -30 degree day at the Hampton Inn Fairbanks shortly after 1 pm. The guide/driver, Randy was a true Alaska character with tons of survivalist experience and extensive knowledge of the entire state. He instantly put me at ease that I made the right decision with his skilled navigation of the rough terrain and impressive knowledge of all aspects of the passing landscapes. The van itself was a climate controlled, reliable conversion-type vehicle with three rows. The tour I was on had seven people from all over the world. We were given a lunch sack with sub sandwich, water, candies and chips. I ate a nice lunch before embarking on the trip so I wasn't that hungry but I did eat half the sandwich in the van around dinnertime. As civilization started to fade behind us, we set out on the Dalton Hwy heading into the wild. Randy pointed out features, history and facts about everything we passed the entire route. We first stopped at the last truck stop (use the washroom even if you don't have to, services are sparse on the highway!), Then the Dalton Highway welcome sign, then several vista points before we lost the light about 1.5 hours into the trip. We stopped at the Yukon River Camp at nighttime for a very welcome break. It was -50 degrees when we arrived and we had the opportunity to stop inside the camp to use the washroom and shop for souvenirs. There's a snack bar that sold hot food, drinks and candy as well. We continued north to the Arctic Circle sign where we got out for about 15 minutes for photos and to stare at the amazing starscape.. we could see every constellation and an arm of the milky way! It was extraordinarily cold so we didn't linger too long and headed back south from there for aurora borealis chasing. Randy was so skilled at spotting the auroras and pulling over at the best places to view them (we pulled over to view them three different times). I wasn't able to capture any photos from my iPhone as the auroras were a little weaker but still an incredible sight! We arrived back into Fairbanks around 3 am and Randy dropped us off at our hotels (try to get a late check-out if leaving the next day). All in all the tour represented a fantastic experience and great value for the money. I wouldn't have been able to relax and see the scenery had I gone solo and would've likely been on edge the entire trip. The entire tour clocked out at close to 14 hours... It flew by for me but if you have any problems being in a van on a very bumpy road with few amenities (washrooms, restaurants, etc) or being with other people for over half a day, this might not be the tour for you. Otherwise I highly recommend it as you'll be hard pressed to find a similar experience.Yumi_0904
October 2019
It’s a wonderful tour! I saw the Aurora and moose. And our guide Caleb is a good tour guide! Very recommend this tour!
It’s a wonderful tour! I saw the Aurora and moose. And our guide Caleb is a good tour guide! Very recommend this tour!Jimmy T
September 2019
The tour covered a lot of ground and many hours in the van. If you have visited Alaska on land (as in traveled from Anchorage to Denali or Denali to Fairbanks), this tour maybe a disappointment because it goes through many of the same landscape and scenery. We saw more wildlife in a 4 hour Denali...
The tour covered a lot of ground and many hours in the van. If you have visited Alaska on land (as in traveled from Anchorage to Denali or Denali to Fairbanks), this tour maybe a disappointment because it goes through many of the same landscape and scenery. We saw more wildlife in a 4 hour Denali tour than this 10+ hours van ride. The only thing this tour has over others was the arctic circle, which is just a sign. Nothing special but nice bragging rights. Our driver, Cassie, was a first class rated driver, though. She made the ride more interesting and her knowledge of the area was amazing.O6180UCdavidj
September 2019
Tour was excellent. A lot of driving (obviously) but Caleb made it fun. Very knowledgeable and pointed out quite a few fishing holes for us to hit the following day. Had a great time and would highly recommend.
Tour was excellent. A lot of driving (obviously) but Caleb made it fun. Very knowledgeable and pointed out quite a few fishing holes for us to hit the following day. Had a great time and would highly recommend.