Optional Winter Tours

Arctic Circle Winter Drive Adventure
Northern Alaska Tour Company
Available Oct 1, 2009- Apr 30, 2010
$189 per person, all ages

Ground tour north from Fairbanks in the personalized comfort of a 25 passenger tour coach with onboard restroom. (This 15 -16 hour tour also has restroom breaks along the way.)

• View the remarkable Trans Alaska Pipeline
• Visit the Arctic Circle Trading Post located in the rural community of Joy, Alaska
• Travel the rugged Dalton Highway, the solitary land route of Alaska's Arctic wilderness
• Traverse the mighty Yukon River; on the return journey enjoy a picnic meal on the banks of the Yukon River
• Explore up close the amazing arctic tundra and feel the veins of ice just beneath the surface
• On a clear day, view the Brooks Mountain range stretching across the northern horizon
• Cross the Arctic Circle in ceremonious fashion and receive an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate

Tour DOES NOT include meals, however meals are available for purchase along the route or passengers may bring food with them.

Arctic Circle Winter Air Adventure
Northern Alaska Tour Company
Available Oct 1, 2009- Apr 30, 2010
$389 per person, all ages

Fly north from Fairbanks on this one-day guided round trip journey by air across the Arctic Circle.

Adventure highlights:

• Fly north from Fairbanks in an 8-passenger twin-engine aircraft and wonder at the story of the vast and remote land below.
• the traditional peoples that continue to sustain their lifestyles and cultures in the expansive Yukon River Valley as they have for thousands of years
• the gold mining activity that continues nearly 100 years after the gold rush
• the Trans Alaska Pipeline
• Thrill at the excitement of crossing the Arctic Circle
• Experience the rugged and magnificent Brooks Mountain Range as the flight passes south of the Gates of the Arctic National Park
• Participate in ceremonious Arctic Circle landing at a Brooks Range wilderness community on the Middle for Koyukuk River and receive official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate
• After hearing the fascinating story of the surrounding Brooks Range Wilderness, bask in the long daylight hours of the midnight sun on the return flight to Fairbanks.

No food is offered on this trip, so customers should plan to bring their own snacks.

Talkeetna Air South Face Denali Tour
  w/Optional Glacier Landing
Talkeetna Air Taxi
Available Oct 1, 2009- Apr 30, 2010
$250-325 per person, all ages

Fly over the lush Susitna Valley and enter the ice age world of the Alaska Range. See Mt. McKinley and the Ruth Gorge: the Ruth Gorge, filled with a 4,000 foot thick river of ice, is the deepest trench in North America.

Experience the Don Sheldon amphitheater surrounded by granite peaks and cascading icefalls. Your pilot narrates the tour, pointing out wildlife and geological interests.

You can also choose to have a glacier landing as part of your tour!

Book the South Face McKinley Tour as an add-on to the Talkeetna Getaway for spectacular winter fun.

You could also make your own weekend getaway to Talkeetna. Book a Roundtrip on the Aurora Winter Train from Anchorage, enjoy the flight and stay at a comfy B&B Saturday night in Talkeetna, and then catch the train back on Sunday. This trip is also possible using the winter Hurricane Turn:
Operates 1st Thursday each month, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3, Jan 7, Feb 4, Mar 4, Apr 1, May 6
Stay overnight Thursday and Friday night and then hop aboard the Aurora bound for Fairbanks on Saturday, or Anchorage on Sunday.

Call reservations (800-544-0552) for assistance in putting together a fun and exciting trip!

Chena Hot Springs

A year-round resort encompassing 440 acres of pristine wilderness nestled in a 250,000 acre state recreational park,Chena's world-famous resort offers plenty of winter fun.
The 1914 lodge, built out of local logs, is still in use as the lounge, lobby and gift store. The Moose Lodge was added in 1980.

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Swim or just relax in the natural outdoor hot springs, try one of 35 different massages, or take a tour of the Aurora Ice Museum.

For the more adventurous, there are dog sled rides and kennel tours, guided snowmachine rides, or a horse-drawn sleigh ride through the snow.

And if seeing the Aurora is your desire, the res

ort offers guided snow coach Aurora Viewing Tours, an Aurora viewing dog sled tour, and cross-country ski rental for getting out and viewing on your own.

The Aurora Ice Museum gallery features an ice tower, jousting knights on horseback, a polar bear bed, life-size igloo, and amazing works of ice art.

Relax on caribou-covered stools at the Stoli Ice Bar and enjoy an "appletini" in your very own, individually-made, ice carved martini glass.

Anchorage Museum of History & Art

A world-class museum located in the heart of Alaska’s largest city, the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center is the largest museum in Alaska and serves as a cultural center for the community and state. Day tour includes admission to the Museum and 10% off gift shop purchases.

Highlights

Alaska Gallery: This 15,000 square-foot gallery devoted to Alaska's history is located on the museum's second floor. The Alaska Gallery displays more than one thousand objects and is the finest presentation of Alaskan history and ethnology in the state.
Art of the North: The Anchorage Museum Association has a wide-ranging collection of art that reflects Alaska and the circumpolar North. Seven galleries on the Museum's ground floor are devoted to this collection.