Private Northern Lights Lodge & Chase – Fairbanks

5.0 (9 reviews) 9 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

The only private aurora tour in Fairbanks with both a wilderness lodge and mobile chase capability. Recommended by National Geographic, your group gets exclusive use of the lodge, van, and guide—the night runs entirely on your schedule.

Most aurora tours make you choose: sit at a lodge and hope, or ride in a van all night. This tour does both. On clear nights, you watch the aurora from a warm cedar cabin with panoramic windows, a fireplace, and hot drinks deep in Alaska's interior. If clouds move in, your guide Michael, a lifelong Alaskan, takes your group mobile to chase clear skies—so a cloudy forecast doesn't cost you the lights. No other private tour in Fairbanks offers this.

Groups of 2-9 guests, families with children under 10 welcome. Stay out until 5 AM or wrap up early—the pace is yours, start to finish.

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At a glance

Duration: 9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–9
Guide: English
Operated by: Face The Outdoors

Ages: Children (2–16 years) · Adults (18–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private wilderness aurora viewing lodge with fireplace, panoramic windows, and all amenities
Included: Watermark-free aurora portraits of your group (5-7), delivered next morning
Included: Private transportation: Mobile aurora chasing if weather conditions require relocation
Included: Hot drinks, snacks, and clean restroom facilities
Included: Aurora education, viewing guidance, and phone/camera help tailored to your group
Included: Flexible pacing and timing based on your group’s priorities
Included: Scenic drive through Alaska's interior in a heated, spacious van
Included: Round-trip hotel pickup and drop-off from Fairbanks
Included: Exclusive use of the lodge, van, and guide for your private group

Not included

Not included: Gratuity
Not included: Cold-weather gear (dress warmly in layers; rentals available locally)
Not included: Camera tripod (recommended if you plan to photograph the aurora)

Itinerary

This is the same lodge-and-chase experience that has earned Face The Outdoors a perfect 5-star rating—but with the entire night dedicated to your group. Michael, your native Alaskan aurora guide, picks your party up from your Fairbanks hotel for a scenic drive deep into Alaska's interior. No other groups. No shared space. Just your party, the wilderness lodge, and the aurora overhead. The lodge is a warm cedar cabin with panoramic windows, a fireplace, hot drinks, snacks, and a clean restroom—set in a dark-sky location where the northern lights appear directly overhead. On clear nights, you watch at your own pace. If clouds roll in, Michael takes your group mobile to chase clear skies—something no other private aurora tour in Fairbanks offers. Because the night is yours, you set the pace. Want to learn about how the aurora works? Want to stay until 4 AM? Want to wrap up earlier because the kids are tired? The schedule flexes to your group. Private tours require a minimum of 2 guests, with per-person pricing that scales with group size (up to 9). Contact us for rates.

Stop 1

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Billie's Backpackers Hostel
Rivers Edge Resort
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fairbanks Airport
Sophie Station Suites
Golden North Inn
Comfort Inn
Aspen Suites Hotel Fairbanks
Best Western Plus Chena River Lodge
Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge
Best Western Plus Pioneer Park Inn
Wedgewood Resort
Bridgewater Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham

and 9 more pickup points

ITINERARY

Stop 1: Hotel Pickup in Fairbanks

Michael picks up your group personally from your Fairbanks hotel or Airbnb. Timing is flexible on private tours—we coordinate a departure that works for your group around the night's aurora forecast and your schedule. For accommodations outside downtown, we meet at the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center.

Stop 2: Scenic Drive into the Alaskan Interior

Leave the city lights behind as you drive through dark spruce forests and open valleys into some of the darkest, most aurora-active skies in North America. The drive is part of the experience—keep an eye out for moose and other wildlife along the way.

Stop 3: Private Aurora Viewing at the Wilderness Lodge

This is what sets a private tour apart: the lodge is yours, and yours alone—no strangers, no shared space, no fixed schedule. Settle in by the fire, step out under the open sky whenever the lights call you, and take in the aurora entirely at your group's own pace. On clear nights your viewing runs as long as you like, with full freedom to move between the warm interior and the open deck. If clouds develop, Michael takes your group mobile to chase clear skies.

Duration: Flexible, based on your group's preferences and aurora activity

Stop 4: Return to Fairbanks

Drop-off at your hotel, with a return time that flexes to the night's aurora activity and your group's wishes—we stay out while the sky is still giving you a show.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Minimum 2 guests, up to 9 guests per private tour

Per-person pricing scales with group size—contact us for a quote for your party

Families with children under 10 are welcome on private tours (group tours have a minimum age of 10)

Dress in warm layers—temperatures can drop well below zero. Cold-weather gear can be rented locally

If you plan to photograph the aurora, bring a sturdy tripod

We'll contact you before the tour to coordinate timing and talk through the aurora forecast. If a different night looks better, we'll tell you—rescheduling is free

Aurora sightings depend on natural conditions and can't be guaranteed. Booking 3 or more consecutive nights significantly increases your odds

We have friendly dogs at the lodge—let us know in advance if anyone has allergies

Using your ticket

Please refer to our website for our cancellation policy. Please refer to our FAQs page for any additional information. Please contact us if you have any other questions.