Fall Aurora Essentials
Fall Colors
WELCOME TO AUTUMN IN ALASKA
Dates August 31st - September 5th
$2500 per person based on double occupancy.
Email for group pricing and for single travelers.
Package is limited to 12 guests.
If you've never experienced the changing of the leaves in person or the Aurora, pictures simply don't do them justice. Spectacular hues of red, orange, yellow and gold as far as the eye can see. It's no wonder people come from all over the world to witness the Aurora and the fall colors in Alaska. This tour includes two of nature's greatest shows, including stops at must-see sites and historical gems.
$2500 per person based on double occupancy.
Email for group pricing and for single travelers.
Package is limited to 12 guests.
Day 1
11am-5pm Pick up in Fairbanks, Lunch, shopping
5pm check into your private cabin,
8pm Dinner in North Pole
11:30pm-2am Aurora viewing at lodge and around the campfire.
Day 2 Denali
Breakfast at your cabin or local Cafe.
Pick up from cabins 10am
12pm Lunch at Mondarosa (cash only)
4:30 -9pm Denali Natural History Tour in the evening for more Wildlife spotting
9:30 Dinner
Hotel check in.
11pm Aurora if conditions look great.
Day 3 Denali highway
Breakfast cafe
Lunch Mcaren lodge
7:30 pm Dinner Delta Buffalo stop ( cash only)
9 pm Cabin
11:30-2am Aurora viewing at lodge and around campfire.
Day 4 Riverboat Discovery
Breakfast at your cabin or local Cafe.
11am Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center
12pm Lunch in Fairbanks
2pm Riverboat Discovery
6pm Cabin
8pm Dinner
11:30 -2am Aurora viewing at lodge and around campfire.
Day 5 Sightseeing / Gold mining history
Breakfast at your cabin or local Cafe.
11 am Steese highway / mining history tour.
Gold panning and sightseeing.
8pm Dinner Chatanika lodge
10pm Cabin
11:30 pm Aurora viewing at lodge and around campfire.
Day 6
10am cabin check-out Return to Fairbanks
( Exstra nights can be added to cabin stay for price of cabin)
Aurora viewing is the priority. Aurora Portraits included and we will teach you how to take the best possible Aurora pictures. Rental Cameras and tripods available.
Not included: food or drink outside of snacks and drinks provided on tour.
We will stop at Grocery stores several times during the trip for you to grab the groceries you may need. We also will stopping at many areas restaurants during your trip.
About alaska-essentials.com
Dr. Sam
I cannot say enough positive things about about our Essential package. If I had to sum up our week, I would say: Professional, small family business with exceptional care for guests and the community.
The website answers every question you might have, however, most people send emails and call with additional questions. Jason and Heather show much compassion for what they do and the other small businesses around the towns. As a foodie, we went to the best food places I've ever experienced. Fresh Thai, phenomenal Asian, flavorful TexMex, and even a cash only diner. If eating out isn't your thing, the cabins are quite literally fully equipped for a grocery store run.
Speaking of cabins, whatever it is you're expecting, these are better! Clean linens, washer/dryer in cabin, spices, clean dish towels, a drying rack, the fastest hot water I've ever experienced at -10°, a hair dryer, a TV with app access, wifi, movies and board games.
Regrettably, I became sick from my travels and Heather took me to urgent care and stayed with me all day. I felt like a loved distant family member with the care they gave me.
Now for the Aurora: they have a fully stocked lodge to wait for her majesty to appear. Stocked means all the snacks, hot and cold drinks, movies, and games you can handle. They monitor several high grade systems so you're only in the elements when the Aurora is out. The lodge also has a heated restroom. I'm not sure about others, but sitting in a van full of strangers "chasing the aurora" sounds like some sort of hell to me - this on the other hand, was like sitting in a high end ski lodge with my friends.
Book with them, you won't be disappointed. Tell them Sam says "hi" and watch for kitty cuddles and moose!