Northern Lights Tours & Trips in Alaska
Explore a wide diversity of northern lights tours through Alaska. We have 15 adventures that vary from 5 days to 13 days. With the greatest number of departures in March, this is also the most popular time of the year.
10 best northern lights Alaska tours
Compiled by
MelissaAlaska travel expert at TourRadar
- Northern Lights with Fall Colors in Alaska - USA
- Alaska in Winter: Northern Lights & Dog Sledding Adventure
- Alaska's Northern Lights with Iditarod
- Alaska's Northern Lights
- Hunting the Northern Lights – Alaska, USA
- Alaska's Iditarod with Fairbanks
- Alaska's Northern Lights (Anchorage, AK to Fairbanks, AK)
- Alaska Northern Lights and Snowshoe Tour Southbound
- Alaska Northern Lights and Snowshoe Tour Northbound
- Alaska's Northern Lights (Fairbanks, AK to Anchorage, AK) (2025)
Duration 5 days Destinations Fairbanks Age Range Ages 10+ Operator Bucket List Group Travel LLC From
- US$2,690
Chase the Northern Lights from Chena Hot Springs Resort (weather permitting) and walk across Matanuska Glacier's blue ice with guides. Ride the Aurora Winter Train through hundreds of miles of frozen tundra, try dog sledding with Iditarod champions in Talkeetna, and check out festive North Pole before soaking in natural hot springs.
Duration 8 days Destinations Anchorage, Talkeetna, Fairbanks Age Range Ages 12+ Operator G Adventures From
- US$3,999
Duration 8 days Destinations Fairbanks, Denali National Park, Talkeetna, Big Lake, Anchorage, Girdwood, Wasilla, Willow Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Globus From
- US$4,099
Duration 7 days Destinations Fairbanks, Denali National Park, Talkeetna, Big Lake, Anchorage, Girdwood Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Globus From
- US$3,749
Travel from Anchorage to the Arctic Circle on this 13-day winter trip, with Aurora viewing at Denali, Chena Hot Springs, and Girdwood. Snowshoe the Murie Science and Learning Center trails, cross the Yukon River on Dalton Highway, and get your Arctic Circle certificate at 66°33' north while trying dog mushing in Glennallen and skiing at Alyeska Resort.
Duration 13 days Destinations Anchorage, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Glennallen, Girdwood Age Range Ages 12+ Operator WeVenture From
- US$6,550
Alaska's Iditarod with Fairbanks
14 Reviews by TourRadar travelers“The tour was wonderful, and the driver was so pleasant.”
Lisa, traveled in February
No departure dates availableDuration 11 days Destinations Fairbanks, Talkeetna, Anchorage, Seward, Girdwood, Big Lake, Willow Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Globus 
Duration 7 days Destinations Anchorage, Whittier, Palmer, Talkeetna, Fairbanks Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Collette From
- US$4,699
Snowshoe across Alaska's winter terrain for 6 days, moving from Chena River Hot Springs to Independence Mine at Hatcher Pass. Each evening offers chances to see northern lights while staying at mountain lodges like Hatcher Pass Lodge and spots along Wasilla Lake, plus walk across frozen Byers Lake near Denali and trek the Gold Mint Trail.
No departure dates availableDuration 6 days Destinations Fairbanks, Denali National Park, Talkeetna, Wasilla, Anchorage Age Range Ages 12+ Operator Wildland Trekking 
Hike daily trails covering 3-8 miles, including Mount Healy in Denali and Glacier Pass near Reed Lakes in the Talkeetna Range. Stay at Chena River Hot Springs and along the Susitna River in Talkeetna, both prime Aurora Oval spots for Northern Lights from March through April, and visit Independence Mine at Hatcher Pass.
No departure dates availableDuration 6 days Destinations Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali National Park, Fairbanks Age Range Ages 12+ Operator Wildland Trekking 
No departure dates availableDuration 7 days Destinations Fairbanks, Talkeetna, Palmer, Anchorage, Whittier Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Collette
