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Let our experts guide you by boat, by plane, on horseback, by raft or by hot air balloon as you discover Fairbanks and the surrounding regions. Your choices are as varied as your energy and interests allow. Professionally guided tours for one-day and multi-day excursions are offered both winter and summer.
Try a fishing charter for Arctic grayling, overnight in an igloo, jet boat excursion up a pristine river, snowmobile or dog mushing expedition or short flight over the Arctic Circle from Fairbanks. The choice of destinations is endless – from remote Alaska Native villages and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to the north and to Denali National Park and Kantishna to the south – you can select the individualized, group or specialized eco-tour that offers you the experience that meets your style. |
- Hot springs make up 124 geothermal areas in the state, with the closest to Fairbanks being Chena (62 mile drive east), Circle (136 mile drive northeast), Melozi (200 mile flight northwest) and Manley (160 mile drive west).
- Travel by boat or air are important means of transportation in Alaska where highways only cover about one-third of the state.
- 80,000 square miles of tundra comprise the Arctic, north of the Brooks Range.
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 “During my first visit to Fairbanks as a tour guide over 20 years ago, I wasn’t quite sure how to make sense of the town, and surely didn’t know how to describe the community to my fellow travelers for a two-night stay! That is, until I met the people of Fairbanks. I listened to their engaging tales of how permafrost affected their lives; how some of them transported water to their homes, how others ventured out of their ‘dry cabins’ at 70 below to join their beloved dogs on an afternoon sled ride . . . in the dark with a headlamp. Suddenly, I knew I had ventured to a magical place. A town with its rustic exterior, a downtown with rough roads and bucolic storefronts (and some quirkily-built homes) made sense. Fairbanks was a tour guide’s dream! I soon learned I had so much to tell my audience, so many fascinating stories and people to introduce, that we needed a week here! I found myself eager to return to Fairbanks so I could share more fascinating stories and introduce my new-found friends to my guests. Twenty years later, I find myself on the other end of the table, now explaining why I choose to live here! Though many of our rustic storefronts have changed and services are many, I make it a mission to relate to visitors that the ‘heart’ of Fairbanks has not changed – it is still just as generous with its stories, scenery and opportunities.”
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Kristin Wells, hotel manager |
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