from $260 Fairbanks: Arctic Circle full-day guided tour
The classic summer trip up the Dalton Highway: the Yukon River, the pipeline, the tundra at Finger Mountain and a certificate at the Arctic Circle sign.
Arctic Alaska: tours & tickets
Fairbanks is where the bookable tours are — including the classic long day up the Dalton Highway to the Arctic Circle.
Our picks
Arctic Alaska: top tours & tickets
We found no GetYourGuide products in Utqiaġvik or Deadhorse. Community tours in Utqiaġvik are arranged through local guides and the town’s hotels, and the Arctic Ocean shuttle at Prudhoe Bay is booked directly with the operator at Deadhorse at least 24 hours ahead, because every passenger is security-checked. What GetYourGuide does offer, in quantity, is Fairbanks: day and night trips to the Arctic Circle along the Dalton Highway, aurora viewing, hot springs and dog mushing. These are genuine first steps into the Arctic and well reviewed.
from $260 
from $330 From Fairbanks: Arctic Circle and northern lights full-day trip
The winter version, timed to return after dark with stops to watch for aurora over the boreal forest.
from $363 Fairbanks: northern lights and Arctic Circle tour
An alternative operator on the same route, with a small group and a late return under the night sky.
from $225 Fairbanks: northern lights tour with photos
A highly rated evening aurora chase outside the city with portraits included.
from $275 Fairbanks: northern lights and Chena Hot Springs
Soak in outdoor hot springs an hour from town, then wait for the aurora away from city lights.
from $175 Fairbanks: one-hour winter dog sledding
A ride through snowy spruce forest with a racing kennel’s team — Alaska’s state sport in miniature.
Prices are indicative “from” prices in US dollars and ratings are as shown on GetYourGuide when we last checked; both change often.
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Live availability in Fairbanks, the gateway
Real-time tours and tickets from GetYourGuide for Arctic Alaska and its gateways.
Booking tips
- Arctic Circle tours are 14-hour days with about ten hours on a rough road. Bring snacks, a neck pillow and patience.
- The Arctic Circle is still some 400 km short of the ocean. Tours to Deadhorse and the sea are multi-day and sold by specialist Fairbanks operators.
- For the Prudhoe Bay shuttle you must give identification details in advance; walk-ups are not accepted.
- Aurora season in Fairbanks runs from late August to mid-April. In midsummer it never gets dark.
- Winter tours can run at minus 30°C or below. Operators lend or rent cold-weather gear; ask when you book.
Destinations
Combine it with
Arctic North America Arctic Canada
Nunavut, the Northwest Passage and the road to Tuktoyaktuk on the Beaufort Sea: Inuit homelands, narwhals and polar bears across a third of the Arctic coastline.
The Pole & Russia North Pole
90° north: a point on drifting sea ice above four kilometres of ocean, reached only by icebreaker or by ski-plane and helicopter — the most exclusive journey in the Arctic.
The Pole & Russia Russian Arctic
Half of the Arctic Ocean’s coastline, from Murmansk to Wrangel Island — described here for understanding, not as a recommendation: most Western governments currently advise against travel to Russia.
Plan your trip
Book tours from Fairbanks, the gateway to Arctic Alaska
Compare real-time prices and availability on GetYourGuide. Most tours can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours ahead.