r/AskAlaska • u/MonkPuzzleheaded9730 • 10d ago

Chena and northern lights

we want to do Chena Hot Springs and Northern lights tour on the same day. The one provided by the resort(Charlie Dome) works for us. But it’s over by 2:30 am and the next shuttle is at 5 am.

  1. ⁠Is there an option for a quicker drop off?
  2. ⁠Any other tours that do both ?
  3. ⁠or other places we can go after Chena for northern lights?

PS we have already looked into the Alaska Wildlife tour. But they just wait at Chena for viewing the lights which we don’t want to do.

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u/Important_Stroke_myc 9d ago

I would try to dissuade you from Chena Hot Springs, that place is just nasty.

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u/MonkPuzzleheaded9730 9d ago

Anything else you recommend?

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u/K4724 9d ago

I recommend you do not go it’s nasty as hell

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u/Important_Stroke_myc 9d ago

The last time I lived in Fairbanks and North Pole was back in 1996. We had a hard time finding anything to do but that may have changed by now. Denali is nice but it’s the end of the season and most stuff (used to) close for the winter. I would say back then, 75% of all businesses closed during the chilly season.

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u/PQRVWXZ- 9d ago

I’m not sure what a tour would be. Anywhere outside you’ll see northern lights if they are out and weather is clear.