Arctic Circle Day Tour Adventure
Description
Embark on the ultimate northern adventure with our Arctic Circle Day Tour from Fairbanks. Travel deep into Alaska’s untouched wilderness along the famous Dalton Highway, one of the most remote and scenic roads in North America. Your expert guide will share captivating stories about Alaskan history, nature, and culture as you journey across the Arctic Circle. Witness dramatic changes in landscape—from boreal forests to Arctic tundra. Stop to photograph the mighty Yukon River, catch views of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, and take in panoramic vistas of untouched wilderness. At the Arctic Circle marker, celebrate with a photo op and receive your official Arctic Circle Certificate, a memorable token of your achievement. In winter, you may be treated to the magical dance of the Aurora Borealis on your return trip, a breathtaking way to end your Arctic adventure.
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Itinerary
Here you will find informational displays about the pipeline and an example of a pig, the device used to clean and inspect the inside of the pipeline. It took 70,000 construction workers and $8 billion of investment capital to build the famous 4-foot silver thread that snakes its way through 800 miles of Alaskan wilderness to reach the nation's thirsty refineries, crossing mountain ranges, earthquake zones, permafrost, and rivers. Some 420 miles of the pipeline are elevated (with 554 animal crossings), and outside Fairbanks is the place to see it. As you watch, consider this: Every hour, more than a million dollars of black gold flows through it.
From Fairbanks, the Elliot Highway takes you about 73 miles north to the start of the Dalton Highway, traversing boreal forest hills of birch and aspen trees and tundra valleys of streams and small rivers. You will cross the mighty Yukon River and pass through the valley to Finger Mountain, a treeless high point with short walkways and kiosks to learn about the region’s geology and alpine tundra. The Arctic Circle turnout has bathrooms and a picnic area.
We will stop twice at Yukon River Camp. The first time is for fuel and restroom when we go north. We will stop again for dinner on our way back from the Arctic Circle. This camp has a great location at the Yukon River Bridge at Mile 56 Dalton Highway. Winter menu at the Yukon River Noodle House includes freshly made Bahn Mi sandwiches and filling noodle soups.
Located at 66º33’ – the Arctic Circle marks the location where on June 21 the sun doesn’t set and on December 21 the sun doesn’t rise. Your guide will celebrate with you when you make this crossing and present you with your official Arctic Circle Certificate.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please wait in your hotel lobby and look for a passenger van with the “Alaska Arctic Expeditions” logo on the side. Since we might have more than one pick-up location, please be ready in the lobby 5 minutes early before pick-up time and allow up to 15 minutes for pick-up. If you have any questions or need to contact us, please call (907)987-2431.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The remaining Hours will be allotted for the travel time from pick up until drop off.
Reviews(77)
Fairbanks was another stop for dinner and sleep because our route was to Prudhoe Bay. But the Pikes Hotel is quite interesting.
A trip through Alaska, meeting various biosystems at the end of winter and early spring. WONDERFUL. I recommend everyone who can.
It was a great tour with a fantastic guide. It was a very scenic ride with multiple stops. We got to see the Alaska pipeline. Our driver and guide, Cody, was very personable, friendly, and accommodating. Getting to go to the Artic Circle was an amazing experience. We were able to see 2 moose and a bunch of ptarmigans. This tour was well worth it!!
Nick was amazing throughout the tour. We were able to capture wonderful pictures. And the cherry on the top was to get the arctic circle certificate. Would recommend 10/10
If you love nature and seeing some of the amazing Alaska landscapes, plus the thrill of seeing the Alaska pipeline, as well as the trip’s feature—the Arctic Circle, you will love this trip. Our driver/guide was awesome and well informed. Pick this experience—you will be glad you did.
The time does not benefit customers. If we starting is one or two hours late. We can see Northern Lights on the way back. I will recommend others tour companies that we met on the way. They started at 11 or 12 PM to friends.
Our driver Nick was amazing. We had so many questions and he did his best to answer them all. Our 8yo asked a lot of questions and Nick was very patient and kind to him. When you are on a van for 12 hours, it is nice to have.a great driver. The trip had a lot of great highlights, beautiful Alaskan sites, ptarmigans, feeding the grey jays at the circle, walking on the frozen Yukon River and even seeing the Norther Lights on the way back. Not the most spacious van, legs were very achy by the end, but worth it. Needed lots of warm layers as you are on and off a warm van into the -20 degree weather with wind. Thanks Nick! Very memorable. -The Reno Family of 5.
Well, it is a long drive but through some beautiful country! The van was super big and comfortable and Nick, our driver and guide was the best!! Really caref that we got to see what we wanted to, never got tired of questions, just super nice!
It was a very great experience, our driver/guide (Nick) was so patient and knowledgeable about the place. I highly recommend this tour to everyone.
Very scenic. Some of the things like snow covered trees need to be seen to be believed (like 3 feet of snow precariously held up by pine trees). Lots of cool wild life and just interesting in general. Host was very knowledgeable and van was comfortable. The company had plastic inserts in the windows that eliminated frosted windows (limits deposition frosting).
