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Chena Hot Springs Tour

Candlewood Suites Fairbanks, an IHG Hotel, 551 Harold Bentley Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Duration

8 hours (approx.)

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

8 people

Languages

English

Overview

Discover Alaska’s natural hot springs and amazing ice sculptures on a full-day tour to Chena Hot Springs from Fairbanks. Enjoy a scenic 60-mile (95-km) drive from your Fairbanks hotel to Chena Hot Springs, where you can soak in the large outdoor pool of this legendary resort. You can also take a tour that showcases how Chena Hot Springs makes use of geothermal energy to power the resort, and check out the sculptures in the Aurora Ice Museum.

  • Full-day tour to Chena Hot Springs from Fairbanks
  • Soak in natural hot springs with rejuvenating mineral waters
  • Enjoy views of the forested mountains that surround the hot springs
  • Take a tour of the geothermal energy innovations on the grounds
  • Be amazed by the artwork of the Aurora Ice Museum

What To Expect

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Chena Hot Springs Resort



After arriving at the resort, you’ll be taken to the restaurant for a bite of lunch where you can sample some home grown Alaskan fare (optional and not included in price). Enjoy a hot or cold beverage at the bar or don your bathing suit and head to the hot springs. The revitalizing mineral water soothes muscles with its warm temperatures of 106 degrees F (41 degrees C) year-round.

Stay in the hot springs, or hit one of the many trails around the resort in the chance you might see wildlife, or just enjoy the beauty of Alaska’s great outdoors.

You can also take an optional tour of the resort’s greenhouse and geothermal plant to learn more about how the resort is generating its own electricity and aiming to be more self-sustaining.

5 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Aurora Ice Museum



After arriving at Chena Hot Springs Resort, you’ll enjoy a tour of the Aurora Ice Museum and marvel at the cool sculptures carved out of ice. You can also indulge in an Appletini served in a hand-carved ice glass (not included in price and photo ID required).

Then check out the activities available or take a stroll in the expansive grounds. You will be shown to our table in the restaurant where you can enjoy some lunch and hot or cold beverages (optional and not included in price).

Spend the rest of the afternoon soaking in the healing waters of the hot springs or wandering the surrounding trails enjoying Alaskan nature.

Rejoin your group around 4pm and return to Fairbanks, keeping an eye out for wildlife and stunning scenery along the way.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Highlights

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • If going in the hot springs, you will need a bathing suit. You may also wish to bring rubber shoes and a towel. Towels are available at a cost of $5.
  • Lockers are available and take 2 quarters (50 cents). A change machine is on-site if required.
  • Photo ID is required to purchase an Appletini in the Ice Museum or other alcoholic beverages in the restaurant/bar.
  • Children under 18 and pregnant guests are not allowed in the outdoor rock pool, but may use the indoor pools.
  • Our vans are not wheelchair accessible. However, we have enough room for a foldable one and the Hot Springs are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us before booking.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Cancellation for a full refund is possible if the minimum capacity is not reached or due to dangerous road conditions.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Included/Excluded

  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Hotel pick-up
  • Admission to the Ice museum and Hot Springs
  • Transportation to/from Chena Hot Springs
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks (restaurant and cafe/snack bar is available at the location.

Durations

8 hours (approx.)

Tour's Location

Candlewood Suites Fairbanks, an IHG Hotel, 551 Harold Bentley Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
from 210 $

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