5 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
8 people
English
Watch the Northern Lights from Murphy Dome, one of the best viewing spots around Fairbanks. During your tour, your guide shares informative commentary about the Northern Lights (aka Aurora Borealis) and other natural wonders of Alaska. Hear about the history of the former Air Force Station on Murphy Dome, and keep warm with complimentary hot beverages and snacks. Includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Fairbanks.
Hotel pickup
• Admission Ticket Free
Join us on our tour to one of the most famous Northern Lights viewing spots in and around, located north northwest of Fairbanks, Murphy Dome. Today Murphy Dome Air Force Station (elevation 2930 feet) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. We will leave the city lights behind us in our spacious vans ensuring each guests comfort.
Highlights:
Travel to Murphy Dome (20 miles west north-west of Fairbanks, was once an Air Force Station, today still in use as a Long Distance Radar Station)
Murphy Dome climbs to 2.930 feet (880 meter) above sea level
View the breathtaking Northern Lights dance across the sky (360 degree view)
Enjoy the opportunity to photograph the Northern Lights for everlasting memories
Note: We cannot guarantee the Northern Lights sightings. It is a natural phenomena, which is difficult to predict and impossible to control.
Please also note, that the Murphy dome is not a building. This also means that there are no restroom facilities available.
5 hours • Admission Ticket Free