![]() ![]() We don't like it that way and want to offer you a better way. This actually happens and is extremely damaging to our own natural night vision and messes up photos of the northern light. Anyone who has done stargazing before knows this is the opposite of what you want. Imagine several dozen people all in a small area all shining their flashlights around. Many other operations put as many people as they can in a fixed location (cabin, yurt, etc) and often use multiple vans to shuttle people to the site or full-sized buses. We could charge everybody else more to lower the price for certain groups of people, and many businesses around the country do that but we choose to offer all people the same price. doesn't change the business costs we incur. Furthermore, our guest's age, camera or lack of, veteran status, etc. In short, our business strategy is to compete on quality, not price. We made the decision at our inception to offer a tour to give you the very best chance possible of enjoying our famous northern lights while also offering a high quality, informative, photo tour with a small group and local guide. Our aurora chasing tour is specifically designed to be different. ![]() Question: Do you offer a discount for (fill in the blank)? Like a fisherman trying to keep his fishing holes secret we also do not publish where we go specifically, but as a general rule of thumb, we try to stay within 2 hours or about 100 miles of Fairbanks. We have many, perhaps dozens of locations we have used for viewing the aurora. We do not guarantee the aurora because it does not happen 100% of the time but the fact remains that the more time you plan on spending out looking for it the closer your odds get to 100% so we do not suggest planning on just one night. If other operators don't advertise their success rate, you can bet it is far lower than ours and closer to the average 53%. If you back out the numbers to a single night it would come out to roughly 53% chance for one as what they advertise but our internal numbers show us photographing the aurora on roughly 80% of all our tours! This is the evidence that chasing the lights MASSIVELY increases your chances of seeing it and if you miss out you can hop on another tour as our stand by guest at no cost within 30 days of your original tour. Question: Is seeing the northern lights guaranteed?Īnswer: The local visitors association advertises that if you spend 3 nights out looking for the aurora you have a 90% chance to see the northern lights. Question: What lens should I get for my Nikon DX sensor camera (D3000 and D5000 series cameras)?Ĭheck our blog post here, other camera brands and sensor size suggestion coming soon. They offer warm clothing packages and will even deliver to your hotel and pick it up when you are done! If you really want to rent something please check out Alaska Element, a locally owned winter clothing rental company. We have suggestions on what to bring here. Question: Do you offer winter clothing rentals?Īnswer: No. I find April to be the best of all months. September and March are our peak seasons for visitation.Īnswer: Anytime your personal schedule will allow from August 21st to April 21st is a good time. **Aurora portraits are contingent upon weather and aurora conditions. *Pick up and drop off is offered for hotels in the core Fairbanks area. *Tour includes hotel pick-up and drop-off.This is an optional add on to the base tour. **Aurora Portrait - single frame, lightly edited, aurora portrait suitable for online use and printing.On nights when the Aurora display is especially vibrant we may stay out later than advertised.Take the time to look up at the stars of the universe, identify a couple constellations, perhaps see a shooting star, and gaze upwards as we chase the northern lights!.Receive training/workshop on how to take photos of the majestic Northern Lights from your friendly local Alaskan Guide and hands-on help as needed.Larger groups are possible with charters. Learn a bit about Fairbanks and Alaska from a local guide in a small group setting no larger than 11.Travel out of the city in our warm tour van to one or more of our favorite hand-picked photography/viewing locations based on favorable viewing conditions.Depart from and return to Fairbanks, Alaska. ![]()
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