6-Nights Alaska Northern Lights from $4,225

Trafalgar

OFFER ID 1554298

Alaska Northern Lights
Unlock a winter wonderland on this seven-day guided winter Alaska tour. Traverse Denali National Park's tundra and delve into Alaska’s people at cultural centers and museums. With multiple opportunities to see the Northern Lights and get night photography tips from a professional photographer, this is an incredible tour through Alaska's magical winter landscape.


Dining Summary

  • 3 Dinner (D)
  • 6 Breakfast (B)
  • 2 Lunch (L)
Be My Guest
  • Denali National Park: At Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, join a Be My Guest experience with photographer Aurora Dora. Learn how she relocated from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Alaska in 2001 and has been chasing the Aurora Borealis and photographing ever since. She has been published multiple times from NASA to local magazines and has a gallery in downtown Talkeetna. You’ll love hearing the local secrets about how to photograph the night sky from an expert.
Dive Into Culture
  • Anchorage: Unlock the world of the Arctic ungulate Musk Oxen at the Musk Ox Farm. Discover how the Musk Ox adapted by shedding their underwool, qiviut, in the spring. You’ll even get the chance to collect qiviut while viewing musk oxen and then create your own nesting ball or ornament to remember your time here. By making the fibre available to birds in the spring where you live, the birds will line their nests creating a cozy, warm, and luxurious environment for little fledglings.
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
  • Anchorage: Visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center to learn about the culture and heritage of the Indigenous people of Alaska. This renowned cultural center and museum promotes active observance of Alaska Native culture and traditions and is the only state-wide cultural and education center dedicated to celebrating all cultures and heritages. Expand your understanding of Alaska's indigenous people through permanent collections, life-sized village sites and immersive educational programs that engage you with Alaska Native culture. Enjoy a presentation of the Native Alaska Games showcasing the mental and physical challenges endured in subsistence living in Alaska. This experience supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities.
  • Anchorage: Venture along the Scenic Seward Byway to Portage to visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Team up with a Local Specialist who will guide you through this non-profit, wildlife rehabilitation center dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, education, research, and quality animal care. Unlock the information about the resident wildlife from moose, elk, deer, reindeer and black and brown bears to lynx, foxes and the great-horned owl. This experience supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land.
Must-see Highlights
  • Explore Palmer's Musk Ox Farm with a Local Specialist
  • Discover Fairbanks, Anchorage
  • Visit Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center, University of Alaska Museum of the North, Murie Science and Learning Center
  • View the Aurora Borealis (weather dependent)
  • Scenic Train Ride on the Alaska Railroad Aurora Winter Train
  • Scenic Drive along the Scenic Seward Byway
  • Fairbanks: Discover one of Alaska’s must-sees, the Northern Lights. Due to the combination of location directly beneath the Auroral Oval and unique geography that encourages stable, clear weather, Alaska’s Arctic is one of the best places in the world to view the Aurora Borealis. With everything taken care of, your location offers indoor heating and warm beverages, along with the option to step outside and be enchanted as the lights put on a show.
  • : Explore the Interior and Arctic Alaska, celebrating Alaska residents and how they live at The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center. Made possible by a cross-organizational, multi-cultural partnership built on the values lived by the late Morris Thompson, a business leader who worked as a bridge between the local and Indigenous cultures. You’ll learn all about the history and seasonal flow of local lifestyles through world-class exhibits. It’s an immersive way to unlock the land, where the natural world changes with the change of the seasons and the life of the land.
  • Fairbanks: Unlock Alaska Native cultures, natural wonders and the state’s diverse wildlife at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, the only research and teaching museum in Alaska. Explore 2,000 years of Alaska art through the museum's exhibits introducing you to Alaska’s diverse wildlife, people and lands. You can even view original installations about Alaska's dinosaurs and soak in views of the Alaska Range.
  • Fairbanks: Once isn’t enough – get ready for your second opportunity at a different location around Fairbanks to see the Northern Lights. You’ll love the chance to take in this must-see sight in Alaska from another vantage point. With a different location and day, you never know what spectacle may stretch across the sky.
  • Fairbanks: Get ready for picture-perfect winter scenery aboard the Aurora Car on your journey south to Denali National Park. While the Aurora Winter Train travels the same stretch of tracks as the summer Denali Star Train, this time of year you’re treated to the pristine snow in the winter wonderland of Alaska’s backcountry. From the comfort of a warm railcar, relax as large picture windows and onboard dining give you the opportunity to enjoy every second of your epic surroundings.
  • Denali National Park: Visit the Murie Science and Learning Center, which acts as the Denali Visitor’s Center in the wintertime. Discover the science and stewardship in Denali and other Alaskan national parks, watch the National Park Film, "Heartbeats of Denali" and unlock the local secrets of the park from a local ranger. You can even


6 nights from $4,225 per person

Itinerary

Trafalgar Tours: Alaska Northern Lights

Day 1 - Start Your Adventure In Fairbanks
Get ready for Northern Lights, native cultures and astounding natural beauty as you discover the diversity of Alaska. Your winter Alaska tour begins in Fairbanks where, after a transfer to your hotel available for purchase, you’ll enjoy Dinner with your fellow travelers, raising a glass to adventures to come. Your first evening is off to a big start as you head out after 10pm to chase the iconic Northern Lights.
Accommodations: Pike's Waterfront Lodge
Meals: Dinner

Day 2 - Fairbanks Sightseeing
Unlock the best of Fairbanks on the first full day of your Alaska tour. Your Travel Director reveals the must-sees of the city on an orientation tour before a stop at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center. Through films and life-sized dioramas, feel the mood of the seasons and see displays featuring artwork, objects and learn information about the cultural and economic history of the state. In the exhibit depicting summer, walk through a display of a rural fish camp at Nuchalawoyya. And in the fall exhibit, see a grizzly bear digging for ground squirrels just outside of a camp. Continue your discovery of Fairbanks' icons stopping at the Museum of the North, the only research and teaching museum in Alaska. Rest up, as later tonight you have a second opportunity to take in the Northern Lights.
Accommodations: Pike's Waterfront Lodge
Meals: Breakfast

Day 3 - Travel to Talkeetna
The real Alaska springs to life over a one-of-a-kind experience aboard the Alaska Railroad from Fairbanks to Talkeetna. Feel like you’re in a postcard as winter scenery unfolds around you. On a clear day, you’ll get a spectacular view of Denali above the Susitna River. You may even be rewarded by spotting a moose in the wild. Arrive at Murie Science and Learning Center to unlock the stories and science of Denali. Complete your day at an epic Stays with Stories overnight at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, just south of Denali. The night is young: Over a Be My Guest experience, learn from photographer ‘Aurora Dora’ about how to take the best photos at night and hear Dora’s story. Then test your knowledge with another chance to see the Aurora Borealis from the deck of the lodge.
Accommodations: Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 - Talkeetna at Leisure
See how Talkeetna is in a league of its own with a day at leisure on your Alaska tour. Explore the town and the Talkeetna Historical Society and Museum or talk to your Travel Director about joining an optional tour. Explore your natural surroundings on a three-hour snowshoeing tour. Or, join a flightseeing tour for Denali National Park, taking in amazing views from your window seat as your pilot narrates your journey. You can even join a dog sledding tour and unlock the secrets of dog sledding and mushing on private trails. You'll have time to take photos with the dogs and replica Burled Arch from the finish line of the Iditarod.
Accommodations: Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Meals: Breakfast

Day 5 - On To Anchorage
Enjoy a one-of-a-kind Dive into Culture experience on your Alaska tour today at the Musk Ox Farm. View the Artic Musk Oxen, an Ice Age mammal that once roamed alongside sabre-tooth tigers and woolly mammoths, learning how they were able to withstand the harsh arctic extremes. Next up at Alaska Native Heritage Center on a one-of-a-kind MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, learn about the traditional and contemporary ways of Alaska’s Indigenous cultures. You’ll unlock 10,000 years of Alaska Native history and culture through art, dance, Native Games demonstrations, exhibits, traditional Native dwellings, films and more.
Accommodations: Hilton Anchorage
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6 - Anchorage
Alaska brings new sights, foods and traditions with every leg of your journey. Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center where a Local Specialist reveals the role of this wildlife rehabilitation center and the local animals. Complete your day with a Farewell Dinner with your fellow travelers, toasting to exciting adventures on your Alaska tour.
Accommodations: Hilton Anchorage
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 7 - Depart Anchorage
Your adventure through Alaska’s winter beauty has come to an end. After breakfast, say farewell to your fellow travelers and depart Anchorage at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast

Featured Destinations
Anchorage
Talkeetna
Fairbanks

Vacation Details

Valid Date Ranges
02/16/2026 - 02/22/2026
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02/23/2026 - 03/01/2026
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