Anchorage Northern Lights Tour

Embark on a journey to view and photograph the aurora borealis in the greater Anchorage area. Aurora Borealis portraits, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, and photo instruction included.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Greatland Adventures - The aurora borealis is one of the most amazing natural wonders this world has to offer. Join us on a quest to view and photograph the northern lights in and around the Anchorage area. We will use our luxury tour vehicle as a base camp as well as a state of the art portable winter shelter complete with heater, chairs, hot drinks and snacks. We use modern technology to forecast both the space and earth weather each night. The tour only operates on nights that have a reasonable expectation for the lights to be visible. While we cannot guarantee you will see the aurora, if we do operate the tour we have over a 90% success rate of seeing the northern lights. You only pay if we operate the tour. This tour is designed for anyone who has viewing the northern lights on their bucket list including both sightseers and serious photographers. Aurora photography instruction as well as Aurora portraits are provided. Tours generally depart at 9 pm and return at 3 am.
What's Included
  • Web quality photographs and portraits
  • Snacks
  • Hotel Pickup/Drop Off
  • Aurora science education
  • Tea and coffee
  • Aurora Forecasting Service prior to your tour
  • Services of a professional Alaskan Aurora Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Minimum age 13. For groups with younger children please inquire about our private northern lights tour.
Location
854 E 36th Ave
East 36th Avenue
We pick up at downtown and mid-town Anchorage Hotels. For guests staying at an AirBnB or other rental property we will have you meet at our office at 854 East 36th Ave.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cazunigar
Sep 3, 2024
Wonderful. - [at Fairbanks] Steve was a great Guide. We could see the Aurora Borealis in a wonderful way. Very attentive and all the time invited us to take a picture. I highly recommend them.
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Gloria_r
Apr 15, 2024
I had an amazing... - I had an amazing experience. This was my bday gift from me to me and I’m happy that I was able to experience this the day of my bday. I couldn’t ask for a better gift. Mother Nature is amazing 😍 100% recommend
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Ambarose_a
Apr 8, 2024
Well organised and incredible adventure! - Incredible experience, great guide, and well structured adventure. We luckily had a clear night and would stop every now and then to glimpse the Aurora’s. Highly recommend this activity!
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Ricardo_m
Apr 5, 2024
Awesome experience to see Northern Lights! - Our driver/guide Matt was awesome! We miss a similar tour 2 days before due to weather conditions, but fortunate enough to find availability in this tour for the day before we were leaving Anchorage without being sure if we will get to see the lights at all! Guess what? Our tour and guides managed to get us all to a point with a clear sky and amazing Northern Lights! Very cold up there tough! We could take amazing photos with our phones, however we recommend anyone doing this to get a professional camera and flash to get photos more amazing! With no external flash your phone photos will show lights but persons in black silhouettes. Matt and other guides bring professional cameras and will take very good and amazing pictures of you and your group, which they will share in web quality for free, and a buy option for higher quality! Also note, lights may not be seen with the naked eye, and most of the times no color, Totally worth it! We recommend this tour to whoever wants to see the northern lights!
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Joyce_s
Mar 30, 2024
Highly recommend, we will go again, maybe next year. - We saw a dazzling sky show that night. Tour guide Steve knew the science and the best way to view the aurora.
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Tlemmones
Mar 26, 2024
Ecstatic and surreal VIP - It was FAIRBANKS Mike and Shannon were the best guides for our one and only experience. Josh picked us up and we were off to their cabin where by 11 pm we're seeing auroras across the sky! The lights were so beautiful and the entire group got to experience VIP photo shoots! The skies were clear on our night and we enjoyed hot cocoa, snacks and even a small walking trail! Once clouds came along we picked up and drove to a few other locations in the area in our heated van! Nice and comfy with a great group of folks into 2 ish We loved it!
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Brenda_v
Mar 26, 2024
No lights but still fun - We received a call beforehand informing us of the high possibility of not seeing anything due to cloudy skies. We still chose to participate. No surprise there we did not see anything. However Justin our guide really tried his best to find patches of clear skies for us the whole night. He made multiple stops for us to take pictures and enjoy the night scenery and was very transparent about the weather forecast and the possibility not of seeing the lights. He made the night adventurous and fun. Thanks to him we did not waste our night even though we will have to comeback to see the lights another time.
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Markts7746ed
Mar 23, 2024
Amazing! - The experience was truly nothing short of incredible! Justin was an awesome tour guide and took some phenomenal photos!
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Amorantilles
Mar 10, 2024
Great experience! - These guys are great! Mother Nature cooperated this trip. But the way they run their business is awesome! Great communication. They do their best to insure you have a great experience and see the lights. Would definitely recommend them.
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Unclelarrys
Aug 31, 2024
Alaska is Amazing! Don't miss it! - Our 11 days in Alaska and Canada via land and a cruise were GREAT! We loved the six days we had on land and the eight on the inside passage north to south from Seward to Vancouver. We got a great deal on Radiance of The Seas and it was better than I hoped. The room was small and the ship had some age on it but we had a balcony and enjoyed every minute as we cruised south in amazement at God's unbelievable and big, make that really big nature show of mountains, forests and glaciers. Just amazing! The Radiance staff was very, very friendly; the food was very good and the entertainment enjoyable. Vancouver was also amazing. It's a modern city of 2.6 million people in the greater Vancouver area and everyone we met was very friendly. It was super easy to get around and a Lyft and Uber to get around with never a wait over 10 minutes. The city has the look and feel of being news. The huge glass skyscrapers were magnificent. Our one night we could get a seating at Le Crocodile in VC was over the top for great wines, food and service. So great!!! Then why did I not give the trip five stars? Our reason for spending 3 days in Anchorage was to be able to give my lovely wife Ann the chance to see the Northern Lights - her top "bucket list litem." Sadly, though we got up every night looking from midnight to 3AM we never saw anything. Everybody we talked to said the same thing; sometimes you just don't get to see them. I was sad she did not click that one off our list. Otherwise, the trip was 5 Stars! Larry
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