Arctic Circle Tours

Very popular tours for those who want to visit the Arctic Circle while in Fairbanks.

The Northern Alaska Tour Company offers three different one-day trips to the Arctic Circle, as well as numerous other trips.

Prices vary depending on amenities and mode of transportation.

2003 Prices:

Arctic Circle Drive Adventure

$129.00 /person Includes guided ground tour, picnic meal, and snacks/beverages. More information.

Arctic Circle Fly/Drive Adventure

$249.00 /person Includes guided ground tour, air transportation, and snacks/beverages. More information.

Arctic Circle Air Adventure

$249.00 /person Includes round trip air transportation. More information.

Arctic Circle Native Culture Adventure

$399.00 /person Includes guided ground tour, Anaktuvuk Pass village visit, air transportation, and snacks/beverages. Departs at 5 a.m.

Ground tour north from Fairbanks in the personalized comfort of tour vans and coaches. View the Trans Alaska Pipeline.

Visit the Arctic Circle Trading Post situated in the rural community of Joy, Alaska.

Experience the mighty Yukon River. Enjoy a meal on your own on the banks of the Yukon River. Marvel at the majestic beauty of the northland's most famous waterway and learn of the river's storied past.

Explore up close the amazing arctic tundra and feel the veins of ice just beneath the surface. Cross over the Arctic Circle in ceremonious fashion and receive an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate.

Fly north to the Nunamiut Eskimo village of Anaktuvuk Pass nestled in the heart of the majestic Brooks Mountain Range. Visit Anaktuvuk Pass and learn of the local Nunamiut culture and history.

The return flight to Fairbanks provides an aerial view of the vast Alaska wilderness

Return to Fairbanks between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

Arctic Circle Brooks Range Adventure

$349.00 /person, dbl. occ. Includes guided ground tour, overnight accommodations, air transportation, and snacks/beverages.
Single supplemental fee $50.00 /person

OPTIONAL Wiseman overnight cabin stay $20.00 /person, dbl. occ.

Prudhoe Bay Adventure (3 days/2 nights) Note: For this same trip for 4 days/2 nights add $50 with a supplemental fee of $80.

$699.00 /person, dbl. occ. Includes guided ground tour, air transportation, overnight accommodations, one picnic meal, and snacks/beverages.

Single supplemental fee, Coldfoot/Prudhoe Bay $60.00 /person

Optional Barrow Extension: Adds one day and one night to the standard Prudhoe Bay Adventure. Includes Barrow village tour, air transportation, and overnight accommodations. Returns to Fairbanks. $449.00 /person, dbl. occ.

Single supplemental fee, Barrow $70.00 /person

Optional Extension Flight (1 way) Only available with Barrow Extension and Barrow/Kotzebue/Nome Extension. Includes an Anchorage-Fairbanks or Fairbanks-Anchorage flight. $85.00 /person

Barrow Adventure

Barrow Day Tour

Includes round trip air transportation from Fairbanks and village tour. Meals not included. $399.00 /person

Barrow Overnight Tour

Includes air transportation, village tour, and overnight accommodations at the Top of the World Hotel. Meals not included. $450.00 /person, dbl. occ.

Single supplemental fee, Barrow $70.00 /person . Optional Anchorage extension flight (1-way) is $85 per person.

Barrow Winter Adventure

Barrow Day Tour

Includes round trip transportation from Fairbanks and village tour. Meals not included. $489.00 /person

Barrow Overnight Tour

Includes round trip transportation, village tour, and overnight accommodations at the Top of the World Hotel. Meals not included. $564.00 /person, dbl. occ.

Single supplemental fee $65.00 /person
Additional nights $75.00 /person. Optional Anchorage extension flight (1-way) is $35 per person.

Kotzebue & Nome tours are also offered.

New in 2003 - Expedition Trips; see their website.

A little more information on the Arctic Circle Trips:

Arctic Circle Adventure (tour coaches and vans):
This tour departs at 6:30 a.m., driving north. You will get a good look at the Trans Alaska Pipeline, visit the Arctic Circle Trading Post, and travel on the rugged Dalton Highway (if you have a nice car, you will want to take this tour rather than subject your car to the conditions on the Dalton!)

You will have a picnic lunch on the mighty Yukon River before traveling northward. There is a chance to walk out on the arctic tundra, view the Brooks Mountain Range, and finally, cross the arctic Circle to receive an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate.

On the return trip, you will be able to enjoy dinner on your own at a restaurant at the Yukon River crossing. (That means dinner is not included in your price. The brochure says the $99 per person price includes lunch, snacks, and beverages. You should arrive back in Fairbanks between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m.

Arctic Circle Fly Drive Adventure:
This trip includes all the above, but starts with a direct flight to Prospect Creek, north of the Arctic Circle. Then you board tour coaches and vans for the one way trip back to Fairbanks. Because of the time saved by flying half the trip, the company can offer two departure times a day - at 5 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $169 per person includes snacks and beverages only, and you can tack on an optional Yukon river cruise for $20 more. (Those who pass on the cruise buy their own meal at a restaurant).

Arctic Circle Air Adventure:
This tour generally follows the route of the original tour, but is all by air. You will land in Bettles and receive an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate. There is an orientation program there, and then your return flight. This is a good choice for one who has very little time, and does not mind missing the "hands on" aspect of walking on the Tundra or stopping to observe wildlife. The cost is $179 and the tour departs Fairbanks at 8 p.m., so that you will be flying back by the light of the Midnight Sun.

	Fly north from Fairbanks and wonder at the story of the vast and remote land below.
	Learn of the traditional peoples that continue to sustain their lifestyle and culture in the expansive Yukon River Valley as they have for thousands of years.
	Witness remnants of the gold mining that continues nearly 100 years after the yellow metal first brought newcomers rushing north.
	View the remarkable Trans Alaska Pipeline, symbolizing the immense changes brought to Alaska's Arctic by the discovery of oil over 30 years ago.
	Thrill at the excitement of crossing the Arctic Circle.
	Experience the rugged and magnificent Brooks Mountain Range as the flight route passes just south of the Gates of the Arctic National Park.
	Participate in a ceremonious Arctic Circle landing at a wilderness community on the Middle Fork Koyukuk River and receive an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate.
	Enjoy an orientation and learn the fascinating story of the surrounding Brooks Range wilderness.
	Bask in the long daylight hours of the Midnight Sun on the return flight to Fairbanks.
	Return to Fairbanks under the light of the Midnight Sun. Departs 7:30pm; Returns approximately midnight

(For information on these and other tours, reservations, and up-to-date prices, call 907-474-8600, or visit their web site.) Northern Alaska Tour Company can be reached at 907-474-8600 five days a week between the hours of 8 AM and 6 PM, Saturday between 8 AM and 3 PM. The hours are extended to 24 /7 mid-May through mid-September. Reservations and questions can be E-mailed 24 hours to adventure@northernalaska.com.

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