Full Day Arctic Circle Aurora Fly Drive Adventure

SAFETY IN THE WILDERNESS
It is important that travelers with Northern Alaska Tour Company understand that Alaska’s Arctic is a truly remote wilderness region. Traveling through vast wilderness stretches requires adequate time and preparation. Weather or mechanical factors, albeit infrequent, can result in multi-hour delays. Medical facilities are limited. Limited communication and transportation infrastructure inherently cause evacuation for illness or other emergency situations to take, at the very best, several hours to conduct. For this reason, travelers to this region should be of reasonable health.

TOUR VEHICLES
Northern Alaska Tour Company strives to provide a personalized touring experience. Touring is done in small groups utilizing a 25-passenger tour coach. Occasionally, a 10-passenger van is used for smaller groups or special circumstances. The flight portion of the tour is typically conducted in 8-passenger to 19-passenger twin-engine aircraft.

GUIDES
Northern Alaska Tour Company strives to provide a personalized touring experience. Touring is done in small groups utilizing a 25-passenger tour coach. Occasionally, a 10-passenger van is used for smaller groups or special circumstances. The flight portion of the tour is typically conducted in 8-passenger to 19-passenger twin-engine aircraft.

RESTROOMS
Northern Alaska Tour Company guides are highly-trained Alaskans who are able to share their unique understanding of Alaska with you based on their personal experiences. We are confident that you will find the level of service provided by your guide to be as high or higher than you have ever before experienced.
In the event the vehicle is not equipped with a restroom, frequent rest stops are made along the tour route. The longest time period between stops is approximately 2 1/2 hours.

SMOKING
The inside of the vehicle is maintained as a smoke-free environment. There are numerous opportunities to smoke outside the vehicle throughout the day.

GUEST SAFETY
Guest safety is our foremost priority. Guides are licensed to operate commercial vehicles. Tour vehicles are CB radio and satellite phone equipped. Weather conditions always dictate safe flight altitude. At times it is necessary to fly above cloud cover, thus reducing or even eliminating aerial visibility.

GRATUITIES
Gratuities Policy: As with other service industries tips are not required but are used to reward guides for a job well done. Standard tip amounts for a tour range from $10.00-$20.00+ per guest for excellent service.

ALTERATION
PLEASE NOTE: Guest safety always takes precedence over convenience. On rare occasions, weather or other uncontrollable circumstances may require alteration/cancellation of a portion or all of the scheduled tour itinerary.

WHAT TO WEAR
Dress for comfort, not to impress. You will spend time in a heated vehicles as well as outside in arctic winter conditions. . Bring warm winter weight boots, winter jacket, cap, scarf, and gloves or mittens. It is advisable to have outer layers that provide some measure of wind resistance. Other recommended layers include long underwear, warm socks, and warm pants. Wool, fleece, pile, and synthetic fabrics are also recommended.

CERTIFICATES
At the time of reservation, please provide correctly spelled first and last names of each person in the party. Each name provided will appear on an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate.

INCLUSIONS
The tour price includes guided ground tour, and air transportation. Dinner is NOT included in the tour price. Guests may bring their own evening meal or purchase a meal at the Yukon River. Options to select from include cheeseburgers, chicken caprese, grilled salmon, halibut and steak.

TOUR LENGTH
The tour is typically 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 hours in length. Approximately 7 hours are spent in the tour vehicle, 1 hour is spent in the aircraft. The remaining time is spent exploring the sights. The tour departs Fairbanks by air at 1:00 pm and returns by ground approximately between 1:00 am and 2:00 am. Due to rapidly changing weather conditions in Alaska’s Arctic it is not unusual for afternoon flight departure time to be delayed from 15 minutes to over an hour. Guest safety is our foremost priority and potential delays are simply an unavoidable aspect of flying in Alaska’s Arctic.

SEATING IN VEHICLES
Seating configuration in the tour vans is three guests per bench seat, and one guest up front. Guest seating is rotated throughout the tour. Thus, each guest is provided with a variety of different viewing perspectives and the opportunity to interact with others on the tour.

Optional Tour:
HOMESTEAD AURORA ADD-ON:
Enjoy a lengthened evening at Joy, Alaska for a unique homestead cabin visit as you scan the sky for Northern Lights. Visit includes complimentary hot beverages. Begins during return trip approximately 11:00 pm and returns between 3:30-4:30 am.