Moreover sometimes you won t even see the northern lights at all.
Planning a trip to see the northern lights in alaska.
The best time of year to see the northern lights in alaska.
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Autumn august to october.
Our visit to fairbanks was during a 2 week road trip of alaska which started and finished in anchorage.
If you d like to stay within the european.
However if you d like to avoid the crowds alaska is a great option.
Planning a northern lights vacation.
We arrived in fairbanks alaska in late august and ended up getting incredibly lucky.
Optional daytime excursions include dog sledding and a trip to the famous attigun pass.
Fairbanks is in the north of alaska around 200 miles from the arctic circle and provides a great base if you want to go northern lights spotting.
As you ll learn in this section if you try to visit alaska during the wrong season your chances to see the northern lights are nil.
The northern lights can be unpredictable sometimes the aurora forecast can be at a kp 4 but you ll still not see anything.
Response from ben b owner at alaska northern lights tour responded nov 29 2018 i am sorry you had a terrible experience during your alaska trip however my company did not have any aurora tours september 3 4 5 or 6 2018.
From late august to mid april travellers from all over the world search for the northern lights.
Fly from fairbanks to the remote village of coldfoot for a 3 day 2 night or 4 day 3 night trip to view the northern lights beyond the arctic circle.
Earth s orbit is in a maximum of solar activity at these times of year.
If you re going to make a special trip to see the northern lights your best bets are either the month of september or the month of march.
The number one consideration when planning a trip to see the aurora in alaska is traveling at the right time of the year.
If you were to just plan a trip to see the northern lights and that was all this would be a huge disappointment.
Over the last few years iceland has become the most popular choice to see the aurora borealis and we can understand why.
Fly from fairbanks to the remote village of coldfoot for a 3 day 2 night or 4 day 3 night trip to view the northern lights beyond the arctic circle.
Optional daytime excursions include dog sledding and a trip to the famous attigun pass.