Just you and the northern lights, no crowds!

Duration

8 Hours

About

We have taken our popular Anchorage Aurora Quest and put a more high-end, private spin on it. Welcome to our Private Aurora Tour! Much like our Anchorage Aurora Quest, this tour is designed to maximize your opportunity to see the northern lights at scenic locations. We utilize a variety of science-based apps and websites, along with our historical data of recent aurora seasons, to determine the best nights and locations to go. We also provide photographic instruction to those desiring to photograph the northern lights, and provide complimentary professional portraits of you with the aurora, taken by our professional photographer guides.

But we add some special touches to this tour, including an initial presentation about the science of the northern lights at our office (along with drinks and snacks), a hot soup or stew with artisan bread, dessert, and a portable bonfire while out on location and a longer tour duration to maximize your opportunity to see the lights and enjoy them. Finally, unlike our Anchorage Aurora Quest tour, we will pick you up at any location within a two-hour drive of downtown Anchorage. This driving time would be included in the total time of your tour. (Of course, for locations that are farther away, the office presentation would not be available.)

Additionally, starting two days out from your tour, we give you a personalized forecast (at no extra cost) for both the weather and aurora conditions to give you an idea as to the likelihood that the tour will proceed on your scheduled night. If conditions are not looking good, we work with you early to potentially reschedule in order to maximize your success in seeing the northern lights.

What's Included

• Pick up and drop off at any location within two hour drive of Anchorage (driving time included in tour total)
• Narrative on the science and lore surrounding auroras provided by your guide.
• Handwarmers
• Creative and technical photography instruction is offered by your professional photographer guide.
• North Slope-rated heavy winter parkas/jackets are available for loan (indicate during booking if you need to borrow one).
• Soup or stew, artisan bread, dessert, hot drinks, and water (we strive to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the environment, so fresh water from a jug along with refillable cups).
• Portable bonfire on location
• Tripod and camera are available to loan. Camera flash card included in loaner camera. Let us know in advance if you wish to borrow a camera.
• Aurora portrait and high resolution digital files of all photos taken during the tour.