Each year the fur rendezvous festival and iditarod race offer.
Best place to see northern lights in alaska.
Winter is the best time of year to visit alaska and see the northern lights.
Whether you call them the northern lights or the aurora borealis these dancing bands of color are truly a magical sight to behold.
Here are the ten best places to catch the shimmering lights in the last frontier go to these 7 places to see the northern lights in alaska.
An alaska cruise with cunard on the queen elizabeth is one of the best ways to see the northern lights especially in august or september.
Combine that with a higher chance of clear skies in alaska during spring and march at an inland location is the best time and place to maximize your chances of seeing the northern lights from alaska.
The best place to view the lights on the peninsula is from the small port city of murmansk which is located in the northwest part of the region.
Just 150 miles south of the arctic circle the city of fairbanks is ideal for northern lights viewing with its latitude below the oval of the lights.
Alaska is in the aurora.
While the longest nights occur around the solstice february is an ideal time to visit alaska in the winter.
You can check them out on your own or go with northern alaska tour company.
Northern lights cruise alaska.
Or work with a local itinerary specialist to book a custom northern lights package.
See the northern lights.
Check out our alaska aurora tips and kory s fairbanks aurora advice.
With average highs in the 30s and lows in the 10s october s a great time to visit chena hot springs.
The best time to see the lights is in the middle of winter when the days are longest and the temperatures are coldest but there are opportunities to see them between september and mid april.
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The northern alaska tour company runs round trip van tours 60 miles north of fairbanks to the town of joy for an increased chance of seeing the northern lights.
To see other parts of the region opt for an eight.
The regions where you have the most chance of seeing the northern lights are at a latitude of 66 to 69 degrees north a sliver of the world that includes northern alaska and canada and bits of.