Travel to Fairbanks
Pick up Avis Rental Car
Check Into VRBO Property

2:00PM 4-hour Ice Fishing with Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service Fishing will target King Salmon, Silver Salmon, Rainbow Grayling, Rainbow Trout, Arctic Char, and Northern Pike. Every tour includes licensed guide, fishing poles, bait, hot grilled Reindeer Sausage on bun & our fresh fish cooked for dinner, chips, hot cocoa, bottled water, and fish cleaning.

Journey to the Arctic Circle: Alaska’s Arctic is one of the last great wilderness regions on earth. It is a remote, wild, and sparsely populated land of vast wilderness expanses and fascinating cultures. Amenities that are common in the modern world are rare or non-existent in the Arctic. On this day trip, we crossed the Arctic Circle and enjoyed stunning views of Alaska.

10:00AM Depart for the Winter journey by land across the Arctic Circle with the Northern Alaska Tour Company

Began the day by traveling to the Trans-Alaska-Pipeline, where we saw one of the world’s largest pipelines. Learned about the incredible engineering and building of this crude oil pipeline, an epic land-crawling beast.

3:00PM Arrive at the Yukon River
6:00PM Arrive at the Arctic Circle.
9:00PM Arrive back at the Yukon River Camp where we purchased dinner.
11:00PM Arrive at the Joy, Alaska Arctic Circle Trading Post to wait for the Elusive Northern Lights. Outhouse restroom facilities were available in the minus 20 degree weather.
12:30-1:30AM Return to Fairbanks

Drive to North Pole, Alaska (14.6 miles) to tour Christmas in Ice. The six-week Christmas in Ice event takes place at the Winter Ice Park and featured a variety of ice sculpting competitions where huge blocks of ice are carved into holiday-themed ice sculptures.

1:00-2:30PM Dog Sledding Experience with Black Spruce Dog Sledding

Met our friendly Alaskan Huskies for Mush!?. Play with the dogs before moving to the “hook up area” to prepare for riding in and driving a dog sled. After preparing us for driving and sitting on the sled, learn how to harness the dogs. We will help the guide hook up the dogs and away we go! The sled will stop multiple times on the trail to take pictures and swap positions between sitting and standing on the sled. Be prepared for a dump in a snow bank at least once on this tour. Upon returning, take more photos and help to get the dogs back in their houses.

See Supplemental Information on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Guided Tour of Denali National Park (home of Mt. McKinley at over 20,000’ in height) Northern Alaska Tour Company
Due to taking the train home: Drive car and park at Alaska Railroad Depot. Take a taxi to the Northern Alaska Tour Company offices at the Departure Terminal

9:30AM Depart
10:30 am Arrive Nenana, Alaska. Snacks available for purchase at the Coghill General Store. Visit the rural community of Nenana situated on the south bank of the Tanana River – Nenana serves as a regional transportation hub with river, rail, highway, and air access – the strong threads of Tanana Athabascan culture and subsistence lifestyle running through the community lend Nenana the special feel of a “bush” village located on the road system.

Pass through Healy – nestled on the northern edge of the Alaska Range, Healy serves as the gateway community for Denali National Park.
12:00 pm Arrive in Denali National Park, home to North America’s highest peak, Mount McKinley at 20,210’ feet.

Visit Murie Science and Learning Center. Experience Denali’s six million acres of wilderness as few ever have the chance to see it – enjoy the quiet beauty and solitude of a winter landscape blanketed in snow – learn how plants, animals, and humans adopt creative strategies to survive the extreme winter cold of Alaska’s Interior. Restroom facilities available.

1:00 pm Boreal Forest hike. Enjoy a short walk or snowshoe to see up close the beauty of the park on a short nature trail.

4:30 pm Depart Denali National Park for Fairbanks on the train.

6:30 pm Arrive back into Fairbanks at the Alaska Railroad Depot.

10PM Happy New Year Ice Fishing in Alaska
5-hour Aurora Viewing with Ice Fishing in heated Cabin

Flex day for dog sled reschedule and other adventures that we uncover.

Return flight home