Earth s orbit is in a maximum of solar activity at these times of year.
Planning a trip to see the northern lights in alaska.
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 d like to stay within the european.
Moreover sometimes you won t even see the northern lights at all.
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.
Japan air adds alaska flights for northern lights tourists usa today.
Over the last few years iceland has become the most popular choice to see the aurora borealis and we can understand why.
However if you d like to avoid the crowds alaska is a great option.
If you were to just plan a trip to see the northern lights and that was all this would be a huge disappointment.
Home northern lights tours northern lights tours trips.
If as this alaska trip plan proposes you decide to travel alaska on your own without a guide you won t need a rental car until the morning on day 3.
The best time of year to see the northern lights in alaska.
Autumn august to october.
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.
Planning a northern lights vacation.
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.
We arrived in fairbanks alaska in late august and ended up getting incredibly lucky.
The northern lights can be unpredictable sometimes the aurora forecast can be at a kp 4 but you ll still not see anything.
From late august to mid april travellers from all over the world search for the northern lights.
Our visit to fairbanks was during a 2 week road trip of alaska which started and finished in anchorage.
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.
Optional daytime excursions include dog sledding and a trip to the famous attigun pass.