Explore Fairbanks is a non-profit destination marketing and management organization whose mission is to be an economic driver in the Fairbanks region by marketing to potential visitors and optimizing the visitor experience. Explore Fairbanks markets Fairbanks as a year-round destination by promoting local events, attractions and activities to independent travelers, group tour operators, travel agents, meeting planners and the media.
Embark on an unforgettable journey to see Alaska’s mesmerizing Northern Lights! During the day, immerse yourself in Alaska’s culture and natural beauty with our local, expert guides. Experience activities such as dog sledding through picturesque vistas, walking with reindeer in a birch forest, soaking in an outdoor geothermal hot spring, and learning to curl from Fairbanks’ resident players.
By night, enjoy wake-up calls from an Aurora guide who watches the skies to ensure you don’t miss nature’s most bedazzling show. Our Aurora guide shares their expertise and dedication, offering you the best chances to see this breathtaking phenomenon and helping you capture photos once the Northern Lights appear.
Join us to watch the greatest light show on Earth and discover the wonders of Alaska’s interior!
Experience the quintessential Alaskan summer experience! On our Glaciers & Grizzlies Adventure, join expert guides and witness bears in their natural habitat from a remote National Park. You’ll have the unique opportunity to see these impressive animals up close in Katmai National Park, observing them as they forage for food, interact with one another, and roam the wilderness.
Other highlights of this adventure include a scenic float plane to Lake Clark National Park and helicopter ride with a glacier landing, glacier dog mushing, fjord and glacier exploration, and more. We’ll search for majestic wildlife, including puffins, otters, sea lions, moose, bald eagles, orcas, and humpback whales against some of Alaska’s most breathtaking landscape views.
Our Denali Discovery Adventure offers an immersive experience of Alaska’s best-known summer sceneries as you explore the scenic route between Fairbanks and Anchorage. Throughout the tour, you’ll spend time venturing through Denali National Park and beyond, spotting wildlife like moose, Dall sheep, bears, caribou, and more.
View magnificent sights like snowcapped peaks, glaciers, and mountain ranges during plane and helicopter flights. Admire picturesque vistas during a train ride along the famed Alaska railroad, which offers panoramic views of the rugged landscapes. Enjoy a beautiful float down the Nenana River, admiring the tranquility of the surrounding nature and spotting wildlife along the way.
During both journeys, you’ll see and experience the pinnacle of Alaska’s natural beauty and discover hidden gems off the beaten path for an unforgettable summer in Alaska!
Great Alaska Adventures is one of Alaska’s true originals. Begun as a homesteader-based air taxi that morphed into a fishing lodge, we are now a one-of-a kind tour operator/sustainable lodge and fly in wilderness and bear viewing camp.
All that change has given us a unique perspective on the sustainability of any destination resort, but especially one that relies upon the natural resource that is Alaskan wilderness.
Always appreciative that we’ve been able to earn a (mostly) solid living doing what we love, Co-Owner Kent John was past president of the Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association, the non – profit that spawned the great sustainable certification program that is Adventure Green Alaska.
As an operator, we have always promoted a sustainable and minimal impact ethos and believe strongly that in addition to sharing nature’s bounty with guests, it’s our responsibility to also share the challenges that that bounty faces. It’s especially powerful when the guests have just had their lives changed forever by those same animals that they now know are threatened.
Great Alaska is proud to be listed as sustainable by Adventure Green Alaska.
Harbor 360 Hotel is your gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park in the scenic harbor town of Seward. Located directly on the waterfront of the Seward Small Boat Harbor, Harbor 360 Hotel offers our guests stunning 360 degree views of Resurrection Bay and the surrounding Kenai Mountains. Enjoy views of the harbor while soaking in the hot tub or swimming in Seward’s only hotel pool. Our rooms include free breakfast featuring a variety of hot and cold items so you can get a great start to your day of Alaskan adventures. Harbor 360 Hotel is open year-round and is within close walking distance to Seward’s finest restaurants, shops, and the Alaska Railroad Depot. Harbor 360 Hotel offers our guests special discounts on Major Marine Tours glacier & wildlife cruise and hotel packages, with convenient on-site check in and boarding for Major Marine Tours cruises. At Harbor 360 Hotel, we are committed to reducing waste and using environmentally-friendly products when possible to reduce our environmental impact. We are fortunate to have Alaska’s ocean and mountain landscapes in our backyard and are committed to doing what we can to protect these beautiful places.
Jason’s Guide Service is where you can expect experience and passion on every guided trip. With over 20 years of Alaska guiding experience, you are guaranteed a professional as your guide. We strive to provide environmentally friendly, low impact fishing trips. Jason’s Guide Service practices ethical retention of Wild Caught Salmon, and catch and release of all Wild Trout and Char. All of your fishing and float trips are done out of a motor-less 20 foot Drift Boat, and with the gear of your choice. We believe that people go fishing to have fun. We provide the best fishing gear, hand-tied flies, and Gore Tex breathable waders, for all our anglers. We believe in the sustainability of a resource and all of our work practices are forward thinking to help better our resources for the future.
Family owned and operated for 34 years, John Hall’s Alaska provides guests with fully guided tour itineraries featuring all 5 regions of Alaska, the Yukon and the Canadian Rockies. Our land tours are all-inclusive in nature with in-depth explorations of Alaska’s greatest wilderness destinations. Limited to small groups, we are able to bring guests hands-on and educational wildlife and cultural experiences, revealing the history and ecological wonders that Alaska has to offer.
Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge is located on the beautiful and remote Fox Island, just a short boat ride from Seward, Alaska. Your adventure begins in Seward when you step aboard a Kenai Fjords Tours cruise. Enjoy Alaska’s remote wilderness and unplug from all electronics in your private waterfront cabin. Cruise with Kenai Fjords Tours to Fox Island in Resurrection Bay and explore the ultimate island escape. Indulge in gourmet, plated meals prepared by your island chef. Awake to morning coffee or tea delivered to your door and watch Kenai Fjords National Park come alive from the comfort of your cabin. Capture the natural beauty of your surroundings with your camera or sketchbook. Treat yourself to walking/hiking and various evening programs offered by our resident naturalist. Expand your time at sea by adding one of our various wildlife and glacier day cruises, or guided sea kayaking to any stay. Your time is yours on the island! As part of our commitment to preserving this pristine wilderness getaway, Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge and the Fox Island Day Lodge derive the majority of their electrical power from generators powered by the sun. Guests are requested to turn off lights when not in use.
Comfortable Lodging – Epic Outdoor Adventures – Award Winning Food Just a one-hour scenic drive from Anchorage, Knik River Lodge offers a remote lodge feeling with easy access. Located at the edge of the Chugach wilderness the outdoor adventures are limited only by your imagination, and having helicopters on site makes getting there easy! Summer dogsled tours on the glacier, heli hiking & biking, glacier tours, aurora viewing, Inspired meeting facilities are perfect for weddings, retreats and small conventions year round.
The Kodiak Brown Bear Center (KBBC) offers a true Alaskan Bear Viewing Experience for the legendary Kodiak Brown Bear without boardwalks or large group of tourists. The Kodiak Bears are considered the largest bears in the world, tipping the scale at 1,500 pounds. Deluxe lodge based guided Kodiak Brown Bear viewing experience in the heart of the 1.9 million acre Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge on Karluk Lake. KBBC’s small group size of 6 have exclusive access to over 112,000 privately owned acres within the Refuge. Unparalleled opportunities to photograph, observe & study the legendary Kodiak Brown Bear in their natural habitat. Each guest cabin incorporates all the luxuries of a 5-Star Resort and has it’s own private deck overlooking Karluk Lake. Gourmet meals to fuel your days & evenings are prepared by our Executive Chef, Natasha Panamarioff. Everyone on our staff at the KBBC was either born or raised in Kodiak or has decades of experience in the Kodiak Archipelago. All have an intimate knowledge and passion for the island, its plants, animals, history and its unique Native Alutiiq Culture.
Orca Island Cabins is an eco-friendly island retreat located in picturesque Humpy Cove, Resurrection Bay 9 miles SE of Seward, Alaska. Cabin rentals consist of 20 ft. diameter yurts, each with kitchen, dining and living areas, private bathroom with compost toilet, and private deck. Solar power provides electricity; and propane is used for heating, cooking and on-demand hot water. Observe wildlife from your private deck. An ideal location for kayaking, bird-watching, tide-pool exploring, fishing, hiking or just relaxation. A very special Alaskan experience!