If your bucket list includes viewing an incredible display of Alaska’s Northern Lights, Gondwana Ecotours might be exactly what you have been seeking with its new eight-day “Alaska Northern Lights Adventure.” The custom crafted tours are designed to gift guests a dose of local culture by day, then photograph the Aurora Borealis under the massive Alaskan sky by night. According to the tour company, this season is extra special because solar maximum, the highest rate of solar activity during the sun’s 11-year solar cycle, is predicted to occur between late 2024 and 2026, which can result in even higher activity of Aurora Borealis.
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Tour Highlights
Ride dogsleds through the snowy spruce forests and fields of the great Alaskan wilderness. Explore an ice sculpture museum and enjoy a drink at their famous ice-bar. Discover how locals live in Interior Alaska from natives and homesteaders, then soak in steaming geothermal hot springs under the starry night sky as you watch for the Aurora. Guests can also take hikes in the forest with friendly reindeer, feeding them and learning from the family who raises them. go snowshoeing and learn how to expertly photograph the Aurora Borealis.
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Personal touch
Guests will view the Northern Lights displays from a family-owned lodge with magnificent panoramic views. In fact, guests not wanting to miss a minute of the magic of the Northern Lights receive personal wake-up calls when the Aurora appears.
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“The best part of this tour is the people we meet,” said Gondwana Ecotours Founder Jared Sternberg. “We visit a local family who lives off the grid and hear about their lifestyle in the Alaskan backcountry. We learn the game of curling from interesting locals, and even have tea with a family who raises reindeer.”
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If You Go
Gondwana Ecotours is offering an array of Alaska Northern Lights departures from September 2024 – March 2025. The “Alaska Northern Lights Adventure” starts at $4,595 per person double occupancy and includes all lodging, meals and personal wake-up calls when the Aurora is active. Flights are not included. For more information, visit the website or call 877-587-8479.
About Gondwana Ecotours
Gondwana Ecotours specializes in small-group, guided tours to bucket-list destinations around the world. Sustainability is front of mind and we are constantly working towards reducing our environmental footprint, both globally and locally. Itineraries are carefully curated to include unique and fun activities that are grounded in meaningful encounters with nature, wildlife, and local culture, and that are physically suitable for most travelers. Touch down with a bush plane in a remote National Park to safely observe grizzlies in the wild. Encounter some of the last remaining mountain gorillas while your visit contributes to their preservation. Watch the Northern Lights dance in the sky with an Aurora Guide who can help explain the phenomenon and capture the moment. Witness the Great Migration on a Safari in Tanzania guided by local safari guides. Carefully walk on an incredible growing glacier in Patagonia. Explore the magnificent fjords of Western Norway.
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