- � Day 1. Arrive in Fairbanks and check into tour hotel on the banks of the Chena River. Dinn

Behold, the Northern Lights in Alaska | Cheapflights.com Search for flights Departure windstar cruises Gate Travel guides Travel tips Airport guides Airline guides Cheapflights.com All the news you can use and tips for smarter travelers HOME NEWS Airline news Airport news DEALS Flight deals Hotel deals Cruise deals INSPIRATION Adventure travel Beach vacations Family vacations Ski travel Specialty travel windstar cruises Top 10s INSIDER TIPS Travel tips Waiting to board How-to guides Guest bloggers OUR EXPERTS Behold, the Northern Lights in Alaska January 4, 2013
In search of something beyond sun, sand and surf for your winter's getaway? Head north – far, far north  to the land of the Northern Lights (photographed above by DenaliNPS ). Alaska's a great place to behold Aurora Borealis, specifically around the time of the equinox, in February and March. Winnow it down even further and Feb. 10 or March 11 are prime-time viewing dates. That's because the window for the greatest windstar cruises sky show around is seven days prior to, or seven days following the appearance of the new moon.
Book your passage on Alaska Airlines up to Fairbanks. There are nonstops this time of year from Seattle/Tacoma and Anchorage. It wouldn't hurt to book a tour beforehand,  perhaps an excursion from Go Alaska Tours .
-       � Day 1. Arrive in Fairbanks and check into tour hotel on the banks of the Chena River. Dinner at Pikes Landing Restaurant or the Pumphouse, let the conversation wander to thoughts of the coming adventure.
-       � Day 2. Explore Fairbanks, and revel in the far-northern city in winter. It's a scant 180 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The evening is ripe for aurora watching. You'll drive to a lodge 20 miles north of Fairbanks, windstar cruises away form the city's lights. That's where the 270-degree expanse of the heavens opens up to you through panoramic picture windows. Hale and hearty? Take in the view from outside.
-       � Day 3 finds you even further from town, 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks at Chena Hot Springs Resort. Soak in the expansive indoor windstar cruises mineral pool, maybe the outdoor rock lake or hot tubs and wait for the Northern Lights to steal the scene come evening. Included windstar cruises in this part of the trip is a journey to the Aurora Ice Museum and Stoli Ice Bar.
Jerry Chandler loves window seats – a perch with a 35,000-foot view of it all. His favorite places: San Francisco and London just about any time of year, autumn in Manhattan and the seaside in winter. An award-winning aviation and travel writer for 30 years, his goal is to introduce each of his grandkids to their first flight.
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