2027 Iditarod Aurora Tour

Join a local guide on this small group travel package to experience the Iditarod.

ITINERARY

Wednesday, March 3, 2027

Welcome to Alaska! Fly directly into Anchorage to start your adventures – take a taxi/uber/lyft to the Copper Whale Inn, one of our favorite accommodations. This boutique-style hotel is located right in downtown Anchorage, within walking distance of the Iditarod Starting Line! You will also have an easy walk to many of our favorite shops and eateries, as well as the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail and Fur Rendezvous Winter Festival. Meet your guide for a welcome dinner to preview the itinerary, meet fellow travelers and get excited about the week’s activities!

Today Includes: Arrival into Anchorage, Welcome Dinner, Overnight Anchorage (D)

Thursday, March 5, 2027

Today we will enjoy a wildlife tour to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, lunch at Girdwood Brewing Co, the Charlotte Jensen Native Arts Market and tonight, join us for the 2027 Musher’s Gala with admission to the meet & greet programming prior to dinner.

Today Includes: Wildlife Tour, Fur Rondevous Winter Carnival signature events, Musher Meet & Greet, 2027 Mushers Gala, Overnight Anchorage (B, L, D)

Friday, March 5, 2027

Enjoy your free day in Anchorage today! Participate in Fur Rondy winter festival activities and consider a visit to the Anchorage Museum for First Friday. Optional day tours you can add include: Matanuska Glacier Tour, Prince William Sound Glacier Cruise, Winter Waterfall Hike and Fat Tire Bike Tour…

Today Includes: Today Includes: Overnight Anchorage (B)

Saturday, March 6, 2027

Today is the start of the 2027 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race! You will be on your own to walk around downtown today to witness the ceremonial start on 4th Avenue. Marvel at the organized chaos, participate in the Running with the Reindeer or stop by our office for hot chocolate and some authentic Alaskan hospitality!

Today Includes: Ceremonial Start of the 2027 Iditarod, Overnight Anchorage (B)

Sunday, March 7, 2027

Now the real competition begins… Head north with Salmon Berry Tours today to the Official Start of the 2027 Iditarod! Your guides will serve fresh baked scones and hot chocolate on the way, telling stories of the race, information/details about the race rules and giving you Alaskan insight into the Last Great Race, a race of both survival and strategy. Once you arrive at Willow Lake, visit the Salmon Berry Tours tent for good company, hot food served all day, race information and friendly faces. Our private tents are there just for our group – warm up with some hula hooping or ask a guide to take you out snowshoes to get a look further down the race trail. Once all the mushers have gotten on their way, we head to Talkeetna for our cabin stay after an exciting day on Willow Lake.

Today Includes: Official Start of the 2027 Iditarod at Willow Lake, Overnight Talkeetna (B, 2nd B, L)

Monday, March 8, 2027

Dog Sledding is Alaska’s official sport – we will meet the canine athletes of Dallas’s professional racing team at the kennel for a dog sledding tour! Dallas is the only six-time Iditarod champion of the race so you are sure to learn from his team while he is out on the trail. There will be a gear demonstration, Q&A with a genuine dog musher, a meet & greet with Iditarod racing dogs, and a chance to ride the runners of a dog sled behind the best team in Alaska! You will learn what it takes to train a team and compete in the “Last Great Race” from a professional racing kennel!

This afternoon take to the skies on a Denali flightseeing tour! Explore the south face of Denali to view the Tokositna and Ruth Glaciers, the sharp ridges of Mount Huntington, hanging glaciers clinging to Mount Hunter, and the famous Moose’s Tooth. There are stunning views of the 45-mile-long Kahiltna Glacier! This evening join your local guide for dinner & an aurora presentation on the Alaska sky.

Today Includes: Dallas Seavey Racing Iditarod Dog Sledding Program, Denali Flight Tour with K2 Aviation, Dinner & Aurora Presentation, Overnight Talkeetna. (B, L, D)

Tuesday, March 9, 2027

Join us for an adventure north to the Golden Heart City of Fairbanks via the iconic railroad journey from Talkeetna to Fairbanks. With views of Denali and the Alaska Range en route, this is a wonderfully scenic rail trip in the heart of Alaska’s interior! Lunch & Dinner vouchers will be provided on the train for you to enjoy meals in their dining car. By the time we reach Fairbanks, you will hopefully have picked a musher to cheer on! Your local guide will pick you up in Fairbanks and take you out aurora viewing this evening to escape the city lights. Plan to return to your hotel at 2am the following morning.

Today Includes: Aurora Winter Train to Fairbanks, Private Aurora Viewing, Overnight Fairbanks (B, L, D)

Wednesday, March 10, 2027

Join your local Salmon Berry guide for your chance to warm up at the famous Chena Hot Springs before chasing the northern lights! This small group tour begins in Fairbanks and makes the wintery drive to Chena Hot Springs Resort. Your local Alaska guide will be there to direct you through each of the following activities included in your evening tour: Chena Hot Springs soak/swim admission, dinner and aurora viewing.

NOTE: This outside geothermal hot spring is for ages 18 and older, but all ages may take advantage of the indoor pool and hot tubs that have chlorinated geothermal water.

Today Includes: Chena Aurora Tour, Overnight Fairbanks (B, D)

Thursday, March 11, 2027

Visit the 2027 BP World Championship Ice Art on display at Ice Park. Your local guide in Fairbanks will pick you up from your hotel to bring you out to the Ice Park to enjoy an ice carving demonstration, a tour through the ice carvings, time on your own at the Ice Park, and complimentary warm beverages from your local guide. We go to the ice park in the evening so we can enjoy the beauty of the park with colorful lights accenting the details of the ice the artist worked tirelessly to create. The activities continue this evening as you set out with your local Fairbanks guide to a remote Aurora viewing location to marvel at the beauty of the aurora borealis. The northern lights can be seen from the coziness of the indoors or step outside to search for the aurora to photograph!

Today Includes: Evening Tour to the 2027 BP World Championships of Ice Art, Aurora Viewing, Overnight Fairbanks (B, D)

Friday, March 12, 2027

Farewell from Alaska today! Take the hotel courtesy shuttle to the Fairbanks International Airport in time for your departure flight home. Thank you for visiting the Alaska with us at Salmon Berry Tours – we hope you enjoyed the 2027 Iditarod and aurora viewing in Interior Alaska!

Today Includes: Hotel Shuttle to the Airport (B)

2027 Iditarod Aurora Pricing
$5906 per person based on double occupancy

$9664 based on single occupancy, private room

So what’s not included?? Trip Insurance (required!) Your commercial flights into or out of Anchorage International Airport (ANC), the meals not listed as included and any add on pre/post nights in Anchorage or Fairbanks.

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