Alaska's northern lights by train

Enjoy a day exploring at your leisure. There are plenty of ways to spend your time in Anchorage; you may wish to visit the city’s history museum and the Alaska Native Heritage Center to learn about Alaska’s indigenous people, or perhaps head to Westchester Lagoon to go ice skating, warming up by the fire barrels, or try out fat-biking on one of the backcountry trails just outside of the city.

Today, you’ll embark on a scenic train ride on the Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Journeying through the quiet backcountry, you'll spend your time on board admiring the views or perhaps relaxing with a book. Upon arrival in Fairbanks, you’ll make your own way to your hotel, getting a good night’s sleep for your active day tomorrow.

This morning, after a short transfer from Fairbanks, you’ll arrive at your northern lights lodge in the Alaskan wilderness. You can spend the afternoon enjoying one of the winter activities on offer at the lodge, which includes dog-sledding, snowshoeing, photography classes and snowmobiling tours, each venturing through pristine boreal forests that surround the properties. After dinner, you can relax in your fiberglass dome cabin, keeping an eye out for the northern lights high in the sky above your bed.

Today you can enjoy yet more exciting winter activities from your lodge, immersing yourself in the snowy Alaskan backcountry and relaxing in your domed cabin. After dinner tonight, keep watch for the northern lights, putting your skills from the lodge’s photography class to the test if they appear.

Today you’ll transfer back to Fairbanks and check into your hotel. The rest of the day is then yours to spend at leisure. You can visit one of the city’s numerous museums, visit the 'Running Reindeer Ranch', or go for a scenic winter walk to one of the local trails, which include the Chena Riverwalk and Creamers Field Nature Hike.

Today you’ll make your own way to the airport in Fairbanks for your onward flight home.