Fairbanks: Electric Moose Studios Aurora Adventure W/Pizza!!

About This Experience

This tour is built for travelers who want to come home with real photos, not just memories. It's run by Nathan, a professional wedding and portrait photographer turned aurora specialist with 5+ years running these tours, and it's capped at 10 guests for a genuinely small-group experience.

Depending on cloud cover, the group drives 15-40 miles out of Fairbanks to one of several dark-sky spots, then settles into a heated shelter that reaches up to 85°F even in -20°F outside temperatures. Nathan teaches the basic science behind the aurora and how to photograph it on your own camera, while also shooting professional landscape and portrait shots of the group with the lights.

Gourmet pizza, hot cocoa, coffee, chai, and cider are included, along with hand and toe warmers. The standout feature: if the aurora doesn't appear on your tour, you're eligible for a second tour completely free, any time within 2 years, subject to seat availability.

Highlights

• Small-group tour (max 10 guests) led by a professional photographer specializing in aurora photography
• Heated warming shelter reaching up to 85°F even in -20°F outside temperatures
• Hands-on coaching on photographing the aurora with your own camera
• Professional portraits and landscape photos of you with the aurora included
• Free second tour within 2 years if the lights don't appear on your first (seat availability permitting)

What's Included

• ✓ 5-6 hour aurora photography tour
• ✓ Free second tour if the lights don't show (seating permitting)
• ✓ Transportation by 15-passenger van (capped at 10 guests)
• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off within the Fairbanks area (excluding North Pole)
• ✓ Heated warming shelter with seating
• ✓ Hand and toe warmers
• ✓ Gourmet pizza, bottled water, hot cocoa, coffee, hot apple cider, and chai tea
• ✓ Photography instruction and phone photography tips
• ✓ Professional portraits and landscape photos

Not Included

• Your own camera and tripod, if you want to shoot alongside the guide (bring your own — not required)

Good to Know & Caveats

• Dress warmly in layers even though the shelter is heated — you'll still spend time outside shooting
• Tour duration and distance traveled depend on cloud coverage that night
• Bring your own camera and tripod if you want hands-on practice; it's not required to enjoy the tour

Meeting Point

Hotel pickup from any location in the Fairbanks area, excluding North Pole; exact time confirmed after booking.