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Northern Lights Observation Tour Packages The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) are magnificent natural light displays in the sky - mainly visible in the northern hemisphere. They typically occur in the ionosphere and during the nights. Our Aurora Borealis tour pages are including images, research links, digital camera photo support and of course some of the best package tours with guaranteed Northern Lights observation within Alaska and the Yukon Territory, Canada. Come and join us on one of our Aurora Rail Tours from Fairbanks and Anchorage or on a tour above the Arctic Circle with spectacular Northern Lights viewing opportunities.
  
Northern Lights Viewing in Alaska & Canada Explore Alaska during a winter vacation. Our Aurora Borealis Tour Packages from Fairbanks, Anchorage and/or Whitehorse are some of the best individual Alaska and Canada winter adventure touring experiences in the world with its guaranteed nightly Aurora Borealis observation opportunities ! Some custom tours include workshop photo support through a professional photographer. Most tours are between 3-7 days and may be individually combined with other northern winter activities such as sled dog tours, ice fishing, snowmobiling or trips to the Iditarod and Yukon Quest dog mushing race events.
The Magic and Mystery of the Aurora Borealis Undulating ribbons of light may shimmer in the sky for hours, like glowing, dancing curtains of green, yellow and orange or dark red or magnificent veils with a full spectrum of colors, and with the altitude of its lower edge 60-70 miles above the earth. An Eskimo tale records that the Northern Lights are spirits playing ball in the sky with a walrus skull. Another legend calls them the flaming torches carried by departed souls guiding traveler to "the Pathway to Heaven". The scientific explanation is that solar winds flow across the earth's upper atmosphere, hitting molecules of gas lighting them up like a neon sign.
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