Tour Planning & Booking Policies

Due to Alaska's popularity and the nature of our high quality, small group excursions, it is very important to contact us early in the itinerary planning process. We are available to provide further, more detailed information regarding our excursions and travel to/within Alaska's Arctic.

Tour Availability
The exact schedule of tour departure dates varies for each of the tours we offer. Thus, it is extremely important to call to confirm availability of a specific tour date.

Procedure
When calling to make a reservation, having the following information ready in advance will serve to expedite the process:

> tour of interest, requested date of travel, (or dates available to travel),
> each guest's full name to be used for Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate and/or airline reservation,
> individual body weight of each guest traveling (weight is not necessary for Arctic Circle Drive Adventure or Utqiagvik Adventure),
> Birthdate for Arctic Ocean and Utqiagvik Adventures
> contact address, phone number, and e-mail address, payment information, and security information for those on an Arctic Ocean Adventure (driver's license number and state of issue OR passport number and country of issue).
> Deposits, Final Payments, And Confirmation

Once a reservation is confirmed an e-mail confirmation will be sent. No other confirmation will be sent.

AT THIS TIME, All Arctic Circle, Arctic Ocean and Denali Adventure reservations will be held with a Visa or Mastercard. Charges will automatically be made to the credit card 7 days prior to the tour date. Utqiagvik Adventures will be charged in full at the time of the reservation.

Aurora Season reservations will be held with a Visa or Mastercard. Charges will automatically be made to the credit card 7 days prior to the tour date.

Payment Methods
Payment can be made with personal check OR with credit card. For credit card payments, at the time of booking, please provide credit card information (MASTERCARD or VISA) including name as it appears on the card, card number, expiration date, and the 3 digit code on the back of the card. Reservations made by check will not be confirmed until check is processed and and has cleared.

Cancellations
All Arctic Circle Adventures, Arctic Ocean Adventures, and Denali Adventures are fully refundable 8 days before the reserved tour date. Cancellations at 7 days prior to the tour date are non-refundable.

All Arctic Circle WINTER Adventures and all Arctic Circle AURORA Adventure deposits and final payments are fully refundable until 6:00 pm seven days before the reserved tour date.

Utqiagvik / Barrow Adventures - Due to restrictions of commercial air travel it is very important for guests to understand the Cancellation Policy associated Utqiagvik Adventures sold by Northern Alaska Tour Company.

Changes
All Arctic Circle Adventures, Arctic Ocean Adventures, And Denali Adventures changed within the non-refundable period to a date outside of 7 days prior to the tour date remain non-refundable if cancelled.

Utqiagvik / Barrow Adventures - Changes to the names of tour participants or to travel arrangements for the Barrow Adventure may be subject to a $150 per change fee. Changes to the flight date may be subject to an increase in fare based on air seats at the time of the change.

Travel Insurance - Any form of travel can be unpredictable in the State of Alaska
The cancellation policies for the excursions operated by our partner tour company is generous by industry standards. Payments for most adventures are either refundable up until 7 days prior to the tour departure or 2 days prior to the tour departure. (please see Cancellations above).

However, due to the strict nature of airline travel, the cancellation policy for the Utqiagvik / Barrow Adventures is more strict. For this reason, we have found many of our guests are more comfortable in making a Utqiagvik / Barrow Adventure reservation if they purchase some type of travel insurance/protection.

You are strongly encouraged to get coverage for your Alaskan itinerary. If you don't have your own insurance, one to consider is Travel Guard International. Travel Guard International and its affiliate companies provide integrated travel insurance, assistance and emergency travel services for millions of travelers and thousands of companies throughout the world. For more information on Travel Guard International and their various travel policies use this link to Travel Guard International to learn more.

Waitlist
There may be times when we will not be able to confirm a reservation due to lack of minimum guest numbers. In that case we are able to take your name down for a waitlist. For this waitlist we record the date(s), and tour(s) you are interested in, how many guests, and as much contact information as you can provide (phone, cell phone, e-mail, and if possible where you are staying in Fairbanks). If we do hear from other guests interested in the same day / tour as you we contact you to see if you are still interested and available and make the reservation then. A waitlist status can change the same day it is taken, not until the day before your date of interest, or unfortunately we don't achieve minimum guest numbers.

Privacy Policy
This policy will help you understand how our partner tour company uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use our services.

We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.

01/25/25