Solar Cycles and the Northern Lights
The solar cycle is about to hit a peak in 2024, which can result in even more Aurora activity — but what does that actually mean? What are solar cycles? The amount of energy the…
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Northern Lights
Alaska Adventure Tours
If it’s an adventure you’re looking for — look no further than Alaska! Alaska adventures…
The Best Time To See the Northern Lights in Alaska?
Do you want to know when it is the best time to visit Alaska and…
The Best Time to go to Alaska
A vast land of stark beauty, Alaska is one of the top travel destinations for…
Can You Still See the Northern Lights During a Full Moon?
The Northern Lights is one of the most stunning sights of the natural world. Unfortunately,…
New Press! Gondwana Buys Alaska’s Grizzly Lodge!
Exciting news, we did a thing! As featured in Alaska Business magazine, Gondwana Ecotours is…
Our Northern Lights Adventure Tour!
Since 2013 Gondwana Ecotours has hosted over 98 tours and traveled over 100,000 miles. It’s…
New Press! Our Polar Bear Adventure Tour Was Mentioned in Escape Magazine!
We are excited to announce that our Polar Bear Adventure Tour was mentioned in Australia’s…
Northern Lights Adventure Tour – Gift for Dads Who Love to Travel
How are you going to celebrate your father this Father’s Day? How about with a…
How Likely am I to See the Northern Lights?
Seeing the Alaskan Northern Lights can be a life-changing event. The ribbons of colorful light…
Guests Are Loving our Northern Lights Ecotour!
What Makes Our Northern Lights Ecotour So Special? Last year Diane Trif joined us in…
Visit the Aurora Ice Sculpture Museum In Alaska
About Visiting The Aurora Ice Museum In Alaska (a.k.a. The Chena Ice Museum & Hot…
Reasons To Visit the Museum
Voted as one of Alaska’s most popular tourist destinations by USA Today 10 Best Series,…
Eight Reasons our Northern Lights Adventure is Doable for Anyone
Is the Northern Lights Adventure a Good Fit for Me? A lot of guests ask…
Where to Watch the Northern Lights in Fairbanks: A Taste of Alaska Lodge
Family Owned and Operated The story of A Taste of Alaska Lodge first begins when…
Northern Lights Viewing in Fairbanks: Alaska Grizzly Lodge
More Than Just a Fairbanks Bed and Breakfast Many people find themselves searching for a…
Fall 2017 Aurora Update + Press from Travel & Leisure Magazine
Fall 2017 Aurora Viewing Update from Fairbanks After a 2016-2017 aurora viewing season with a…
Meet Our New Northern Lights Guide + Feature in Luxury Travel Mag
Fred Vreeman Joins the Gondwana Team! Meet Fred – an experienced and knowledgeable guide who…
Fairbanks Aurora Viewing Spots Plus Exciting New Press!
What Makes a Good Aurora Viewing Spot? When choosing a location for Aurora viewing, you…
Best Times for a Northern Lights Tour + New Press in “Travel Weekly”
What Causes the Northern Lights? When you see Aurora, you are witnessing a reaction between…
Why Aurora Viewing is Awesome in Fairbanks + “Trip of the Week” Feature!
Now is the Best Time for Aurora Viewing Locals often say that if you stay…
5 Northern Lights Travel Tips
We love trading travel tips with fellow adventurers. In “olden times,” (a.k.a. 15 years ago)…
About Travel: Alaska for Nature Lovers
Experiential Travel A shift is happening in travel; More people are choosing to spend their…
Press: The Travel Wrap & Alaska Packing List
See the Northern Lights “We’re officially in Northern Lights season, so if this spectacular phenomenon…
Boston Globe Feature: Go “There” With Gondwana
Northern Lights Ecotour We’re thankful to have been featured on the “Here, there and everywhere”…
L.A. Times Feature: Travel More in 2017
Travel More in 2017 In the new year, many people assign “travel more” as their…
The Columbus Dispatch: Northern Lights Photo Tour
Trip of the Week: Northern Lights Photo Tour Sometimes, you don’t have to travel far…
Double Feature: Winter Travel
Winter Travel in Alaska Many people associate vacations with summer, but winter is an exhilarating…
Chris Cruises Feature: Northern Lights Ecotour
Small Group Travel Though blogger Chris Owen usually reviews cruise vacations, this time he has…
Modern Traveler : Photographing the Aurora
After a aurora vacation is over, photos are the best way to relive your travel…
When to See the Northern Lights In Alaska
Here Are A few Things You Should Know About Seeing The Northern Lights In Alaska…
Celebration Vacations in Alaska: Luxury Travel Magazine Feature
What is a Celebration Vacation? “A recent study by AARP revealed that an astounding 75…
In Which Countries Can You See the Northern Lights?
In which countries can you see the northern lights? The northern lights can be seen…
Escape the Dog Days: NorthJersey.com Feature
Escape the Heat on an Alaskan Ecotour Many folks live a sunbird lifestyle, migrating south…
10 Best Places to See the Aurora Borealis
Where is the Best Place to See the Northern Lights? In a nutshell, there are…
When to See the Aurora Borealis
The Best Time to See the Northern Lights Like all natural wonders, the Aurora Borealis…
Gondwana Press: Take Mom to Alaska!
Take Mom on Gondwana’s Northern Lights Adventure Gift giving can be a trying time for…
Can I See the Northern Lights in their Dimming Phase?
The Solar Cycle Research on the Northern Lights is still very much in it’s early…
What causes the Northern Lights?
The aurora borealis, the well-known but fickle lights in the sky, have long been a…
Weirdness of Alaska
Keep Alaska Weird Portland, OR and Austin, TX both make a dubious claim in their…
Best Northern Lights Viewing Spots
Viewing the Northern Lights The northern lights, fickle inhabitants of the night sky are the…
Extreme North: Visiting The Arctic Circle
When I took my first trip beyond the Arctic Circle, I had not read any…
Amazed by the Northern Lights
Life is a series of moments; continuous and unyielding. Every now and then we can…
The Northern Lights Alaskan Adventure Starter Pack
Going to Alaska is quite an adventure, especially if you are out having fun in…
8 Things You Need to Know About Photographing the Northern Lights
1. What time of year to do it: Photographing the northern lights is an incredibly…
Predicting Nature: When is the best time to see the Northern Lights?
A question we commonly receive is “When is the best time to see the northern…
Tales of the Aurora
My last post, 9 Things You Didn’t Know about the Northern Lights , inspired me…
9 Things You Didn’t Know about the Northern Lights
1. Aurora Borealis is a natural phenomenon named after a Greek god and a Roman…
Good Odds: Looking for the Northern Lights
“How Likely Is It to See the Northern Lights?” People often ask about the likelihood…
Trail Northern Lights Hunting
Hunting for the Northern Lights The Northern Lights: The spirits of our ancestors hanging out…
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