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2027 Season

Western Canada with Inside Passage & Alaska Cruise


tour: 8985
21 days from Calgary to Vancouver
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tour: 8985
21 days from Calgary to Vancouver
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Adventure awaits on this exciting Cosmos Undiscovered vacation, where you’ll travel by land, rail, and sea to experience Western Canada’s natural beauty and lesser-known destinations.

Begin in Calgary with a city tour before heading to the Canadian Rockies, featuring Banff National Park, the turquoise waters of Lake Louise, and a ride aboard the all-terrain Ice Explorer on the Athabasca Glacier at the Columbia Icefield. Continue into Jasper National Park, with the opportunity to join an optional cruise on Maligne Lake to Spirit Island. En route to Prince George, view Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.

Embark on an all-daylight rail journey aboard VIA Rail’s Skeena train through the rugged Coast Mountains to Prince Rupert for a two-night stay. Your adventure continues with an Inside Passage cruise through British Columbia’s coastal waterways, where you may spot whales, sea lions, porpoises, bald eagles, and other wildlife. Overnight in Port Hardy before traveling south to Victoria on Vancouver Island.

Enjoy time to explore this charming city before sailing across the Strait of Georgia and the Gulf Islands to Vancouver to board your 7-night Alaska cruise. Discover more dramatic coastal scenery as you cruise the Inside Passage and visit Alaska’s scenic ports.

Spectacular national parks, a scenic rail journey, an Inside Passage cruise, visits to charming towns and exciting cities, and a 7-night Alaska cruise combine for an unforgettable value-minded vacation showcasing the best of Western Canada and Alaska.
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World Heritage Sites are designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance. The sites are judged to contain cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.

The following UNESCO World Heritage Sites can be seen or visited on this vacation:
  • Banff National Park
  • Glacier Bay
  • Jasper National Park

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