Alaska’s Wild Beauty & Remarkable Heritage Fly Cruise with Three Night Vancouver Stay, Capilano Bridge & Grouse Mountain Tour, 25 July 2028 (18 nights)

From its architecture of ‘Vancouverism’ to the history of how it was built; Vancouver is a vibrant city full of arts and culture just waiting for you to discover all it’s hidden gems. Here you’ll be able to get stuck into a whole host of museums including Science World, the waterfront Maritime Museum and the Museum of Anthropology.

Ketchikan is famous for the totem heritage museum, educating sightseers about the indigenous populations’ history and culture with an unrivalled display of native totems and artefacts. For those wanting to learn about the gold rush a visit to Dolly’s House Museum and downtown Creek Street is a good comparison along with the great Alaskan lumberjack show. Nature lovers, meanwhile, can enjoy dramatic sights at nearby misty fjords national monument.

Klawock is a historic Tlingit village located on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. The town serves as a cultural landmark, home to an impressive Totem Park with 21 intricately carved poles that preserve the heritage of the Raven and Eagle clans. Klawock acts as the island's gateway, blending traditional Native Alaskan lifestyle with a thriving modern economy.

Formerly Novo-Arkhangelsk, Sitka has a more a Russian feel than other Alaskan towns with orthodox style buildings and churches. In fact, this was the location where Russia officially sold ‘Russian America’ to the US in 1867 to become what is now the state of Alaska. Sitka also has a deep affinity with the native Tlingit population and preserving culture, nature and history with the Sitka National Historical Park as well as bear and bird sanctuaries.

Founded in 1895, Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier located within North America. A popular stop off for cruise ships, it’s situated within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Named after the first president and founder of the National Geographic Society, Gardiner Hubbard, it’s a breathtaking glacier that’s surrounded by snow capped mountains and icebergs.

Valdez is the largest port town in the Alaskan bay known as Prince William Sound. In the town are two museums, The Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, and the Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum. Meanwhile nature enthusiasts will be stunned by Keystone Canyon, the Worthington and Columbia glaciers and opportunities to kayak through the bay.

Located on Alaska’s southern coast, Seward is a small city at the head of Resurrection Bay on the Kenai Peninsula. This small, historic community offers breath-taking scenery as well as countless outdoor pursuits including fishing, day-cruising, hiking, kayaking, flightseeing and dog sledding. For those looking to venture around town, Seward provides insights into Alaskan culture through museums and galleries.

Icy Bay is a remote, iceberg-studded fjord in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, formed within the last century by the dramatic retreat of the Guyot, Yahtse, and Tyndall Glaciers. At the beginning of the 20th century, the bay's entrance was completely blocked by a massive tidewater glacier. Today, it stretches over 30 miles (48 km) deep into Alaska's southern coast, dominated by the staggering presence of Mount Saint Elias, which rises over 18,000 feet just a few miles from tidewater. This wild landscape is part of the Wrangell–Saint Elias Wilderness and is accessible primarily by bush plane from Yakutat or via expedition-style scenic cruises.

Hoonah is a historic coastal village on Chichagof Island in Alaska, serving as the world’s largest community of the Indigenous Tlingit people. Located along the Inside Passage, it blends vibrant native culture with rugged wilderness, featuring hand carved totem poles and a restored 1912 salmon cannery at the native owned Icy Strait Point cruise port. The surrounding region is a haven for wildlife lovers, boasting one of the highest concentrations of coastal brown bears on Earth and world famous waters where humpback whales and sea otters gather to feed.

Popular for its gold rush era architecture and vintage steam engine route passing through, Skagway is a fantastic jump back into the days of the Klondike Gold Rush with the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Visitor Centre. Surrounded by the unrivalled landscapes and inhabiting wildlife of the national park, Skagway paints a spectacular picture of Alaska quite like no other.

The capital of Alaska, Juneau boasts a plethora of national parks in its surrounding area, such as Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, teaming with iconic wildlife such as salmon, bears, and bald eagles. The city of Juneau is also well worth a stop in itself with such attractions as the Alaska State Museum and iconic cable car ride for breath-taking views. Visitors will love delectable locally-sourced seafood as well as a range of other cuisines in town.

Wrangell is a small, quiet town located on the northern tip of an island in Alaska's Inside Passage. The downtown area is built right along the waterfront, with a compact layout that is very easy to explore on foot. The town is surrounded by the dense green trees of the Tongass National Forest and the wide waters of the Stikine River delta.

From its architecture of ‘Vancouverism’ to the history of how it was built; Vancouver is a vibrant city full of arts and culture just waiting for you to discover all it’s hidden gems. Here you’ll be able to get stuck into a whole host of museums including Science World, the waterfront Maritime Museum and the Museum of Anthropology.