
From glaciers and icebergs to brown bears and rainforest, to channels filled with whales, to historic towns: the Alaska Inside Passage’s charms are broad....
For over 25 years, our inside passage small ship cruises have taken people into the spectacular natural world of British Columbia and Alaska’s Inside Passage and Haida Gwaii.
Each destination we offer is a unique part of this spectacular coast — scenery, wildlife, and culture are different.
Our local knowledge and our generations of history exploring this coast give you a very personalized and rich visit here.
See our list of destinations below.
From glaciers and icebergs to brown bears and rainforest, to channels filled with whales, to historic towns: the Alaska Inside Passage’s charms are broad....
Explore the majesty of Canada's west coast. Each trip is a complete exploration of nature, wildlife (incl. bears, whales, and more), and culture....
Learn about the inside passage, and the trips we operate here....
Charter one of our expedition cruises, on classic crewed yachts, in British Columbia or Alaska....
We experience the entire environment on our trips, not just the “viewscape”. Each day we awake in an anchorage, explore ashore and along the coastline by foot, by zodiac, kayak and aboard our yachts. We experience the magic of different habitats and the special life that inhabits each area.
Each trip is timed to coincide with peak wildlife phenomena, such as whale and seabird migrations or the presence of bears in key viewing areas. Our extremely experienced guides/crew live on the coast and have access to the best places – where many types of operators are forbidden to go. Your experience will be enhanced by learning from the coast’s best naturalists.
Human civilizations have existed on this coast since at least the last ice age, if not far longer. There is a rich cultural history here, both of First Nations cultures and of more recent pioneer cultures. Your learning about these cultures includes visits to important sites and conversations and interpretation with residents of the areas we visit.
Want to get the best angles for photography? Help sail a schooner? Stay a long time in a Haida village? Watch these whales for hours? Learn the name of every plant? Because of our small guest numbers, we take your interests into account when making our sailing plan.
What makes a trip with Maple Leaf Adventures one of the world’s top-ranked travel experiences by National Geographic Traveler, Frommer’s travel guide and Outside magazine? Perhaps more importantly, why do so many of our guests return again and again?