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Scale the sides of mountains,
cross impressive bridges and
weave alongside steep canyons
on board Rocky Mountaineer

ALASKA’S ARCTIC HERITAGE & CULTURE NATURAL WONDERS
Venture off the beaten path and uncover one There are many different places to experience the Mother nature has blessed Canada with some of
of the most unpopulated regions in the world – traditions, history and culture of Canada, Alaska the greatest spectacles. See the immense power
Alaska’s Arctic. The Dalton Highway traverses this and their people. Learn more about the First of Niagara Falls from above or below. Discover
vast and rugged region, crossing into the Arctic Nations at the Canadian Museum of History in one of the biggest finds of dinosaur fossils at
Circle and travelling up to America’s richest oil Ottawa or the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta. Check out the
field at Prudhoe Bay. Pass through the unspoilt Anchorage. See collections of hand-carved totem world’s highest tides in New Brunswick, where
wilderness of the Brooks Range, visit unique poles in Stanley Park or Capilano Suspension you can kayak at high tide and walk on the ocean
native villages and dip your toe in the Arctic Bridge Park in Vancouver. From western charm in floor at low tide. An experience not to be missed
Ocean. While the Northern Lights can be viewed Calgary to French flair in Québec, from old gold is seeing the beautiful Northern Lights as they
in many places in Canada and Alaska, the arctic mining towns like Dawson City to still-thriving light up the night sky. Chase them in the Yukon,
region offers some of the best viewing due to its Alaska Native communities, you’ll uncover an the Northwest Territories, Manitoba and Alaska,
long, dark, clear nights. interesting mix of cultures. where viewing is best from February to March.

Arctic Circle, Alaska Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver Niagara Falls

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