Adventure Awaits: The Northwest Passage
Join Inuit cultural educators, scientists, and artists on an unforgettable small-ship expedition through the legendary Northwest Passage.
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35+ Years of Award-Winning Adventure Travel
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Small Ships, Big Adventures
Adventure Canada is Canada’s only expedition cruise company.
Our mission? To connect you with the Canada you know least. These journeys transform—not just through the places we visit, but through the heart, humanity, and hope we bring to every voyage.
This is adventure, the Canadian way.
Highlights
Pay homage to adventurers past at historic Beechey Island
Visit one of the most notorious sites in the Arctic: Beechey Island. See the graves of three mariners with the lost Franklin expedition, explore artefacts left by Franklin searchers, and marvel at what it was like for Englishmen to live and die here, so distant from the only world they knew.
Follow the sea lanes of history through the Northwest Passage
Squeak past bleak headlands and islands where Franklin’s men fell in their tracks. Sail near the graveyards of the Arctic’s most infamous shipwrecks, the Erebus and Terror. Learn about the ongoing investigations and marvel at the mysteries of that most tragic expedition.
© Michelle Valberg
Take it easy with local wildlife in Tallurutiup Imanga, a protected Inuit waterway
Sail and Zodiac through Tallurutiup Imanga, a landmark marine sanctuary established through a pact between Inuit and Canada. Here, the greatest Arctic whales, bus-sized bowheads, skim for plankton while belugas and narwhal gobble cod in the fjords. Keep your binoculars at the ready.
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Cross the Arctic Circle
Sailing up Kangerlussuaq Fjord (Søndre Strømfjord) is a true polar pleasure. A whopping 190 kilometres long but just two klicks wide, this remarkable seaway is flanked all along by frosted peaks and glaciers. En route you’ll cross the Arctic Circle—an achievement few travellers can claim.
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Northwest Passage Expeditions
Canada is vast, wild, and filled with wonder—how much of it have you explored?
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Featured Expeditions
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Out of the Northwest Passage-
September 1 to September 17, 2025
From $14,495 to $28,995 USD
per person based on double occupancy
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Into the Northwest Passage-
August 26 to September 11, 2026
From $23,995 to $35,695 USD
per person based on double occupancy
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About Adventure Canada
Founded in 1987, Adventure Canada is a family-run travel company specializing in small-ship expeditions to the world’s most beautiful and seldom visited coastlines.
Our pioneering approach to expedition cruises and small-group experiences emphasizes wildlife, culture, learning, and fun. We believe in the power of travel as a force for positive change in the world and strive to give back as much as we gain.
© Michelle Valberg