A journey through the Inside Passage has the traveller visiting some of the world's most beautiful cities experiencing unique aboriginal cultures, viewing wildlife in spectacular natural habitat, and enjoying some of the most exquisite scenery on the planet. Retreating glaciers carved the fertile lowlands, majestic inlets and craggy mountains that typify this dramatic waterway. For thousands of years, the Inside Passage has provided a 1,000 mile protected route between Puget Sound and the northern reaches of Southeast Alaska.