{"id":15714,"date":"2015-04-06T12:31:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T18:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/?page_id=15714"},"modified":"2017-04-10T11:56:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T17:56:56","slug":"cruises-on-the-columbia-and-snake-rivers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/articles-america-river-cruises\/cruises-on-the-columbia-and-snake-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruises on the Columbia and Snake Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Lauri Wakefield<\/p>\n
The Columbia and Snake rivers<\/strong> are located in the Pacific Northwest. River cruises are usually between Portland, Oregon<\/strong> and Clarkston, Washington<\/strong>. However, some itineraries begin or end in Spokane or Vancouver, Washington. A pre-cruise hotel stay is sometimes included in the package.<\/p>\n Located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, a cruise on the Columbia and Snake\u00a0rivers takes travelers through scenic areas surrounded by mountains and gorges, including the Cascade Mountain Range<\/strong>, Columbia River Gorge<\/strong> and Hells Canyon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n