Experience the Canadian Rockies in comfort, revealing rushing rivers, towering peaks, and valleys carved by glaciers.
From Calgary to Victoria, travel through dramatic canyons, alpine passes, and engineering marvels. Step off the coach to explore natural icons including Lake Louise, Peyto Lake, Bow Lake, Columbia Icefield, and Spotted Lake. Visit towns nestled in the vast mountains; Banff, Canmore, Golden, Kelowana, Osoyoos, Merritt, Hope, Victoria and Vancouver.
From sparkling glaciers to golden fields, this journey blends luxury with the true spirit of Western Canada.
This morning you fly into Calgary before noon. Meet your coach transfer and travel to Canmore and check-in to your host hotel. This afternoon, travel to Lake Louise to see the historic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Surrounded by soaring mountain peaks, the majestic Victoria Glacier and a glistening emerald lake, the iconic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is located in Alberta’s Banff National Park and is a stunning introduction to the Canadian Rockies. Tonight you will have a group welcome dinner. (D)
Take a ride on Banff Gondola Experience a world of adventure and beauty at the summit of Banff’s Sulphur Mountain. Exploration abounds at the gondola, from a theatre and interpretive centre inside to epic snowy views from the rooftop deck and mountain boardwalk outside.
This afternoon you have free time to explore the town of Banff. The rest of the day is free to explore on your own. Meet the group for an included dinner. (B, D)
Embark on a breathtaking day trip along the famous Icefields Parkway, one of Canada’s most scenic drives stretching 232km through the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. We first stop at Bow Lake, one of the most picturesque lakes in Banff National Park. Next, you stop at Peyto Lake, a stunning glacier-fed lake in Banff National Park renowned for its vivid turquoise colour. After an included lunch, you continue to the Glacier Discovery Centre before heading out on a Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure, exploring the surface of the Athabasca Glacier by Ice Explorer, a massive vehicle specially designed for glacial travel. You then visit the Glacier Skywalk, a glass viewing platform suspended 918 feet above Sunwapta Valley. We return to our hotel in Canmore this evening. (B, L)
Check out of our Canmore hotel and travel along Highway 93 through the Rocky Mountains to the town of Radium Hot Springs, BC. Continue west to the mountain town of Golden, BC, arriving for lunch. After lunch you travel to the stunning mountain corridor of Rogers Pass for a photo stop (gain 1 hour) before continuing through the British Columbia mountains to an ice cream stop at D Dutchman Dairy, a family-run homemade dairy and fruit and vegetable stand. You then stop for stunning photos at BC’s Kalamalka Lake before arriving in Kelowna for a two-night stay. (B)
This morning you travel through BC’s renowned Okanagan Valley to the town of Osoyoos, where you can enjoy lunch on your own in Canada’s only true desert region. This afternoon, enjoy a wine tasting at Nk’Mip Cellars, North America’s first Indigenous-owned winery. After the wine tasting, depart for Spotted Lake, a spectacular geological feature unique to BC and a spiritually significant body of water to the Syilx (Okanagan) First Nations. Then travel back toward Kelowna, stopping along the way for fresh, locally grown orchard fruit. Arrive in Kelowna in time for an Okanagan Lake Dinner Cruise, taking in the golden sunset over the lake with dinner on board. (B,D)
Check out and travel through the Nicola Valley to the ranch town of Merritt, BC, for a rest stop. Continue over BC’s infamous “Highway Through Hell,” the Coquihalla Highway, passing through the Great Bear Snowshed. Next, you stop to take in an abandoned railway corridor made famous as a filming site for the 1980s action film Rambo, enjoying a 45-minute walk through the Othello Tunnels. Then continue to the town of Hope, BC, nestled in the cradle of the Coast Mountains, for lunch at a local favourite, The Blue Moose. After lunch, explore the charming lakeside town of Harrison Hot Springs before continuing on to Abbotsford, BC, for a Chinese buffet dinner. Travel to Langley for the night. (B, D)
This morning you check out and board a BC Ferries sailing through the scenic Gulf Islands to Vancouver Island. On arrival, travel to the world-famous Butchart Gardens, 55 acres of stunning floral displays set in a former limestone quarry and a National Historic Site of Canada. You then continue into the heart of Victoria for an afternoon city tour, taking in the iconic Inner Harbour, the stately Parliament Buildings, the historic Fairmont Empress Hotel, Beacon Hill Park and the charming streets of Old Town and Chinatown. After the tour you check in to your downtown hotel. Close the day with dinner at a local restaurant. (B, D)
Check out of our Victoria hotel and board a BC Ferries sailing across the Strait of Georgia back to the mainland, taking in spectacular coastal and island scenery along the way. Arrive at Tsawwassen and travel north, stopping at the seaside community of Steveston Village, a historic fishing port on the south arm of the Fraser River where you can wander the boardwalk, browse the shops and galleries, and enjoy lunch on your own at one of the village’s many waterfront restaurants.
This afternoon you cross to the North Shore for a visit to the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. Walk 137 metres across a swaying bridge suspended 70 metres above the Capilano River, explore the Treetops Adventure walkways high in the old-growth forest canopy, and take in the breathtaking Cliffwalk along the granite face of the canyon.
Late this afternoon you check in to our downtown Vancouver hotel. The rest of the evening is free to explore on your own. (B)
This morning you board our coach for a morning sightseeing tour of Vancouver, taking in the city’s most iconic neighbourhoods and landmarks. Visit historic Chinatown, one of the largest in North America, and the cobblestoned streets of Gastown, the city’s original downtown core where the famous Steam Clock still chimes on the hour. Continue along the bustling Harbour Front, with its float planes, cruise ship terminal and sweeping views of the North Shore mountains, before arriving at iconic Stanley Park, home to towering totem poles, ancient forest and panoramic vistas of the harbour and the Lions Gate Bridge.
Afternoon is free to explore on your own. Tonight, gather for an included Farewell Dinner. (B, D)
Morning at leisure in Vancouver. Later this morning you will transfer you to Vancouver International Airport for your return flights home. (B)
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