Panoramic Canadian Rockies with Alaska Cruise Inside Cabin
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Start Location Visited Location
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Cruise Train
Over night Ferry
Day 1 Enjoy your day in Whistler as you explore this stunning adventure playground. Go Vancouver – inside passage cruise (7 nights) hiking or biking on one of the many trails or the labyrinth of lanes that make up Whistler Village. Or make the day your own with actionpacked Optional Board your Holland America cruise liner at Canada Place for a 4:30pm departure Experiences, each one more exhilarating than the next! You could find yourself that will pass below Vancouver's spectacular Lion's Gate suspension bridge. soaring into the skies aboard the famous Peak 2 Peak Gondola, go bear viewing with a local wildlife photographer or admire the turquoise waters of the mile high Included Meals - Dinner Garibaldi Lake from above in a sightseeing plane, soaring over glaciers and landing Day 2 on a small, isolated and idyllic lake for a picnic ashore, whitewater rafting, zip Cruise the inside passage lining at 60 mph (100 kph) amidst the stunning mountain wilderness, and many more options. When we said exhilarating, we weren't joking! Deep fjords, forested islands and snowcapped peaks are your surroundings today as you cruise the Inside Passage. Day 14 Whistler – Sun Peaks Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Fuel for another big day with an iconic breakfast at Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Day 3 Centre where you’ll get to know more about First Nations culture through Cruise Tracy Arm and Juneau food and music, treated to authentic tastes including blueberry and cheese and onion bannock (a kind of quick skillet bread) and a performance High granite walls will surround you as you venture into Tracy Arm Fjord, weaving by cultural ambassadors dressed in traditional regalia singing, dancing, and sharing through the Tongass National Forest to reach the Alaskan capital of Juneau. stories from Squamish and Lil’wat Nations. You will then leave Whistler behind as Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner you venture along scenic Duffey Lake Road, spotting the freshwater fjord of Seton Lake, and the ominous sounding Mt. Rohr along the way. Following the once Day 4 treacherous Cariboo Wagon Trail, which formed part of the Gold Rush Route, your Cruise to Skagway, Alaska final port of call for today is Sun Peaks, one of British Columbia’s best loved ski resorts. Winter time here sees ski and snowboard enthusiasts from across the Gold rush era buildings and spectacular vistas await you in Skagway, the largest globe flocking to this pretty little town to enjoy just some of the 135 ski runs that city in Alaska that still retains a magical glory days feeling. pepper the horizon. In the warmer months, the ski lifts stay open to provide access Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner to more than two dozen hiking and mountain bike trails, making Sun Peaks yet another outdoorsy gem. Day 5 Cruise Glacier Bay, Alaska Hotel - Sun Peaks Lodge
A UNESCO World Heritage site protecting a unique ecosystem of plants and Included Meals - Iconic Breakfast animals, soak in the glacial landscape unlike anywhere else in the world. Day 15 Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Sun Peaks – Jasper (2 Nights)
Day 6 Fall in love with the gorgeous prairie provinces of Canada this morning as you drive Cruise Ketchikan through the white fenced ranch lands that surround the Yellowhead Highway. Keeping a firm eye on the snowcapped peaks of the Columbia Mountains in the Venturing into the 'salmon capital of the world', enjoy the cheerful atmosphere that distance, it will be cheers all round as you catch a first glimpse of Mount Robson, surrounds you in Ketchikan. the most prominent mountain in the North American Rockies and the highest point Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in the Canadian range. You'll finish up today in unpretentious, heartwarming Jasper, which sits smack bang in the heart of Jasper National Park, another UNESCO Day 7 World Heritage Site and one of the most beautiful protected wildernesses in the Cruise the inside passage (2 Nights) world. This evening is yours to relax or go all out savoring a threecourse dinner at the awardwinning Beckers Gourmet Restaurant on the beautiful Athabasca River Returning through the Inside Passage, soak in the crisp air and phenomenal followed by a twilight wildlife tour and interpretive “Horns and Antlers” talk. scenery on your final day at sea.
Lobstick Lodge Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Hotel - Day 16 Day 8 Disembark in Vancouver Jasper National Park Free Time Today promises to be action packed! Stepping outside and smelling the fresh Sailing back into Vancouver Harbor, your cruise will end and an included transfer will mountain air, let the prospect of a day exploring stunning Jasper bring a smile to take you to the hotel for an included overnight. your face. As the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies your options are Hotel - Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport limitless, and as always we’ve also got a range of exciting Optionals on hand to help personalise your experience. Perhaps you’ll choose a gentle float trip down the Included Meals - Breakfast Athabasca River^ (seasonal), which provides ample wildlife spotting opportunities, or maybe a guided walk on the “Path of the Glaciers” as you make your way to the Day 9 emerald green “Lake of Forgiveness”. Have your heart set on exploring beautiful Vancouver at leisure and join Day 1 Maligne Lake? Then a boat cruise (seasonal) around the largest glacially fed lake in the Canadian Rockies has your name all over it. Enjoy some time to yourself in the city, before meeting your Travel Director as per Day 1 of the land only itinerary. Day 17
Day 10 Jasper – Icefields Parkway – Lake Louise – Vancouver – Victoria (2 Nights) Banff (2 Nights)
This morning’s sightseeing tour of lovely Vancouver will visit the city's oldest First, you will be heading on to explore the magnificent Columbia Icefield. Here, neighbourhood, Gastown, which was designated a National Historic Site in 2009. you’ll ride the giant Ice Explorer across the Athabasca Glacier for a closer look at You'll also visit buzzy Chinatown, and admire the famous collection of totem poles at this ancient marvel of nature. Next, you will make your way down to the 'Jewel of the Stanley Park, before jumping on the ferry bound for Vancouver Island, and drive into Rockies', the vibrant turquoise Lake Louise. You will make a stop before ending your the capital of British Columbia, Victoria. After docking at Swartz Bay and making day in Banff. the short drive into the city, you’ll no doubt be struck by the distinctly English influence of Victoria. A sightseeing tour of the city will take you along the waterfront Hotel - Banff Caribou Lodge and Spa district and into the bustling downtown area, passing the Parliament Buildings, Day 18 Government Street and through Beacon Hill Park so you can really get your bearings. This evening is yours to explore or dine out with new found friends. Banff Sightseeing and Free Time Waking up today we hope you’re full of energy, as the vast natural playground Hotel - Days Inn Uptown outside of your front door isn’t going to explore itself. Venture into the stunning wilderness of Banff National Park, or better still you could take advantage of our Day 11 enticing range of optionals to truly unlock this region in real Costsaver style. We’ve Victoria Sightseeing and Free Time got a variety of helicopter flights (weather dependent) to see you soaring over sights Spend the morning amid the blossoms at the world famous Butchart Gardens. This including the Three Sisters Peak, the Sundance Ranges and the Gloria and expansive, over a century old estate offers sunken, rose, Japanese, Italian, and Assiniboine Glaciers, or perhaps you’d prefer to catch the gondola to the very top of Mediterranean gardens for you to amble and find plenty of photo ops and moments Sulphur Mountain for a bird’s eye view of six mountain ranges within the Rockies, of beauty. The rest of the day is yours to explore Victoria as you like. Learn about spotting glorious Lake Louise and Moraine Lake in the distance. However you the surrounding waters on a whale watching cruise on the lookout for orcas, bald choose to explore today, one things for sure Banff will be an experience you’ll never eagles, porpoises, and seals, or taste all Victoria has to offer in a guided food and forget. history tour of Chinatown. Day 19 Day 12 Banff Vernon
Victoria – Whistler (2 Nights) It will be another incredible drive today as you climb higher and higher to cross the First up on today’s agenda is Chemainus, a seaside community and former Continental Divide at Kicking Horse Pass, stopping at the Spiral Tunnels on the way industrial town that is best known for its series of giant outdoor murals depicting to marvel at one of the steepest railroad stretches in the world. You’ll then travel local history. Hopping on board a ferry across the Georgia Strait and arriving into through not one, not two, but three beautiful national parks, slowly descending from Horseshoe Bay, you’ll then travel along the iconic SeatoSky Highway, one of the the mountains as the landscape changes from snowcapped peaks to sprawling world’s most scenic drives. We challenge you not to keep your eyes to the horizon wineries and fruit orchards, indicating that you’ve arrived in Canada’s ‘fruit basket’, as you pass cascading waterfalls, jagged mountain peaks and the dreamy ocean the Okanagan Valley. Surrounded by so many grapes the temptation for a tasting vistas of Howe Sound, before stopping off at Shannon Falls Provincial Park, which will be hard to resist, so you’ll stop off at a local winery for a tour and tasting before boasts the third highest waterfall in all of British Columbia. Still in awe of the heading on to Vernon, the unofficial capital of the Okanagan. scenery offered by today’s drive, you’ll finish today in the alpine village of Whistler, Day 20 which sits nestled in the shadows of the Blackcomb Mountains. Vernon Depart Vancouver
Hotel - Crystal Lodge On your final drive of the trip you'll pass through the Cascade Mountains, named for the staggering number of waterfalls tumbling off the peaks, before venturing into the Day 13 Fraser River Valley and finally coming to a stop back in Vancouver, the place where Whistler Free Time it all began. Panoramic Canadian Rockies with Alaska Cruise Inside Cabin
Your itinerary
Start Location Visited Location
Plane End Location
Cruise Train
Over night Ferry
Day 1 Enjoy your day in Whistler as you explore this stunning adventure playground. Go Vancouver – inside passage cruise (7 nights) hiking or biking on one of the many trails or the labyrinth of lanes that make up Whistler Village. Or make the day your own with actionpacked Optional Board your Holland America cruise liner at Canada Place for a 4:30pm departure Experiences, each one more exhilarating than the next! You could find yourself that will pass below Vancouver's spectacular Lion's Gate suspension bridge. soaring into the skies aboard the famous Peak 2 Peak Gondola, go bear viewing with a local wildlife photographer or admire the turquoise waters of the mile high Included Meals - Dinner Garibaldi Lake from above in a sightseeing plane, soaring over glaciers and landing Day 2 on a small, isolated and idyllic lake for a picnic ashore, whitewater rafting, zip Cruise the inside passage lining at 60 mph (100 kph) amidst the stunning mountain wilderness, and many more options. When we said exhilarating, we weren't joking! Deep fjords, forested islands and snowcapped peaks are your surroundings today as you cruise the Inside Passage. Day 14 Whistler – Sun Peaks Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Fuel for another big day with an iconic breakfast at Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Day 3 Centre where you’ll get to know more about First Nations culture through Cruise Tracy Arm and Juneau food and music, treated to authentic tastes including blueberry and cheese and onion bannock (a kind of quick skillet bread) and a performance High granite walls will surround you as you venture into Tracy Arm Fjord, weaving by cultural ambassadors dressed in traditional regalia singing, dancing, and sharing through the Tongass National Forest to reach the Alaskan capital of Juneau. stories from Squamish and Lil’wat Nations. You will then leave Whistler behind as Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner you venture along scenic Duffey Lake Road, spotting the freshwater fjord of Seton Lake, and the ominous sounding Mt. Rohr along the way. Following the once Day 4 treacherous Cariboo Wagon Trail, which formed part of the Gold Rush Route, your Cruise to Skagway, Alaska final port of call for today is Sun Peaks, one of British Columbia’s best loved ski resorts. Winter time here sees ski and snowboard enthusiasts from across the Gold rush era buildings and spectacular vistas await you in Skagway, the largest globe flocking to this pretty little town to enjoy just some of the 135 ski runs that city in Alaska that still retains a magical glory days feeling. pepper the horizon. In the warmer months, the ski lifts stay open to provide access Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner to more than two dozen hiking and mountain bike trails, making Sun Peaks yet another outdoorsy gem. Day 5 Cruise Glacier Bay, Alaska Hotel - Sun Peaks Lodge
A UNESCO World Heritage site protecting a unique ecosystem of plants and Included Meals - Iconic Breakfast animals, soak in the glacial landscape unlike anywhere else in the world. Day 15 Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Sun Peaks – Jasper (2 Nights)
Day 6 Fall in love with the gorgeous prairie provinces of Canada this morning as you drive Cruise Ketchikan through the white fenced ranch lands that surround the Yellowhead Highway. Keeping a firm eye on the snowcapped peaks of the Columbia Mountains in the Venturing into the 'salmon capital of the world', enjoy the cheerful atmosphere that distance, it will be cheers all round as you catch a first glimpse of Mount Robson, surrounds you in Ketchikan. the most prominent mountain in the North American Rockies and the highest point Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in the Canadian range. You'll finish up today in unpretentious, heartwarming Jasper, which sits smack bang in the heart of Jasper National Park, another UNESCO Day 7 World Heritage Site and one of the most beautiful protected wildernesses in the Cruise the inside passage (2 Nights) world. This evening is yours to relax or go all out savoring a threecourse dinner at the awardwinning Beckers Gourmet Restaurant on the beautiful Athabasca River Returning through the Inside Passage, soak in the crisp air and phenomenal followed by a twilight wildlife tour and interpretive “Horns and Antlers” talk. scenery on your final day at sea.
Lobstick Lodge Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Hotel - Day 16 Day 8 Disembark in Vancouver Jasper National Park Free Time Today promises to be action packed! Stepping outside and smelling the fresh Sailing back into Vancouver Harbor, your cruise will end and an included transfer will mountain air, let the prospect of a day exploring stunning Jasper bring a smile to take you to the hotel for an included overnight. your face. As the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies your options are Hotel - Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport limitless, and as always we’ve also got a range of exciting Optionals on hand to help personalise your experience. Perhaps you’ll choose a gentle float trip down the Included Meals - Breakfast Athabasca River^ (seasonal), which provides ample wildlife spotting opportunities, or maybe a guided walk on the “Path of the Glaciers” as you make your way to the Day 9 emerald green “Lake of Forgiveness”. Have your heart set on exploring beautiful Vancouver at leisure and join Day 1 Maligne Lake? Then a boat cruise (seasonal) around the largest glacially fed lake in the Canadian Rockies has your name all over it. Enjoy some time to yourself in the city, before meeting your Travel Director as per Day 1 of the land only itinerary. Day 17 Day 10 Jasper – Icefields Parkway – Lake Louise – Vancouver – Victoria (2 Nights) Banff (2 Nights)
This morning’s sightseeing tour of lovely Vancouver will visit the city's oldest First, you will be heading on to explore the magnificent Columbia Icefield. Here, neighbourhood, Gastown, which was designated a National Historic Site in 2009. you’ll ride the giant Ice Explorer across the Athabasca Glacier for a closer look at You'll also visit buzzy Chinatown, and admire the famous collection of totem poles at this ancient marvel of nature. Next, you will make your way down to the 'Jewel of the Stanley Park, before jumping on the ferry bound for Vancouver Island, and drive into Rockies', the vibrant turquoise Lake Louise. You will make a stop before ending your the capital of British Columbia, Victoria. After docking at Swartz Bay and making day in Banff. the short drive into the city, you’ll no doubt be struck by the distinctly English influence of Victoria. A sightseeing tour of the city will take you along the waterfront Hotel - Banff Caribou Lodge and Spa district and into the bustling downtown area, passing the Parliament Buildings, Day 18 Government Street and through Beacon Hill Park so you can really get your bearings. This evening is yours to explore or dine out with new found friends. Banff Sightseeing and Free Time Waking up today we hope you’re full of energy, as the vast natural playground Hotel - Days Inn Uptown outside of your front door isn’t going to explore itself. Venture into the stunning wilderness of Banff National Park, or better still you could take advantage of our Day 11 enticing range of optionals to truly unlock this region in real Costsaver style. We’ve Victoria Sightseeing and Free Time got a variety of helicopter flights (weather dependent) to see you soaring over sights Spend the morning amid the blossoms at the world famous Butchart Gardens. This including the Three Sisters Peak, the Sundance Ranges and the Gloria and expansive, over a century old estate offers sunken, rose, Japanese, Italian, and Assiniboine Glaciers, or perhaps you’d prefer to catch the gondola to the very top of Mediterranean gardens for you to amble and find plenty of photo ops and moments Sulphur Mountain for a bird’s eye view of six mountain ranges within the Rockies, of beauty. The rest of the day is yours to explore Victoria as you like. Learn about spotting glorious Lake Louise and Moraine Lake in the distance. However you the surrounding waters on a whale watching cruise on the lookout for orcas, bald choose to explore today, one things for sure Banff will be an experience you’ll never eagles, porpoises, and seals, or taste all Victoria has to offer in a guided food and forget. history tour of Chinatown. Day 19 Day 12 Banff Vernon
Victoria – Whistler (2 Nights) It will be another incredible drive today as you climb higher and higher to cross the First up on today’s agenda is Chemainus, a seaside community and former Continental Divide at Kicking Horse Pass, stopping at the Spiral Tunnels on the way industrial town that is best known for its series of giant outdoor murals depicting to marvel at one of the steepest railroad stretches in the world. You’ll then travel local history. Hopping on board a ferry across the Georgia Strait and arriving into through not one, not two, but three beautiful national parks, slowly descending from Horseshoe Bay, you’ll then travel along the iconic SeatoSky Highway, one of the the mountains as the landscape changes from snowcapped peaks to sprawling world’s most scenic drives. We challenge you not to keep your eyes to the horizon wineries and fruit orchards, indicating that you’ve arrived in Canada’s ‘fruit basket’, as you pass cascading waterfalls, jagged mountain peaks and the dreamy ocean the Okanagan Valley. Surrounded by so many grapes the temptation for a tasting vistas of Howe Sound, before stopping off at Shannon Falls Provincial Park, which will be hard to resist, so you’ll stop off at a local winery for a tour and tasting before boasts the third highest waterfall in all of British Columbia. Still in awe of the heading on to Vernon, the unofficial capital of the Okanagan. scenery offered by today’s drive, you’ll finish today in the alpine village of Whistler, Day 20 which sits nestled in the shadows of the Blackcomb Mountains. Vernon Depart Vancouver
Hotel - Crystal Lodge On your final drive of the trip you'll pass through the Cascade Mountains, named for the staggering number of waterfalls tumbling off the peaks, before venturing into the Day 13 Fraser River Valley and finally coming to a stop back in Vancouver, the place where Whistler Free Time it all began. Panoramic Canadian Rockies with Alaska Cruise Inside Cabin
Your itinerary
Start Location Visited Location
Plane End Location
Cruise Train
Over night Ferry
Day 1 Enjoy your day in Whistler as you explore this stunning adventure playground. Go Vancouver – inside passage cruise (7 nights) hiking or biking on one of the many trails or the labyrinth of lanes that make up Whistler Village. Or make the day your own with actionpacked Optional Board your Holland America cruise liner at Canada Place for a 4:30pm departure Experiences, each one more exhilarating than the next! You could find yourself that will pass below Vancouver's spectacular Lion's Gate suspension bridge. soaring into the skies aboard the famous Peak 2 Peak Gondola, go bear viewing with a local wildlife photographer or admire the turquoise waters of the mile high Included Meals - Dinner Garibaldi Lake from above in a sightseeing plane, soaring over glaciers and landing Day 2 on a small, isolated and idyllic lake for a picnic ashore, whitewater rafting, zip Cruise the inside passage lining at 60 mph (100 kph) amidst the stunning mountain wilderness, and many more options. When we said exhilarating, we weren't joking! Deep fjords, forested islands and snowcapped peaks are your surroundings today as you cruise the Inside Passage. Day 14 Whistler – Sun Peaks Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Fuel for another big day with an iconic breakfast at Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Day 3 Centre where you’ll get to know more about First Nations culture through Cruise Tracy Arm and Juneau food and music, treated to authentic tastes including blueberry and cheese and onion bannock (a kind of quick skillet bread) and a performance High granite walls will surround you as you venture into Tracy Arm Fjord, weaving by cultural ambassadors dressed in traditional regalia singing, dancing, and sharing through the Tongass National Forest to reach the Alaskan capital of Juneau. stories from Squamish and Lil’wat Nations. You will then leave Whistler behind as Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner you venture along scenic Duffey Lake Road, spotting the freshwater fjord of Seton Lake, and the ominous sounding Mt. Rohr along the way. Following the once Day 4 treacherous Cariboo Wagon Trail, which formed part of the Gold Rush Route, your Cruise to Skagway, Alaska final port of call for today is Sun Peaks, one of British Columbia’s best loved ski resorts. Winter time here sees ski and snowboard enthusiasts from across the Gold rush era buildings and spectacular vistas await you in Skagway, the largest globe flocking to this pretty little town to enjoy just some of the 135 ski runs that city in Alaska that still retains a magical glory days feeling. pepper the horizon. In the warmer months, the ski lifts stay open to provide access Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner to more than two dozen hiking and mountain bike trails, making Sun Peaks yet another outdoorsy gem. Day 5 Cruise Glacier Bay, Alaska Hotel - Sun Peaks Lodge
A UNESCO World Heritage site protecting a unique ecosystem of plants and Included Meals - Iconic Breakfast animals, soak in the glacial landscape unlike anywhere else in the world. Day 15 Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Sun Peaks – Jasper (2 Nights)
Day 6 Fall in love with the gorgeous prairie provinces of Canada this morning as you drive Cruise Ketchikan through the white fenced ranch lands that surround the Yellowhead Highway. Keeping a firm eye on the snowcapped peaks of the Columbia Mountains in the Venturing into the 'salmon capital of the world', enjoy the cheerful atmosphere that distance, it will be cheers all round as you catch a first glimpse of Mount Robson, surrounds you in Ketchikan. the most prominent mountain in the North American Rockies and the highest point Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in the Canadian range. You'll finish up today in unpretentious, heartwarming Jasper, which sits smack bang in the heart of Jasper National Park, another UNESCO Day 7 World Heritage Site and one of the most beautiful protected wildernesses in the Cruise the inside passage (2 Nights) world. This evening is yours to relax or go all out savoring a threecourse dinner at the awardwinning Beckers Gourmet Restaurant on the beautiful Athabasca River Returning through the Inside Passage, soak in the crisp air and phenomenal followed by a twilight wildlife tour and interpretive “Horns and Antlers” talk. scenery on your final day at sea.
Lobstick Lodge Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Hotel - Day 16 Day 8 Disembark in Vancouver Jasper National Park Free Time Today promises to be action packed! Stepping outside and smelling the fresh Sailing back into Vancouver Harbor, your cruise will end and an included transfer will mountain air, let the prospect of a day exploring stunning Jasper bring a smile to take you to the hotel for an included overnight. your face. As the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies your options are Hotel - Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport limitless, and as always we’ve also got a range of exciting Optionals on hand to help personalise your experience. Perhaps you’ll choose a gentle float trip down the Included Meals - Breakfast Athabasca River^ (seasonal), which provides ample wildlife spotting opportunities, or maybe a guided walk on the “Path of the Glaciers” as you make your way to the Day 9 emerald green “Lake of Forgiveness”. Have your heart set on exploring beautiful Vancouver at leisure and join Day 1 Maligne Lake? Then a boat cruise (seasonal) around the largest glacially fed lake in the Canadian Rockies has your name all over it. Enjoy some time to yourself in the city, before meeting your Travel Director as per Day 1 of the land only itinerary. Day 17
Day 10 Jasper – Icefields Parkway – Lake Louise – Vancouver – Victoria (2 Nights) Banff (2 Nights)
This morning’s sightseeing tour of lovely Vancouver will visit the city's oldest First, you will be heading on to explore the magnificent Columbia Icefield. Here, neighbourhood, Gastown, which was designated a National Historic Site in 2009. you’ll ride the giant Ice Explorer across the Athabasca Glacier for a closer look at You'll also visit buzzy Chinatown, and admire the famous collection of totem poles at this ancient marvel of nature. Next, you will make your way down to the 'Jewel of the Stanley Park, before jumping on the ferry bound for Vancouver Island, and drive into Rockies', the vibrant turquoise Lake Louise. You will make a stop before ending your the capital of British Columbia, Victoria. After docking at Swartz Bay and making day in Banff. the short drive into the city, you’ll no doubt be struck by the distinctly English influence of Victoria. A sightseeing tour of the city will take you along the waterfront Hotel - Banff Caribou Lodge and Spa district and into the bustling downtown area, passing the Parliament Buildings, Day 18 Government Street and through Beacon Hill Park so you can really get your bearings. This evening is yours to explore or dine out with new found friends. Banff Sightseeing and Free Time Waking up today we hope you’re full of energy, as the vast natural playground Hotel - Days Inn Uptown outside of your front door isn’t going to explore itself. Venture into the stunning wilderness of Banff National Park, or better still you could take advantage of our Day 11 enticing range of optionals to truly unlock this region in real Costsaver style. We’ve Victoria Sightseeing and Free Time got a variety of helicopter flights (weather dependent) to see you soaring over sights Spend the morning amid the blossoms at the world famous Butchart Gardens. This including the Three Sisters Peak, the Sundance Ranges and the Gloria and expansive, over a century old estate offers sunken, rose, Japanese, Italian, and Assiniboine Glaciers, or perhaps you’d prefer to catch the gondola to the very top of Mediterranean gardens for you to amble and find plenty of photo ops and moments Sulphur Mountain for a bird’s eye view of six mountain ranges within the Rockies, of beauty. The rest of the day is yours to explore Victoria as you like. Learn about spotting glorious Lake Louise and Moraine Lake in the distance. However you the surrounding waters on a whale watching cruise on the lookout for orcas, bald choose to explore today, one things for sure Banff will be an experience you’ll never eagles, porpoises, and seals, or taste all Victoria has to offer in a guided food and forget. history tour of Chinatown. Day 19 Day 12 Banff Vernon
Victoria – Whistler (2 Nights) It will be another incredible drive today as you climb higher and higher to cross the First up on today’s agenda is Chemainus, a seaside community and former Continental Divide at Kicking Horse Pass, stopping at the Spiral Tunnels on the way industrial town that is best known for its series of giant outdoor murals depicting to marvel at one of the steepest railroad stretches in the world. You’ll then travel local history. Hopping on board a ferry across the Georgia Strait and arriving into through not one, not two, but three beautiful national parks, slowly descending from Horseshoe Bay, you’ll then travel along the iconic SeatoSky Highway, one of the the mountains as the landscape changes from snowcapped peaks to sprawling world’s most scenic drives. We challenge you not to keep your eyes to the horizon wineries and fruit orchards, indicating that you’ve arrived in Canada’s ‘fruit basket’, as you pass cascading waterfalls, jagged mountain peaks and the dreamy ocean the Okanagan Valley. Surrounded by so many grapes the temptation for a tasting vistas of Howe Sound, before stopping off at Shannon Falls Provincial Park, which will be hard to resist, so you’ll stop off at a local winery for a tour and tasting before boasts the third highest waterfall in all of British Columbia. Still in awe of the heading on to Vernon, the unofficial capital of the Okanagan. scenery offered by today’s drive, you’ll finish today in the alpine village of Whistler, Day 20 which sits nestled in the shadows of the Blackcomb Mountains. Vernon Depart Vancouver
Hotel - Crystal Lodge On your final drive of the trip you'll pass through the Cascade Mountains, named for the staggering number of waterfalls tumbling off the peaks, before venturing into the Day 13 Fraser River Valley and finally coming to a stop back in Vancouver, the place where Whistler Free Time it all began.