The beauty of the Canadian Rockies follows you on this tour from Vancouver to Calgary. Highlights include Victoria, Whistler, Sun Peaks, Jasper and Banff National Parks and the Columbia Icefields. See the glistening lakes, gawk at glorious mountain vistas and beautiful wildlife, and visit Butchart Gardens followed by dinner at the original Butchart family residence.
9 Days • fr. $3,555
Welcome to Calgary! At 6 pm, meet your traveling companions for a welcome drink. Your Tour Director will prepare you for your upcoming adventure.
DELTA CALGARY DOWNTOWN HOTEL
Before departing Calgary, enjoy an orientation tour of the city’s highlights.
Travel south along the Macleod Trail. Just outside the town of Fort Macleod, visit Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Then, on to scenic Waterton Lakes National Park with a photo stop at Cameron Falls.
Breakfast, Dinner
BAYSHORE INN
Enter Montana through Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and behold the awesome snowcapped peaks of Glacier National Park. A highlight awaits you as you board the famous vintage red “Jammer Buses” that will take you along one of North America’s most spectacular highways: Going-to-the-Sun Road.
After crossing 6,664-foot-high Logan Pass, enter a geographical wonderland of alpine scenery where jagged mountain peaks, pristine lakes, and meadows dominate the landscape. Before arriving at your resort, enjoy a made-from-scratch piece of huckleberry Pie or ice cream—a delicious treat to end your day.
Breakfast
GROUSE MOUNTAIN LODGE
Re-enter Canada today, with a stop in British Columbia before crossing into Alberta. Visit the restored town of Fort Steele, where fortunes were made during the Kootenay Gold Rush.
Next, drive through the steep red cliffs of Sinclair Canyon and Kootenay National Park before entering Banff National Park, the heart of the Canadian Rockies.
Breakfast
BANFF PTARMIGAN INN
This morning, sightseeing includes a stop at beautiful Bow Falls. The balance of the day is at leisure, or maybe join an optional helicopter flightseeing trip for unsurpassed views of the Rockies.
Breakfast
BANFF PTARMIGAN INN
Follow breathtaking Icefields Parkway today and head for Jasper National Park. Scale Bow Pass for splendid views of Peyto Lake. Then, climb to Sunwapta Pass to savor stunning vistas of alpine meadows, waterfalls, and glacier masses.
Next is the highlight of the day: stop at the 750-foot-thick Columbia Icefield for a memorable ride aboard an Ice Explorer. There’s time this afternoon for an optional float trip down the historic Athabasca River.
Overnight in Jasper
Breakfast
CHATEAU JASPER
The morning is at leisure. Optional activities include hiking, canoeing, and strolling the streets of Jasper.
This afternoon, journey to Maligne Lake for a fully narrated cruise of the glacial lake and Spirit Island. Afterward, enjoy a lakeside dinner with incredible views and local fare including famous Alberta beef.
Overnight in Jasper
CHATEAU JASPER
This morning, visit Athabasca Falls and then retrace the route south along Icefields Parkway. One more highlight saved for the last day of your vacation: a visit to famous Lake Louise.
Continue to Calgary, where your Tour Director hosts a special farewell dinner. Over dessert, be entertained by a local cowboy poet who will bring the region’s Western heritage to life through stories and songs—a perfect ending to your vacation.
Breakfast, Dinner
DELTA CALGARY DOWNTOWN HOTEL
The tour ends after breakfast this morning with guests departing on individual schedules.
Breakfast
All rates listed are per person based on double occupancy and are subject to change without notice. Your land package pricing will be confirmed and guaranteed once your deposit is received and applied to the booking, except where price increases may result from increases in government taxes or fees. Room configurations are subject to availability. Guests added to your party after the booking are priced at the prevailing rate at the time they are added.