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10 days
Day
1 •
Arrive Vancouver
Arrive in Vancouver by 5:00pm. Your Tour Director will be available at
the hotel from 1:00-6:00pm to assist with information. Tonight, enjoy a
welcome drink hosted by our Tour Director.
Day
2 •
Vancouver - Kamloops
Our morning sightseeing tour of Vancouver includes Gastown, English Bay
and Stanley Park. Then we head out of town towards the mountains
traveling through the Fraser Valley and climbing over the Coquihalla
Pass to our lakeside resort at Lac Le Jeune. (American breakfast/
Dinner)
Day
3 •
Kamloops
- Jasper
Today we'll see the Rockies! We cross the Continental Divide and pass
mighty Mount Robson before we arrive into the province of Alberta. Soon
we enter Jasper National Park, and with a little luck we see some of its
wildlife en route to the town of Jasper. This afternoon perhaps take an
optional cruise on Maligne Lake. (American breakfast/ Dinner)
Day
4 •
Jasper
- Columbia Icefields
Banff (2nights) - A marvelous day of touring along the spectacular Icefields
Parkway. It would not be complete without an exciting snow coach tour on
the side of the Athabasca
Glacier. Next we climb Sunwapta Pass where more breathtaking vistas
await, and then we'll see Mount Victoria's awesome reflection in Lake
Louise. We spend the next two nights in nearby Banff. (American
breakfast/ Dinner)
Day
5 •
Banff
Sightseeing
Take a thrilling gondola ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain with
incredible aerial views of the Rocky Mountains. Your afternoon is at
leisure. Why not take an optional raft trip down the Bow River or a
scenic flight past Canada's imposing Mount Assiniboine? (American
breakfast)
Day
6 •
Banff
- Kelowna
Enjoy the views of the Rockies as we travel over Kicking Horse Pass and
later through Canada's magnificent Galcier National Park. Among its
fantastic natural wonders we'll see Illecillewaet Glacier. In the
afternoon we enter Canada's wine country and soon reach Kelowna.
(American breakfast/ Dinner)
Day
7 •
Kelowna
- Victoria
(2nights) - Today we drive through the fruit-growing region around Lake
Okanagan. Then on through the Cascade Mountains towards the coast. Our
ferry ride takes us from mainland through the Strait of Georgia to
Vancouver Island. On arrival we head to charming Victoria. Tonight we
dine on traditional Canadian fare. (American breakfast/ Restaurant
dinner in Victoria)
Day
8 •
Victoria
sightseeing
Enjoy a short tour of Victoria's main sights before we visit the famous
Butchart Gardens, a 130-acre floral extravaganza carved out of an old
limestone quarry. Later, free time to explore, perhaps visit the Royal
British Columbia museum or go whale watching. (American breakfast)
Day
9 •
Victoria
- Whistler
We board our ferry at Nanaimo and cross back to mainland at Horseshoe
Bay. Here we take the Sea to Sky Highway and pass impressive sights,
like Shannon Falls, en route to the mountain resort of Whistler.
(American breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Whistler)
Day
10 •
Whistler
- Depart Vancouver
It's back to Vancouver where our tour ends at the airport, please do not
schedule any flights before 1:00pm. (American breakfast)
Including:
Vancouver, Kamloops, Jasper, Banff, Canada's Glacier National Park,
Kelowna, Victoria, Butchart Gardens, Whistler
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