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Best of Canada's West

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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