Day 1: Flight to Kalispell
Begin you tour with a flight to Kalispell, MT. (D)

Day 2: Gacier National Park, Going to the Sun Road, Calgary
Today we visit Glacier National Park, which contains over a million acres of the finest mountain scenery in America. Using special park transportation, we travel the spectacular Going-To-The-Sun Road, widely acclaimed as one of the outstanding scenic roadways of the world. In the park, there are more than 50 glaciers and 200 lakes. The brilliant wildflowers, melting snow, and rushing streams make this day a very refreshing one. Dinner and overnight in Calgary in Alberta, Canada. (B, D)

Day 3: Calgary Tour, Banff National Park,
Our first stop this morning is at Calgary Tower, which rises 626 feet above the city and provides a panoramic view of the city and the Rocky Mountains to the west. Next is Heritage Park, a re-erected, pre-1915 village. Along with more than 100 exhibits are a general store, antique midway, and pioneer farm machinery, as well as an antique steam train that encircles the park. Next, we head for Banff National Park.  Dinner and overnight in Banff. (B, D)

Day 4: Banff Gondola, Bow Falls
Sights today include the Banff Sulphur Mountain Gondola Lift, which rises 2,300 feet from the 5,200-foot level to the 7,500-foot peak. Upper hot springs feed a swimming pool with a temperature of 100 degrees and the Banff Springs Hotel, situated below Sulphur Mountain, which overlooks the Bow River. Following lunch we make a picture stop at Bow Falls.  Overnight in Banff. (B, L)                     

Day 5: Lake Louise, Columbia Ice Fields Snow Coach
Today after breakfast in Banff, we travel the Icefields Parkway. This highway connects Banff and Jasper National Parks, and offers 142 miles of beautiful scenery, including snowcapped mountain ranges, waterfalls and lakes. Our first stop is Lake Louise, named for Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria. Lake Louise is about 1½ miles long, ¾ of a mile wide and 225 feet deep. The lake springs from Victoria Glacier, whose melted water carries the silt and rock dust that gives the lake its color. We pass within a mile of the Athabasca Glacier, which is the tongue of the great Columbia Ice Field. Weather permitting, we plan to take a snowcoach trip over the Ice Field. Overnight in Banff. (B, L)

Day 6: Yoho National Park, Glacier National Park
Leaving Banff, we travel into Yoho National Park. One item of interest here is the Spiral Tunnel of the Canadian Pacific Railway. We may be fortunate enough to see a train "run over itself." Continuing west through the Rockies and into Canada's Glacier National Park, the scenery continues to unfold. We stop for lunch in Revelstoke before traveling to Kamloops, British Columbia.  Overnight in Kamloops. (B, D)    

Day 7: Kamloops Lake, Hell's Gate
This morning, we arrive at the beautiful Kamloops Lake Overlook for a picture stop. Our main stop today is near Boston Bar, where we take a ride on Hell's Gate Airtram. The tram transports passengers down to the narrowest part of Fraser Canyon to view Hell's Gate Fishways, a joint effort by the U.S. and Canadian governments to enable salmon to reach their spawning grounds.  Our lunch is here, before we travel southwest to the city of Vancouver, BC.  Overnight in Vancouver, BC. (B, L)

Day 8: Vancouver Tour, Ferry to Vancouver Island
Our morning begins with a guided tour of Vancouver, Canada's third largest city. Of interest is Stanley Park, one of the finest natural parks on the continent. The Harbor Center observation deck offers a spectacular view of the city and surrounding area. Also in Vancouver is Chinatown, where quaint shops display jade, ivory, bamboo, silk, brocade, and food items. Gastown is a refurbished section of the city near the waterfront. Quaint shops and restaurants are housed in these buildings. A working steam clock is also found here. Later this afternoon, we board the ferry for Vancouver Island and the city of Victoria.  Overnight in Victoria. (B, D)    

Day 9: Victoria Tour, Butchart Gardens
Today, we explore the city of Victoria with a local guide, and enjoy lunch at an old English Inn. This afternoon we drive to Butchart Gardens, which features a variety of lovely floral displays. These exquisite gardens began over fifty years ago out of an abandoned limestone quarry, and today are world-known, visited by thousands of people daily. Overnight in Victoria. (B, L)

Day 10: Ferry to Seattle, Bowing Aviation Center
This morning finds us leaving Victoria by ferry, heading for a leisurely cruise to the mainland. In Seattle, we stop at the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing tour for an informative glimpse into the history of aviation technology and watch the world’s largest jets assembled in the world’s largest building.  Dinner and overnight in Seattle, WA. (B, D)

Day 11: Homeward
We board our flight homeward. (B)