| Duration: | 14 Day(s) - 13 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Seasonal Events Tours |
14 Day Ultimate Western Discovery
Style: Independent Touring
Day 1: Arrive in Vancouver
Upon arrival in Vancouver, you will be transferred to your downtown accommodation. Experience Vancouver, a vibrant metropolitan city nestled between the mountains and the sea. This evening, enjoy dinner at a downtown Vancouver restaurant.
Day 2: Vancouver Sightseeing (Trolley Coach)
Included today is a Hop-on-hop-off Pass, travel at your leisure on a turn of the century San Francisco style trolley bus with 23 stops including 16 of Vancouver’s major downtown attractions. Take the entire tour in two hours or spend the whole day experiencing this beautiful city. Included is a Vancouver Harbour Cruise, entrance to the Lookout viewing tower and Flyover Canada experience.
Day 3: Vancouver North Shore Sightseeing (Small Coach)
Join a fully narrated half-day sightseeing tour where you will visit Vancouver’s North Shore, including Capilano Suspension Bridge and the Treetops Adventure forest canopy walkway, the Capilano Salmon Hatchery, ride the gondola to the top of Grouse Mountain and see grizzly bears in the Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.
Day 4: Vancouver – Victoria (Coach/Ferry)
Departing by coach you will board the BC Ferry for a spectacular 95-minute cruise through the marine wonderland of the Gulf Islands. Once docked on Vancouver Island you will continue by coach on to the world-famous Butchart Gardens with their 55-acre floral display. Drive through Victoria’s Marine Scenic Drive and view highlights of downtown Victoria, where you can explore at your leisure.
Day 5: Victoria – Vancouver (Floatplane)
In the morning join a unique tour that takes you around the city on an amphibious vehicle travelling on both land and water. This afternoon, board the luxurious five-star super-cat whale-watching excursion, with over 80 resident orcas and numerous transient orcas, you will experience why whale-watching is a must in Victoria.
This evening you will transfer by floatplane from the inner harbour of Victoria to downtown Vancouver.
Day 6: Vancouver – Kamloops with Rocky Mountaineer (Rail)
Board the world-renowned Rocky Mountaineer train. Departing Vancouver, pass through the fertile fields of the Fraser Valley and view the towering peaks of the Coast Mountains before entering the Fraser Canyon. You’ll see the thundering waters of Hell’s Gate and follow the Thompson River to historic Kamloops, gateway to the interior of British Columbia.
Day 7: Kamloops – Jasper with Rocky Mountaineer (Rail)
Rejoin the Rocky Mountaineer and follow the Canada railway and the Thompson River through rolling hills into the snowy peaks of the Monashee Mountains. View Pyramid Falls and the expansive glaciers of the Albreda Icefields before passing by Mount Robson, which at 12,972 feet is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.
In the late afternoon, arrive in Jasper located in the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies.
Day 8: Jasper Sightseeing (Small Coach)
This morning join our guide for an interpretive tour up the Maligne Valley. The tour will include a stop at Maligne Canyon for a guided walk above the gorge, Medicine Lake and then Maligne Lake where you can either take the boat cruise to Spirit Island or enjoy a guided hike along the Mary Schaffer Loop.
Day 9: Jasper – Lake Louise (Small Coach)
Travel with your interpretive guide along the world-famous Icefields Parkway. Sightseeing stops along this beautiful highway will include Athabasca Falls, the Weeping Wall, Bow Lake, and the Crowfoot Glacier. You will also make a stop at the Columbia Icefields Centre where you will have the opportunity to take part in the Snocoach Tour onto the Athabasca Glacier, and/or explore the Glacier Skywalk overlooking Sunwapta Valley.
Day 10: Lake Louise – Banff (Coach)
Begin your journey from beautiful Lake Louise and learn about the natural forces that have shaped the appearance of the lakes and streams found in this area of the Rocky Mountains. Visit Moraine Lake then cross the Great Divide to experience Yoho National Park, the Spiral Tunnels and Takakkaw Falls before returning back to Lake Louise and onto Banff.
Day 11: Banff Sightseeing (Small Coach)
Explore the many places of interest around Banff on your sightseeing excursion today. Sights such as Bow Falls, Surprise Corner, the Banff Hoodoos and Lake Minnewanka await you in one of the most beautiful places in Canada. Included is a Banff gondola pass and Banff Hot Springs swim pass for use at your leisure.
Day 12: Banff – Calgary (Coach)
Transfer by shuttle today to Calgary, where we have included a Hop on Hop off City Tour including entrance to Calgary Tower. This evening enjoys a 3-course dinner at the local Buzzard's restaurant.
Day 13: Calgary sightseeing (Coach)
Today, depending on the schedule, you will join a Heritage & History Southern Alberta tour or a day tour to Drumheller & the Badlands.
Day 14: Package ends
Your package ends with a check out from your hotel.
Package Includes 13 nights of accommodation, Rocky Mountaineer rail tour in SilverLeaf Service, meals included onboard the train, transportation, sightseeing and attractions as listed above.
Highlights:
Vancouver harbour cruise
Forbidden Vancouver walking tour
Vancouver's North Shore tour including Capilano Suspension Bridge & Grouse Mountain
Vancouver hop-on hop-off city tour (24 hrs)
Vancouver Lookout
FlyOver Canada experience
Sea-to-Sky tour
Narrated Victoria city tour
Butchart Gardens
Victoria whale watching excursion
Maligne Valley sightseeing
Jasper SkyTram elevation pass
Columbia Icefields tour
Ice Explorer ride
Sulphur Mountain Gondola in Banff
Calgary Zoo
Calgary Tower elevation pass
Pricing is per person (does not include applicable taxes)
