Best of Canada's West
Day 1 - Arrive Vancouver Arrive today in beautiful Vancouver. A complimentary transfer is provided to the Trafalgar hotel. Your Tour Director will be available at the hotel this afternoon to answer any questions and help plan your time in Vancouver.
Day 2 - Vancouver - Kamloops Our morning sightseeing tour of Vancouver includes Gastown, English Bay and Stanley Park. Then we head towards the mountains, traveling through the Fraser Valley and climbing over the Coquihalla Pass to our lakeside resort at Lac Le Jeune. Tonight, meet your fellow travelers for a welcome drink.
(Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 3 - Kamloops - Jasper (2 nights) Today we begin our journey into the majestic Canadian Rockies, crossing the Continental Divide into Alberta. Our mountain home for the next two nights is in Jasper, inside breathtaking Jasper National Park. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 4 - Jasper at leisure Spend the entire day at leisure in Jasper soaking in the incredible beauty of the Rockies. Stroll the Jasper township or join us on an optional guided nature hike to Mt. Edith Clavell or on a relaxing cruise on scenic Malighne Lake. (Full Breakfast)
Day 5 - Jasper - Columbia Icefield - Banff (2 nights) After a leisurely start we leave Jasper for a marvelous day of touring along the spectacular Icefields Parkway. It would not be complete without an exciting Ice Explorer tour on the Athabasca Glacier. Next we climb Sunwapta Pass where more breathtaking vistas await us, stopping at Bow Lake for stunning glacier scenery. We spend the next two nights in Banff. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6 - Banff sightseeing & at leisure Take a thrilling gondola ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain with amazing aerial views of the Rocky Mountains. Your afternoon and evening are at leisure. Why not enjoy an optional dinner theatre or a scenic flight past Canada's imposing Mount Assiniboine" (Full Breakfast)
Day 7 - Banff - Lake Louise- Kelowna We stop at picturesque Lake Louise this morning and then over Kicking Horse Pass and later through Canada's magniflcent Glacier National Park. In the afternoon we enter Canada's wine country and Kelowna. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 8 - Kelowna - Whistler Today we drive through the dramatic Thompson and Fraser Canyons into the rugged costal mountains. We take Duffy Lake Road to Whistler, future home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Enjoy the evening in this trendy Alpine village.(Full Breakfast)
Day 9 - Whistler - Victoria (2 nights) - Sightseeing The scenic Sea to Sky Highway takes us to the coast, with a stop on route at 1000-foot Shannon Falls. Our ferry takes us through the Strait of Georgia, before we arrive at Victoria this afternoon for our tour of this quaint town. This evening, we dine on traditional Canadian fare. (Full Breakfast / specialty restaurant dinner)
Day 10 - Victoria - Butchart Gardens A short drive brings us to the floral delights of renowned Buchart Gardens, one of the highlights of our tour. Later, your afternoon is free to discover your favorite spot in Victoria. (Full Breakfast)
Day 11 - Victoria - Depart Vancouver A complimentary transfer is provided back to British Columbia's mainland with stops at Vancouver International Airport and the Trafalgar hotel in Vancouver for passengers extending their stay. Or why not extend your vacation with a 7-night Cruise" Contact Trafalgar or your Travel Agent for further details. (Full Breakfast)
Please do not schedule any flights before 3.00pm
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