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THE CANADIAN ROCKIES

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Three national parks highlight this wonderful Canadian Rockies vacation. Begin your trip in Vancouver with a sightseeing tour of Vancouver's major sights and time to tour and explore on your own. Then, travel along Lake Okanagan to the resort city of Kelowna for a winery tour and overnight. Travel through the Okanagan Valley to Canada's Glacier National Park for panoramic vistas and to Yoho National Park with its Natural Bridge. Enter Alberta and Banff National Park, the scenic heart of the Canadian Rockies. In Banff, one of Canada's favorite resorts, you have time to hike, go boating, relax, or take an optional helicopter ride over the Canadian Rockies. On the way to Jasper National Park, stop in Lake Louise and discover this world-famous location with its cold waters reflecting the surrounding mountains and glaciers. Travel north on Icefields Parkway and savor stunning views of alpine meadows, waterfalls, and glacier masses. Next: a highlight of your vacation - take a thrilling ride aboard an Ice Explorer on the Columbia Icefield, the largest expanse of ice in the Canadian Rockies. Continue on to Jasper National Park, the largest national park in Canada, for two nights and an orientation tour in Jasper.

Head back into British Columbia via the base of 12,972-foot Mount Robson, the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Enjoy leisure time in Sun Peaks and the alpine resort of Whistler, host of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Then travel to the Pacific Coast, where you sail across the Strait of Georgia to Victoria for an orientation tour and two overnights. Enjoy free time to discover some of Victoria's most popular attractions. After a visit to Butchart Gardens with its 55 acres of floral extravaganza, ferry through the Gulf Islands to Vancouver, where your Canadian Rockies vacation ends. Exploring the Canadian Rockies is truly an unforgettable vacation.

City Highlights
In Vancouver and Victoria; Stanley Park; included winery tour; Columbia Icefield (Ice Explorer ride); Butchart Gardens

Note:
The Canadian Rockies are blessed with stunning lakes, exquisite mountain scenery, and extraordinary outdoor attractions. Visiting and participating in activities in these locations is subject to favorable weather conditions.