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Icons of Western Canada & Alaskan Cruise

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Fully Guided Locally Guided Coach Group Cruise Rail Scenic Rocky Mountaineer
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 Trip Length
22 Days
 Trip Starts
Victoria
 Trip Finishes
Vancouver
22 Day Icons of Western Canada & Alaskan Cruise Itinerary (Scenic)
Countries Explored: Canada, USA
Trip Operator
Trip Style
Tour & Cruise
Departures
Accommodation
4.5 - 5 Star
Max. Group Size
36
Guide Level
Fully Guided, Locally Guided
Trip Code
RPCL-1
Ship
Ship Class
Pinnacle Class
Passengers
2650
Crew
1,036
Launched
2016

Overview

Read 5 reviews and enjoy exclusive savings on Scenic's 22 Day Icons of Western Canada & Alaskan Cruise. Things don’t get much greater than the Rocky Mountains, which tower over northwestern America. As you’ll discover, everything in this part of the world is monumental in scale. Wind your way through the Rocky Mountains by train, admiring local wildlife and the immense firs that grace the route, before venturing into Alaska’s mighty fjords. This is a part of the world that’s as vast as it is beautiful. Gigantic glaciers, expansive plains, peaks that will take...read more your breath away and predators that inspire awe – there’s nothing small about the great American North, or about the impression it will leave on you.

Itinerary

Your journey into wonder begins with a two night Special Stay at Victoria’s iconic The Fairmont Empress. Celebrate tonight at a welcome dinner.

Please book your flight to arrive into Victoria prior to 05:00 PM. (D)

Explore the spectacular Butchart Gardens.

Freechoice: Look out for Orcas on a whale watching cruise by Zodiac or cruise boat. Alternatively, enjoy a scenic floatplane flight or indulge in an “Eat Like a Canadian” walking tour. (B)

Cross Georgia Strait by ferry. Visit Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler.

Enrich: Join renowned black bear expert researcher Michael Allen for an enlightening session about these extraordinary creatures.

Enjoy a two night stay at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler.

Floatplane flight - Soar over Georgia Strait on an optional floatplane flight to Whistler (additional expense). (B)

Freechoice: Whistler is an outdoor adventure playground. You might choose to soar above Whistler on a helicopter flight, enjoy the view by Zipline or Peak 2 Peak Gondola or take a Whistler Tasting tour. (B)

Drive to the alpine village of Sun Peaks where you’ll stay at the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel. (B/D)

After breakfast, travel to Jasper via Mt Robson, the Rockies’ highest peak. Enjoy a two night stay at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.

Enrich: Jasper National Park is one of the world’s largest dark sky preserves. Join local guides from Jasper Planetarium for a breathtaking Dark Sky Experience. (B/D)

Freechoice: Don your leathers and hit the open road in a Harley Davidson™ sidecar, go rafting down the Athabasca River or boating on Maligne Lake. Alternatively, take a scenic drive around Jasper’s stunning lakes and explore Maligne Canyon. (B)

Drive along one of the most famous roads in the world, the Icefields Parkway, then take an ‘Ice Explorer’ onto the Athabasca Glacier. Visit Lake Louise, a true natural wonder, and the Fairmont Château Lake Louise where you’ll enjoy a two night Special Stay.

Freechoice Dining: Enjoy a choice of restaurants at your hotel tonight, from fine to casual dining. (B/D)

For the early-riser or the budding photographer, set a sunrise wake-up call to capture the stunning colours painted across the mountain, lake and glacier. (B)

Small town charm nestled in stunning mountain scenery greets you in Banff.

Enrich: Meet a retired member of the Mounties for an insight into their role in Canadian history and the country today.

Settle into your two night Special Stay at the Fairmont Banff Springs.

Freechoice Dining: Choose from a range of restaurants. (B/D)

Freechoice: Choose to ascend Sulphur Mountain on the Banff Gondola for awe-inspiring views of Bow Valley or take a helicopter flight over the Three Sisters Peaks. Alternatively, enjoy a Bow River Float trip or a relaxing soak in the mineral pools. Whichever activity you choose, you’re sure to be swept away by Banff National Park, the first national park established in Canada and a World Heritage-listed Site.

Enrich: Head out at dusk to explore one of the most active wildlife corridors in the Canadian Rockies by golf cart. Enjoy jaw-dropping views, the opportunity to see local wildlife, the Bow Falls and more. (B)

Embark on one of the most iconic rail journeys in the world, the Rocky Mountaineer. Be pampered by GoldLeaf Service in your glass-dome carriage. Tonight, stay at a Kamloops hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer. (B/L)

View the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson rivers from your glass-dome carriage. Later, you’ll arrive at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, where you’ll be comfortably appointed for the next two nights. (B/L)

Visit Capilano Suspension Bridge Park as it opens early, exclusively for Scenic guests. Wander among the glistening morning dew of the rainforest, before the crowds arrive. Later, a sightseeing tour will showcase Vancouver’s hidden treasures.

Tonight, join your Tour Director and fellow adventurers for a celebratory farewell dinner as you prepare for the next part of your journey – cruising Alaska, the last frontier. (B/D)

Farewell your Tour Director as you board your luxurious seven-night Alaskan voyage on board Holland America Line’s ms Koningsdam and settle into your comfortable Verandah Stateroom. (B/D)

Settle back and relax with a book or explore the ship’s facilities, restaurants and lounges. (B/L/D)

Alaska’s charming state capital is only accessible by air or sea, so go ahead and explore knowing you’ll never get lost. (B/L/D)

Take a stroll into the past. Historic shop façades, wooden boardwalks and echoes of the gold rush typify Skagway, the gateway of the Klondike Gold Rush. (B/L/D)

A National Park Service Ranger will interpret the natural wonders you see in this spectacular area. (B/L/D)

Alaska’s last port of call is Ketchikan, known as the ‘salmon capital of the world’. Be sure to sample some fresh local fare while you’re in town. (B/L/D)

Continue southwards on your cruise. Celebrate your Canadian and Alaskan escapade with a toast, share and reminisce with your newfound friends over your favourite highlights. (B/L/D)

Your journey comes to an end as you transfer to Vancouver airport.

Please book your flight to depart out of Vancouver after 02:00 PM.

The itinerary is a guide only and may be amended for operational reasons. As such Scenic cannot guarantee the journey will operate unaltered from the itinerary stated above. Please refer to our terms and conditions for further information. (B)

Trip Inclusions

Scenic Luxury Experience
Scenic Luxury Experience

Handcrafted 5-star journeys featuring the very best inclusions and a host of memorable moments. When you travel with Scenic, everything is taken care of. Read more

Special Stays
Special Stays

Scenic offer the full range of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts for the most iconic and memorable Canadian experience. Read more

Scenic Enrich
Scenic Enrich

Scenic's seasoned Journey Designers have handpicked and created a range of exclusive experiences that will be among the highlights of your journey. Read more

The nth Degree
The nth Degree

When you travel with Scenic, everything is taken care of, including transfers and tipping. All transport, whether it's by coach or rail, is of the very highest standard. Read more

Scenic Freechoice
Scenic Freechoice

Choose between a vast range of activities, sightseeing and dining experiences to ensure you only see what you want to see and do what you want to do, at a pace that suits you. Read more

Alaska Cruising
Alaska Cruising

While cruising, you can look forward to Verandah Staterooms and onboard inclusions exclusive to Scenic guests plus a dedicated Scenic Cruise Director. Read more

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Best tour out there for Western Canada & Alaska 3 , NSW, Australia, Aug 2023
For this holiday, we travelled by luxury motor coach, train and cruise ship. On the motor coach portion of the holiday, we had two night stays in the famous Fairmont Hotels at Victoria, Whistler, Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff. Other than Lake Louise, we stayed in standard rooms at these hotels and, even though these are very old hotels, the rooms are ...read more nicely appointed and a comfortable size. At Lake Louise the travel package treats you to a stunning lakeview room, you really have to pinch yourself to realise that the view before you is real!

Between Whistler and Jasper we stayed at the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel for one night as we were putting down kilometers to cross this huge country. The stops along the way and the journey itself was filled with absolutely stunning scenery and the experts, guides and presentations provided in the tour package were interestingly informative and very entertaining. All the meals provided by the hotels as part of the package were very nice and some were fabulous, so we tended to eat "in house" for the few evening meals the package didn't include, after all, the facilities in general and dining in particular at the Fairmonts, was second to none.

On the train part of the journey, we were pampered with two days of delicious drinks and food and more stunning scenery in the glass domed carriages of the Rocky Mountaineer's Goldleaf Service. Now in Vancouver, we had another two night stay at a Fairmont Hotel and, like the motorcoach part of the journey, the tours included in the package were very good.

On to the cruise and again we were treated to the best available, Holland America were the original cruise company to do Alaska and have available to them the best berths at all the ports and best access to the glaciers in the national parks. The rangers from these parks, as well as the ship's crew were very informative and and especially so when there was wildlife to be seen.

Where this holiday is at the top end pricewise for seeing Western Canada and Alaska, the two night stays while journeying into the interior, the Goldleaf service on the Rocky Mountaineer and the Holland America cruise to Alaska make it good value for money for such an immersive travel experience. Also with Scenic, the people we travelled with on this journey were simply a great bunch, enjoyable in every way and most had previously travelled with Scenic, describing the travel company as not only having the best itineraries, but having a knack of having happy travellers on their tours.

The tour director for this tour, Cathy was at the top of her game and this is yet another reason why we would travel with Scenic again. And to book such a holiday, we would be using the help and guidance of Jemma at Global Journeys again.
Amazing Canada and Alaska Trip 3 , NSW, Australia, Aug 2022
Definitely would travel with Scenic again had fun and stress free trip to Canada with an Alaska cruise . Highlight was a helicopter ride in Whistler and landing on a glacier (which was extra $ but well worth it) spectacular! Accommodation was good although it would have been nice to stay in rooms with a view as you are paying top dollar, only one hotel ...read more we had a view was Lake Louise which was amazing!

We had a wonderful tour guide Benjamin who really looked after us and made the trip enjoyable ! Alaska cruise with Holland America was excellent ,and we were lucky to have perfect weather August perfect time of the year to see both Rockies and Alaska. Thank you Georgie at Global Journeys for organizing a wonderful and stress free holiday.
Scenic's Icons of Western Canada and Alaskan Cruise   3 , SA, Australia, Aug 2022
I would highly recommend this Scenic Package. We travelled in August 2022 and had perfect weather the entire trip. Our tour director on the land package was Ben Frances and our driver was Nick - they were both the best tour Director and driver we have ever had any any of our previous 7 bus holidays. The 2-day stays in Victoria, Whistler, Jasper, ...read more Lake Louise and Banff and Vancouver were wonderful and the Fairmont hotels and location were perfect. The Gold Leaf Rocky Mountaineer between Banff and Vancouver was a once in a life time experience and the scenery, particularly the first day was magical. Our entire group remained COVID free so we could all enjoy the Holland America seven night Inside passage cruise. The cruise cabin selection on the Koningsdam that Scenic provided us was perfect - we couldn't fault anything during either the entire land and cruise packages.

We particularly, like the selection of included activities in Victoria, Whistler, Jasper and Banff. We chose the whale watching in Victoria; Zip Lining in Whistler; Rafting in Jasper and the helicopter ride in Banff. We also did the Peak-2-Peak Gondola ride in Whistler. We paid for this ourselves and had plenty of time to fully explore the peaks in the afternoon as we did the Zip lining in the morning. The zip lining is suitable for all ages it is very comfortable and easy to do.

The Holland America Cruise was fantastic - great entertainment at night time - particularly the One Step Dance company, the BB King All Stars Blues band, the two comedians and the BBC Planet Earth shows.

This was our second holiday we have booked through Global Journeys and once again it was hassle free and everything was so easy - despite COVID. I would highly recommend them. Our previous tour was an Albatross tour throughout Ireland which like the Scenic tour had a number of 2 and some 3 nights stays and lots of inclusions. We chose Scenic for this holiday only because Albatross don't offer any packages for Canada and Alaska. It was our first time with Scenic and we were very impressed with them. Overall Global Journeys, Scenic and Holland America all provided quality products and service that made it a superb holiday.
Fantastic Holiday   4 , VIC, Australia, Aug 2019
Rocky Mountains are an exciting experience. The beauty of the mountains and lakes are everywhere around you. A sight to behold.
Fabulous Canadian Rockies and Alaskan tour 3 , SA, Australia, May 2019
Thank you to Jemma at Global Journeys and Scenic for organising this once in a lifetime trip for us. Everything was perfect and we thoroughly recommend this tour. The Canadian Rockies are just stunning from the coach trip and Gold Leaf Rocky Mountaineer train trip and the boat trip to Alaska were unforgettable.

We didn't have to worry about a thing ...read more and the scenery, accommodation, food, and service was just wonderful. Our Scenic Tour guide Karen was exceptional. We could not fault a thing and we will definitely be booking again with Jemma and Global Journeys.
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Filled with light from floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a private verandah, these staterooms include a sitting area, two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed - Holland America's signature Mariner's Dream™ bed - with plush Euro-Top mattresses, and shower with premium massage showerheads. The configuration of staterooms may vary from the images shown. Approximately 213-379 sq. ft. including verandah.

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These large, comfortable suites feature a spacious sitting area with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a private verandah, two lower beds convertible to one queen-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream™ bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses, and one sofa bed for one person. The bathroom includes a dual-sink vanity, full-size whirlpool bath and shower, and an additional shower stall. Approximately 273–456 sq. ft. including verandah.

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With floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a private verandah, these spacious suites are flooded with light. They feature a large sitting area with a mini-bar and refrigerator, and two lower beds convertible to one king-size bed—our signature Mariner's Dream™ bed with plush Euro-Top mattresses plus a separate dressing room. There's also a sofa bed, suitable for two people. The bathroom comes with a dual-sink vanity, full-size whirlpool bath and shower, plus additional shower stall. Amenities include use of the exclusive Neptune Lounge, a private concierge and an array of complimentary services. Approximately 506–590 sq. ft. including verandah.

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