Overview
Itinerary
Once you've landed, we'll meet you at the airport and bring you to your hotel before tonight's welcome dinner. Stay Two Nights: Vancouver Fairmont Waterfront Hotel (D)
Today you'll experience the very best of Vancouver on a fantastic half-day sightseeing tour. Led by a knowledgeable local guide, you'll soak in the scenery at the vast Stanley Park, explore the trendy Granville Island and immerse yourself in the historic neighbourhood of Gastown. (B)
Board the Rocky Mountaineer and soak up the views from the bi-level glass-dome carriage in GoldLeaf Service. Gaze up at the Coast Mountains and pass Hell's Gate. Follow the Thompson River on the way to Kamloops. Stay: Kamloops, hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (three-star accommodation) (B/L)
Your rail journey heads towards the Rockies. See the engineering marvel of the Spiral Tunnels and traverse Kicking Horse Pass. Once in Banff National Park, head for the ‘Castle in the Rockies', Fairmont Banff Springs. Stay Two Nights: Banff National Park, Fairmont Banff Springs, in a Mountain View Room (B/L)
Freedom of Choice:
- You may like to take part in the Banff Experience which includes a visit to the Cave and Basin National Historic Site. Alternatively, board the Banff Gondola, or set off on a heli-sightseeing excursion. Perhaps enjoy a float trip along Bow River, or learn how to be a Canadian ice hockey player. Otherwise, spend some time at the Willow Stream Spa.
- This evening, dine at one of your hotel's restaurants.
Freedom of Choice:
- For dinner, choose one of your hotel's restaurants.
- Meet a Mountie and listen to tales of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Freedom of Choice:
- Choose where to dine at your lodge this evening.
Take in Maligne Canyon before re-entering the province of British Columbia. Your journey follows the famous Yellowhead Highway. Pass Mount Robson which, at 3,954 metres, is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.
Later, arrive in the alpine village of Sun Peaks. Stay: Sun Peaks Grand Hotel (B/D)
Follow the tracks of early gold rush pioneers through the Cariboo region, stopping at Seton and Duffey lakes.
Later, re-enter the Coast Mountains and learn why Whistler attracts so many outdoor enthusiasts. Stay: The Westin Whistler Resort & Spa (B)
Travel south along the Sea to Sky Highway. Board your BC Ferries journey to Vancouver Island. Continue to Chemainus, a town famous for its vibrant outdoor murals, before arriving in Victoria. Stay Two Nights: Victoria, Hotel Grand Pacific (B)
Signature Experiences:
- Visit The Butchart Gardens before the general public is granted access, and enjoy an exclusive breakfast in the original Butchart residence.
Your journey comes to an end today. (B)
Once you've landed, we'll meet you at the airport and bring you to your hotel before tonight's welcome dinner. Stay Two Nights: Vancouver Fairmont Waterfront Hotel (D)
Today you'll experience the very best of Vancouver on a fantastic half-day sightseeing tour. Led by a knowledgeable local guide, you'll soak in the scenery at the vast Stanley Park, explore the trendy Granville Island and immerse yourself in the historic neighbourhood of Gastown. (B)
Board the Rocky Mountaineer and soak up the views from the bi-level glass-dome carriage in GoldLeaf Service. Gaze up at the Coast Mountains and pass Hell's Gate. Follow the Thompson River on the way to Kamloops. Stay: Kamloops, hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (three-star accommodation) (B/L)
Your rail journey heads towards the Rockies. See the engineering marvel of the Spiral Tunnels and traverse Kicking Horse Pass. Once in Banff National Park, head for the ‘Castle in the Rockies', Fairmont Banff Springs. Stay Two Nights: Banff National Park, Fairmont Banff Springs, in a Mountain View Room (B/L)
Freedom of Choice:
- You may like to take part in the Banff Experience which includes a visit to the Cave and Basin National Historic Site. Alternatively, board the Banff Gondola, or set off on a heli-sightseeing excursion. Perhaps enjoy a float trip along Bow River, or learn how to be a Canadian ice hockey player. Otherwise, spend some time at the Willow Stream Spa.
- This evening, dine at one of your hotel's restaurants.
Freedom of Choice:
- For dinner, choose one of your hotel's restaurants.
- Meet a Mountie and listen to tales of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Freedom of Choice:
- Choose where to dine at your lodge this evening.
Take in Maligne Canyon before re-entering the province of British Columbia. Your journey follows the famous Yellowhead Highway. Pass Mount Robson which, at 3,954 metres, is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.
Later, arrive in the alpine village of Sun Peaks. Stay: Sun Peaks Grand Hotel (B/D)
Follow the tracks of early gold rush pioneers through the Cariboo region, stopping at Seton and Duffey lakes.
Later, re-enter the Coast Mountains and learn why Whistler attracts so many outdoor enthusiasts. Stay: The Westin Whistler Resort & Spa (B)
Travel south along the Sea to Sky Highway. Board your BC Ferries journey to Vancouver Island. Continue to Chemainus, a town famous for its vibrant outdoor murals, before arriving in Victoria. Stay Two Nights: Victoria, Hotel Grand Pacific (B)
Signature Experiences:
- Visit The Butchart Gardens before the general public is granted access, and enjoy an exclusive breakfast in the original Butchart residence.
Your journey comes to an end today. (B)
Trip Inclusions
- Meet a Mountie and listen to tales of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- Visit The Butchart Gardens before the general public is granted access, and enjoy an exclusive breakfast in the original Butchart residence.
- A maximum of 40 guests in your APT group
- Freedom of Choice inclusions
- Expert APT Tour Director
- GoldLeaf service on the Rocky Mountaineer
- Transfers, porterage and gratuities
- 19 included meals over the course of your trip.
- Enjoy a superb two-night stay at the 'Castle in the Rockies' - The Fairmont Banff Springs, in a Mountain View Room
- Enjoy a wonderful overnight stay at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, in a Lakeview Room or Deluxe Mount Temple Room
- Relax during an overnight stay at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
- Stay overnight at The Westin Whistler Resort and Spa
- Stay two nights at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria
- Stay at The Sun Peaks Grand Hotel
- Enjoy a two night stay in Vancouver at The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
- Itinerary and inclusions are subject to change
- Fairmont Lakeview Rooms at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, departures from 20 April to 25 May are in Deluxe Mount Temple rooms
- Prices are for land/rail only. Flights not included.
- Meet a Mountie and listen to tales of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- Visit The Butchart Gardens before the general public is granted access, and enjoy an exclusive breakfast in the original Butchart residence.
- A maximum of 40 guests in your APT group
- Freedom of Choice inclusions
- Expert APT Tour Director
- GoldLeaf service on the Rocky Mountaineer
- Transfers, porterage and gratuities
- 19 included meals over the course of your trip.
- Enjoy a superb two-night stay at the 'Castle in the Rockies' - The Fairmont Banff Springs, in a Mountain View Room
- Enjoy a wonderful overnight stay at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, in a Lakeview Room or Deluxe Mount Temple Room
- Relax during an overnight stay at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
- Stay overnight at The Westin Whistler Resort and Spa
- Stay two nights at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria
- Stay at The Sun Peaks Grand Hotel
- Enjoy a two night stay in Vancouver at The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
- Itinerary and inclusions are subject to change
- Fairmont Lakeview Rooms at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, departures from 20 April to 25 May are in Deluxe Mount Temple rooms
- Prices are for land/rail only. Flights not included.
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