Canada Experience & Alaska Cruise
13 Day Land Tour – UT13JWI
20 Day Land & Cruise Tour – UT20JWIV
Visting: Victoria, Whistler Cruise, Lake Louise, Banff, Inside Passage
Your journey of a lifetime through the Canadian Rockies and Alaskan Inside Passage begins with touring in Victoria and Vancouver. From here, discover stunning alpine villages tucked into the Rockies such as Kelowna, Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper. Then step aboard the famous Rocky Mountaineer train and settle in to GoldLeaf Service for the trip to cosmopolitan Vancouver. The journey ends with a premium Holland America Line cruise of the Inside Passage.
GUARANTEED INCLUSIONS
- • Two days aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train in GoldLeaf Service
- • Two nights at The Fairmont Banff Springs in Valleyside or Mountain View rooms
- • One night at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Lake View Rooms
- • Two nights in Victoria at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Harbour or Parliament View rooms
- • Seven night fully escorted Inside Passage cruise in a Verandah Stateroom on board your Holland America Line ship
APT TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- • Fully escorted tour and Alaskan cruise
- • Tipping included for your Tour Director, Driver, rail, restaurants, activities and Holland America Line cruise
- • Freedom of Choice Touring in Victoria, Banff and Jasper
- • Two nights in Jasper National Park
- • Guided walk alongside Lake Louise
- • Sulphur Mountain gondola ride, Banff
- • Journey onto the Athabasca Glacier
- • Discover Skagway and Ketchikan
FINEST DINING
- • Includes 40 Meals - 19 Full Breakfasts (B), 8 Lunches (L) and 13 Dinners (D)
PICTURESQUE VANCOUVER ISLAND
Day 1. Arrive Vancouver, Victoria. Arrive in Vancouver, be met and transferred to Victoria. Tonight, join a Welcome Reception. Two Night Stay: Victoria, Hotel Grand Pacific.
Day 2. Vancouver Island, Butchart
Gardens, Freedom of Choice Touring.
Today, visit Butchart Gardens for breakfast.
Later, join your selected activity in Victoria.
Includes: Breakfast
Day 3. Whistler. This morning board the ferry
and return to the mainland. Journey by coach
into the Coast Mountain Range and Whistler.
Stay: Whistler, Westin Resort & Spa.
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 4. Cariboo Region, Kelowna.
Travel through the Cariboo before arriving
in Kelowna, a renowned winery area in the
Okanagan region.
Stay: Kelowna, Delta Grand Okanagan.
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 5. Moraine Lake, Lake Louise,
Dine Around Dinner. Follow the South
Thompson River to Shuswap Lake. Pass Kicking
Horse River, cross the Continental Divide,
then visit Moraine Lake en route to Lake Louise.
Tonight choose where you dine at the chateau.
Stay: The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 6. Lake Louise, Banff National
Park, Dine Around Dinner. This morning join
a local Mountain Heritage Guide for a nature
walk. Travel to Banff and ride the gondola to
the top of Sulphur Mountain for incredible
views of the Rockies. Tonight dine at your hotel.
Two Night Stay: The Fairmont Banff Springs,
the Castle in the Rockies.Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 7. Banff Sights, Freedom of
Choice Touring. After a sightseeing tour of
Banff, join your selected activity. Choose from a
wilderness experience; a helicopter tour; a round
of golf at The Fairmont Banff Springs; a float trip
down Bow River; or a Lake Minnewanka cruise.
Includes: Breakfast
Day 8. Icefields Parkway, Athabasca
Glacier, Jasper, Dine Around Dinner.
Journey along the Icefields Parkway, stopping
at the Columbia Icefield for a ride onto the
Athabasca Glacier. Arrive in Jasper National
Park and enjoy a Dine Around Dinner tonight.
Two Night Stay: The Fairmont Jasper Park
Lodge, a grand Canadian lodge.Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 9. Jasper, Freedom of Choice
Touring. Today decide which Freedom of
Choice activity you would like to do.
Includes: Breakfast
ROCKY MOUNTAINEER RAIL JOURNEY
Day 10. Rocky Mountaineer, Mt Robson, Kamloops. Travel aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train in GoldLeaf Service. Perhaps enjoy a dinner show in Kamloops tonight (own expense). Stay: Kamloops, hotel assigned by Rocky Mountaineer.Includes: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 11. Vancouver. Pass through the Fraser
Canyon and descend the Coast Mountains into
the Fraser Valley, before arriving in Vancouver.
Two Night Stay: Vancouver,
The Fairmont Waterfront.
Includes: Breakfast & Lunch
Includes: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 12. Vancouver Sights. Take a tour of
Vancouver, including Gastown, Stanley Park
and the Waterfront. Enjoy a free afternoon
before a special Farewell Dinner tonight.
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
ALASKAN INSIDE PASSAGE CRUISE
Day 13. Holland America Line Cruise. After breakfast, board the ship for your Alaskan cruise. 13 Day guests (UT13JWI) depart tour after breakfast with a transfer to the airport. Seven Night Cruise: Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam or ms Volendam in a luxurious Verandah Stateroom.Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 14. Cruise the Inside Passage. Enjoy a
day at sea, gliding over the Inside Passage.
Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 15. Juneau. Arrive in Juneau, Alaska’s
capital, at the base of grand mountain peaks.
Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 16. Skagway. Journey to Skagway, a
gateway for the gold rush. Spend time exploring
a town where frontier history still lives on.
Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 17. Glacier Bay. Wake to the breathtaking
sight of Glacier Bay National Park. Rangers will
explain the geological wonders and point out
diverse wildlife and marine mammals.
Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 18. Ketchikan. Tour Ketchikan’s sights this
afternoon including museums, Creek Street and
native cultural attractions. You may also wish to
sample some of the local delicacy, salmon.
Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 19. The Inside Passage. Continue south
through the scenic Inside Passage.
Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 20. Depart Vancouver. Arrive back in
Vancouver and transfer to the airport for your
flight home.
Includes: Breakfast
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Tour Notes
Add port charges/taxes of £259 per person. Single supplement applicable on port charges with Holland America Line.
Arrival transfer – please book a flight that arrives by 8.30 am to receive the free transfer to Victoria. Departure transfer – after your cruise please ensure your onward flight departs after 1 pm.
