Gems of the Rockies & Alaska
14 Day Land Tour – UT14JEV
21 Day Land & Cruise Tour – UT21JEVV
Visting: Rocky Mountaineer, Banff, Whistler, Inside Passage
This comprehensive touring program takes you to all the highlights Canada and Alaska have to offer, travelling by coach, train and premium ocean ship. Explore Vancouver before stepping aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train for an exciting journey through the majestic Rockies. Continue through the alpine villages of Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff, and Whistler to Victoria. Discover this charming city, then board your Holland America Line ship, the ms Zuiderdam, for a seven night cruise of the Inside Passage, stopping in Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay and Ketchikan.
GUARANTEED INCLUSIONS
- • Two days aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train in GoldLeaf Service
- • One night at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Lake View Rooms
- • Two nights in Valleyside or Mountain View rooms at The Fairmont Banff Springs
- • Seven night Inside Passage cruise in a Verandah Stateroom on board your Holland America Line ship, the ms Zuiderdam
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 Jasper, Banff, Whistler and Victoria
- • Two nights in Jasper, Banff and Whistler
- • Walk the Capilano Suspension Bridge
- • Journey onto the Athabasca Glacier
- • Guided tour alongside Lake Louise
- • Sulphur Mountain gondola ride, Banff
- • Explore Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan
- • Cruise spectacular Glacier Bay
FINEST DINING
- • Includes 41 Meals - 20 Full Breakfasts (B), 8 Lunches (L) and 13 Dinners (D)
ARRIVE AND RELAX IN VANCOUVER
Day 1. Arrive Vancouver. Be met and transferred to your hotel. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Reception. Two Night Stay: Vancouver, The Fairmont Waterfront with spectacular views.
Day 2. Vancouver Sights. Tour the sights
of Vancouver. Then walk along the Capilano
Suspension Bridge before time at leisure.
Includes: Breakfast
ROCKY MOUNTAINEER RAIL JOURNEY
Day 3. Rocky Mountaineer, Kamloops. Board the Rocky Mountaineer train and enjoy the comforts of GoldLeaf Service. Pass through the Coast Mountains, then enter the Fraser Canyon. Follow the Thompson River to Kamloops. Stay: Kamloops, hotel assigned by Rocky Mountaineer. Kamloops has limited accommodation (two or three-star hotels).Includes: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 4. Mt Robson, Jasper, Dine Around
Dinner. Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer, follow
the Thompson River into the Monashee Mountains
and past Mt Robson. Arrive in Jasper and choose
where you dine at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.
Two Night Stay: The Fairmont Jasper Park
Lodge, a grand Canadian lodge. Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5. Jasper, Freedom of Choice
Touring. Spend a full day in Jasper today,
enjoying your selected touring activity.
Includes: Breakfast
GLACIERS, MOUNTAINS AND SNOWFIELDS
Day 6. Icefields Parkway, Athabasca
Glacier, Lake Louise, Dine Around Dinner.
Journey along the Icefields Parkway, stopping to
drive on the Athabasca Glacier. In Lake Louise,
choose from one of the chateau’s restaurants.
Stay: The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise,
in Banff National Park. Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 7. Moraine Lake, Banff National
Park, Dine Around Dinner. Join a stroll along
the shore with Mountain Heritage Guides and
visit Moraine Lake before journeying to Banff,
where you will ride the Banff Gondola to the top
of Sulphur Mountain. In the evening, choose
where you dine at The Fairmont Banff Springs.
Two Night Stay: The Fairmont Banff Springs. Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 8. Banff Sights, Freedom of
Choice Touring. Enjoy a tour of Banff, then
join a selected activity from a range including a
nature hike or helicopter flight over the region.
Includes: Breakfast
Day 9. Sun Peaks. Descend from the Rockies,
crossing Kicking Horse Pass into Yoho National
Park. Travel through Glacier and Mt Revelstoke
national parks and arrive in Sun Peaks.
Stay: Delta Sun Peaks Resort.
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 10. Thompson Okanagan, Whistler.
Travel to the ski resort of Whistler. After dinner
spend time exploring the lively pedestrian village.
Two Night Stay: Whistler, Westin Resort & Spa.
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 11. Whistler, Freedom of Choice
Touring. Spend a full day in Whistler today,
enjoying your selected touring activity.
Includes: Breakfast
PICTURESQUE VANCOUVER ISLAND
Day 12. Georgia Strait, Victoria. Enjoy the scenery along the Sea to Sky Highway, stopping at Shannon Falls. Cruise the Georgia Strait to Vancouver Island and head to Victoria. Two Night Stay: Victoria, Marriott Inner Harbour.Includes: Breakfast
Day 13. Victoria, Butchart Gardens,
Freedom of Choice Touring. This morning
visit the famous Butchart Gardens for breakfast
and see its amazing floral displays. Later choose
your touring in Victoria. Perhaps take a walking
tour or a horse-drawn carriage ride.
Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
ALASKAN INSIDE PASSAGE CRUISE
Day 14. Holland America Line Cruise. Return to Vancouver and board your cruise ship. 14 Day guests (UT14JEV) depart tour after breakfast with a transfer to the airport. Seven Night Cruise: Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam in a Verandah Stateroom. Includes: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 15. Cruise the Inside Passage. Enjoy a
day at sea, gliding over the Inside Passage.
Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 16. Juneau. Arrive in Juneau, Alaska’s
capital, at the base of grand mountains.
Experience the native Alaskan influence.
Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 17. 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 18. 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 19. 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 20. The Inside Passage. Continue south
through the scenic Inside Passage.
Includes: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 21. 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.
Departure transfer – after your cruise please ensure your onward flight departs after 1 pm.
