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Western Circle - Free & Easy
This tour features some guided sightseeing and plenty of time to explore on your own, "Book Early"Starts Calgary - 9 Days (tourBW082)
Train, Escorted Motor Coach
many of Canada's Rockies highlights!Start your journey from the city of Calgary, the Gateway to Alberta's Rockies. Travel through rugged wilderness and the unparalleled beauty of the mountains before arriving into the coastal city of Vancouver. In Vancouver, experience all that the city has to offer before heading back to the mountain resorts. This vacation takes in the best of the best!
DAY 1 Calgary to Banff
Your motorcoach adventure will start from downtown Calgary this morning heading towards the town of Banff. Upon arrival, a sightseeing tour will take you to the Cave and Basin, the hoodoos, a photograph stop of the Bow River and an afternoon gondola ride. Your next two overnights will be spent at your chosen hotel in Banff providing plenty of opportunities to explore the many shops, restaurants, and tourist attractions.DAY 2 Banff
This morning, take a cruise on Lake Minnewanka (seasonal*), highlighted by jagged peaks, hoodoo clusters and Devil's Gap. In the afternoon, visit the Whyte Museum. This afternoon you'll travel by horseback on a trail ride that includes a cook-out.DAY 3 Jasper
Today your journey will take you northwards into Jasper National park along one of the most scenic hightways in North America. After a stop at the Columbia Icefields for an interpretive Ice Explorer ride onto the Athabasca Glacier, you will continue on to Jasper for your overnight stay.DAY 4 VIA Rail's 'Canadian' to Vancouver
Your day is at leisure until your transfer to the Jasper train station (included), where you will board the VIA Rail train bound for Vancouver (dinner included).DAY 5 Vancouver
Enjoy breakfast (included onboard) then the train arrival at Vancouver's Pacific Central Station in early morning. Tranfer by taxi (included) to your hotel. This evening, take an awe-inspiring West Coast Sunset cruise over the Pacific Ocean. See the wonder of Stanley Park as you pass underneath the Lions Gate Bridge, cruise through English Bay, then enter into False Creek near dusk. Dinner is included this evening.DAY 6 Vancouver
Take a trolley tour (included) of Vancouver's major attractions this morning. You may wish to stay on for the entire route, and revisit the sights that sparked your interest earlier, or you may wish to jump on & off the trolley several times throughout the 2 hour loop. Admission is included to the Vancouver Aquarium and Storyeum.DAY 7 Lac Le Jeune
Your journey will start with a morning departure from Vancouver. Travel to the resort town of Whistler and after a short break, continue travelling through the historic farming village of Pemberton, before turning onto the Duffy Lake Road. After lunch in Lillooet, travel to Lac Le Jeune Resort for your overnight stop.DAY 8 Calgary
After breakfast (included), a morning departure will take you eastbound towards the Canadian Rockies. After passing through the Shuswap Lake area, Salmon Arm and Sicamous, you will arrive in Revelstoke in time for lunch. Your motorcoach journey continues over the Kicking Horse Pass and Continental Divide with brief stops in the alpine towns of Lake Louise and Banff. Then, an early evening departure from Banff will take you to the Stampede town of Calgary and your overnight hotel.DAY 9 Calgary
A morning check out concludes your Canadian Rockies Highlights vacation.*When day tours or attractions are not operational in the off-season, the price will be adjusted or there will be an alternative excursion/attraction made available.
Included:
8 nights accommodation, VIA Rail's 'Canadian' Silver & Blue class (meals onboard), Luxury Motorcoach with driver/guide, 'Beautiful Banff' Excursion, Lake Minnewanka Excursion & Cruise (seasonal*), Evening Trail Ride & Dinner, Sunset Dinner Cruise, Vancouver Trolley Tour, Columbia Icefield Glacier Experience, Jasper train station transfer, Admissions to the Vancouver Aquarium, Storeyum, Banff Gondola & Cave & Basin National Historic Site, 1 breakfast, 2 lunches and 1 dinner, hotel luggage handling, Icefield photograph, National Park fees and gratuities on included meals.
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