Explore the world famous Canadian sights including Mt Robson and Lake Louise, arrive in Anchorage to commence your Alaskan odyssey. Discover the incredible landscapes and wildlife of Denali National Park; learn about Yukon history in Fairbanks and Dawson City; then conclude your journey with an awe-inspiring cruise through the Inside Passage.
Day 1. Victoria
Arrive in Vancouver and transfer to Victoria for a Welcome Dinner.
Day 2. Vancouver Island, Butchart Gardens, Freedom of Choice Touring
This morning visit the Butchart Gardens for breakfast. Later, choose your touring activity in Victoria.
Day 3. Georgia Strait, Whistler
Take an optional one-hour floatplane flight across stunning Georgia Strait to Whistler this morning (own expense). Alternatively, return to the mainland and enjoy a scenic drive to Whistler.
Day 4. Kelowna
Travel through the Cariboo region before arriving in Kelowna, a renowned winery area in the Okanagan region.
Day 5. Banff National Park, Dine Around Dinner
Cross the Continental Divide, arriving in Banff. Enjoy a Dine Around Dinner.
Day 6. Banff Sights, Freedom of Choice Touring
After a sightseeing tour of Banff, select your Freedom of Choice activity.
Day 7. Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Dine Around Dinner
Ride the Banff Gondola, visit Moraine Lake, then join a guided walk with a Mountain Heritage Guide
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 the fairytale Jasper National Park and enjoy a Dine Around Dinner tonight.
Day 9. Rocky Mountaineer Rail, Mt Robson
Board the Rocky Mountaineer train, enjoying GoldLeaf Service.
Day 10. Kamloops, Vancouver
Rejoining the Rocky Mountaineer, see Hell’s Gate and Fraser Canyon. Arrive in Vancouver.
Day 11. Vancouver Sights
Today, enjoy a sightseeing tour of Vancouver.
Day 12. Flight to Anchorage
After breakfast, board your flight to Anchorage. (Flight at own expense when booking land and cruise only).
Day 13. McKinley Explorer to Denali
Board the McKinley Explorer glass-domed train carriage for the journey to Denali National Park.
Day 14. Denali Sightseeing
Discover Denali on the Tundra Wilderness Tour. Enjoy expert commentary and, weather permitting, enjoy views of Mt McKinley.
Day 15. McKinley Explorer to Fairbanks
Board the McKinley Explorer bound for the frontier town of Fairbanks.
Day 16. Fairbanks, Tok
Tour the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and historic Gold Dredge No. 8. Continue on the Alaska Highway to Tok.
Day 17. Yukon River Cruise, Dawson City
Travel to Eagle and board the Yukon Queen II for a cruise to Dawson City, site of the world’s greatest gold rush stampede in the late 1800s. On arrival check in to your accommodation in the heart of the Klondike National Historic Site.
Day 18. Dawson City
The day is at leisure in Dawson City. A variety of optional excursions are available here, including a journey to Tombstone Territorial Park (own expense).
Day 19. Whitehorse
Experience the vast expanse of Yukon wilderness on the way to Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon.
Day 20. Skagway
Board the historic White Pass and Yukon railway and travel to Lake Bennett for a guided tour. Reboard the train to Skagway.
Day 21. Holland America Line Cruise
Board your Holland America Line ship.
Day 22. Glacier Bay
Wake to the inspiring sight of Glacier Bay National Park.
Day 23. Ketchikan
Sample the tastiest salmon in Ketchikan, the salmon capital of the world.
Day 24. Inside Passage
Enjoy the scenery as your ship winds through the Inside Passage.
Day 25. Vancouver
Arrive in Vancouver this morning and transfer to the airport.
