You’ll hear exciting and colourful stories of their rich history and traditions of Canada and the Tlingit culture. Highlights include the quixotic Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Banff National Park and a seven night Inside Passage Cruise.
Day 1. Victoria
Arrive at Vancouver Airport and be met and transferred to Victoria. Join an informal Welcome Dinner this evening.
Day 2. Victoria, Butchart Gardens, Freedom of Choice Touring
Visit Butchart Gardens for a unique breakfast. Then choose a touring activity.
Day 3. Georgia Strait, Whistler
You may wish to take our optional one-hour floatplane flight across stunning Georgia Strait to Whistler (own expense). Alternatively, travel to Whistler along the Sea to Sky Highway, one of the world’s most spectacular drives.
Day 4. Kelowna
Travel through the Cariboo region before arriving in Kelowna, a renowned winery area in the Okanagan region.
Day 5. Banff, Dine Around Dinner
Travel through Mt Revelstoke, Glacier and Yoho national parks, and on to Banff.
Day 6. Banff Sights, Freedom of Choice Touring
Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Banff then join your selected touring activity. Options available include a helicopter ride over the Rockies, a round of golf at The Fairmont Banff Springs, a Bow River float trip, a cruise down Lake Minnewanka and much more.
Day 7. Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Dine Around Dinner
This morning, Meet a Mountie before riding to the top of Sulphur Mountain on the Banff Gondola. Visit pristine Moraine Lake en route to Lake Louise. Tonight, choose where to dine.
Day 8. Lake Louise
Join a Mountain Heritage Guide for a walk alongside majestic Lake Louise. Then ride the Lake Louise Gondola and enjoy incredible views.
Day 9. Icefields Parkway, Athabasca Glacier, Jasper, Dine Around Dinner
Travel along the Icefields Parkway and take a ride in an Ice Explorer onto the Athabasca Glacier. Continue to Jasper.
Day 10. Jasper, Freedom of Choice Touring
Today, enjoy your selected touring experience - ride the Jasper Tramway, take an interpretive nature hike, go on a Maligne Valley Wildlife Safari or raft down Athabasca River.
Day 11. Rocky Mountaineer, Mt Robson
Board the Rocky Mountaineer train. In GoldLeaf Service, you can sit back and relax. Perhaps enjoy a dinner show tonight, at additional cost.
Day 12. Kamloops, Vancouver
Pass Hell’s Gate and Fraser Canyon en route to the vibrant city of Vancouver.
Day 13. Vancouver Sights
Enjoy a tour of Vancouver, including a stroll among the treetops along the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Spend the afternoon at leisure and tonight enjoy a special Farewell Dinner.
Day 14. Holland America Line Cruise
After breakfast, transfer to Seattle to board your premium Holland America Line ship.
Day 15. Cruise the Inside Passage
Enjoy a full day at sea. Relax and absorb the incredible scenery as your ship glides through the Inside Passage.
Day 16. Tracy Arm
Glide through the winding Tracy Arm and see spectacular granite cliffs glitter with thousands of calving icebergs, as they soar above the narrow, twisty fjord.
Day 17. Juneau
This afternoon, arrive in Juneau, Alaska’s capital. Soak up the native Alaskan influence and perhaps explore Tongass National Forest (own expense).
Day 18. Sitka
Arrive in the Alaskan town of Sitka, rich in Russian and Tlingit culture.
Day 19. Ketchikan
Located along the shores of Tongass Narrows, Ketchikan is widely known as the salmon capital of the world. Enjoy time this afternoon to tour Ketchikan’s sights.
Day 20. Victoria
Enjoy a day relaxing at sea and spend the evening docked in Victoria.
Day 21. Seattle
Arrive in Seattle this morning. After disembarkation, transfer to the airport for your flight home.
