Day 1 – Arrive Vancouver / Transfer to Whistler
Today, depart Vancouver via a scheduled motorcoach and travel north along the scenic Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler. Upon arrival in Whistler, you will be dropped off at your selected hotel. An afternoon at leisure in this activity packed resort will give you time to explore the hiking trails, golf courses, shops and restaurants.
Moderate: Overnight Fairmont Chateau Whistler – Moderate room
Superior: Overnight Fairmont Chateau Whistler – Moderate room
Deluxe: Overnight Fairmont Chateau Whistler – Deluxe room
Day 2 – Whistler to Lac Le Jeune
Late this morning you depart Whistler and travel through the historic farming village of Pemberton as you travel eastbound into the interior of British Columbia. A lunch stop is provided at the historic village of Lillooet, after which you will continue on through Cache Creek and Kamloops to arrive at Lac Le Jeune Resort in time for evening buffet dinner. (Lunch, Dinner)
Moderate: Overnight Lac Le Jeune Resort
Superior: Overnight Lac Le Jeune Resort
Deluxe: Overnight Lac Le Jeune Resort
Day 3 – Lac Le Jeune to Lake Louise
Today, continue eastward toward the Rockies. As you pass through the Shuswap Lakes area, Salmon Arm and Sicamous, keep watch for osprey and eagles who inhabit the treetops. Continue along the Trans Canada Highway to the city of Revelstoke. The Coast Hillcrest Resort Hotel will be your lunch stop for today. After lunch you will journey through the Kicking Horse Canyon towards Lake Louise. (Breakfast & Lunch)
Moderate: Overnight Lake Louise Inn
Superior: Overnight Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise – Fairmont Mountainside
Deluxe: Overnight Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise – Fairmont Lakeside
Day 4 – Lake Louise to Jasper
Today’s journey takes you north along the famous Icefields Parkway, one of the most spectacular highways in North America. Your tour along the Icefields Parkway to Jasper also takes you through Jasper and Banff National Parks with a stop at the Columbia Icefield allowing time for a Brewster “Ice Age Adventure,” a tour onto the icy slopes of the Athabasca Glacier. You will travel in a specially designed Brewster Ice Explorer to the middle of the glacier while your driver/guide explains how the glaciers are formed and point out interesting geological features. At the icefall below the glacial headwall, you have the option of stepping out onto the ice formed from snow falling as many as 400 years ago. After your unique ice adventure, time is allowed at the Columbia Icefield Centre where you can relax over lunch (not included) and visit the new and expanded Parks Canada Interpretive Centre. In the afternoon continue driving north into Jasper National Park. Arrive in Jasper in the early-evening.
Moderate: Overnight Lobstick Lodge
Superior: Overnight Sawridge Hotel
Deluxe: Overnight Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge – Deluxe room
Day 5 – Jasper Sightseeing Tour / Transfer Jasper to Banff
Jasper, fascinating in beauty and history, is set amid some of the most rugged peaks in the Rockies. A morning, 4-hour excursion encompasses the area's outstanding features including the mystical Medicine Lake, and Maligne Canyon, with its narrow gorge and limestone walls falling 50 metres to the floor below. This afternoon transfer to Banff along the Icefields Parkway. Arrive into Banff is late afternoon.
Moderate: Overnight Mount Royal Hotel
Superior: Overnight Rimrock Resort – Superior room
Deluxe: Overnight Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel – Fairmont room
Day 6 – Discover Banff Tour
This morning’s tour takes you through the town of Banff and its environs. You’ll ascend Tunnel Mountain Drive to view Bow Falls and visit the Cave and Basin National Historic Site where a natural hot springs led to the creation of Canada's first National Park in 1885. Enjoy a ride on a gondola car to the top of Sulphur Mountain and experience a 360-degree panorama of a sea of mountain ranges, valleys and lakes, and a bird’s eye view of the Banff townsite, 770 metres below.
Moderate: Overnight Mount Royal Hotel
Superior: Overnight Rimrock Resort – Superior room
Deluxe: Overnight Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel – Fairmont room
Day 7 – Banff to Calgary
Today, depart Banff and journey through the foothills to Calgary. Your vacation concludes with a drop off at specific downtown hotels or the Calgary International Airport.
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 6 nights accommodation, any mandatory service charges and room tax
- Services of a Driver/Guide for the motorcoach portion of your tour
- Meals: 1 Breakfast, 2 Lunches, 1 Dinner
- Sightseeing excursions of Jasper & Banff
- Ice Explorer on the Athabasca Glacier
- Photograph on the Columbia Icefield
- Banff Gondola
- Admission to the Cave & Basin National Historic Site
- Admission to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Transfer from Vancouver to Whistler
- Transfer from Banff to Calgary
- Discount coupon for any additional Brewster Sightseeing Excursions
- Discount coupons for Whistler tours and helicopter rides
- Luggage handling at hotels
- National Park fees
- Personalized documentation package
PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Meals not listed as included
- Transfers not listed as included
- Gratuities to sightseeing drivers, rail personnel and taxi drivers
- Trip Cancellation Insurance (Insurance can be purchased from your Vacation Specialist, ask for more details)