Day 01 – Vancouver
On arrival,
transfer from Vancouver International Airport to hotel. Later in the afternoon
visit Flyover Canada, a 4D show experiencing a gentle ride. Chairlift-style
seats are elevated before a large spherical screen creating an illusion of
flying over the landscapes. Overnight in Vancouver hotel.
Day 02 - Vancouver
After
breakfast, proceed on Vancouver City with Capilano Suspension Bridge Tour. This
tour has it all! See Canada Place, Robson Street, Sports Venues, the library,
theatres, Chinatown and historic Gas town. Make stops in gorgeous Stanley Park on to Cleveland Dam and the Capilano
Suspension Bridge. Cross the 450-ft-long bridge over a spectacular canyon to
the Treetops Adventure. The Cliff-hanger attraction is worth the trip alone.
Overnight in Vancouver.
Day 03 - Vancouver to Kamloops
After
breakfast, check-out and keep luggage in the lobby. Morning is free for
leisure. Later, your journey through Western Canada begins with an afternoon
departure from the biggest city in British Columbia – Vancouver. Following the
Fraser River out of the city through the lush river delta and up the towering
peaks of the Cascade Mountains, take a short rest in the town of Hope. After
the rest stop, continue up into the sub-alpine of the Cascades until our high
point of the day, Coquihalla Summit. Continue into the arid BC interior,
watching the lush forest turn to desert where the tour reaches Kamloops. Check in
at the hotel for the night, historic railway era Plaza Hotel, right in the
heart of downtown Kamloops. Overnight in Kamloops.
Day 04 - Kamloops - Lake Louise
Today, in
the later afternoon a stop is made in Yoho National Park to marvel at National
Historic site of the Spiral Tunnels – the solution to safe rail travel through
the steep Kicking Horse Pass. We then continue on to the iconic Banff National
Park where we visit Lake Louise in the evening. Enough time to take a few
pictures at the lakeshore of the turquoise waters and glacier capped peaks
before ending the journey in Lake Louise. On arrival check in at the hotel.
Overnight in Lake Louise.
Day 05 – Lake Louise to Banff via
Columbia Icefields
After
breakfast, check-out and transfer to Banff via the Icefields Parkway - Canada’s
most scenic mountain roadway, a route to glaciers, lakes and waterfalls. Arrive
at the Columbia Icefields Discovery Center, take the Ice Explorer Ride which
takes you up the Athabasca Glacier. Later take a coach from the Discovery
Center to the Glacier Skywalk, a glass-floored observation platform over the
Sunwapta Valley for an unobstructed view of the surrounding glaciers. Continue
along the Parkway to the Crowfoot Glacier, Peyto Lake and Bow Lake En route to
Banff. Overnight in Banff hotel.
Day 06 – Banff
After
breakfast, proceed on Explore Banff Tour. The resort town of Banff is set
amongst the towering mountains of Rundle, Tunnel, Cascade and Norquay.
Highlights include Bow Falls, Tunnel Mountain Drive, Surprise Corner, Hoodoos,
Two Jack Viewpoint and Lake Minnewanka, where you can take an optional boat
cruise for one hour which portraits the wildlife and vegetation including the
Devil’s gap at foothills of the Rockies. A gentle ride on the Banff Gondola
takes you to the summit of Sulphur Mountain for a 360 degree panorama of the
Bow Valley. Later evening free at leisure to explore Banff town on own.
Overnight in Banff hotel.
Day 07: Banff to Calgary
After
breakfast, checkout and transfer to Calgary Airport to connect flight to onward
destination.
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