Jewels of the Rockies & Alaska Cruise
Join us on our best selling trip for an unforgetable trip to the Glorious Canadian Rockies, followed by a week cruise to Amazing Alaska.
This 14 night trip includes 2 days on the World Famous Rocky Mountaineer on the Journey Through the Clouds route. From £2197pp
Day 1 - Glasgow to Calgary
Coach transfer through the Foothills of the Canadian Rockies to Banff.
Spend two nights at the Caribou Lodge, Banff, room only. Just a ten-minute stroll from Banff town centre, the Lodge offers a friendly welcome and comfortable accommodation. Its 195 rooms have TV, telephone and traditional maple furniture. Lodge facilities include restaurant, lounge, full service spa, indoor hot pool, and exercise room.
Day 2 - Banff
Today you could take a trip on the Banff Gondola to the top of Sulphur Mountain for spectacular views over the Rockies, visit the World famous Lake Louise with its marvellous turquoise colours or go on a wildlife trip in search of bears.
Enjoy the Scenic wonders of Banff at your own Pace.
Day 3 - Banff to Jasper
(9 Hours) From Banff to Jasper National Park, this tour guides you along one of the most scenic highways in the world. At the Columbia Icefield, take this opportunity to tour onto the surface of the Athabasca Glacier (included) on board the Ice Explorer. A brief stop is also made at Lake Louise.
Two nights at the Chateau Jasper, room only. Set amidst the rugged beauty of Jasper National Park, just 10 minutes walk from the town centre.
Day 4 - Jasper
Jasper National Park is a World Heritage Site and the Canadian Rockies largest national park. Today you can enjoy a short scenic tour including the many natural attractions, rugged peaks, and perhaps even catch a glimpse of some of the many creatures that call this mountain park home. The day is free for you to explore more of Jasper independently.
Day 5 - Rocky Mountaineer Jasper to Kamloops
Travel onboard the Rocky Mountaineer from Jasper to Kamloops. You will be surrounded by the dramatic scenery of the Continental Divide and by the river valleys of the Monashee and Cariboo mountains. Highlights include Mount Robson, Pyramid Falls, Yellowhead Pass and the journey along the North Thompson River. Overnight in Kamloops. Breakfast & Lunch Included.
Day 6 - Rocky Mouintaineer Kamloops to Vancouver
Your journey continues west towards the coastal city of Vancouver. Highlights include the steep slopes and rock sheds along the Thompson River and the rushing waters of Hell's Gate in the Fraser Canyon. Breakfast & Lunch Included
Two nights at the Century Plaza, Vancouver, room only FREE upgrade to a one bedroom suite. Located downtown Vancouver, only 4 blocks to Robson St shopping and 5 blocks to the trendy boutiques and fabulous dining of Yaletown's converted warehouse district.
Day 7 - Vancouver
Day at Leisure - Free to enjoy Vancouver's Fabulous Shopping, have a coffee at the cities famous harbour or search for a bargain at the Granville Island Markets. You could also travel up Grouse Mountain for spectacular views over the city, on a clear day you can see as far as Seattle!!
Day 8 - Alaska Cruise
Embark on the 5* Ms Volendam for your 7 night Alaska Cruise, Full board on ship
Sails at 1700
Day 9 - Cruise Inside Passage
The fabled Inside Passage is one of the most scenic sea-lanes in the world, and one of the few where deep-draft vessels can sail close to steep mountain walls. The scenery is unbelievable, with forests in a hundred shades of green, tumbling turquoise glaciers, and evocative towns loaded with history, culture and adventure. With most of Southeast Alaska accessible only by boat or plane, the Inside Passage is a lifeline to the outside world. All day long it hums with activity.
Day 10 - Tracy Arm Fjord & Juneau
This narrow, 26-mile-long fjord is another of Alaska's most dramatic glacier settings. The lush rain forest recedes to reveal a stunning canyon of bare rock. The panorama of 7,000-foot mountain peaks and nearly vertical rock cliffs is astounding. Waterfalls appear at every turn.
Located at the foot of grand mountain peaks on the Gastineau Channel, the town of Juneau is the place to let your imagination run wild. Why not get out and kayak, dogsled, raft, hike, whale watch, flightsee or fish.
Day 11 - Skagway
The sidewalks are all but rolled up in Skagway come winter, so you can only imagine the frightful conditions endured by the gold prospectors who passed through en route to the Yukon, with a mandatory ton of supplies to be hauled with them over the steep and treacherous Trail of '98. Today, summertime visits to Skagway require nothing of the sort, but you can still ride the antique White Pass & Yukon narrow-gauge railway up through silvery-purple rock faces, past Deadhorse Gulch, to see what it was like back then.
Day 12 - Glacier Bay National Park
As Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Glacier Bay National Park; protects a unique ecosystem of plants and animals living in concert with an ever-changing glacial landscape. How does it feel when a monumental chunk of ice splits off a glacier and crashes into the sea? The sound is like thunder. The impact shoots water hundreds of feet into the air. You hold your breath as you catch the moment on film. Then you wait for it all to happen again. And it does.
Day 13 - Ketchikan
Built out over the water and climbing weathered stairways, Ketchikan clings to the shores of Tongass Narrows and drapes the mountains with a cheerful air. Besides the main attractions - Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village, try a flightseeing trip to breathtaking Misty Fjords National Monument. These deep water fjords left by retreating glaciers left granite cliffs towering thousands of feet above the sea and countless waterfalls cascading into placid waters.
Day 14 - Cruise Inside Passage
The fabled Inside Passage is one of the most scenic sea-lanes in the world, and one of the few where deep-draft vessels can sail close to steep mountain walls. The scenery is unbelievable, with forests in a hundred shades of green, tumbling turquoise glaciers, and evocative towns loaded with history, culture and adventure. With most of Southeast Alaska accessible only by boat or plane, the Inside Passage is a lifeline to the outside world. All day long it hums with activity.
Day 15 - Arrive Vancouver
Disembark your cruise after breakfast and head to Vancouver Airport for your return flight to Glasgow.
