VANCOUVER - ALASKA CRUISE - ROCKY MOUNTAINEER - BANFF - CALGARY STAMPEDE
Each July, for 10 days, Calgary puts on its hats and welcomes the world. The entire city is swept up in Stampede celebrations as the Calgarians take western hospitality to a new level! In this amazing itinerary we have combined a 3-night stampede experience with two of Western Canada’s other iconic experiences. Your journey takes you from the beautiful mountain town of Banff, in the Canadian Rockies, to the pacific coastal city of Vancouver. Travelling the tracks of the great explores, relax and take in the mountain views on board the award-winning Rocky Mountaineer. With time to explore Vancouver you will then set sail on a majestic Alaska Cruise onboard Celebrity Solstice®. This is, without a doubt, The Ultimate Journey
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- Drinks package, pre-paid tips & Wi-Fi on board your cruise
- Admission to Banff Gondola and Lake Louise tour
- Vancouver hop-on-hop-off city tour
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Over the next few days, you are invited to attend the largest outdoor rodeo in the world! Professional cowboys compete in a myriad of rodeo events, which includes bull riding, roping, chuckwagon racing, steer wrestling and barrel racing. Don your western duds, saddle up and join us for Stampede breakfasts galore, square dancing, parades, the fun of the midway, great exhibits, a spectacular grandstand show, fireworks and of course, heaping helpings of Western hospitality. Our Specialists will be able to give you more information and details of the “greatest outdoor show on earth!”
Early checkout of your hotel and transfer to the Rocky Mountaineer Rail Station where you will board the award-winning Rocky Mountaineer and begin your journey to Vancouver. Overnight in Kamloops.
Another wonderful day onboard the luxurious Rocky Mountaineer continuing west towards Vancouver. Arrive in Vancouver and transfer to your hotel.
Enjoy your day in Vancouver. This is the time to use your Admission to the Vancouver Lookout a great way to see 360-degree views over the city and to the Coast Mountains beyond. We also suggest checking out Canada Place, English Bay, and Granville Island. This will help you decide where you should dine this evening. Why not try some sushi or Pacific Salmon.
Overnight hotel accommodation in Vancouver.
Today you will transfer to the Vancouver port to embark on Celebrity Solstice®.
Dock in the afternoon at Icy Straight Point. Here you will find more brown bears than humans! Enjoy the Hoonah, Alaska’s largest Native Tlingit Village and check out the world’s largest Ziprider.
The glacier routinely calves off icebergs the size of ten-storey buildings. Learn that and more as you spend part of your day in Disenchantment Bay in front of the Hubbard Glacier.
Arrive early in the morning at Alaska’s capital, Juneau. Spend the day out and about. Tour the Mendenhall Glacier and go whale watching and wildlife viewing. Try the Alaskan seafood trifecta: salmon, halibut and crab.
Dock after lunch in Ketchikan. Tour the area by foot, kayak, bike or try the zip line. Seeing the sights is easy in Ketchikan. Even if you just stand in the middle of town and look out over the waterfront, you've already taken in more natural beauty than most people do in a month.
Another day cruising the Inside Passage – get your camera out, you have a second chance to catch what you missed the first time.
Disembark and transfer to your downtown Vancouver hotel.
Make your way to Vancouver International airport for your return flight home