Pacific Coastal Vancouver & Jewels of the Canadian Rockies

Transfer (your own arrangements) to your downtown hotel for an overnight stay.

Today is at your leisure. Take advantage of your Vancouver Hop On Hop Off pass and explore this beautiful pacific coastal city. This flexible city tour offers up the highlights of downtown Vancouver including major attractions and scenic points of interest. Choose to Hop-Off at any of the 29 stops and Hop-On again to continue the tour. Take an up-close and personal look at Vancouver’s urban oasis, Stanley Park, have lunch at Granville Island (not included), visit the historical Gastown or the trendy

Yaletown, and don’t forget Robson Street to do a little shopping! Highlights of the route include English Bay, Stanley Park, Granville Island, Yaletown, Gastown, Chinatown, Robson Street, and the Entertainment District. Your Hop-On-Hop-Off ticket is giving you access to all Hop-On, Hop-Off busses in the city for 48 Hours! Overnight hotel accommodation in Vancouver.

Today is also at your leisure. You can use your hop on hop off pass to continue exploring vibrant Vancouver. Overnight hotel accommodation in Vancouver.

Today your 2 day Journey through the Clouds Rocky Mountaineer rail adventure begins. Travel onboard the Rocky Mountaineer from the pacific coastal city of Vancouver to Kamloops, in the heart of the interior of British Columbia. From the lush green fields of the Fraser Valley, you will see a dramatic change in scenery as you travel through forests, winding river canyons surrounded by the snow-capped peaks of the Coast and the Cascade Mountains. Highlights on today's journey include the rushing powerful waters of the Thompson River rushing through Hells Gate in the Fraser Canyon. Your rail journey today will end as you travel along the shores of Kamloops Lake into the town of Kamloops for an overnight hotel stay. You will be transferred from the train by coach and the evening is at your leisure. Breakfast and Lunch are included on today’s train journey.

Today your journey continues north and east to the magnificent Canadian Rockies and the Province of Alberta. Once again you will be surrounded by dramatic scenery as you follow the banks of the Thompson River through the Monashee and Cariboo Mountains climbing nearer the high peaks of the Continental divide where the 2 provinces meet. Today’s highlight has to be Mount Robson which at 3,954 meters is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. You will pass Pyramid Falls and the climb over Yellowhead Pass into Jasper National Park. Your rail journey ends with an evening arrival in the resort town of Jasper where you will have an overnight hotel stay.

Today we have included the Jasper Tramway which includes round-trip transportation to “Jasper’s Peak Attraction” and your Tramway ticket. This is the longest and highest aerial tramway in the Rockies. The ride up to the top of Whistlers Mountain is breathtaking. Your Tramway Guide will provide a fully narrated tour during the seven-minute ride to the top. Once at the upper terminal you can enjoy a meal in the Treeline Restaurant (MEAL NOT INCLUDED)or take part in a complimentary interpretive hike with Mountain Guide. Overnight hotel accommodation in Jasper.

Coach transfer from Jasper to Banff, including a stop at the Columbia Icefield & Glacier Skywalk. Travel by coach today via one of the most scenic highways in North America - the Icefields Parkway. Visit the Columbia Icefield that covers an area of nearly 325 sq km and reaches a depth of 320 m. Time allows for an Ice Explorer ride (included) on the Athabasca Glacier, then a stop at the award-winning Glacier Skywalk (included) to experience a glass-floored observation platform 280 m over spectacular glacier-formed valleys and rushing waterfalls. After, continue along the Icefield Parkway where stops will be made at Lake Louise, Bow & Peyto Lakes, the Crowfoot Glacier and the Athabasca Falls. This highway is renowned for sightings of bears, elk, moose & mountain sheep, so keep your camera handy. Overnight hotel accommodation in Banff.

Spend your day at leisure exploring the beautiful mountain town of Banff. A “must-do” is to take the Banff Gondola to the top of Sulphur Mountain ( admission included) Departing from the base of Sulphur Mountain a breathtaking ascent to the pinnacle of Sulphur Mountain for an awe-inspiring 360-degree panorama of sheer mountain majesty. Enjoy the interpretative hiking trails that lead along the ridge of the mountain. Enjoy mountain top dining lunch or dinner ( not included) at the Sky Bistro a dining

Sanctuary in the sky. Discover a distinctly Canadian culinary experience. Overnight hotel accommodation in Banff.

There are various tours available from Banff and our specialists can recommend how to spend your final day. You may want to take the day at your own pace and do some last-minute souvenir shopping on Banff Avenue. We have included an Evening Wildlife Safari which is a great way to end your holiday . This sightseeing and wildlife seeking tour travel through a variety of landscapes giving you the best chance to observe animals in their natural environment. Learn what is threatening wildlife today and how the National Parks strive to protect animals and their habitat. You will leave the Safari with a greater understanding of the land and animals. Overnight hotel accommodation in Banff.

Today you will check out of your hotel and take a coach transfer ( included ) to Calgary airport for your return flights home to the UK.