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Grand Canadian Rockies (GoldLeaf) Stampede and Alaska Cruise Ocean-view Stateroom A 22-Day tour starting from $8,453 |
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| Glaciers and green forests combine to create a pristine experience that captures the grandeur of the Canadian West and Alaska. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Calgary Stampede Option
GoldLeaf Service
Included Premium Highlights
Included Personal Insights
Included Other Excursions & Sights
Included First Class Services
Included Quality Dining
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Sightseeing / Highlights |
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Calgary Stampede Option
GoldLeaf Service
Included Premium Highlights
Included Personal Insights
Included Other Excursions & Sights
Included First Class Services
Included Quality Dining
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Day 1 - ARRIVE VANCOUVER Welcome to Vancouver! On arrival at Vancouver International Airport, your airport transfer service takes you to your tour hotel. Join us at 6 p.m. for a Welcome Drink. Meet your fellow travellers and prepare yourself for an adventure like no other. Hotel: Fairmont Pacific Rim Day 2 - VANCOUVER - VICTORIA Explore Vancouver; stop in the evergreen oasis of Stanley Park and learn the significance of the park's famous totem poles to the aboriginal people. Discover the eclectic community of English Bay and explore Chinatown, North America's second largest Chinese community after San Francisco. Visit historic Gastown, where Vancouver was originally built in 1867. Later, travel by ferry to Victoria and join an orientation tour that introduces you to the Inner Harbour, the ornate Parliament Buildings and Bastion Square. This evening, dinner tonight is served at one of Victoria's restaurants. Hotel: Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour (B,HD) Day 3 - VICTORIA SIGHTSEEING Start the day with breakfast at the famous Butchart Gardens, 55 acres of exquisite floral displays, meandering paths and spectacular views. A representative from Butchart Gardens will give a brief talk on the gardens and the history of the Butchart family. There is ample time to explore these gardens which have delighted visitors from around the world for over one hundred years. The rest of the day is yours to leisurely explore Victoria. Popular optional activities include a whale watching cruise and horse-drawn carriage ride. As an option this evening, why not experience the magic of Old Chinatown on a guided walking tour, complete with a Chinese banquet? (B) Day 4 - VICTORIA - WHISTLER Journey across the Strait of Georgia back to the mainland and motoring along the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway. Enjoy a stop at the beautiful Shannon Falls before climbing over the Coast Mountains. Upon arrival in Whistler, join a local guide for a walking tour of the village and learn about this 2010 Olympic venue. Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at leisure. Perhaps join an optional excursion to the Peak 2 Peak Alpine Experience, the world's highest and longest gondola ride between the Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains or a visit to the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Center and learn about two distinctly different First Nations of British Columbia. Hotel: Westin Whistler (B,D). Day 5 - WHISTLER - KELOWNA Travel to the Okanagan Valley to Kelowna, one of Canada's most beloved vacation spots. The lush Okanagan region is Canada's wine capital with some 60 wineries producing world-class vintages. Visit a beautiful winery and sample an array of outstanding local wines. Hotel: Delta Grand Okanagan Resort (B) Day 6 - KELOWNA - BANFF NATIONAL PARK Journey through four of Canada's most spectacular national parks: Mount Revelstoke, Glacier, Yoho and Banff. Travel from primeval forests to Ice Age glaciers, from spectacular waterfalls to soaring peaks. At Giant Cedar in Mount Revelstoke, enjoy a guided walk through a stand of 1,000-year-old red cedars (weather permitting). At Kicking Horse Pass, cross the Continental Divide, where all the rivers of North America are diverted to the Pacific or Atlantic Oceans. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Banff before arriving at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, a grand Scottish baronial castle, for a two-night stay in the heart of Banff National Park. This evening, your Tour Director offers you a selection of restaurants for your dining pleasure. Hotel: The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel (B,DA) Day 7 - BANFF AT LEISURE Enjoy leisure time in Banff. Perhaps enjoy an optional float trip down the Bow River or a helicopter tour of Mount Assiniboine. This evening, why not partake in a fun and entertaining dinner show? (B) Day 8 - BANFF - CALGARY Travel to Calgary, your home for the next two nights. Later enjoy the evening chuckwagon races followed by live musical entertainment at the Grandstand Show. Hotel: International Hotel Suites Calgary (B) Day 9 - CALGARY STAMPEDE Visit the world's largest rodeo and take in all the action. Enjoy access to all events including the world-famous rodeo and fairgrounds. (B) Day 10 - CALGARY - YOHO NATIONAL PARK Enjoy an interpretive walk along the shore of Lake Louise, Canada's "Diamond in the Wilderness," and learn about the history and geography of this breathtaking area before moving on to another great icon of the Canadian Rockies - Moraine Lake, crowned by ten notable peaks. As you approach Yoho National Park, stop at the Spiral Tunnels viewpoint and learn about the construction of these famous tunnels. Pass by the spectacular Natural Bridge, patiently carved by the Kicking Horse River, and arrive at exquisite Emerald Lake, one of Canada's most outstanding wilderness settings. Your home tonight is the historic Emerald Lake Lodge, built of hand-hewn timber and featuring massive stone fireplaces. After dinner, enjoy an informative presentation on the local history of the region. Later stargaze under the night sky and savour a liqueur and s'mores, a traditional American campfire treat, by a lakeside bonfire. Hotel: Emerald Lake Lodge (B,D) Day 11 - YOHO NATIONAL PARK - JASPER NATIONAL PARK Today motor along the unforgettable Icefields Parkway and witness amazing scenery such as Crowfoot Glacier hanging improbably from a cliff face some 900 feet above and Columbia Icefield, North America's largest sub-polar ice pack. At Athabasca Glacier, one of the icefield's six principal "toes," climb aboard a specially-designed Ice Explorer for a once-in-a-lifetime guided tour over steep grades, snow and ice as you ascend partway up the glacier. En route to Jasper, perhaps join an optional gentle float trip down the Athabasca River. Your home for the next two nights is the picturesque Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in the heart of Jasper National Park, an alpine wonderland of immense forests, jeweled lakes, soaring waterfalls, soothing mineral hot springs, rugged glaciers, colourful meadows and majestic mountains. After dinner a local wildlife expert will lead an informative presentation about some of the park's most interesting residents which include elk, moose, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, beaver and caribou. Hotel: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (B,D) Day 12 - JASPER NATIONAL PARK SIGHTSEEING Join your Tour Director for an interpretive walk at Maligne Canyon, one of the most beautiful gorges in the Canadian Rockies. Stroll along the canyon's trail, past beautiful waterfalls, astounding rock formations, and learn about the underground river system. The rest of the day is yours to do as you please. Jasper is the base for a host of optional tours and activities. Perhaps enjoy a boat cruise on Maligne Lake or join a guided nature walk at Mount Edith Cavell along the "Path of the Glacier." The choice is entirely yours! (B) Day 13 - JASPER - ROCKY MOUNTAINEER TRAIN - KAMLOOPS Relive the golden age of rail travel aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train, one of the world's great rail journeys. For the next two days, enjoy travelling in GoldLeaf Service as the train journeys from Jasper in the Rocky Mountains to Vancouver and the Pacific Ocean. View spectacular scenery as the train journeys across the Continental Divide and over the Yellowhead Pass back to British Columbia. On arrival in Kamloops, transfer to your Rocky Mountaineer-assigned hotel. Hotel: Assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (CB,L) Day 14 - KAMLOOPS - ROCKY MOUNTAINEER TRAIN - VANCOUVER Continue your journey onboard the Rocky Mountaineer train and follow the river into the Thompson Canyon with its rugged walls and dry sagebrush landscape until it dramatically merges with the Fraser River. On arrival in Vancouver, transfer to your hotel. End the day with dinner at a local restaurant before retiring to your hotel for the night. Hotel: Fairmont Pacific Rim (CB,L,HD) Day 15 - ALASKA GLACIER BAY INSIDE PASSAGE CRUISE Head out to North Vancouver and the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park. Cross the spectacular suspension bridge, 230 feet (70 metres) above the Capilano River, and join the award-winning Treetops Adventure, a guided nature tour along a series of elevated walkways. Guests on the 20-Day Land Tour & Cruise are transferred to Canada Place to board Holland America Line's ms Zuiderdam for an unforgettable Alaska Glacier Bay Inside Passage Cruise. (D) Day 16 - SCENIC CRUISING - INSIDE PASSAGE Enter a region so isolated, it can only be accessed by sea or air. Come face-to-face with the grandeur of the Ice Age. Slowly glide past a maze of bays, glacier-carved fjords and waterways protected from the open sea by islands and other land masses. The ms Zuiderdam is designed for Alaskan cruising with its airy lounges, teak decks and roomy verandahs, allowing for comfortable observation of the ever- changing panorama of unspoiled virgin forests and vast wilderness that stretch from British Columbia to Skagway, Alaska. (B,L,D) Day 17 - JUNEAU Juneau is a place to let your imagination run wild. Stop in rustic shops offering jade and ivory sculptures, silver jewelry, wooden masks, intricate beadwork and apparel designed by native Alaskans. Visit Gold Rush- era bars such as the Alaska Hotel with its ornate Victorian furnishings, or the Red Dog Saloon showcasing Wyatt Earp's gun. Perhaps take an optional guided tour of the State Capitol or climb aboard the Mount Roberts Tramway. Follow in the footsteps of the original North Americans as you explore the Mendenhall Glacier and the immense Juneau Icefields just outside the city, or trek through the lush Tongass National Forest. And don't hurry, daylight here lasts well into the evening! (B,L,D) Day 18 - SKAGWAY Established in 1897 as a trading post for prospectors headed to the Klondike Gold Rush, Skagway was once known as "hell on earth," an untamed, violent town controlled by organized criminals. Today, of course, the town is a bit more civilized, though its colourful past is carefully preserved in the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. For a truly memorable excursion, take an optional ride on the narrow gauge White Pass and Yukon Railroad, which was built in 1897 to take miners over treacherous terrain to the distant goldfields. The railway still uses vintage parlor cars, the oldest built in 1883. (B,L,D) Day 19 - GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK SCENIC CRUISING In the watery wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park, behold a landscape at its literal moment of creation. Your ship becomes a time machine as you travel thousands of years back in time, witnessing the life cycle of a new land from Sitka-spruce forests alive with grizzlies and wolves to the algae, lichens and mosses that were the beginnings of life in the region. In this isolated land the shrill noises of modern life are replaced with the deep, thunderous boom of building-size icebergs calving into the sea from a vast river of ice. It is raw, primordial... and unforgettable. (B,L,D) Day 20 - KETCHIKAN Welcome to the salmon capital of the world! Part of the town is built along a steep hillside, part is built on pilings over the water where bald eagles watch from waterside perches. An outstanding collection of totem poles makes the town an essential stop for anyone interested in native art. To make the most of your time ashore, consider taking an optional guided tour through town, a harbor cruise or a float plane "flightseeing" trip. If you prefer a more hands-on experience, you can take a sport fishing charter, kayak expedition, jeep ride or mountain excursion on a Harley Davidson motorcycle. The adventure never stops. (B,L,D) Day 21 - AT SEA Today is a day of relaxation as your cruise returns to Vancouver. Take advantage of the ship's many outstanding facilities, or simply relax on deck with a drink and watch the unmatched scenery glide by your floating palace. (B,L,D) Day 22 - DEPART VANCOUVER After disembarking, a departure transfer takes you to Vancouver International Airport, or the tour hotel in Vancouver for passengers extending their stay. Please do not schedule flights before 12 p.m. (B) |
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