Canadian Rockies
2027

Tour Highlights

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• • Day 1 – Calgary: Welcome to Calgary! Your Tour Director is available from 3:00–6:00 p.m. to answer questions and help you get settled in.

• • Day 2 – Calgary to Banff National Park: Discover Calgary, a city shaped by its oil and ranching history and home to the famous Calgary Stampede. See highlights such as Fort Calgary, Stampede Park, the Saddledome, and Canada Olympic Park before heading west through the foothills into Banff National Park, where an orientation tour introduces you to the beauty of the Canadian Rockies.

• • Day 3 – Banff National Park: Enjoy a full free day in Banff, one of Canada’s favorite year-round resort towns, known for hiking, biking, and fishing. Your Tour Director can suggest activities such as an unforgettable helicopter ride over the Rockies or an optional excursion to stunning Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks.

• • Day 4 – Banff to Jasper National Park: Travel through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rockies. Stop at Lake Louise, then continue to the Columbia Icefield for an Ice Explorer ride across ancient ice. Afterward, journey north through mountain passes into Jasper National Park, where you’ll see dramatic gorges, snowy peaks, and vivid blue-green lakes before enjoying an orientation of Jasper town.

• • Day 5 – Jasper National Park: Spend the day exploring Jasper at your own pace. Optional experiences may include a narrated cruise on Maligne Lake to Spirit Island or time enjoying Jasper’s trails, shops, and chances to spot wildlife.

• • Day 6 – Jasper to Kamloops: Depart Jasper and follow the Fraser River toward Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. Continue along the Yellowhead Highway and Thompson River, surrounded by beautiful mountain views, before overnighting in Kamloops.

• • Day 7 – Kamloops to Victoria: Travel through British Columbia’s Cascade Mountains and fertile Fraser Valley to the Pacific coast, where the landscape shifts from desert terrain to lush alpine forest. Board a ferry to Vancouver Island, visit the world-famous Butchart Gardens, then continue to Victoria to see the Inner Harbour, Bastion Square, and Thunderbird Park.

• • Day 8 – Victoria: Enjoy a free day in Victoria, one of Canada’s most charming and British-feeling cities. You may choose to explore on your own, enjoy High Tea at the Empress Hotel, or join an optional whale-watching adventure in search of whales, porpoises, seals, and eagles.

• • Day 9 – Victoria to Vancouver: Cruise by ferry across the Strait of Georgia and the scenic Gulf Islands back to the mainland. In Vancouver, take in city highlights including Stanley Park, then enjoy free time to experience the city’s scenery, arts, culture, shopping, and entertainment.

• • Day 10 – Vancouver: Your vacation ends this morning, with the option to extend your stay and explore Vancouver even more.