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CANADA
Rockies Panorama & Alaska Inside Passage Cruise
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Tour Summary
Tour name: Rockies Panorama & Alaska Inside Passage Cruise
Tour code: ERVA.602  
Days: 18  
Overview:

  
Tour Itinerary
Day 1Arrive Victoria (D)
Welcome to Canada. You will be met at Victoria International Airport and transferred* to your centrally located hotel. This evening meet your Tour Director and fellow travellers for a welcome reception and dinner at your hotel.
Two Night Stay: Chateau Victoria
Day 2Victoria Sightseeing – Butchart Gardens (FB)
Today visit the world-famous Butchart Gardens, a 22-hectare showplace of magnificent, colourful gardens. A guide will welcome you and explain the garden’s history and flora. There is ample time to explore these gardens which have delighted visitors from around the world for over one hundred years. Afterwards enjoy an orientation tour of Victoria’s Inner Harbour, Bastion Square, Beacon Hill and residential areas. There is free time to explore Victoria or perhaps as an option we suggest a Whale Watch Tour or Hop-on Hop-off Explorer Bus.
Day 3Howe Sound – Sea to Sky Highway - Whistler (FB)
After breakfast drive north and visit the beautiful artisan mural town of Chemainus, the world's largest outdoor art gallery. On arrival at Nanaimo board the BC Ferry and travel through Georgia Strait to Horseshoe Bay then travel north along the Sea to Sky highway and arrive at the charming alpine resort of Whistler Village. This afternoon and evening you are free to explore the village’s cobbled pathways and plazas.
Overnight Stay: Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa

VICTORIA to WHISTLER
Optional one hour floatplane flight to Green Lake, Whistler. Leave the crowds behind and soar over the many scattered islands through the Georgia Strait to the pristine alpine mountains in Whistler. Arrive at lunch time giving you more time to explore ($250pp – must be pre-booked).
Day 4Lillooet – Hat Creek Ranch – Sun Peaks (FB,L,HD)
Today we travel through the historic farming village of Pemberton, along the very scenic Duffy Lake Road and into the town of Lillooet. At Hat Creek Ranch we visit the historic buildings and learn about this early trade route. After lunch we head into the mountains to the ski resort village of Sun Peaks. This evening our highlight dinner experience involves a journey in an authentic Voyageur Canoe followed by a Fur Traders Feast.
Overnight Stay: Coast Sundance Lodge
Day 5Sun Peaks – Emerald Lake - Banff (FB,D)
Travel through British Columbia’s caribou country, enjoying glimpses of the soaring granite mountains of the Canadian Rockies. Today’s touring takes us through three spectacular National Parks: Mount Revelstoke, Glacier and Yoho. Travel from primeval forests to Ice Age glaciers, waterfalls and soaring peaks. See the glacier fed Emerald Lake and visit the spectacular Natural Bridge, which has been carved by the Kicking Horse River. Late this afternoon we arrive into Banff National Park. On arrival enjoy a sightseeing tour including Bow River, the Hoodoos and Bow Falls. This evening enjoy dinner at the hotel.
Two Night Stay: Banff Ptarmigan Inn
Day 6Banff at Leisure (FB)
Today is reserved for you to enjoy Banff and its many sights and attractions. As an option we recommend a float trip down the Bow River or a helicopter flight over the Rockies. Tonight you have the opportunity to partake in a fun and entertaining dinner theatre show (additional expense, must be pre-booked).
Day 7Moraine Lake - Lake Louise (FB,D)
This morning we enjoy a ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain for incredible views across the Canadian Rockies. Visit an icon of the Canadian Rockies, Moraine Lake (seasonal), crowned by ten notable peaks before we arrive at Canada’s “Diamond in the Wilderness”, the beautiful Lake Louise. There is plenty of free time for you to explore this beautiful Lake or to sit back, relax and take in the amazing scenery.
Overnight Stay: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Day 8Icefields Parkway - Glacier ‘Ice Explorer’ – Jasper (FB,HD)
This morning we travel north along the Icefields Parkway, acclaimed as one of the most spectacular journeys in the world, and enjoy breathtaking mountain scenery. We make a stop at the Columbia Icefield, North America’s largest sub-polar ice pack, where you’ll climb aboard the ‘Ice Explorer’ for a once-in-a-lifetime journey onto the mighty 300-metre thick Athabasca Glacier. See spectacular scenes such as the Crowfoot Glacier, hanging from a cliff face 900 feet above the Columbia Icefield. Day’s end finds us in Jasper National Park, an alpine wonderland of jewelled lakes, spectacular mountains and soaring waterfalls. This evening we journey to the foothills of Pyramid Mountain and experience an authentic Canadian Rockies Western style dinner.
Overnight Stay: Lobstick Lodge
Day 9Jasper – VIA Rail “The Canadian” (FB,D)
This morning enjoy a guided walk at the stunning Maligne Canyon, one of Canada’s most spectacular gorges. Stroll along the canyon’s trail, past beautiful waterfalls, spectacular rock formations and learn about Canada’s longest underground river systems. This afternoon we head to the station to relive the Golden Age of rail travel and board VIA Rail’s The Canadian, for one the world’s greatest train journeys.  It all begins with a champagne reception and welcome for the train conductor.  From the comfort of the glass-dome car you can admire the giant mountain peaks, sparkling lakes and immense forests.  In the dining car you are treated to cuisine prepared by an on-board chef, and then afterwards you can retire to the comfort of your private room in “Sleeper Touring Class”.
Day 10Vancouver (FB,D)
Breakfast is served this morning onboard the train before arriving into Vancouver. Today enjoy a sightseeing tour of Vancouver including Stanley Park, famous for its totem poles, the waterfront, Gastown and Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park. Make your way across this spectacular suspension bridge, 230 feet above the Capilano River, and join the award winning Treetops Adventure along a series of elevated walkways. This evening enjoy dinner with your Tour Director and new-found friends.
Overnight Stay: Rosedale on Robson
Day 11Seattle - 7 Night Alaskan Cruise (FB,D)
This morning we transfer to Seattle Pier to board your luxurious cruise ship. Check into your comfortable Outside Stateroom (upgrade to Verandah Stateroom additional expense) on the luxurious Holland America Cruise Ship ms Oosterdam and settle-in for an unforgettable 7 night voyage through the famed Alaskan waterways.
Day 12Scenic Cruising (FB,L,D)
Spend the entire day relaxing and cruising one of the worlds' most spectacular waterways as your ship threads her way past forests of spruce and hemlock, mountains, islands and inlets.
Day 13Glacier Bay National Park (FB,L,D)
Early this morning your cruise ship enters the iceberg-strewn waters of Glacier Bay National Park, where thirteen spectacular glaciers flow from surrounding mountains into the waters of the bay. A National Park Service Ranger will help you spot wildlife, while pointing out sights and explaining glacier activity. Perhaps you will be lucky enough to see a pinnacle of ice ‘calve’ or break away from the face of the glacier, and with a thunderous boom land in the bay.
Day 14Juneau (FB,L,D)
This morning we arrive into Alaska's scenic capital city, Juneau. Learn the city's Gold Rush story, drop into the Red Dog Saloon, take a helicopter flight over the Mendenhall Glacier or visit the fascinating Alaska State Museum (shore excursions are at own expense).
Day 15Sitka (FB,L,D)
Resting between snow capped mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Sitka is easily one of the most beautiful seaside towns in Alaska, and has a unique blend of Russian history and Tlingit culture. It's also the biggest town in Alaska, encircling 4,710 square miles on Baranof Island. Take a stroll through old growth forest in Sitka National Historical Park, tour through the Alaska Raptor "Bald Eagle" Centre, shop the downtown district and poke around the Sheldon Jackson Museum for a close-up look at some of the city's most prized arts, crafts and Russian relics (shore excursions are at own expense).
Day 16Ketchikan (FB,L,D)
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, jeep ride or mountain excursion on a Harley Davidson™ motorcycle, a harbor cruise or a float plane “flightseeing” trip (shore excursions are at own expense).
Day 17Scenic Cruising – Vancouver Island (FB,L,D)
Today is a day of relaxation as you cruise south to the stunning Capital of British Columbia, Victoria. Take advantage of the ship’s many outstanding facilities, or simply relax on deck with a drink and watch unmatched scenery glide by.
Day 18Depart Seattle (FB)
Disembark early this morning and transfer* to Seattle International Airport to board your homeward flight.

*Check transfer entitlements with your travel agent. For passengers who have already received documentation - refer to your booking summary.
Tour itinerary is valid from 01/04/2011 to 31/12/2011 and is subject to change. Enquire for itinerary details that fall outside of these dates. If you have booked on a tour please refer to the itinerary provided in your tour documentation or on Tour Personaliser for any changes that have been made.


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