Great Resorts of the Canadian Rockies

Tour Information

A sampling of world-class resorts combined with exciting rail journeys highlight this 10-day tour. Start off your adventure in Vancouver for sightseeing and free time. Arrive at Pacific Central Station and board your Rocky Mountaineer train for a two-day, all-daylight classic rail journey from the Pacific Coast to the Canadian Rockies. Arrive in Jasper, your resort destination. After a narrated cruise to Spirit Island, enjoy leisure time in Jasper, strolling through the pretty streets and relaxing at Jasper Park Lodge with its spectacular outdoor adventure opportunities. Journey through the Icefield Parkway and take a thrilling ride aboard a snocoach on the Columbia Icefield before arriving at the Chateau Lake Louise for the night. Enjoy sightseeing in Banff and Yoho National Parks, and then arrive at the famous Banff Springs Hotel with time for guided sightseeing and to explore on your own. Onward to Calgary, where you visit Fort Calgary and sightsee in Calgary before a farewell dinner with one of Western Canada’s most popular cowboy poets.

Tour includes many meals as per itinerary below:
B = Breakfast
L = Lunch
D = Dinner

Day 1

UK - Vancouver
Welcome to Vancouver! This evening, mix and mingle with your travelling companions at the 6 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION.
Hotel: Sheraton Wall Center

Day 2

Vancouver
This morning’s city tour of Vancouver includes the harbour area, Chinatown, and Stanley Park Balance of the day is at leisure. Perhaps take an optional excursion to visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge and take a tram ride up Grouse Mountain, rent a bike and ride around the seawall of Stanley Park, or explore the Museum of Anthropology. For shoppers and browsers, take a water taxi to Granville Island or visit historic Gastown.
(B)

Day 3

Vancouver–Rocky Mountaineer®–Kamloops. Arrive at Vancouver’s Pacific Central Station and board your ROCKY MOUNTAINEER train for a 2-day, all-daylight, classic rail journey from the Pacific Coast to the Canadian Rockies. Travel through the fertile fields of the Fraser Valley surrounded by the snow-capped Coast Mountains toward Fraser Canyon. Continue through the raging turbulence of mighty Hell’s Gate as you journey along the South Thompson River, eventually reaching your overnight destination of Kamloops. Tonight, consider joining an optional dinner outing to Two River Junction to experience frontier dining. (B,L)
Hotel: to be advised by Rocky Mountaineer
Your chosen hotel is determined by Rocky Mountaineer Railtours; however, you can rest assured that it satisfies our high standards of cleanliness and comfort. For your convenience, baggage that will not be needed during the train journey will be checked through to Jasper

Day 4

Kamloops–Rocky Mountaineer–Jasper
Today, follow the route of the “Overlanders” while enjoying spectacular vistas of the Monashee Mountains and Albreda Icefields. With a clear day, you’ll see soaring Mount Robson in its pristine setting. Your hotel for the next two nights is Jasper Park Lodge. Set deep in the Canadian Rockies, the charming cabins and rugged elegance of Jasper Park Lodge make it the embodiment of peace, tranquillity, and natural beauty. With one of the world’s finest golf courses, spectacular outdoor adventure opportunities, gracious hospitality, and fine cuisine, Jasper Park Lodge is the ideal vacation spot. (B,L)
Hotel: Jasper Park Lodge

Day 5

Jasper. Excursion to Maligne Lake
This morning, enjoy an excursion to Maligne Lake for a fully narrated cruise to Spirit Island. After your cruise, the balance of the day is at leisure. Maybe take an optional float trip down the historic Athabasca River where your experienced guide will navigate as you absorb the splendour of Jasper National Park Your world-class resort offers all kinds of things to do. Play golf on one of the top-rated courses in North America or stroll the streets of Jasper with its array of specialty stores. (B,D)

Day 6

Jasper–Columbia Icefield–Lake Louise
Follow the Icefields Parkway and head for Banff National Park. While en route see Athabasca Falls, then get ready for one of the trip’s highlights: a stop at the 1,000-footthick Columbia Icefield for a memorable ride on an ICE EXPLORER
Ice Explorer and Moraine Lakes, and savour stunning vistas of alpine meadows, waterfalls, and glacier masses. Arrive in Lake Louise, your resort destination. Your hotel tonight is the famous Chateau Lake Louise. Situated in one of the world’s most breathtaking settings, Chateau Lake Louise evokes a sense of timeless beauty, warmth, intimacy, comfort, and Old-World charm. Resting next to majestic mountains soaring skyward and the vibrant blues and greens of glacier-fed Lake Louise, the resort affords incredible opportunities for sightseeing, recreation, photography, shopping, and dining. (B,D)
Hotel: Chateau Lake Louise

Day 7

Lake Louise–Banff
This morning, enjoy sightseeing in BANFF AND YOHO NATIONAL PARKS, including the Natural Bridge spanning Kicking Horse River and Emerald Lake.
Arrive in Banff with the balance of the day at leisure. Your hotel for the next two nights is the Banff Springs Hotel. Few hotels in the world rival the majesty, hospitality, and scenery of the Banff Springs Hotel. With its unique blend of opulence and seclusion, it’s been a symbol of the Canadian Rockies for more than a century. Styled after a Scottish baronial castle, Banff Springs offers stunning vistas, championship golf courses, a world-class European-style spa, and luxurious comfort in a pristine wilderness. (B,D)
Hotel: Banff Springs Hotel

Day 8

Banff National Park
Enjoy sightseeing with a ride on the BANFF GONDOLA up Sulphur Mountain, and stops at the Hoodoos along the Bow River and at Bow Falls. Afternoon at leisure. Perhaps take advantage of an optional helicopter flight seeing trip featuring dramatic aerial views of the Rocky Mountains and Banff. Others may wish to stroll the colourful streets of Banff or fish for trout on Lake Minnewanka.
(B)

Day 9

Banff–Calgary
This morning, travel to Calgary and enjoy a sightseeing tour of Calgary’s major sights, including Stampede Park and Saddledome Stadium, and visit FORT CALGARY. This evening, your Tour Director hosts a special Globus Farewell Celebration Dinner, the perfect finale for your vacation. A special treat is in store tonight, as you’ll be entertained by one of Western Canada’s most popular cowboy poets, Doris Daley. Charm, humour, laughter, fun, and smiles fill the evening. (B,D)
Hotel: Westin Calgary

Day 10

Calgary
The tour ends after breakfast this morning with guests departing on individual schedules. Transfers are provided to Calgary airport

Day 11

Arrive back in the UK in the early afternoon at your chosen aiport

What's Included

• Transatlantic flights from/to the UK
• Accommodation in 1st class hotels for 9 nights as listed above or similar standard
• Airport transfers on first and last day of tour
• Professional Tour Director throughout the tour
• Transportation in deluxe Motorcoach
• 9 Breakfasts; 2 Lunches; 4 Dinners (B,L,D)
• Vancouver Welcome reception and Sightseeing
• Journey on the Rocky Mountaineer Railroad in Red Leaf class
• Cruise on Maligne Lake
• Ice Explorer ride on Columbia Icefield
• Guided sightseeing; gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain in Banff
• Calgary Sightseeing
• Fort Calgary
• Globus Farewell Celebration Dinner with cowboy poet entertainer