Day 1 - 2
Vancouver
Fly into Vancouver and check into your pre-tour hotel for two nights. Have some time to walk the downtown area, check out the Gastown neighbourhood or how about getting the short ferry to Granville Island and taking in the Granville Market with its array of shops and eateries?
Overnight: Georgian Court or similar
Day 3
Vancouver to Salmon Arm
Meet your Tour Director from downtown Vancouver at 8:30 am (arrive by 8:15 am) at Canada Place. Travel through the Fraser Valley, stopping in Kelowna for lunch (on own). After lunch, enjoy a wine tasting at one of the Okanagan’s wineries. Visit Craigellachie and the Last Spike before checking into your hotel at in Salmon Arm. Enjoy a dinner together with your group.
Overnight: Prestige Harbourfront Resort or similar. Breakfast, Wine tasting and Dinner included.
Day 4
Salmon Arm to Banff
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Travel through Rogers Pass, visit Emerald Lake with canoe rental options (seasonal), and explore Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. Arrive in Banff and check into your hotel on Banff Avenue where you will stay for two nights.
Overnight: Mount Royal or similar. Breakfast included.
Day 5
Banff
Start with a gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain for magnificent views. Take a scenic tour around Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake. Tour Banff townsite, including Bow Falls, Hoodoos, and Banff Springs Hotel. Free time for shopping, sightseeing, or discounted outdoor activities like horseback riding, canoeing, hiking, e-biking, and hot springs. Enjoy your evening at leisure.
Overnight: Mount Royal Hotel or similar. Breakfast included.
Day 6
Banff to Blue River
After breakfast, travel the Icefields Parkway towards Jasper National Park. Tour the Columbia Icefields and tick off a bucket list destination, and opt for the Ice Explorer Glacier Tour (additional cost). Stop in Jasper for free time and dinner. Head towards Blue River, a quaint old logging town that has tucked away within British Columbia preserved with the most beautiful and pristine wilderness. Surrounded by beautiful mountain lakes, roaring creeks, and the long North Thompson River, all fed by big glaciers, towering peaks and deep winter snowfalls.
Stay in Mike Wiegele Resort with its log chalets handcrafted near or on the shorelines of Eleanor Lake, a true unique highlight.
Overnight: Mike Wiegele Cabins or similar. Breakfast included
Day 7
Blue River to Vancouver
Enjoy breakfast with an option to join the River Safari or relax at the cabins. Travel to Clearwater and visit the stunning Spahats Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park. Stop for lunch in Kamloops (on own) and return to Vancouver by approximately 7:30 pm.
Overnight: Georgian Court or similar.
Day 8
Embarkation
The morning is yours to spend at leisure, then early this afternoon catch a taxi to the Vancouver cruise terminal where you can board your ship for the cruise portion of your tour.
Overnight on Holland America’s Konningsdam (Dinner included)
Day 9
Inside Passage
Spend today sailing through the dramatic scenery of the renowned Inside Passage.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Day 10
Port of Call Juneau, Alaska
The capital of Alaska, Juneau, has much to offer in the way of activities, attractions and breath-taking scenery found right at its backdoor, including the mighty Mendenhall Glacier and the Juneau Icefields. Go whale-watching, hiking or rafting, or explore the Tongass National Forest and visit the shops in town. Due to the long daylight hours, there’s plenty of time for your perfect Juneau adventure.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Day 11
Port of Call Skagway, Alaska
Today will be spent in Skagway, a borough on the Alaska panhandle and a popular stop for cruise tours. There’s a rich history to this location which is fun to explore during your time here, from the stores of Trail Bench and Lynch & Kennedy’s Dry Goods, to the Red Onion Saloon with memorabilia such as pictures of Klondike Kate and Peahull Annie. Take a trip to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park where you can take a stroll into the past with restored buildings and old wooden boardwalks.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Day 12
Glacier Bay
Take a memorable trip through the Glacier Bay National Park today, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which protects a unique eco-system of plants and wildlife. Be sure to listen out for the moment when a huge chunk of ice splits from the glacier and crashes into the sea, shooting water thousands of feet into the air. Glacier Bay has more actively calving tidewater glaciers than anywhere else in the world.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Day 13
Port of Call Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan clings to the shores of Tongass Narrows and is a unique location, built over the water. Deep fjords have been created by retreating glaciers have left granite cliffs towering thousands of feet above the sea, creating numerous waterfalls cascading into the waters. While you’re here, visit the Tongass Historical Museum, Creek Street, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village – Ketchikan’s top attractions.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Day 14
Inside Passage
Enjoy sailing through the dramatic Inside Passage today, offering up amazing scenery along the way.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Day 15
Vancouver
After breakfast you will disembark the ship in Vancouver where your holiday concludes; catch a taxi to the airport for your flight home.
(Breakfast included)
