CANADA 2018 BROCHURE
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Lake Louise<br />
Banff National Park<br />
Rocky Mountaineer<br />
Rockies Rail & Drive | 8 Days<br />
BANFF | LAKE LOUISE | ATHABASCA GLACIER | JASPER | ROCKY MOUNTAINEER | VANCOUVER<br />
Drive through the unforgettable scenery in the Banff and Jasper National Parks, see the crystal waters of Lake Louise, enjoy<br />
charming Jasper then take the iconic Rocky Mountaineer for the journey of a lifetime to Vancouver.<br />
SELF DRIVE TOURING<br />
Highlights<br />
• Visit picturesque Banff, set in its own National<br />
Park • Stay at stunning Lake Louise<br />
• Explore the mountain village of Jasper<br />
• Ride the iconic Rocky Mountaineer<br />
What’s Included<br />
• 7 nights accommodation • 4 meals – 2<br />
breakfasts& 2 lunches • Rocky Mountaineer<br />
SilverLeaf between Jasper & Vancouver<br />
• 5 days intermediate car hire with GPS and<br />
additional driver fee • Admission to either Banff<br />
Upper Hot Springs or Miette Hot Springs Jasper<br />
• Ice Explorer ride onto the Athabasca Glacier<br />
• Sulphur Mountain Gondola • Taxi transfer<br />
between rail station and hotel in Vancouver &<br />
Jasper • Comprehensive document pack<br />
Prices<br />
From<br />
£1684<br />
Price shown is per person sharing a room.<br />
Sole use from £2432 per person<br />
Superior hotels: from £2265 per person<br />
double share, sole use from £3426<br />
Deluxe hotels: from £2488 per person<br />
double share, sole use from £3982<br />
Child (0-10): from £870 sharing with 2 adults<br />
Upgrade to GoldLeaf on Rocky Mountaineer<br />
from £387 per person<br />
Departure dates:<br />
From Calgary<br />
Tuesdays & Saturdays 01 May - 06 Oct <strong>2018</strong><br />
From Vancouver<br />
Mondays & Thursdays 03 May - Oct 04 <strong>2018</strong><br />
Day 1: Calgary - Banff (75 miles)<br />
Arriving in cosmopolitan Calgary, collect your rental<br />
car and drive to Banff.<br />
Day 2: Banff<br />
Today is free to explore. Nestled high in the<br />
Canadian Rockies, Banff is a town that makes you<br />
feel at home and exhilarated with wonder all at the<br />
same time. This is a town that truly celebrates its<br />
heritage, lives and breathes mountain culture and<br />
never takes its backyard for granted. In town you’ll<br />
find shopping, cafés, nightlife and museums. Check<br />
out the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Banff<br />
Gondola (included) where you will see a panoramic<br />
view of the Bow Valley, then take a dip in the hot<br />
mineral pools at the Upper Hot Springs.<br />
Day 3: Banff - Lake Louise (38 miles)<br />
Travel along the lovely Bow Valley Parkway on a<br />
leisurely drive to Lake Louise, taking advantage of<br />
the many scenic lookouts along the way. Be sure to<br />
stop for a quick nature walk at Johnston Canyon,<br />
where you can stand in the spray of a roaring<br />
mountain waterfall. Continue to Lake Louise, the<br />
“Jewel of the Rockies”; the most famous glacial<br />
lake in the Canadian Rockies and one of the most<br />
beautiful in the Western Hemisphere.<br />
Day 4: Lake Louise - Jasper (129 miles)<br />
Today, travel through the spine of the Canadian<br />
Rockies along the amazing Icefield Parkway. You’re<br />
sure to be enthralled by the scenery, wildlife and<br />
waterfalls en-route. A stop at Peyto Lake along the<br />
way is a must. Don’t miss the Columbia Icefield for<br />
a ride onto the Athabasca Glacier on board an Ice<br />
Explorer (included) before continuing your journey<br />
to Jasper.<br />
Day 5: Jasper<br />
A free day to explore this charming mountain<br />
village. With over 4,000 acres of alpine forests,<br />
white-water rivers, hot springs, soaring mountain<br />
peaks and tranquil river valleys there’s little chance<br />
you’ll see it all! Perhaps you’ll visit the limestone<br />
gorge of Maligne Canyon, or volcanic Medicine Lake,<br />
named by tribal elders who believed its waters had<br />
healing powers. Or perhaps admire the breath taking<br />
beauty of glacially fed Maligne Lake and cruise to<br />
Spirit Island (not included). Or maybe you’ll take the<br />
gondola to the top of Whistlers Mountain or visit the<br />
Miette hot springs. This evening you’ll experience an<br />
included visit to the Jasper Wonderland for some<br />
amazing close-up photo opportunities of wildlife.<br />
Day 6: Jasper - Rocky Mountaineer - Kamloops<br />
Return your car this morning. Then it’s aboard<br />
the Rocky Mountaineer in SilverLeaf Service for<br />
a journey past the sprawling grandeur of Mount<br />
Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies,<br />
following the mighty Thompson River, the route of<br />
early fur traders towards Kamloops.<br />
Day 7: Kamloops - Rocky Mountaineer - Vancouver<br />
Leaving Kamloops follow the Thompson River to<br />
the Fraser Canyon, where at Hells Gate watch water<br />
torrent past the canyon walls at its narrowest point.<br />
The last leg of the journey takes you through the<br />
fertile farming region of the Fraser Valley to arrive in<br />
the Pacific port of Vancouver late afternoon.<br />
Day 8: Depart Vancouver<br />
Your tour ends with the check out from your hotel.<br />
Why not extend your stay to see more of Vancouver,<br />
add on another tour, or join an Alaskan cruise.<br />
Please note: Mountain lakes in this region will be<br />
frozen through to mid June.<br />
Tour available in the reverse direction from<br />
Vancouver to Calgary.<br />
60<br />
All prices are a guide only and subject to change. Prices are a starting price and will vary depending on departure date and time of booking. Hotel and peak supplements may apply.<br />
Please see pages 184, 185 & 191 – 195 for important information, terms and conditions. Fuel, road tolls and ALL parking charges are NOT included.
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