Once you’ve landed, we’ll take you to your hotel before tonight’s welcome dinner.

Stay: Two Nights, Vancouver, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

Meals: Dinner

Today you’ll experience the very best of Vancouver on a fantastic half-day sightseeing tour. Led by a knowledgeable local guide, you’ll soak in the scenery at the vast Stanley Park, explore the trendy Granville Island and immerse yourself in the historic neighbourhood of Gastown.

Meals: Breakfast

Board the Rocky Mountaineer and soak up the views from your bi-level glass-dome carriage in GoldLeaf Service. Gaze up at the Coast Mountains and pass Hell’s Gate. Follow the Thompson River on the way to Kamloops.

Stay: Kamloops, hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (three-star accommodation)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Your rail journey heads towards the Rockies. See the engineering marvel of the Spiral Tunnels and traverse Kicking Horse Pass. Once in Banff National Park, head for the ‘Castle in the Rockies’, Fairmont Banff Springs.

Stay: Two Nights, Banff National Park, Fairmont Banff Springs, in a Mountain View Room

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Spend the day on your chosen activity.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

You may like to take part in the Banff Experience, which includes a visit to the Cave and Basin National Historic Site. Alternatively, board the Banff Gondola, or set off on a heli-sightseeing excursion. Perhaps enjoy a float trip along Bow River, or learn how to be a Canadian ice hockey player. Otherwise, spend some time at the Fairmont Spa.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

This evening, dine at one of your hotel’s restaurants.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After a tour through the town, set out along the Trans-Canada Highway and through Banff National Park to Lake Louise.

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

This morning, meet a Mountie and listen to tales of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

For dinner, choose one of your hotel’s restaurants.

Stay: Two Nights, Banff National Park, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

First up this morning, you’ll travel to Moraine Lake and spend time marvelling at the glacially fed waters. Look forward to a free evening.

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

On the shores of Lake Louise, join an expert Mountain Heritage Guide and learn about the area’s rich natural history.

Meals: Breakfast

Join the Icefields Parkway, one of the world’s most scenic stretches of road. Pause at Peyto Lake, stop at Columbia Icefield and journey onto Athabasca Glacier. Continuing via Athabasca Falls, your day ends in Jasper.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Choose where to dine at your lodge.

Stay: Two Nights, Jasper National Park, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Freedom of Choice experiences offer a new perspective today.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

See the park on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle sidecar tour, embark on a Maligne Valley experience by hike or cruise, go rafting down the Athabasca River, or ride the Jasper SkyTram.

Meals: Breakfast

Today, take in views of Mt Robson as you travel along the Yellowhead Highway.

Stay: Sun Peaks Grand Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Follow the tracks of early gold rush pioneers through the Cariboo region, stopping at Seton and Duffey lakes. Later, re-enter the Coast Mountains and learn why Whistler attracts so many outdoor enthusiasts.

Stay: Two Nights, The Westin Whistler Resort & Spa

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

This afternoon, set out on your chosen activity.

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

The heritage of Canada’s Indigenous people comes to light at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre. Enjoy breakfast and explore the museum, discovering your First Nations ‘animal spirit’ with the help of your guide.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Enjoy a floatplane flight, explore Whistler Mountain on a snowcat adventure, enjoy a mountain Jeep safari or ride the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. Adventurous ones may prefer a tree trek or a zip trek.

Meals: Breakfast

Travel south along the Sea to Sky Highway. Board your BC Ferries journey to Vancouver Island. Continue to Chemainus, a town famous for its vibrant outdoor murals, before arriving in Victoria

Stay: Two Nights, Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort, in a Deluxe Water View Room

Meals: Breakfast

Tonight, enjoy a special dinner with your fellow travellers.

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

Visit The Butchart Gardens before the general public is granted access, and enjoy an exclusive breakfast in the original Butchart residence. More than 100 years in the making with a former quarry as the initial canvas, this space was transformed by Jennie Butchart into a haven overflowing with lush greens and colourful blooms. The result of her vision is the gardens you will see today, which are still family-run to this day.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Return to Vancouver and board your ship for a cruise through Alaska’s Inside Passage.

Stay: Seven Nights, Holland America Line’s Koningsdam or Zaandam, in a Verandah Stateroom.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Spend a full day on board as your ship cruises the coast of British Columbia.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Alaska’s picturesque capital, Juneau, is set at the foot of the mountain peaks on the Gastineau Channel, and outdoor activities are plentiful. Disembark and explore at leisure or with an optional excursion (own expense).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Arrive in Skagway, the Inside Passage’s northernmost point. See heritage buildings, now protected as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, and maybe set off on an excursion (own expense).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Awake to World Heritage-listed Glacier Bay National Park. Take in the calving tidewater glaciers and learn from local rangers who explain the geological wonders. If you’re lucky, you might spot whales in the wild. Humpbacks and orcas are plentiful in these waters.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Disembark in the cheery town of Ketchikan and spend the day exploring as you please.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Head south through the Inside Passage.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Disembark and transfer to the airport.

Meals: Breakfast