Iconic Rockies and Western Canada

Day 1  Vancouver        
Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Then, join your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception.

Day 2  Vancouver to Victoria        
This morning, delve into the historic neighbourhoods of Chinatown and Gastown before boarding a ferry to Vancouver Island. Dive into Culture and taste local cider at a family-owned ciderhouse, before continuing to Victoria.

Day 3  Victoria    
Start the day at Butchart Gardens, a must-see oasis, which has been growing for over 100 years. Enjoy breakfast at Butchart Gardens and learn how the spectacular floral display was once a giant disused quarry. This evening, join an optional whale watching experience or spend the remainder of your stay in Victoria at leisure.

Day 4  Victoria to Whistler    
See the vivid murals of Chemainus. Board a ferry and then take the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway. Ascend to Summit Lodge, admiring the views from the Sea-to-Sky Gondola.

Day 5  Whistler
Enjoy an insightful Make Travel Matter Experience and learn about the First Nations at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre. Get a first-hand look into the traditional way of life of the original inhabitants of the area and their collection of artifacts and contemporary pieces. After lunch at the centre, enjoy your time at leisure.

Day 6  Whistler to Sun Peaks  
Continue towards Sun Peaks, spend some time seeing Seton Lake and the beautiful snow capped mountains surrounding it.

Day 7  Sun Peaks to Banff
Drive through Glacier & Yoho National Park en route to Banff. Sample the best of the UNESCO-listed Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. The excitement of Canada’s highest suspension bridges awaits at the Golden Skybridge! Explore canyon ridge walking trails with sweeping views of the Columbia Valley and the Rocky and Purcell mountain ranges. Spend the night in beautiful Banff National Park.

Day 8  Banff
Your morning is at leisure, perhaps do an optional gondola ride or explore on your own terms. Later in the morning, you will have a guided tour of Banff National Park. This evening, meet a Mountie dressed in traditional red serge uniform and hear about their exciting history before enjoying dinner.

Day 9  Banff to Jasper        
Enjoy a lakeside walk at Lake Louise, then board an Ice Explorer and drive over the Athabasca Glacier. Continue your drive along the Icefields Parkway to your overnight in Jasper.

Day 10  Jasper
Embark on an invigorating guided walk to Maligne Canyon. Board a narrated cruise on Maligne Lake (seasonal) stopping at Spirit Island. Travel back to Jasper and this evening join Matricia Bauer for a one of a kind Be My Guest experience, on traditional First Nations land. Learn how to make curated drink bitters from foraged ingredients, listen to stories and drumming over dinner.

Day 11  Jasper to Kamloops
Admire Mount Robson – the tallest peak in the Canadian Rockies. End the day in the Tournament Capital of Canada, Kamloops. Though the city is known for hosting competitions, we will take it easy and enjoy an evening at leisure.

Day 12  Kamloops to Vancouver
Drive from Kamloops, past dramatic moutainscapes toward the scenic coastal setting of Vancouver.

Day 13  Vancouver
Transfer to the airport for your departing flight.