Canada and Alaska Touring, Canadian Rockies, East Coast, Alaska and USA, Cruise Alaska, Tour USA
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32 Day 1. Arrive Calgary. On arrival, be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Meet your Travelmarvel Tour Director and fellow travellers at a Welcome Reception at Calgary Tower this evening. Stay: Calgary, Marriott Downtown Hotel. Day 2. Calgary, Banff. Depart Calgary for Banff National Park. Like a Local – enjoy a visit to Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary along the way. Upon arrival in Banff, you will enjoy a sightseeing tour. Stay (Two Nights): Banff Park Lodge. BD Day 3. Banff. Spend today at your leisure in Banff. Enhance Your Journey: perhaps take a Banff Experience Tour, enjoy a Bow River float trip or embark on a heli-flightseeing tour (see page 83). B Day 4. Banff, Lake Louise. After a leisurely morning in Banff, visit Moraine Lake (weather permitting) on your way to world- famous Lake Louise, the 'Jewel of the Rockies'. Stay: Lake Louise Inn. BD Day 5. Lake Louise, Icefields Parkway, Athabasca Glacier, Jasper. This morning, journey along the spectacular Icefields Parkway. Stop at Athabasca Glacier for an Ice Explorer ride, then continue to the fairytale setting of Jasper. Stay: Jasper, Mountain Park Lodges. B Day 6. Jasper, Blue River. Visit Maligne Canyon this morning, then descend the Canadian Rockies and journey to Blue River. Like a Local – set off on an extraordinary River Safari to stunning Grizzly Bear Valley. Special Stay – enjoy an overnight escape at Mike Wiegele Heli Village. This evening, dine by the waterfront. Stay: Blue River, Mike Wiegele Heli Village. BD ROCKY MOUNTAINEER OPTION (JASPER TO VANCOUVER) Perhaps replace Day 6 and 7 touring with a memorable rail journey to Vancouver aboard the Rocky Mountaineer (see box opposite). Day 7. Blue River, Kamloops, Vancouver. Travel through the Cariboo region to Vancouver. Stay (Two Nights): Vancouver, Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel. B Day 8. Vancouver. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Vancouver. Enhance Your Journey: perhaps tour Granville Island Market (see page 82). B Day 9. Vancouver, Whistler. Head along the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler. Enhance Your Journey: in Whistler perhaps try a Select Experience (see pages 83-84). Stay: Whistler, Summit Lodge & Spa or similar. B Day 10. Whistler, Victoria. Take a ferry across the Georgia Strait to Victoria. Enhance Your Journey: alternatively, you may like to enjoy a floatplane flight from Whistler to Victoria (see page 83). Stay (Two Nights): Victoria, The Parkside Hotel & Spa. B Day 11. Victoria. Spend today at your leisure. Then, later today visit The Butchart Gardens. A Taste of Canada Passage Through the Rockies & Alaska Cruise 19 Days | Calgary | Banff | Lake Louise | Jasper | Blue River | Vancouver | Whistler | Victoria Wake to the stunning Glacier Bay during your Inside Passage cruise YOUR HOLIDAY PRICE INCLUDES Guaranteed Ocean-view Stateroom on board your seven-night Holland America Line Alaskan cruise 11 nights premium accommodation Services of a Canadian Travelmarvel Tour Director and Driver 35 delicious meals – 18 Breakfasts (B), 6 Lunches (L) and 11 Dinners (D) Enjoy a Welcome Reception and scenic views from the Calgary Tower Tipping for land and cruise staff, port charges and airport transfers INSIDER EXPERIENCES Visit Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary Cruise through stunning scenery on a River Safari to Grizzly Bear Valley, keeping an eye out for bears, eagles and moose along the way Awake to stunning mountainscapes at Blue River's Mike Wiegele Heli Village Enjoy a special Farewell Dinner at The Butchart Gardens MORE HIGHLIGHTS Journey along the Icefields Parkway Travel onto the Athabasca Glacier for an exhilarating ride on an Ice Explorer Explore the vibrant city of Vancouver on a sightseeing tour – www.travelmarvel.com.au –