2014 - APT Canada & Alaska

APT/C&A-NZ$-2014

Canada & Alaska featuring USA, Journeys by Land, Rail, Sea & Air.

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25 Day Rockies with Alaska by Sea & Land 17 Night Luxury Land Journey & 7 Night Princess Cruises Inside Passage Cruise Canadian Rockies | Glacier Bay | College Fjord | Mt McKinley | Denali National Park | Arctic Circle APT Royal Experience See Margerie Glacier, an important part of World Heritage-listed Glacier Bay National Park ARRIVE & RELAX IN VICTORIA Day 1. Victoria. Be met on arrival and transfer to your hotel before tonight's Welcome Dinner. Two Night Stay: Vancouver Island, Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort & Spa. D Day 2. Victoria, The Butchart Gardens, Freedom of Choice Sightseeing. This morning visit The Butchart Gardens and enjoy breakfast. Afterwards, choose from a range of activities before time at leisure. B FLY OVER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE In Alaska's north, the mysterious Arctic Circle region beckons. On this amazing holiday, you'll enjoy the chance to take in the sights of the Arctic Circle from the air. Freedom of ChoiceTM – Sightseeing Freedom of ChoiceTM – Dining Signature Experience Optional floatplane to VANCOUVER Perhaps take a one-hour flight from Victoria to Vancouver (own expense). Here, explore the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park and enjoy a memorable dinner. Stay: Vancouver, The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. BD ROCKY MOUNTAINEER RAIL JOURNEY Day 4. Kamloops. Enjoy a Rocky Mountaineer rail journey to Kamloops in a GoldLeaf carriage. Stay: Kamloops, hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (Kamloops has limited accommodation – two or three-star hotels). BL Day 5. Mount Robson, Jasper, Freedom of Choice Dining. Your rail journey continues on to Jasper today. Tonight, dine at one of the restaurants in your hotel. Stay: Jasper National Park, The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. BLD CANADA'S AWE-INSPIRING ROCKIES Day 7. Lake Louise, Banff, Freedom of Choice Dining. Enjoy a stroll with a Mountain Heritage Guide. Then visit Moraine Lake, tour Banff and ride the Banff Gondola. Later, Meet a Mountie. Tonight, dine at one of the restaurants in your hotel. Two Night Stay: Banff National Park, The Fairmont Banff Springs. BD Day 8. Banff, Freedom of Choice Sightseeing. Today choose from a range of activities. Afterwards, enjoy the day at leisure. B Day 9. Sun Peaks. Descend from the Rockies and travel to the resort town of Sun Peaks. BD Stay: Delta Sun Peaks Resort. ALPINE WONDERS Day 10. Whistler. Departing Sun Peaks, travel to the iconic alpine resort village of Whistler. Stay: The Westin Whistler Resort & Spa. BD Day 11. Vancouver. Today travel the Sea to Sky Highway to Vancouver, where 15 Day (UTAP15) guests join the tour. Stay: Vancouver, BD The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. www.aptouring.co.nz ALASKAN JOURNEYS Setting out from Fairbanks, fly north above the wild territory of Yukon River Valley. Glide over gold mining fields and a portion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline; cross over the Yukon River; pass just south of the Gates of the Arctic National Park; and traverse the magnificent Brooks Mountain Range in the northernmost section of the Rockies. Then land north of the Arctic Circle at a wilderness community. Day 3. Georgia Strait, Vancouver. Ride the ferry across Georgia Strait to Vancouver. Day 6. Icefields Parkway, Athabasca Glacier, Lake Louise, Freedom of Choice Dining. Travel the Icefields Parkway and ride an Ice Explorer onto Athabasca Glacier. Tonight, dine at one of the exceptional restaurants located within your hotel. Stay: Banff National Park, The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. BD 97

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