Canada, Alaska, USA, Luxury Escorted Touring, Rocky Mountaineer, Lake Louise, Alaska Cruises, Whistler Canada
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62 | ROCKIES & ALASKA CRUISE HOLIDAYS Day 1. Arrive Victoria. Be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel before a Welcome Dinner. Two Night Stay: Vancouver Island, Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour Hotel. D Day 2. Victoria, The Butchart Gardens. Visit The Butchart Gardens for breakfast and explore the gardens before the crowds arrive. Spend the afternoon on your Freedom of Choice activity. B Day 3. Victoria, Georgia Strait, Vancouver. Today you'll take the ferry across Georgia Strait on the way to Vancouver. Perhaps take a half-hour floatplane flight from Victoria to Vancouver (own expense). This afternoon's itinerary includes a wander through the trees along the bridges and walkways of the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. Next, enjoy a guided tour of Vancouver, during which you'll discover many of the city's best-loved attractions. After dinner, you'll be transferred to the station to board your VIA Rail train for an overnight journey into the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Stay: VIA Rail in Sleeper Plus Class. BD Day 4. VIA Rail, Jasper. This morning you'll look forward to opening the curtains to the lofty peaks and endless pine forests of Canada's Rocky Mountains. As an APT guest you'll enjoy exclusive access to the Park Car – its glass-dome observation deck is by far the best seat from which to take in the scenery. Along the way you'll also be treated to included gourmet dining experiences served in the comfort of the Dining Car. Arrive at Jasper National Park this afternoon and transfer to your lodge. This evening, choose where you'd like to dine from a number of restaurants we've selected for you. Stay: Jasper National Park, The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. BLD Day 5. Jasper, Athabasca Glacier, Banff. Enjoy the scenery as you drive along the Icefields Parkway this morning. Stop to ride an Ice Explorer onto Athabasca Glacier, then admire the turquoise waters of Peyto Lake before arriving at the 'Castle in the Rockies' – The Fairmont Banff Springs. Two Night Stay: Banff National Park, The Fairmont Banff Springs. B MAJESTIC ROCKIES & ALASKA CRUISE 18 DAYS – VICTORIA TO SEATTLE 10 Night Luxury Land Journey | 7 Night Premier Inside Passage Cruise Sun Peaks Ketchikan Juneau Glacier Bay BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA SEATTLE Mt Robson Athabasca Glacier Lake Louise Ban Jasper National Park Jasper ALASKA Tracy Arm CANADA USA Sitka Ban National Park Whistler VIA Rail Vancouver Island Queen Charlotte Islands Holland America Line's ms Eurodam 7 Vancouver VICTORIA 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 Coach Cruise VIA Rail National Park No. of Nights Stay ITINERARY OVERVIEW DAY DESTINATION 1-2 Victoria 3 Overnight VIA Rail Journey 4 Jasper 5-6 Banff 7 Lake Louise 8 Sun Peaks 9 Whistler 10 Vancouver 11 Seattle 12 Inside Passage 13 Juneau 14 Glacier Bay 15 Sitka 16 Ketchikan 17 Victoria 18 Seattle YOUR INCLUDED SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES Explore The Butchart Gardens before the crowds arrive and enjoy breakfast in the original Butchart family residence Meet a Mountie in Banff and hear tales of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Take an informative stroll by the shores of Lake Louise with an expert Mountain Heritage Guide Enjoy a Sail Away Dinner at the renowned Pinnacle Grill on board your Holland America Line ship 40 MAX. GUESTS G U A R A N TE E D S M A L L E R G R O U P S KEY SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE FREEDOM OF CHOICE TM – Sightseeing FREEDOM OF CHOICE TM – Dining (B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner