Canada, Alaska, USA, Luxury Escorted Touring, Rocky Mountaineer, Lake Louise, Alaska Cruises, Whistler Canada
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80 | PLATINUM COLLECTION ARRIVE & RELAX IN VANCOUVER Day 1. Arrive Vancouver. On arrival, be met and transferred to your hotel before a Welcome Dinner. Two Night Stay: Vancouver, Rosewood Hotel Georgia in a Deluxe Room. D Day 2. Vancouver. You're in for a treat as your Tour Director reveals to you the city's most beautiful attractions on a leisurely morning tour. B ROCKY MOUNTAINEER RAIL JOURNEY Day 3. Vancouver, Rocky Mountaineer, Kamloops. Relax in your GoldLeaf carriage on the Rocky Mountaineer as you set out for the rugged wilderness of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Stay: Kamloops, hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (Kamloops has limited accommodation, two or three-star hotels). BL Day 4. Kamloops, Rocky Mountaineer, Banff. Settle in as your Rocky Mountaineer journey continues east towards the Rockies. Pass Shuswap Lake and along the South Thompson River. Travel through the Spiral Tunnels and traverse Kicking Horse Pass. On arrival in Banff National Park, disembark and head for your hotel. Two Night Stay: Banff National Park, The Fairmont Banff Springs in a Fairmont Gold Room. BL CANADA'S MAJESTIC ROCKIES Day 5. Banff. Choose your activity today. Perhaps take part in the Banff Experience or enjoy a heli-flightseeing trip. Join a float trip along Bow River or go for a paddle in a canoe. Relax at the Willow Stream Spa or set out on a cruise on Lake Minnewanka. Alternatively, available only to Platinum Collection guests, enjoy a round of golf on The Fairmont Banff Springs' course or take an extended heli-flightseeing trip. Tonight, choose where to dine. BD Day 6. Banff, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise. Meet a Mountie and hear tales of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, then board the Banff Gondola and ascend Sulphur Mountain before touring Banff. Later, stop at Moraine Lake as you make your way to Lake Louise where you'll join an expert Mountain Heritage Guide for a stroll by Lake Louise. Enjoy Freedom of Choice Dining tonight as you select from one of your hotel's restaurants. Stay: Banff National Park, The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in a Deluxe Lakeview Room. BD Day 7. Lake Louise, Athabasca Glacier, Jasper. A drive along the Icefields Parkway takes you to Peyto Lake and the Columbia Icefield. Here, board an Ice Explorer and ride onto the surface of the Athabasca Glacier. Later, stroll along the Glacier Skywalk then travel to Jasper. Two Night Stay: Jasper National Park, The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in a Premier Deluxe Room. B Day 8. Jasper. Today, perhaps set out on a Harley- Davidson motorcycle sidecar tour or a Maligne Valley experience. Go rafting down the Athabasca River, ride the Jasper Tramway, join an interpretive nature hike or an evening wildlife discovery. Exclusive Platinum options offer the chance to enjoy a treatment at the Fairmont Spa or join a retired Parks Canada Ranger for an insight into the management of the park. Tonight, dine at one of the restaurants located within your lodge. BD SPARKLING ROCKIES TO THE HEART OF ALASKA 29 DAYS – VANCOUVER TO FAIRBANKS 21 Night Luxury Land Journey | 7 Night Six-Star Inside Passage Cruise YOUR INCLUDED SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES Enjoy a private dining experience in the Gernot suite at Sparkling Hill Resort Tour Gray Monk Estate Winery Learn to sabre champagne Take a private floatplane flight direct to The Butchart Gardens for lunch Enjoy a special dinner at the Seven Glaciers Restaurant atop Mt Alyeska Take in a 'Welcome to the Subarctic' talk in Denali National Park Embark on a Tundra Wilderness Tour An evening at the Denali Dinner Theatre Cruise Fairbanks aboard a sternwheeler Kamloops Vernon BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA Victoria Lake Louise Ban Jasper Girdwood Anchorage Talkeetna FAIRBANKS Denali National Park ALASKA CANADA Whistler Hubbard Glacier Skagway Juneau Tracy Arm Sawyer Glaciers Ketchikan Sitka Mt Robson Athabasca Glacier Regent Seven Seas Mariner 7 Vancouver Island Queen Charlotte Islands VANCOUVER Jasper National Park Ban National Park 2 2 2 2 2 2 Seward 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Coach Cruise Rail National Park No. of Nights Stay 30 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