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Iconic Rockies and Western Canada (Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf)

13 days
Start and end in Vancouver
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Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 20 - 48
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Vancouver

    Meals
    Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown)

    Included Activities

    • Tour of Vancouver's historic neighborhoods with Travel Director
    Landmarks
    Stanley Park
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  2. Day 2

    Vancouver to Victoria

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Grand Pacific)

    Included Activities

    • Tour of Chinatown and Gastown historic neighborhoods
    • Ferry to Vancouver Island
    • Tasting at family-owned ciderhouse with orchard views
    Landmarks
    Gastown
    Chinatown
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  3. Day 3

    Victoria

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at Butchart Gardens)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Grand Pacific)

    Included Activities

    • Breakfast at Butchart Gardens
    • Exploration time at Butchart Gardens before opening hours
    • Guided tour of Victoria including Parliament Buildings, Inner Harbor, and Market Square

    Optional Activities

    • Victoria Whale Watching Excursion - 3-hour whale watching cruise to spot orca, humpback whales, bald eagles, porpoises and seals (Adult Price: $138.00)
    Landmarks
    Butchart Gardens
    Parliament Buildings
    Inner Harbor
  4. Day 4

    Victoria to Squamish

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa)

    Included Activities

    • Viewing of Chemainus murals
    • Ferry
    • Scenic drive along Sea-to-Sky Highway
    • Sea-to-Sky Gondola ride to Summit Lodge with views
    Landmarks
    Chemainus Murals
    Sea-to-Sky Gondola
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  5. Day 5

    Squamish

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Center)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa)

    Included Activities

    • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Center
    • Cultural presentation and storytelling by Aboriginal Ambassadors
    • Exploration of artifacts and contemporary pieces
    • Lunch at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Center

    Optional Activities

    • Peak 2 Peak Gondola - travel across BC's rooftop on the world record-breaking gondola with 360-degree views (Approx. duration: 1 hour, Adult Price: $73.00)
    Landmarks
    Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Center
  6. Day 6

    Squamish to Sun Peaks

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at a local restaurant)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Sun Peaks Lodge)

    Included Activities

    • Viewing of Seton Lake and snow-capped mountains
    • Drive through Glacier National Park
    • Drive through Yoho National Park
    • Visit to Golden Skybridge with views of Rocky and Purcell mountain ranges and waterfall
    Landmarks
    Seton Lake
    Glacier National Park
    Yoho National Park
    Golden Skybridge
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  7. Day 7

    Sun Peaks to Banff

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Banff Park Lodge)

    Included Activities

    • Drive through Glacier National Park
    • Drive through Yoho National Park
    • Golden Skybridge experience with views of Rocky and Purcell mountain ranges
    • Canyon ridge walking trails with views of Columbia Valley
    Landmarks
    Glacier National Park
    Yoho National Park
    Golden Skybridge
    Columbia Valley
  8. Day 8

    Banff National Park

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Banff Park Lodge)

    Included Activities

    • Orientation tour of Banff National Park
    • Banff downtown tour with historic buildings
    • Bow Falls viewing
    • Surprise Corner viewpoint
    • Meeting with retired Canadian Mountie and historical stories
    • Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Royal Canadian Helicopter Tour - explore Goat and Sundance Ranges, mountain peaks, alpine meadows, waterfalls and glacier lakes (weather dependent, Approx. duration: 20-25 minutes, Adult Price: $289.00)
    • Mt. Assiniboine Helicopter Tour - fly to Mount Assiniboine (the Matterhorn of the Canadian Rockies) with glacier flyover at 3,611 meters (weather dependent, Approx. duration: 30 minutes, Adult Price: $347.00)
    • Three Sisters Peaks Helicopter Tour - get close to the famous Three Sisters Peaks, explore Spray Valley and Spray Lakes (weather dependent, Approx. duration: 12 minutes, Adult Price: $210.00)
    • Brewster Banff Gondola - ride to the summit of Sulphur Mountain (7,486 feet/2,281 meters) for bird's eye views of six mountain ranges, visit Summit Upper Terminal restaurant and Banff Skywalk (Approx. duration: 2.5 hours, Adult Price: $70.00)
    Landmarks
    Banff National Park
    Bow Falls
    Surprise Corner
    Sulphur Mountain
  9. Day 9

    Banff to Jasper

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Forest Park Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Lakeside walk at Lake Louise
    • Ice Explorer ride over Athabasca Glacier
    • Drive along the Icefields Parkway
    Landmarks
    Lake Louise
    Athabasca Glacier
    Icefields Parkway
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  10. Day 10

    Jasper

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner with Matricia Bauer featuring storytelling and foraged ingredient bitters)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Forest Park Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Maligne Lake narrated cruise with Spirit Island stop
    • Matricia Bauer Be My Guest experience on traditional First Nations land
    • Foraging walk around Jasper with Indigenous guide
    • Drumming performance
    • Storytelling and cultural presentation during dinner
    • Dinner featuring foraged ingredient bitters

    Optional Activities

    • Jasper Float Trip - scenic float down Athabasca River (designated Canadian Heritage River) with guide commentary on human and natural history, viewing opportunities for elk, deer, moose, coyotes, wolves, eagles, ospreys, mountain sheep and bears (Approx. duration: 50-90 minutes, Adult Price: $86.00)
    Landmarks
    Maligne Lake
    Spirit Island
  11. Day 11

    Jasper to Kamloops

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (South Thompson Inn & Conference Center), Hotel (Assigned by Rocky Mountaineer)

    Included Activities

    • Luxury Rocky Mountaineer rail journey
  12. Day 12

    Kamloops to Vancouver

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Pinnacle Harbourfront)

    Included Activities

    • Luxury Rocky Mountaineer rail journey
    • Transfer from Vancouver train station to hotel
  13. Day 13

    Vancouver

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  • Iconic Rockies and Western Canada (Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf) reviewer 1
    June 8th, 2019
    4.0
    I enjoyed and loved the Athabasca Glacier walk ...it was the highlight of my trip. I also loved our stay in...
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    Traveled in May 2019
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    Thanks for sharing your feedback with us here at Trafalgar. It pleases us to read that all of the features of the trip worked together perfectly to create a wonderful experience for you on the Iconic Rockies guided holiday. While we are pleased that this journey met all of your expectations, we are always striving to make our experiences even better. Therefore, we hope that you will join us again in the future when we can demonstrate all of the new great elements that we have included in our itineraries.
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  • J
    July 22nd, 2018
    4.5
    This trip was unbelievably good. Thanks to both Ben , our guide and Lorne, our driver we saw an incredible cross...
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    Traveled in May 2018
  • A
    December 25th, 2017
    5.0
    A seasoned traveller as this was my 6th tour. Not all at once you understand. The people I have met over the years...
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    Traveled in May 2016
  • C
    December 24th, 2017
    5.0
    Ben was a marvelous guide. I would go with him anywhere. His enthusiasm is infectious. Hemknowsmhis subject and...
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    Traveled in July 2017
  • C
    December 24th, 2017
    5.0
    Thank you Ben for a wonderful tour!! You were fun, interesting, knowledgeable, generous and just the absolute best....
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    Traveled in June 2017
  • P
    December 19th, 2017
    5.0
    We travelled with Ben on the Iconic Rockies & Western Canada Tour (May 29th 2017). This was an amazing experience...
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    Traveled in May 2017
  • S
    November 5th, 2017
    5.0
    Our Trafalgar Trip, Iconic Rockies and Western Canada, was a wonderful success and exceeded our expectations in the...
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    Traveled in August 2017
  • D
    October 29th, 2017
    4.5
    Everything exceeded our expectations. Our tour guide Ben was a delight. Full of fun and added more than was necessary...
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    Traveled in August 2017
  • M
    October 25th, 2017
    5.0
    Western Canada, iconic Rockies, and boat cruise up to Alaska. We could not fault the tour guide, Ben Hutchinson made...
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    Traveled in July 2017
  • K
    October 25th, 2017
    4.5
    Great tour of Western Canada departing from Vancouver. Rafting to see whales, experiencing the glacier along the...
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    Traveled in June 2016

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