Day 1 - UK / Calgary
Your holiday begins with a flight to Calgary from your chosen UK airport. On arrival at Calgary airport, you are met and transferred to your overnight hotel.
Hotel: Best Western Village Park Inn

Day 2 - Calgary / Banff
Calgary is the gateway to the resplendent Rockies and we use that gateway this morning as we leave to drive through the prairies and into those majestic mountains. On our way out of the city we pass the 1988 Olympic Park and Ski Jump, then head westward through green and gorgeous Bow Valley vistas on the short and ultra scenic run to Banff. The area of its National Park is so inspirational that its full title seems to be ‘Beautiful Banff’, while the town itself is a great blend of shops, eateries and activities. There’s a brief orientation tour on arrival before checking-in at our hotel. The remainder of your day is at leisure.
Hotel: Banff Inn

Day 3 - Banff
A day at leisure in Canada’s first National Park, Banff. Founded as a modest 10 square miles back in 1885, Banff is now 2,564 square miles of incredibly dramatic mountain landscape, glaciers, lakes and rivers. An excellent opportunity to see panoramic views of what this park has to offer is on the optional Sulphur Mountain Gondola excursion. Your Tour Director will be on hand to assist with optional excursions.

Day 4 - Banff / Jasper
Turn north today to nearby Lake Louise, its multi mountain backdrop mirrored in the still blue water. There’s time to stroll beside the lake before driving into scenery so splendid, it’s breathtaking. As we climb out of the valley toward the mountain passes, our journey covering the length of the Icefields Parkway, the setting is one of pure and perfect wilderness, with elks and moose for company. Our stop at the Columbia Icefield includes the opportunity of an optional Icefields Explorer ride on the Athabasca Glacier (subject to weather) before we carry on for a photostop at the Falls. Our final destination today is Jasper, for a two night stay.
Hotel: Lobstick Lodge

Day 5 - Jasper
A full day in Jasper, a little town delightfully set amid the lakes, mountains and waterways that form Jasper National Park. It’s the perfect place to take a breather, and our optional cruise of the 14-mile long Lake Maligne, crossing its glassy surface to the almost ethereal Spirit Island is perfect. For the more adventurous, a gentle ‘float’ down the Athabasca River might be just what you are looking for. Your Tour Director will be able to give you further details on this and all our optional activities.

Day 6 - Jasper / Kamloops on the Rocky Mountaineer
It’s all aboard this morning for the Rocky Mountaineer. No ordinary train, its picture windows give you moving panoramas of soaring snow-capped mountains, cascading waterfalls, forested canyons and fast flowing rivers. When the scenery is simply too superb to miss, the train even slows down for photo opportunities! Enroute you’ll pass Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Rockies, the startlingly stark Albreda Icefields, the winter white Monashee Mountains and Little Hell’s Gate Canyon. On arrival at Kamloops, we transfer you to your overnight hotel.
Hotel: Comfort Inn / Sandman / Thompson Inn or Similar

Day 7 - Kamloops / Vancouver on the Rocky Mountaineer
Reboard the train for day two of its journey, which follows the whitewater rush of the Thompson River, cuts through the steep sided Fraser Canyon and passes the immeasurably thundering waters surging through Hell’s Gate gorge. Just to make the journey an absolute joy, the scenery is complemented by superb service aboard the train and the comfort of reclining seats. We reach the end of the iron road in the Pacific Rim city of Vancouver. Our coach awaits to transfer you to your hotel for a two night stay. Your evening is at leisure in the city.
Hotel: Century Plaza

Day 8 - Vancouver
Perhaps the most stunning city setting in the world, cosmopolitan Vancouver sits beside a natural harbour, with majestic mountains at its back and the ocean at its feet. There are great shopping venues here and, as you have a full day at leisure, there is ample opportunity for exploration too. Take a walk in Stanley Park, absorb the atmosphere of Gastown and Chinatown, and cross the Lion’s Gate bridge to Capilano Park with its century old suspension bridge. Optional excursions are richly varied. City sightseers’ needn’t stop at the landmarks of Vancouver. Victoria is well within reach on an organised tour that ferries you past the Gulf Islands and takes in famous Butchart Gardens enroute to the historic city. In the evening, enjoy the chance to sample some of the city’s super restaurants, or try to get seats for a night at the theatre. Your Tour Director will be delighted to advise you on the best things to do and see, and to assist in arranging any optional extra tours.

Day 9 - Vancouver / UK
The day is at leisure until transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK, a perfect time for last minute shopping in the huge department stores and elegant boutiques of the city known as the ‘Jewel of the Pacific’. A transfer is arranged to give a comfortable check-in time for your overnight flight.

Day 10 - Return Landing
Morning arrival at your chosen UK airport - times vary.