7 Days Best of the Canadian Rockies Tour Package
Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights
Priced From: $2,490 pp dbl. occ.
Dates: May - Oct
This Canadian Rockies tour is packed with breath-taking mountain scenery from beginning to end. See massive glaciers flowing out of a vast ice field, serene glacial lakes reflecting craggy, snow-capped peaks, and milky blue rivers rushing through gorges in the pine forests. Ride across the Athabasca Glacier on a special Ice Explorer. Take in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho National Parks, all part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See three of the most beautiful lakes in North America, and the spectacular scenery along the Icefields Parkway. Watch for bears and moose. Stay in renowned hotels, including Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and Fairmont Banff Springs, on this Alberta travel adventure.
Itinerary
Day 1: Alberta travel adventure – Kananaskis country
Your Canadian Rockies tour begins at Calgary International Airport at 3:00 PM. Guests spending the previous night in Calgary will be picked up at The Fairmont Palliser at 12:45 PM, then Delta Bow Valley or The Westin Calgary between 1:00 PM and 1:10 PM. Upon arriving in Alberta travel to Kananaskis country, the foothills of Canada’s Rocky Mountains. Get to know fellow travelers at the welcome reception and dinner.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: Delta Lodge at Kananaskis
Day 2: Spectacular glacial lakes
From Kananaskis, Alberta travel high up into the Canadian Rockies and cross the Continental Divide through Kicking Horse Pass. Enter Yoho National Park, where Emerald Lake sparkles with the surrounding peaks reflected in the green waters. See the Spiral Tunnels, a century-old railway engineering feat; Natural Bridge, a rock formation over the Kicking Horse River; and Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks (providing the weather conditions are right). Arrive at your chateau-style hotel on the edge of Lake Louise, overlooking Victoria Glacier.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Banff National Park
Day 3: Icefields Parkway, Canada's Alberta travel highlight
Enjoy a free morning to take in the amazing views while walking around Lake Louise – one of the finest Alberta travel experiences. Drive the Icefields Parkway featuring jaw-dropping views of mountains, waterfalls, glaciers, and snowfields around every turn. Watch for bears, moose, elk, bighorn sheep, and mountain goats, especially in the spring and fall. Arrive at your hotel in the heart of Jasper National Park; during your two-night stay you'll have an opportunity to attend a presentation by a national park official to hear the history, legends and folklore that are the very essence of Canada's magnificent national parks.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper National Park
Day 4: A jaunt in JasperHikers
Continue your Alberta travel experience with an open day in magnificent Jasper National Park, where optional activities include horseback riding, whitewater rafting, tennis, golf, or fishing. Rent a canoe or paddleboat on Lake Beauvert. Go on a guided nature walk, or play a round of golf on a top-rated course. Another optional activity might be a visit to the historic town of Jasper.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper National Park
Day 5: Glacier Ice Explorer
Retracing your route along the Icefields Parkway, view Athabasca Glacier on the Columbia Icefield, the largest ice cap in the Canadian Rockies. Take a memorable ride across the glacier’s surface on an Ice Explorer, a specially designed vehicle -- another highlight of your Alberta travel adventure; nearby are powerful Athabasca Falls. Arrive in Banff National Park, the first national park in Canada – your grand hotel, one of the Rockies' finest resorts, was built more than a century ago to resemble a Scottish baronial castle.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff National Park
Day 6: The bounty of Banff
There are many optional activities to choose from on a day at leisure in Banff National Park. You can ride the Banff gondola, take a guided nature walk, go horseback riding, mountain biking, or canoeing on the Bow River. Play a round of golf, perhaps book an alpine aromatherapy massage at the Willow Stream Spa, ranked among the top spas in Canada, or visit the town of Banff – where admission to the Whyte Museum, and two other museums, is included! The week comes to a conclusion tonight at a memorable farewell reception – join a local sommelier who introduces Canadian wines, including "ice wine," at a wine tasting that is both educational and entertaining. The wine tasting is followed by a farewell dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff National Park
Day 7: Journey home
Travel back to Calgary, approximately 80 miles. Your Alberta travel adventure ends at Calgary International Airport at 10:00 AM.
Meals: Breakfast
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