Western Canada

The Rockies & Vancouver   

 

11 - 22 August 2008    

 

Our 12-day tour features the best of Western

Canada, beginning in the cowboy city of Calgary,

ending in the coastal city of Vancouver and

enjoying the magnificent Rocky Mountains in

between.  Having spent our first night in Calgary

we travel by coach to Banff, gateway to the

Rockies.  From Banff we take the Icefield

Parkway to Lake Louise, perhaps one of the

most photographed lakes in the world. 

We stay overnight at Chateau Lake Louise with

its superb lakeside location. Our journey from

Lake Louise to Jasper is through magnificent

scenery – towering mountains, huge waterfalls,

emerald green lakes and huge glaciers.  We stop

at Athabasca Glacier for a snow-coach ride on to

the glacier itself.

 

 From Jasper we visit Maligne Lake and Spirit

Island. We leave Jasper aboard the

world-famous Rocky Mountaineer.  The train

winds its way through truly magnificent mountain

scenery to Kamloops, where we stop overnight in

a hotel before spending a second day on the train

as the scenery changes from mountain to river

canyon.

 

We arrive into Vancouver where we spend the

last two days of our tour.  Vancouver is a lovely

city with lots to see including Grouse Mountain,

Capilano Suspension Bridge and much more.

 

Accommodation throughout the tour is in good

4* hotels mainly from the Fairmont Hotel

group.  Our Fairmont hotels include the famous

Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise

and the Fairmont Vancouver.