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CANADA
Grand Canada & Alaska
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Tour Summary
Tour name: Grand Canada & Alaska
Tour code: EPRA.609  
Days: 22  
Overview:

  
Tour Itinerary
Day 1Arrive Victoria (D)
Welcome to Canada. On arrival at Victoria International Airport you will be met and transferred* to your downtown hotel in the heart of Victoria, British Columbia's beautiful capital city. After check-in tonight meet your Evergreen Tours’ Tour Director and travelling companions for a ‘Welcome to Canada’ reception and dinner.
Two Night Stay: Executive House Hotel
Day 2Victoria – Butchart Gardens - Sightseeing (FB)
Today visit the world-famous Butchart Gardens, a 22-hectare showplace of magnificent, colourful gardens. A horticulturist joins you and explains the garden’s history and flora. There is ample time to explore these gardens which have delighted visitors from around the world for over one hundred years. Afterwards enjoy an orientation tour of Victoria’s Inner Harbour, Bastion Square, Beacon Hill and residential areas. This afternoon is free to explore or perhaps as an option we suggest a Whale Watch Tour & Hop-on / Hop-off Explorer Bus.
Day 3Howe Sound – Sea to Sky Hwy - Whistler (FB)

After breakfast drive north and visit the beautiful artisan mural town of Chemainus, the world's largest outdoor art gallery. On arrival at Nanaimo board the BC Ferry and travel through Georgia Strait to Horseshoe Bay then travel north along the Sea to Sky highway and arrive at the charming alpine resort of Whistler Village, with time this afternoon to explore the village’s cobbled pathways and plazas.  
Overnight Stay: Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa

Optional one hour floatplane flight to Green Lake, Whistler. Leave the crowds behind and soar over the many scattered islands through the Georgia Strait to the pristine alpine mountains in Whistler. Arrive at lunch time giving you more time to explore (additional expense).
Day 4Hat Creek Ranch – Sun Peaks (FB,D)
Travel along the very scenic Duffy Lake Road and travel through the historic farming Village of Pemberton. Visit Historic Hat Creek Ranch and learn about the Shuswap people, then pass through the towns of Cache Creek and Lillooet. Continue onto the resort village of Sun Peaks.
Overnight Stay: Sun Peaks Lodge
Day 5Sun Peaks - Jasper (FB,D)
Travel through British Columbia’s caribou country, enjoying glimpses of the soaring granite mountains of the Canadian Rockies. Stand at the base of the awesome 3954 metre Mt.Robson before arriving into Jasper. This afternoon is at leisure.
Overnight Stay: Lobstick Lodge
Day 6Icefields Parkway - Glacier ‘Ice Explorer’ – Lake Louise (FB,D)
This morning enjoy a guided walk down the stunning Maligne Canyon and marvel at the spectacular rock formations of one of Canada’s’ longest underground river systems. Depart Jasper and travel south along the Icefields Parkway, acclaimed as one of the most spectacular journeys in the world, and enjoy breathtaking mountain scenery. Our first stop is at the Columbia Icefield, where you’ll take the ‘Ice Explorer’ onto the mighty 300-meter thick Athabasca Glacier. Day’s end finds us at the beautiful Lake Louise.
Overnight Stay: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Day 7Lake Louise - Emerald Lake - Banff (FB,D)
Visit Emerald Lake and Natural Bridge enroute to the township of Banff. On arrival into Banff enjoy sightseeing tour including Bow River and Bow Falls and enjoy your Gondola Ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain, with unbelievable views of the Bow River valley.
Two Night Stay: Caribou Properties
Day 8Banff (FB)
Today is reserved for you to enjoy Banff and its many sights and attractions.
Day 9‘The Rocky Mountaineer’ – Kamloops (FB,L)
Today we set off on a two day rail experience on “The Most Spectacular Train Journey in the World”. Settle back in your redleaf carriage (upgrade to Goldleaf $1035pp). Cross Kicking Horse pass and view the glaciers and snowcapped mountains of Rogers Pass before arriving into Kamloops. Tonight, perhaps enjoy dinner and a show “The Rhythms of the Rails”.   (Optional dinner show at own expense – must be prebooked prior to departure).
Overnight Stay: Kamloops Hotel (as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer)
Day 10‘The Rocky Mountaineer’ – Vancouver (B,L,D)
We continue to journey west, follow the Thompson River and pass through the magnificent Fraser Valley before arriving into Vancouver.
Overnight Stay: Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver
Day 11Vancouver – 7-Night Cruise (FB,D)
Today enjoy a sightseeing tour of Vancouver including the waterfront, Gastown, Chinatown and  Stanley Park, famous for its totem poles. Board your luxurious cruise ship, Diamond or Coral Princess, check into your GUARANTEED Verandah Stateroom and settle-in for an unforgettable 7 night voyage through the Inside Passage and head north to Alaska.
Day 12Inside Passage (FB,L,D)
Spend the entire day cruising the Inside Passage, one of the worlds’ most spectacular waterways. Your ship threads her way past forests, mountains, islands and inlets.
Day 13Ketchikan (FB,L,D)
Welcome to the salmon capital of the world! An outstanding collection of totem poles makes the town an essential stop for anyone interested in native art. To make the most of your time ashore, consider taking an optional guided tour through town, jeep ride or mountain excursion on a Harley Davidson motorcycle, a harbour cruise or a float plane “flightseeing” trip (shore excursions are at own expense).
Day 14Juneau (FB,L,D)
Arrive into Alaska’s scenic capital city, Juneau. Learn the city’s Gold Rush story, drop into the Red Dog Saloon or take a helicopter flight (shore excursions – own expense).
Day 15Skagway (FB,L,D)
Sail into Skagway. Plenty of free time to go ashore and stroll the weathered boardwalks.
Day 16Glacier Bay (FB,L,D)
Early this morning your cruise ship enters the iceberg strewn waters of Glacier Bay National Park, where thirteen spectacular glaciers flow from surrounding mountains into the waters of the bay. A National Park Service Ranger will help you spot wildlife, while pointing out sights and explaining glacier activity. Perhaps you will be lucky enough to see a pinnacle of ice ‘calve’ or break away from the face of the glacier, and with a thunderous boom land in the bay.
Day 17College Fjord (FB,L,D)
Within Prince William Sound lies College Fjord, home to 16 glaciers. Tonight enjoy a final dinner on your elegant ship.
Day 18Whittier – Mt McKinley (FB,D)
Disembark in Whittier, meet your Tour Director and travel via the Alaska Wildlife Refuge to Anchorage. Explore Anchorage Markets (subject to operation) before continuing to Wassila, starting point for the annual Iditarod Race each Spring. Continue to the magnificent Mt McKinley.
Overnight Stay: Mt McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge
Day 19Midnight Sun Express (FB,D)
After breakfast transfer to the Midnight Sun Express rail. Relax and enjoy impeccable service as you travel towards Denali National Park. Arrive into Denali this afternoon. On arrival at your hotel the remainder of the day is yours to explore.
Two Night Stay: Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge
Day 20Denali National Park (FB)
This morning enjoy your choice of the following activities, included in the tour at no extra cost. Choose from (1) Comprehensive Tundra Wilderness Tour; or (2) Natural History Tour of Denali National Park. Return to your lodge this afternoon with the remainder of the day is at leisure.
Day 21Fairbanks (FB,D)
This morning depart Denali for Fairbanks . On arrival board a sternwheeler riverboat cruise down the Chena and Tenana Rivers. Tonight, join your Tour Director and fellow travellers for a final dinner together.
Overnight Stay: Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge
Day 22Depart Fairbanks (FB)

After breakfast you will be transferred* to Fairbanks Airport to board your homeward flight. (Please book departure flights after 9am).

*Check transfer entitlements with your travel agent. For passengers who have already received documentation - refer to your booking summary. 
Tour itinerary is valid from 01/04/2010 to 31/12/2010 and is subject to change. Enquire for itinerary details that fall outside of these dates. If you have booked on a tour please refer to the itinerary provided in your tour documentation or on Tour Personaliser for any changes that have been made.


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