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CANADA
Rockies Explorer & Alaskan Cruise
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Tour Summary
Tour name: Rockies Explorer & Alaskan Cruise
Tour code: EPCW.604  
Days: 20  
Overview:

  
Tour Itinerary
Day 1Arrive Victoria (D)
Welcome to Canada. On arrival at Victoria International Airport you will be met and transferred* to your hotel in the heart of Victoria, British Columbia's beautiful capital city. Tonight meet your Evergreen Tours’ Tour Director and travelling companions for a ‘Welcome to Canada’ reception and dinner.
Two Night Stay: Chateau Victoria
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,D)
 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.
 Two Night 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 4Whistler (FB)
Today is at leisure for you to explore the resort village of Whistler and experience one of the many attractions on offer.
Day 5Hat Creek Ranch – Sun Peaks (FB,D)
Today we travel through the historic farming Village of Pemberton, along the very scenic Duffy Lake Road and into the town of Lillooet. Visit Historic Hat Creek Ranch and learn about the Shuswap people, then pass through the towns of Cache Creek and Kamloops. We then head into the mountains to the ski resort village of Sun Peaks.
Overnight Stay: Sun Peaks Lodge
Day 6Sun Peaks to Jasper (FB,D)
Travel though 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 7Icefields 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. Be amazed by the powerful Athabasca Falls, then make a stop 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 8Lake 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 9Banff (FB)
Today is reserved for you to enjoy Banff and its many sights and attractions.
Day 10‘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 11‘The Rocky Mountaineer’ – Vancouver (B,L)
We continue to journey west, follow the Thompson River and pass through the magnificent Fraser Valley before arriving into Vancouver.
Two Night Stay: Renaissance Harbourside
Day 12Vancouver (FB,HD)
This morning is at leisure for you to explore this magnificent city. After lunch we set-off on a sightseeing tour of Vancouver including Gastown, Chinatown and Stanley Park, famous for its spectacular Totem Poles.

EXCLUSIVE INCLUSION - NORTHSHORE SUNSET TOUR
Drive across the Lions Gate Bridge and visit Capilano Suspension Bridge, then take a gondola ride to the top of Grouse Mountain and enjoy a spectacular dinner whilst enjoying the views of the Vancouver skyline.
Day 13Vancouver - 7 Night Alaskan Cruise (FB,D)
After breakfast you will be transferred to Canada Place Pier where you will board your cruise ship and check into your Comfortable Outside Stateroom (upgrade to Verandah Cabin on request) on the luxurious Holland America Cruise Ship ms Volendam and settle-in for an unforgettable 7 night voyage through the famed inside passage.
Day 14Cruising the Inside Passage (FB,L,D)
Spend the entire day cruising the Inside Passage one of the worlds' most spectacular waterways as your ship threads her way past forests of spruce and hemlock, mountains, islands and inlets.
Day 15Tracy Arm Fjord - Juneau, Alaska’s Capital (FB,L,D)
This morning we cruise into the spectacular Tracy Arm, a narrow, 26-mile-long fjord, another of Alaska's most dramatic glacier settings. The panorama of 7,000-foot mountain peaks and nearly vertical rock cliffs is astounding. Waterfalls appear at every turn. Tucked away at the end of this remarkable waterway are two very active reminders of the Ice Age - the twin Sawyer Glaciers, calving icebergs into the jade-colored inland sea. In the afternoon arrive into Alaska's scenic capital city, Juneau. Learn the city's Gold Rush story, drop into the Red Dog Saloon, take a helicopter flight over the Mendenhall Glacier or visit the fascinating Alaska State Museum (shore excursions are at own expense).
Day 16Skagway (FB,L,D)
Established in 1897 as a trading post for prospectors headed to the Klondike Gold Rush, Skagway was once known as “hell on earth,” an untamed, violent town controlled by organized criminals. Today, of course, the town is a bit more civilized, though its colourful past is carefully preserved in the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. For a truly memorable excursion, take an optional ride on the narrow gauge White Pass and Yukon Railroad, which was built in 1897 to take miners over treacherous terrain to the distant gold fields (shore excursions are at own expense).
Day 17Glacier 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 18Ketchikan (FB,L,D)
Welcome to the salmon capital of the world! Part of the town is built along a steep hillside, part is built on pilings over the water where bald eagles watch from waterside perches. 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 harbor cruise or a float plane “flightseeing” trip (shore excursions are at own expense).
Day 19The Inside Passage (FB,L,D)
Today is a day of relaxation as your cruise returns to Vancouver. Take advantage of the ship’s many outstanding facilities, or simply relax on deck with a drink and watch unmatched scenery glide by, as you travel south through the Inside Passage.
Day 20Depart Vancouver (FB)
Disembark early this morning and transfer* to Vancouver International Airport to board your homeward flight.

*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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