Canadian Rockies & Pacific Coast

Depart the UK on your chosen scheduled flight to Vancouver. Upon arrival, transfer independently to the Georgian Court Hotel, Vancouver, where you spend the first night getting to know this incredible Canadian city. 

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Georgian Court Hotel, Vancouver

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Georgian Court Hotel, Vancouver

This boutique-style hotel features bright and airy guestrooms with a soothing neutral colour palette. Each room is equipped with a king-size bed with a pillowtop mattress and hypoallergenic duvets, complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen television, coffee maker, mini-refrigerator, safety deposit box, and Beekman 1802® bath products. For those seeking additional space and upgraded amenities, suites are available, offering enhanced living areas and sweeping views of the surrounding neighbourhoods.

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Today, you will have additional time to explore Vancouver at your leisure. This unique city offers something for everyone. From its striking mountains to the bustle of the city’s art and music scene, this British Columbia seaport does not disappoint. Later, join your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a welcome reception, where you can enjoy a glass of wine, meet new friends, and discuss the exciting journey ahead.

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Georgian Court Hotel, Vancouver

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Georgian Court Hotel, Vancouver

This boutique-style hotel features bright and airy guestrooms with a soothing neutral colour palette. Each room is equipped with a king-size bed with a pillowtop mattress and hypoallergenic duvets, complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen television, coffee maker, mini-refrigerator, safety deposit box, and Beekman 1802® bath products. For those seeking additional space and upgraded amenities, suites are available, offering enhanced living areas and sweeping views of the surrounding neighbourhoods.

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This morning, enjoy a visit to Capilano Suspension Bridge Park – home to Vancouver’s first visitor attraction, the original suspension bridge built in 1889.  Today, the park also includes Cliffwalk, a cantilevered walking clinging to the granite cliff and Treetops Adventure, seven suspension bridges through the evergreens taking you up to 100ft above the forest floor. After your visit, head out on an orientation tour of Vancouver, including Gastown, Canada Place and Stanley Park, home to a collection of First Nations totem poles. You’ll have free time to have lunch on your own, with many great eateries to choose from. This afternoon board a ferry and sail through the beautiful Gulf Islands to Vancouver Island, an idyllic place known for its fishing and art communities. You’ll end your day here in British Columbia’s stunning capital city, Victoria.

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Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria

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Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria

Hotel Grand Pacific offers 304 guestrooms and suites, each classically appointed with a casual elegance that will make you feel right at home. Each of the spacious guestrooms features a private balcony, plush bedding, complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen television, coffeemaker, mini-refrigerator, luxury dressing gowns, and bath amenities. Suites are also available offering additional living space and upgraded amenities. Some guestrooms and suites also offer harbour views. 

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Start your day wandering through world-renowned Butchart Gardens, a beautiful natural historical site of Canada featuring beautiful floral displays. After Butchart Gardens, enjoy an orientation tour covering Mount Tolmie, the Inner Harbour and its Parliament Buildings, Canada’s oldest Chinatown and view the last remnants of Fort Victoria. The rest of the afternoon is yours to enjoy at your leisure – perhaps you’ll want to book an optional Whale Watching Excursion. The three-hour expedition boards in the waters of Victoria and while it can’t be guaranteed in advance which of the abundant marine wildlife you’ll see on your journey, chances are you’ll also spot magnificent bald eagles, porpoises or seals. 

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Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria

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Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria

Hotel Grand Pacific offers 304 guestrooms and suites, each classically appointed with a casual elegance that will make you feel right at home. Each of the spacious guestrooms features a private balcony, plush bedding, complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen television, coffeemaker, mini-refrigerator, luxury dressing gowns, and bath amenities. Suites are also available offering additional living space and upgraded amenities. Some guestrooms and suites also offer harbour views. 

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This morning, ferry across the Strait of Georgia and continue your scenic journey through British Columbia. Travel along Coquihalla highway and climb the summit of Coquihalla Pass and cross Thompson Plateau, passing along forests of Engelmann spruce, lodgepole pine, Douglas firs and ponderosa pines. Enjoy a stop in Hope before continuing to Sun Peaks where you’ll end a day of unbelievably scenic travel with dinner.

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Sun Peaks Grand Hotel, Sun Peaks

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Sun Peaks Grand Hotel, Sun Peaks

Each guestroom at the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel embodies the comforts of mountain living, featuring beautiful decor and modern furnishings. Amenities include a balcony with sweeping views of the surrounding mountain range, complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen televisions, air-conditioning, a mini-refrigerator, a Nespresso coffee machine, and a safety deposit box. For those seeking additional space and enhanced amenities, suites are available, offering extra living space and a kitchenette.

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After breakfast, your journey takes you along the legendary Yellowhead Highway towards Jasper National Park, part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. En route, a stop will be made at the Mount Robson Visitor Centre in Mount Robson Provincial Park, the second oldest park in British Columbia’s park system and truly one of the world’s crown jewels. Enjoy the best views of Mount Robson, which at 12,972 ft (3,954 meters) is the most prominent mountain in North America’s Rocky Mountain range and the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Arrive in the wonderland of Jasper National Park with its soothing mineral hot springs, rugged glaciers, colourful meadows, and majestic mountains. After a brief orientation tour through town, you’ll have the option to explore on your own or book an optional Float Trip.

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Forest Park Hotel, Jasper

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Forest Park Hotel, Jasper

Centered around a three-storey fireplace and a sky-lit atrium of greenery are the 152 air-conditioned guestrooms and suites. Tastefully decorated to blend with the surroundings, each room features, plush pillowtop mattresses,  refrigerator, flat screen television and complimentary Wi-Fi.

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Start the day with an informative walk on the trails of Maligne Canyon, one of the most beautiful gorges in the Canadian Rockies. Then, embark on a narrated cruise across the serene waters of iconic Maligne Lake (seasonal), one of the jewels of the Canadian Rockies (please note that this activity is seasonal and subject to closure as the lake may be frozen). Stop at Spirit Island, one of the most photographed sites in the Canadian Rockies. Travel along the majestic Icefields Parkway and arrive at the Columbia Icefield for your stay at the Glacier View Lodge, the first and only glacier-view resort in Canada. Venture out onto the amazing Glacier Skywalk where you will be treated to an after-hours visit onto the cliff-edged glass-floored walkway.

After enjoying a gourmet dinner with wine, you can step out onto the Viewing Deck, sip a drink in the library or relax inside the Moraine Lounge.

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Glacier View Lodge, Icefields Parkway

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Glacier View Lodge, Icefields Parkway

Warm, modern and comfortable, guestrooms overlook either the vast glaciers or mountains, making for a fantastic night’s sleep. Enjoy spectacular views of the Athabasca Glacier in Glacier View rooms with signature plush beds and contemporary amenities. Sleeping up to four people, they offer either a king bed or two queens, small seating area, Nespresso coffee maker, flat screen television, complimentary WiFi. Mountain View rooms enjoy spectacular views of the Rocky Mountains and feature all the same amenities, but can sleep up to six with an option of three queen beds.

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Following a hearty breakfast, your local expert will escort you to a special before-hours glacier tour. Venture out onto Athabasca Glacier in an Ice Explorer. Then, join your guide for a stroll atop the ice and discover the beauty and immensity of the glacier. Learn about the history and geology of the region and enjoy a warm beverage out on the glacier itself. After this morning’s icy adventure, continue south to Lake Louise and admire its blue waters and Victoria Glacier. You’ll have the opportunity to feel truly immersed in nature as you spend a portion of your afternoon here. Journey on to the resort town of Banff, your home for the next two nights. This evening, dine in town and unwind in your stunning natural surroundings.

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Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff

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Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff

Styled after a Scottish baronial castle, Fairmont Banff Springs offers timeless beauty and luxurious comfort within its superbly appointed guestrooms. All accommodations benefit from a coffee-maker, wireless internet and beautiful views of the mountains, woodland or Bow Valley. A range of wonderful suites are also available.

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Today is yours to spend exploring the rugged charms of the park. Choose from several optional experiences, including a once-in-a-lifetime helicopter flight over the magnificent Canadian Rockies, or a ride onboard the Banff Gondola, a scenic cableway that can take you to the summit of Sulphur Mountain. If you’d rather spend the day on your own, join your Travel Director on a Banff Orientation Tour covering Bow Falls, Surprise Corner and a few other local sights.  

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Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff

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Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff

Styled after a Scottish baronial castle, Fairmont Banff Springs offers timeless beauty and luxurious comfort within its superbly appointed guestrooms. All accommodations benefit from a coffee-maker, wireless internet and beautiful views of the mountains, woodland or Bow Valley. A range of wonderful suites are also available.

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From craggy plains to mountainous landscapes, after a stop in Calgary, today you’ll cross the U.S. border into Montana to Glacier National Park. Revel in your first encounter with the park, a region encompassing over 1 million acres — including parts of two mountain ranges, over 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants and hundreds of species of animals. This vast pristine ecosystem is the centrepiece of what has been referred to as the “Crown of the Continent Ecosystem,” a region of protected land encompassing 16,000 square miles. Settle in for the evening and look forward to tomorrow’s day of exploration.

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Many Glacier Hotel, Glacier National Park

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Many Glacier Hotel, Glacier National Park

All 205 guest rooms at Many Glacier Hotel are rustic, yet comfortable. In keeping with the era in which the hotel was built, the rooms offer guests modest amenities and old-world-style accommodations. All rooms have private bathrooms, deluxe king and queen beds, or standard double and/or twin beds. There are no televisions or air conditioning. A small selection of suites and family rooms are also available offering additional living space. 

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Board a private Red Jammer bus to cruise along the Going-To-The-Sun Road in style. The Going-to-the-Sun Road is the only road that traverses through Glacier National Park and the first to have been registered in all the following categories: National Historic Place, National Historic Landmark, and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. During your narrated trip you’ll witness stunning views from Logan Pass and the marvels of the park’s wild interior. Disembark at Lake McDonald, the largest lake in Glacier National Park. Over an insightful Legends of Glacier MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, join performing and recording artist and enrolled citizen of the Blackfeet Nation in Western Montana Jack Gladstone. Jack will illuminate the chronological history of Glacier National Park through an interweaving of story and song. Tonight, rest up in a classic Swiss-chalet-style lodge with spectacular mountain views.

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Lake McDonald Lodge, Glacier National Park

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Lake McDonald Lodge, Glacier National Park

The lodge offers 82 guest rooms split between the three-story main lodge, a row of cabins, Snyder Hall and the exquisite Cobb House. All guestrooms at Lake McDonald are rustic, yet comfortable. In keeping with the era in which all the rooms were built, they include modest amenities including flat-screen televisions and air conditioning. The suites on offer in the Cobb House and Snyder Hall are perfect for larger families as they offer additional living space. 

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Today you’ll continue to the beautiful shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene, one of America’s most beautiful lakes, and arrive in Spokane to stay at The Historic Davenport, Autograph Collection hotel. This is Washington State’s grandest hotel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has welcomed several famous faces including Amelia Earhart and Clark Gable. End the night with dinner at a local restaurant.

Wine connoisseurs rejoice. Today, you’ll head through the wide, endless horizons of the wine-producing area of Washington State. Enjoy a Highlight Lunch focusing on fresh, local and artisanal ingredients. Then it’s on to Seattle for an evening of leisure at your hotel. 

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The Charter Hotel, Seattle

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The Charter Hotel, Seattle

Each of the well-appointed guestrooms are designed to provide comfort and elegance. Each room boasts modern furnishings and sophisticated decor, creating a serene environment for guests. Amenities include plush bedding, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, flat-screen televisions, a mini-refrigerator, a coffee maker, and a spacious work desk. The bathrooms are equipped with premium toiletries, rainfall showerheads, and plush bathrobes. Some rooms also offer stunning views of the city skyline or the waterfront. Additionally, the hotel offers upgraded suites with separate living areas and enhanced amenities for those seeking extra space and comfort.

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This morning head out on a Seattle Orientation tour where you’ll see Puget Sound, Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market, where you should watch out for flying fish! The afternoon brings you an Insight Choice. Either head to the Space Needle, with its jaw-dropping panoramic views of the unique skyline or the Chihuly Gardens and Glass exhibit, where the work of world-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly is housed. In the evening, join your Travel Director and fellow guests for a Celebration Dinner with wine at Ivar’s Salmon House. Here you’ll find the Northwest’s best dining, as you take in the views of Seattle’s waterfront. 

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The Charter Hotel, Seattle

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The Charter Hotel, Seattle

Each of the well-appointed guestrooms are designed to provide comfort and elegance. Each room boasts modern furnishings and sophisticated decor, creating a serene environment for guests. Amenities include plush bedding, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, flat-screen televisions, a mini-refrigerator, a coffee maker, and a spacious work desk. The bathrooms are equipped with premium toiletries, rainfall showerheads, and plush bathrobes. Some rooms also offer stunning views of the city skyline or the waterfront. Additionally, the hotel offers upgraded suites with separate living areas and enhanced amenities for those seeking extra space and comfort.

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Your journey concludes today, not before one final hearty breakfast. Depending on your flight schedule, you may have time for last-minute shopping or sightseeing in Seattle before independently making your way to the airport for your return flight to the UK.