Overview

Tour & Air from $10,195*
+ port charges/taxes $530* & air taxes $465*
Earlybirds save up to $5,100* per couple

Dates and Prices

Departs Returns Departure Code Availability Itinerary
26 Apr 2009 18 May 2009 RPCW260409.9V Available Coach - Rail - Coach - Zuiderdam
03 May 2009 25 May 2009 RPCW030509.5V Available coach - Rail - Zuiderdam (23 day itin)
10 May 2009 01 Jun 2009 RPCW100509.1V Available coach - Rail - Zuiderdam (23 day itin)
17 May 2009 08 Jun 2009 RPCW170509.1V Available coach - Rail - Zuiderdam (23 day itin)
30 May 2009 21 Jun 2009 RPCW300509.2S Available Rail (Jasper) - Coach to YYJ - Infinity
30 Aug 2009 21 Sep 2009 RPCW300809.1S Available Coach - RMR(Banff) - Golden

Itinerary

Day 1

Home Port – Vancouver (D)


Join your flight to Vancouver. On arrival you will be met and transferred to the heart of one of Canada's most beautiful cities and your hotel. Tonight enjoy a "Welcome to Canada" reception and dinner (flight not included in Land Content Only price, please schedule your flight arrival no later than 5.00pm).
Overnight Stay: The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver


Day 2

Whistler Village - Scenic FreeChoice (B,D)


Today enjoy a sightseeing tour of Vancouver including the waterfront, Gastown, Chinatown, Stanley Park and Granville Island. Continue to the alpine resort of WhistlerVillage with time to explore the village's cobbled pathways and plazas. EXCLUSIVE to Scenic Tours, step into the world of the Black Bear with Michael Allen, a world leader in Black Bear research. Scenic FreeChoice Dining. This evening choose where to dine from a selection of restaurants in Whistler. Choose from either (1) Portebello or (2) The Wildflower at the Chateau or (3) The Clubhouse, (4) The Keg
Two Night Stay: The Fairmont Chateau Whistler - EXCLUSIVE to Scenic Tours


Day 3

Whistler - Scenic Freechoice (B)


This morning you are free to choose one of the following Scenic Freechoice activities included in the tour at no extra cost. Choose from (1) Dog Sled Adventure; or (2) River of Golden Dreams Canoe Tour; or (3) Nature Walk; or (4) Peak to Peak Gondola; or (5) Glacier 4WD Tour; or (6) Tree Trek Adventure. This afternoon enjoy time at leisure.


Day 4

Hat Creek Ranch - Sun Peaks (B,D)


Stop at Historic Hat Creek Ranch to learn about the Shuswap people. Continue to SunPeaks, this evening enjoy dinner and a historic look into the fur trading industry and life as a pioneer - EXCLUSIVE to Scenic Tours.
Overnight Stay: Delta Sun Peaks Resort or simliar


Day 5

Cariboo Mountains - Tete Jaune Cache - Jasper National Park (B,D)


Travel through British Columbia's Cariboo region, enjoying tantalising glimpses of the soaring granite mountains of Canada's Rockies. Stand at the base of awesome, 3,954 metre Mt Robson before arriving into Jasper. This afternoon relax and perhaps enjoy a stroll around Lac Beauvert. Scenic FreeChoice Dining. This evening choose where to dine from a selection of restaurants in Jasper. (applicable to tours accommodated at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge only). Choose from either (1) The Emerald Lounge or (2) The Edith Cavell or (3) The Moose Nook Northern Grill or (4) Meadows Restaurant.
Two Night Stay: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge


Day 6

Jasper Scenic FreeChoice (B)


This morning you are free to choose one of the following Scenic FreeChoice activities, included in the tour at no extra cost. Choose from (1) Guided walk on the 'Path of the Glacier';or (2) Maligne Canyon and Lakes Tour; (3) Canoe on Pyramid Lake ;or (4) Rafting down the Athabasca River or (5) Maligne Lake Cruise; or (6) Motorcycle Tour; (7) Jasper Tramway. This afternoon enjoy time at leisure.


Day 7

Icefields Parkway - Glacier 'Ice Explorer' (B,D)


Today as you continue south enjoy breathtaking mountain scenery along the Icefields Parkway, acclaimed as one of the most spectacular journeys in the world. Board the 'Ice Explorer' onto the mighty Athabasca Glacier. Upon arrival at the beautiful Lake Louise enjoy a nature walk along the shoreline of the lake before dinner. Scenic FreeChoice Dining. This evening choose from a selection of restaurants at Chateau Lake Louise. Choose from (1) Fairview Dining Room, (2) Poppy Brasserie, (3) Glacier Saloon, (4) Walliser Stube, (5) Tom Wilson Steakhouse.
Overnight Stay: The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise


Day 8

Emerald Lake - Banff (B,D)


A relaxing morning before visiting Emerald Lake and Natural Bridge enroute to the township of Banff. Scenic FreeChoice Dining. This evening choose where to dine from a selection of restaurants in Banff. Choose from either (1) Bow Valley Grill or (2) Waldhaus Restaurant or (3) Castello Ristorante or (4) Grapes Wine Bar, (5) Samurai Sushi Bar and Restaurant.
Two Night Stay: The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel


Day 9

Banff - Scenic FreeChoice (B)


This morning you are free to choose one of the following Scenic FreeChoice activities, included in the tour at no extra cost. Scenic FreeChoice Inclusions. Choose from (1) Guided Nature Hike; or (2) Golf at Banff Springs Golf Course; or (3) Sulphur Mountain Gondola ride; or (4) Bow River float trip; or (5) Lake Minewanka Cruise; or (6) Heli Flightseeing.


Day 10

The Rocky Mountaineer Train – Kamloops (B,L,D)


Early morning transfer to Banff Railroad Station for a 2 day rail experience on 'The Most Spectacular Train Trip in the World.' Relax in your guaranteed Goldleaf carriage and experience unsurpassed levels of Dome Car service. 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 at Two River Junction or Lumberjack Show (optional dinner-show at own expense. Book with your travel agent).
Overnight Stay: Kamloops Hotel (as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer Vacations)


Day 11

The Rocky Mountaineer – Vancouver (B,L)


Transfer back to The Rocky Mountaineer to continue your journey west. Follow the Thompson River and pass through the magnificent Fraser Canyon and Fraser River Valley before arriving into Vancouver.
Overnight Stay: The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver


Day 12

EXCLUSIVE Capilano Suspension Bridge Nature Walk - Victoria Butchart Gardens - Victoria (B)


Today be the first to see the sunlight warm the dewed foliage and timbers of the forest with an early morning Exclusive Guided Nature Walk through the rainforest at Capilano Suspension Bridge. Board the ferry to Vancouver Island and cruise through the Georgia Strait to Victoria. Upon arrival visit the world-famous Butchart Gardens. Enjoy 22 hectares of wonderful floral displays including the Japanese, Italian and Rose Gardens at your own pace. Check in to the exclusive Fairmont Empress Hotel. While others come to photograph this hotel, you will be staying here for the next two nights.
Two Night Stay: The Fairmont Empress Hotel - EXCLUSIVE to Scenic Tours


Day 13

Scenic FreeChoice (B,D)


This afternoon you are free to choose one of the following Scenic FreeChoice activities, included in the tour at no extra cost. Scenic FreeChoice Inclusions: choose from (1) Take a leisurely walk through Victoria and the waterfront before indulging in Afternoon Tea at the Empress; or (2) A Horse & Carriage tour; or (3) Salmon Fishing in Canada's West Coast; or (4) a 3 hour Whale Watching cruise in either a comfortable covered boat; or (5) by High Speed Zodiac inflatable boat; or (6) 30 minute Scenic Floatplane Flight over the inner harbour; or (7) Explore Victoria's Historical Past including Hatley and Craigdarroch Castle. Remainder of day at leisure to explore this beautiful city. Tonight, join your Tour Director and fellow travellers for dinner together at your hotel.

IMPORTANT NOTE - Today you will be required to pack down to hand luggage as US Immigration require us to check your main luggage the day prior to cruise departure. Please ensure that you have in your hand luggage your Passport and any medication, clothing, toiletries, etc. that you may require for your final day/night in Victoria and on board the Clipper. Your Scenic Tour Director will provide you with further information regarding this process whilst on tour.


Day 14

Seattle - 7 night Alaskan Cruise (B,D)


Breakfast at your hotel this morning before transferring on the Victoria Clipper to Seattle to board your luxurious cruise ship for your 7-night voyage through the famed Inside Passage. Check into your Verandah Stateroom* onboard the Golden Princess and settle-in for an unforgettable cruise.


Day 15

Cruising the Inside Passage (B,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 16

Juneau, Alaska’s Capital (B,L,D)


Arrive into Alaska's scenic capital city, Juneau. Learn the city's Gold Rush story, drop into the Red Dog Saloon or visit the fascinating Alaska State Museum. (Shore excursions are at own expense).


Day 17

Skagway (B,L,D)


Sail into Skagway with plenty of free time to go ashore and stroll the weathered boardwalks and false-fronted buildings as you step back to the Days of 1898.


Day 18

Tracy Arm – Sawyer Glacier (B,L,D)


Just 50 miles south of Alaska's capital city, Juneau, Tracy Arm is one of the state's most spectacular ' and most accessible ' glacier fjords. The 'arm' itself penetrates 30 miles into the Alaskan wilderness, bending between near-vertical mountain chasms thousands of feet tall. Waterfalls cascade from spruce and hemlock-forested valleys. Wolverines, black and brown bears, mountain goats, and deer can sometimes be seen along the steep ridges that line the fjord. The cruise ship moves silently through the deep green water, dwarfed by the massive scenery that surrounds. Sea lions and whales take no notice as we move slowly past the Alaskan wonderland. At the end, a massive white formation, almost as big as the mountains that cradle it is Sawyer Glacier one of the states biggest Glaciers, wedged at the end of Tracy Arm.


Day 19

Ketchikan (B,L,D)


Arrive into picturesque Ketchikan. Take the opportunity to visit Totem Bight State Park and walk through the forest to a replica Tlingit Indian Village. (Shore excursions are at own expense).


Day 20

Scenic Cruising Vancouver Island (B,L,D)


Continue south to the stunning capital of British Columbia, Victoria. Enjoy time further in port to discover the beauty of this old fort town. Perhaps visit the Royal British Columbia Museum and traces the natural history from pre-Ice Age to the present day or the National Geographic Theatre where you can experience the incredible world of IMAX. Tonight, enjoy a last dinner on your elegant ship.


Day 21

Seattle (B)


Disembark early this morning and transfer* to Seattle Airport to board your homeward flight. (Passengers purchasing Land Content Only - Please do not book departure flight prior to 2.00pm).


Day 22

Cross International Dateline


In flight, cross the international dateline.


Day 23

Arrive Home Port


Your tour finishes upon arrival into your home port.