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Canada
Canadian Rockies & Vancouver
BREATHTAKING SCENERY
13 days
from
£1099
Fly from
Highlights include Calgary Banff & The Rockies Jasper Kamloops Vancouver
Heathrow, Manchester
Or from your LOCAL AIRPORT
What's Included
Scheduled flights to Calgary, returning from Vancouver Transfers between airport and hotel All other transportation as detailed Eleven nights' room only accommodation Services of a Travelsphere Tour Manager All hotel baggage handling for one piece of luggage per person All State and local taxes All UK and overseas airport taxes and security charges Excursions as follows: - Sightseeing tours of Calgary, Banff and Vancouver Your Hotels You will stay in hotels such as the Sandman Inn in Calgary, Mount Royal Hotel in Banff, Amethyst Lodge in Jasper, the Thompson Hotel in Kamloops and the Quality Hotel in Vancouver. Hotel standards are extremely high in Canada. All rooms feature private facilities, TV, telephone and coffee making facilities. There is a restaurant and/or bar in each hotel.
This superb tour combines the breathtaking grandeur of the Canadian Rockies with the sophisticated beauty and excitement of Canada's busy seaport, Vancouver. With a leisurely paced itinerary offering plenty of time to explore such a wonderful part of the world, it is understandable why this is one of our most popular and long standing holidays a veritable feast of the world's most stunningly beautiful scenery.
Gaze in awe at the mighty snow-capped peaks, peaceful crystal clear lakes and sparkling streams. Drive through rugged canyons with crashing waterfalls. Ride across the Great Columbia Icefield. Marvel at a vast wilderness of huge pine forests where black and grizzly bears still roam free. Compare the elegance of Victoria with the style and sophistication of downtown Vancouver. Discover why Canada is such a beautiful, relaxed, easy country to live in. Travelsphere is one of the most experienced operators of touring holidays in western Canada, and our special departures have been carefully planned for you to enjoy the trip of a lifetime. YOUR ITINERARY DAY 1 - Depart on your scheduled flight to Calgary. On arrival transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay. DAY 2 - Once a frontier post of the North West Mounted Police and now world-famous for its annual Stampede, Calgary is an ideal location for your first taste of Canada and its way of life. An included morning sightseeing tour of the city includes Fort Calgary, the Saddledome Stadium and the site of the 1988 Winter Olympics. This afternoon drive to the town of Banff for f a three night stay in the Banff National Park; a natural starting point for your Rockies adventure. Upon arrival you will be taken on an included sightseeing tour of Banff. This takes you to Surprise Corner, the Hoodoos and the Bow River. DAY 3 - Free in Banff. An interesting programme of optional excursions will be available to ensure that you see as much as possible of the spectacular Rockies scenery. DAY 4 - Full day optional excursion to Lake Louise. Many writers have described Lake Louise as the most beautiful place in Canada a glacial, jade-green lake, high in the mountains surrounded on all sides by towering peaks. DAY 5 - Depart Banff and head north along one of North America's most majestic highways. At times, the Banff-Jasper Highway reaches nearly 7,000ft above sea level, whilst the great mountain ranges flanking both sides of the highway soar to more than 11,000ft. A stop will be made at the Great Columbia Icefield where there will be the opportunity to take an Ice Explorer ride across the Athabasca Glacier. Early evening arrival in Jasper for a three night stay. DAYS 6 & 7 - Free in Jasper, a former railroad town and now the focal point of its own breathtakingly beautiful national park. Jasper is ideally situated for excursions to the surrounding area, and optional excursions will include Whistler's Mountain Aerial Tramway and a visit to Maligne Lake, a unique and most spectacular sight. Perhaps enjoy a nature walk in Jasper with experienced guides. On another excursion, the more adventurous can join the unique Athabasca River Raft Tour, shooting the rapids on a two hour adventure down the glacial river don't worry, it's not as dangerous as it sounds! (subject to season).
HOLIDAY REF: UCR
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