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Parks & Peaks
Classic Camping Tour 15 Days
The most beautiful parks in the Rockies combined with British Columbia's incomparable coastline and a great variety of activities
C BRITISH COLUMBIA Wells Gray PP Whistler Tofino Vancouver Seattle WASHINGTON
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ITINERARY
Departs our Seattle hotel at 0730hrs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fraser Valley Yoho NP Yoho NP Banff NP Banff NP Lake Louise Jasper NP Jasper NP 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Wells Grey PP Wells Grey PP Whistler Tofino Tofino Vancouver (HP) Seattle
NP = National Park PP = Provincial Park HP = Hotel night included in the price
TOUR ESSENTIALS
Duration: 15 days When to go: May - September Accommodation: 13 camping nights 1 hotel night Meals: US$9 daily camping food kitty Some meals paid locally
first night stop will be at a campground in the Fraser Valley area. Heading east via Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Park, the next stop is Yoho National Park - the name derives from a Cree word for "wonder" or "astonishment" and it fits! As well as some great hiking, there is an option to raft the aptly named Kicking Horse River. Over the Continental Divide and into the heart of the Rockies, the next stop is at Banff - the area's tourist hub. Here you can bike, hike or take the scenic aerial tramway for a bird's-eye view. A soak in Sulphur Mountain's hot springs is included. From Banff it is just a short drive to beautiful Lake Louise and stunning Moraine Lake - surely the most photographed lake in the Rockies! The tour continues along the spectacular Icefields Parkway past the turquoise hues of Peyto Lake to Jasper National Park for the next two days. The biggest park in the region, Jasper offers spectacular mountain scenery on a grand scale. The road to Wells Gray Provincial Park passes Mount Robson, one of Canada's highest Peaks, at 3,954 metres. Horse riding or canoeing on Clearwater Lake or a hike to the impressive Helmcken Falls are among the options available here. Continuing westwards the next overnight stop is at Whistler, best-known as a ski resort, but a
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eading north from Seattle, the tour enters beautiful British Columbia and the
lively summer destination too. The following day includes a ferry crossing to Vancouver Island where 2 nights will be spent at Tofino on the edge of the ruggedly beautiful Pacific Rim National Park. Whale watching is a seasonal highlight here. Then it's back to the mainland to the cosmopolitan city of Vancouver and a chance to sample the city's great restaurants and nightlife before heading over the border back to Seattle where the tour ends.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
· Services of the tour leader, camping fees/ equipment and transportation · 1 hotel night in Vancouver shown as (HP) in the itinerary · Scenic ferry crossing as per itinerary · Admission to all national and provincial parks as per itinerary · Hot springs
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Western horseback ride · Mountain biking Guided glacier walk · Wilderness canoeing Whitewater rafting · Whale watching (in season) National park hikes
For departure dates and prices please see pages 62-63
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