Calgary Stampede and Alaska Cruise

We’ll meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel where a welcome dinner awaits this evening.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort, in a Deluxe Water View Room

• Dinners

After this morning's experience, the rest of the day is left to spend as you like.

• Breakfast

Pay a quick visit to Chemainus before taking your BC Ferries service across Georgia Strait. Pause at Shannon Falls before arriving in Whistler. If you’d rather forgo the journey by land and ferry, take a floatplane flight instead (own expense).

Accommodation
The Westin Whistler Resort & Spa

• Breakfast

Wave goodbye to Whistler, travelling past Duffey and Seton lakes, as well as the rural towns of Pemberton and Lillooet, on the way to Kamloops. When you’ve arrived, you’ll have the chance to settle in and become familiar with the inn. Set at the base of rocky cliffs, you’ll get a real sense of what it’s like to be in the heart of Canada’s countryside.

Accommodation
Kamloops, South Thompson Inn

• Breakfast
• Dinners

On the way to Jasper, you’ll pass towering Mount Robson, before crossing from British Columbia to Alberta, arriving in Jasper National Park.

Accommodation
Jasper National Park, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Travel along the Icefields Parkway through the iconic Canadian Rockies. See Athabasca Falls before stopping at the Columbia Icefield to board an Ice Explorer vehicle and journey onto Athabasca Glacier. Travel to Lake Louise.

Accommodation
Banff National Park, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, in a Lakeview Room

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Visit the stunning Moraine Lake en route to Calgary. It’s a pleasure to see what all the commotion is about at the famous Calgary Stampede, and you'll stay among the excitement for two nights at the iconic Fairmont Palliser.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Calgary, Fairmont Palliser

• Breakfast

Today is spent at the Calgary Stampede. Celebrating Calgary’s western heritage and values, the Stampede attracts over one million visitors to the town every year. Some of today’s events include bareback-riding and steer-wrestling, as well as chuckwagon racing, stage shows, parades, concerts, agricultural competitions and First Nations exhibitions.

• Breakfast

Sights set on the Canadian Rockies, travel to Banff and be guided through the town.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Banff National Park, Fairmont Banff Springs, in a Mountain View Room

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Set off on a Freedom of Choice inclusion this morning. The rest of the day is left free.

• Breakfast

Board the Rocky Mountaineer and soak up the views from your bi-level glass-dome carriage in GoldLeaf Service. Traverse Kicking Horse Pass and see the engineering marvel of the Spiral Tunnels. Arrive later in Kamloops.

Accommodation
Kamloops, hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (three-star accommodation)

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Travel past Hell’s Gate and the Coast Mountains, coming to a stop in Vancouver.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Vancouver, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Have you ever seen a city quite like Vancouver? Set off on a guided discovery that will take you to Granville Island where you can wander around the colourful public market. Enjoy the afternoon at your leisure before a special dinner.

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Board your ship and settle in.

Accommodation
Seven Nights, Holland America Line’s Koningsdam, in a Verandah Stateroom

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Spend today on board, gliding past rocky headlands and over the icy waters of the Inside Passage, one of the most picturesque sea lanes in the world.

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Alaska’s capital, Juneau, is set at the foot of the mountain peaks on the Gastineau Channel, and outdoor activities are plentiful. Disembark and explore at leisure or with an optional excursion (own expense).

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Arrive in Skagway, at the Inside Passage’s northernmost point. Once a gateway city for the Klondike Gold Rush, Skagway’s frontier-style atmosphere remains today, with many of its colourful heritage buildings now protected as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Here, a variety of excursions are on offer (own expense).

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

You might need to pinch yourself this morning - wake to the World Heritage-listed Glacier Bay National Park. Take in the calving tidewater glaciers and learn from local rangers about the area's geological wonders. If you’re lucky, you might spot whales in the wild. Humpbacks and orcas are plentiful in these waters.

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Home to all five kinds of Alaskan salmon, Ketchikan is known as "the salmon capital of the world". Dock here today, on the tranquil shores of the Tongass Narrows, and spend some time exploring as you please.

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Cruise through the Inside Passage, taking in the glory as you near your final port.

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• Lunch
• Dinners

Sadly, it’s time for your holiday to come to an end. Disembark and transfer to the airport.

• Breakfast