APT Canada offers an extensive range of tours with Premier Plus and Affordable Value touring levels. Premier Plus touring includes luxury accommodation, all tipping, freedom of choice touring and dine around dinners so you can pick and choose your experiences. Affordable Value touring offers quality hotels, iconic activities and sightseeing at a value for money price.

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This tour begins in the heart of the mountains. Arrive into Calgary and transfer to your hotel in picturesque Banff.  Visit the turquoise waters of Moraine Lake and Lake Louise, drive along the Athabasca Glacier, and visit Sun Peaks and Whistler. Complete the journey with a premium cruise through Alaska’s Inside Passage.

Itinerary

Day 1 Calgary, Banff
Arrive in Calgary today and transfer to your hotel in Banff, Alberta.

Two Night Stay: The Fairmont Banff Springs, the Castle in the Rockies

Day 2 Freedom of Choice Touring™ Dine Around Dinners™ Banff Sights, Freedom of Choice Touring, Dine Around Dinner
Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Banff this morning, then join your selected activity. Whether it be a Banff Experience, a round of golf at The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course, a scenic helicopter flight over the region, a float trip down the Bow River, or a boat cruise around majestic Lake Minnewanka – there’s something to cater to every taste! Tonight enjoy a Dine Around Dinner at The Fairmont Banff Springs.(B,D)

Day 3 Dine Around Dinners™ Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Dine Around Dinner
This morning, ride the Banff Gondola to the top of Sulphur Mountain and enjoy incredible 360º views of six Rocky Mountain ranges. Then head to tranquil Moraine Lake, a glacially-fed lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. In the afternoon arrive at Lake Louise, the Jewel of the Rockies, a beautiful aqua lake set against the backdrop of Victoria Glacier. Settle in then take a stroll with Mountain Heritage Guides, who will describe the natural history and stories of the area and point out photographic opportunities. Tonight choose to dine in one of the chateau’s four restaurants with our Dine Around Dinner.(B,D)  Stay: The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, in Banff National Park

Day 4 Dine Around Dinners™ Icefields Parkway, Athabasca Glacier, Jasper, Dine Around Dinner
Today, journey along the Icefields Parkway, one of the world’s great scenic drives, travelling along a chain of massive icefields straddling the Continental Divide. Stopping at the giant Columbia Icefield,take a ride in a specially-designed Ice Explorer onto the Athabasca Glacier. Arrive this afternoon in Jasper National Park, a fairytale mountain retreat. Tonight you can choose your Dine Around Dinner at one of The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge’s four outstanding restaurants. Stay: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.(B,D)

Day 5 Mt Robson, Sun Peaks
Re-entering the province of British Columbia, your journey follows the famous Yellowhead Highway. Pass Mt Robson which, at 3,954 metres, is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. In the afternoon, arrive in the alpine village of Sun Peaks, tucked in among the rolling mountains of British Columbia’s interior and renowned for its world-class skiing, mountain-biking, snowboarding, accommodation and dining. Stay: Delta Sun Peaks Resort (B, D)

Day 6 Whistler
Follow the tracks of the early gold rush pioneers through the rugged Cariboo region. Featuring remote coastal inlets, the dry grassland expanse of the Chilcotin Plateau and the interior rainforest of the Cariboo Mountains, it’s little wonder the Cariboo region is home to an incredibly diverse range of fish and wildlife. The journey continues into the Coast Mountain Range to the ski resort of Whistler, set in a spectacular location and considered an adventure playground for skiers and mountain-bike riders throughout the year.  Stay: Whistler, Westin Resort & Spa. (B, D)

Day 7 Georgia Strait, Vancouver Island
You may like to start the day with an optional floatplane flight to Victoria, with spectacular views over the Georgia Strait (own expense). Alternatively, enjoy a drive along the Sea to Sky Highway. Enjoy the incredible scenery before stopping at Shannon Falls, which originate from Mount Habrich and Mount Sky Pilot and cascade down for 335 metres. Returning to the coast, board a ferry for a scenic cruise through the Georgia Strait. Arrive on Vancouver Island and continue to Victoria. Tonight, the evening is at leisure. Two Night Stay: Victoria, Delta Ocean Pointe Resort & Spa (B)

Day 8 Freedom of Choice Touring™ Victoria, Butchart Gardens, Freedom of Choice Touring
This morning, visit the world-renowned Butchart Gardens for a unique breakfast in the gardens. Established in 1904 by Jennie Butchart and maintained by successive generations of the Butchart family since then, take your time exploring and learning about the displays. In the afternoon, you have a choice of touring activity in Victoria. (B, D)

Day 9 Holland America Line Cruise
Take the ferry back across Georgia Strait to Vancouver where you will transfer to your Holland America Line cruise. Board your ship and settle in for your seven night Alaskan cruise of the Inside Passage and Glacier Bay. Seven Night Cruise: Holland America Line ship in a luxurious Verandah Stateroom (B, D)

Day 10 Cruising the Inside Passage
Enjoy a full day at sea at the commencement of your journey along the Alaska Panhandle and coastal British Columbia. Relax and absorb the incredible scenery as your ship wends its way past rocky headlands and glides over the frigid waters of the Inside Passage. Make time today to explore your cruise ship and its amenities. You could stroll the teak decks that circle the ship; relax in the elegant public areas; work out in the ship’s modern fitness centre or be pampered in the indulgent spa; wander the duty free boutiques or simply enjoy the views. (B, L, D)

Day 11 Juneau
This afternoon your cruise ship arrives in Juneau, Alaska’s pretty capital. Located at the foot of grand mountain peaks on the Gastineau Channel, and with the massive Mendenhall Glacier and Juneau Icefields at its back door, Juneau is a place to let your imagination run wild. (B, L, D)

Day 12 Skagway
Today you’ll check in to the port of Skagway, at the northernmost point of the Inside Passage. Skagway’s history as a frontier town is still evident. (B, L, D)

Day 13 Glacier Bay
This morning you wake up to the breathtaking sight of Glacier Bay National Park with its rivers of ice and sky-scraping peaks. As you cruise through the national park, it is easy to see why the area has received World Heritage status, with a unique ecosystem that protects plant and animal species dating back 200 years. You will also benefit from the expert commentary of local rangers who will come aboard your ship.m (B, L, D)

Day 14 Ketchikan
Located along the shores of Tongass Narrows, Ketchikan offers a range of attractions to discover. (B, L, D)

Day 15 The Inside Passage
Heading south through the Inside Passage, watch the glorious landscape slip by. (B, L, D)

Day 16 Vancouver
Arrive back in Vancouver this morning. After disembarkation, transfer to the airport for your flight home. (B)

Departure transfer – after your cruise please ensure your onward flight departs after 1 pm.