Wonders Of Canadian Rockies & Cruise 17 Days

Itinerary

• Day 1 - Arrival in Calgary

  Upon your arrival in Calgary, our representative will receive you from the airport and will assist you to the pre-booked hotel.

  Complete the check-in formalities and head to your room for unwinding.

  In the evening, once you feel energized, you can head out to explore the city on your own.

  Explore this wonderful cowboy town with its unsurmountable scenic beauty including gigantic mountains, lush green forests and national parks with diverse flora and fauna.

  Visit the historic places and leap into the heritage era!

  Later, get back to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• Day 2 - Trip to Banff National Park

  After having a Country style breakfast, check-out from the hotel and get transferred to Banff for the next stop of your journey.

  After reaching Banff, you will be taken for a short sightseeing tour to explore the natural wonders of this place.

  You will be visiting the Cascade Mountain, Mt. Rundle, Bow Falls and the Hoodoo rock formations.

  Later, you will be taken to the hotel. Check-in and have an overnight stay in Banff.

• Day 3 - Exploring Banff National Park

  Enjoy a toothsome breakfast in the morning and feel free to spend this day at leisure.

  You can go for an optional helicopter ride to witness the aerial view of this breath-taking scenery surrounded with turquoise glacier lakes, snow-capped mountains and far stretched lush greenery.

  You can take a gondola cable car ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain or go for a trek into the forest and witness lake Louise and Moraine Lake.

  After exploring the landscape of Banff National park, head back to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• Day 4 - Trip to Jasper National Park

  After having a delicious breakfast, check-out from the hotel and start your journey to Jasper National park.

  Eroute, visit the morning views of Lake Louise and proceed to reach the ‘Jewel of the Rockies’.

  After reaching the Columbia icefields , ride the Ice Explorer across the Athabasca Glacier and witness the views of Jasper.

  After the tour, check-in at the hotel and have an overnight stay.

• Day 5 - Leisure Day in Jasper

  After having breakfast, you can spend the day exploring Jasper on your own.

  Leap into the magical beauty of this natural paradise and try various optional activities such as a float trip from the Athabasca River to Mount Edith Cavell, or a scenic cruise on Maligne Lake.

  You can also take a hike through the depths of the forest and spend some leisure hours in the nature reserve.

  Return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• Day 6 - Jasper National Park & Sun Peaks Transfers

  Start your day with a hearty breakfast and get ready for a tour of Jasper National Park.

  Experience the rustic charms of this national park, the largest national park of Canadian Rockies which is a abode to 53 mammal species, such as the black and grizzly bears, cougar and lynx, coyote and wolf, wolverine, bighorn sheep, moose, and elk.

  In the evening, witness the golden hue surrounding the mesmerizing landscape of Jasper and start your journey to Sun peaks.

  After reaching, check-in at the hotel and have an overnight stay.

• Day 7 - Trip to Victoria

  Wake up early and enjoy a scenic drive to the coast to board a ferry for Vancouver Island.

  As the ferry docks at Swartz Bay, deboard and take a short drive into Victoria.

  Witness the prominent landmarks of Victoria such as Parliament Buildings, Government Street and Beacon Hill Park with a short sightseeing tour.

  After the tour, get dropped off at the hotel. Check-in and spend the rest of the day on your own.

  In the evening, feel free to take a walk in this victorian town to explore nearby places.

  Return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• Day 8 - Leisure Day in Victoria

  Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the Butchart Gardens in the Blue Poppy Restaurant famous for its conservatory atmosphere and floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay.

  Experience autumn like never before and capture the picturesque view of this dreamy landscape.

  After breakfast, you can explore the tourist attractions of Victoria on your own.

  Later, head back to the hotel for an overnight stay at the hotel.

• Day 9 - Victoria to Vancouver Transfers

  After having breakfast, check-out from the hotel and board a ferry to reach Vancouver island.

  After reaching, you will be taken for a short sightseeing tour to explore the scenic vistas surrounding the island.

  Today, you will be visiting the historic Gastown, Chinatown and the green jewel in the city’s crown, and the Stanley Park.

  You can also go for an optional tour of Capilano Suspension Bridge stretched across the Capilano River or you can take a food tour to savour the diverse taste of Culinary delights.

  After the tour, check-in at the hotel and have an overnight stay.

• Day 10 - Embarking the Cruise

  After breakfast, check-out from the hotel and get transferred to Canada’s Place Cruise Terminal.

  Upon arrival, board the MS volendam cruise to start your adventurous voyage. The Alaska Cruise sails at 04:30 pm.

  Check-into your cabin and after settling in, head to the deck and enjoy the views as the ship sails into the ocean.

  Have an overnight stay onboard.

• Day 11 - Inside Passage, Alaska

  Wake up to the gushing waves and enjoy a buffet breakfast onboard.

  Today, the cruise will sail through the Inside passage of Alaska, a network of waterways starting from Washington State's Puget Sound up to the Pacific coast of British Columbia and reaching to the Alaska panhandle.

  Witness the jaw-dropping landscape of Alaska Sea lanes surrounded with towering mountains and turquoise waters.

  Spend a leisure day onboard and enjoy a luscious lunch.

  Have dinner and an overnight stay in the cabin.

• Day 12 - Crossing Juneau

  Today the cruise will be passing through Tracy Arm Fjord dodging through the Tongass National Forest.

  Witness the white creamy waterfalls on the shoreline with trees and rock formations appearing from the surface.

  You will get to see the Sawyer Glaciers, home to the black and brown bears, wolves, deer and moose.

  Enjoy a delicious lunch in the restaurant and relax on the deck while witnessing the views of this icy fjord.

  Have dinner and an overnight stay onboard.

• Day 13 - Stop at Skagway

  Start your day with a healthy breakfast and get ready to explore Skagway, “the gateway to the Klondike”.

  As the ship docks, head out to explore this historic district from the gold rush era.

  You can ride the antique White Pass and Yukon narrow-gauge railway, an engineering marvel that beats the tough weather and geographical anomalies.

  Board the train and witness the mesmerizing panorama of mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, tunnels and trestles.

  You can also visit the Red Onion Saloon or take a tour of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.

  After the tour, hop on the cruise and have dinner onboard.

  Get back to the cabin and retire for the night.

• Day 14 - Glacier Bay Excursion

  After having breakfast, be prepared for an excursion to Glacier Bay, a UNESCO world heritage site stretched in 3.3 millions acres of rainforests, mountains, dynamic glaciers and fjords.

  This protected site is world renowned for its significant glacier retreat due to its active calving tidewater glaciers.

  Here you may witness the breaking of ice chunks and crashing into the ocean resulting in a water shoot of hundred meters.

  Have dinner and an overnight stay onboard.

• Day 15 - Halt at Ketchikan

  Relish an english breakfast on board and get ready to explore Ketchikan, “the Salmon Capital of the World”.

  This quaint town is situated on the shores of the Tongass Narrows and is spotted with small shops and colourful houses.

  Here you will be visiting the Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village and later you can go for an optional flightseeing tour of Misty Fjords National Park.

  Have dinner and an overnight stay on the cruise.

• Day 16 - Circle Back to Inside Passage

  Wake up in the morning and have breakfast, embrace the wildlife filled fjords and glacier sealanes of Inside Edge and spend your last day on the ship leisurely.

  You can indulge in various activities offered by the cruise or get sun-tanned by the lounge.

  Enjoy an appetizing lunch onboard and bid farewell to the fellow travellers.

  Have dinner and an overnight stay in the cabin.

• Day 17 - Departure

  After having breakfast, pack your bags and disembark the cruise as it docks at Vancouver port.

  Get transferred to the airport for your flight back home.