Holiday Overview
A spectacular road trip of Vancouver Island's Pacific Coast, taking in picturesque Victoria, the famous pristine sandy beaches of Tofino, or perhaps explore the rainforests on a selection of well groomed trails, before relaxing for 2-nights at Campbell River which overlooks the Inside Passage.
If this wasn't enough excitement, drive to Whistler, blending the charm of an alpine village with the amenities of an urban centre, the pedestrianized Whistler Village offers fine dining, vibrant nightlife, eclectic boutiques, revitalising spas and luxurious hotels.
Embark on an unforgettable Alaska Cruise, spotting orcas, humpback whales and maybe even a bald eagle along the way! End this once in a lifetime trip with a stay in cosmopolitan Vancouver and it's vibrant charms.
"This trip was our second time visiting Canada and we really didn't think it could get any better than when we travelled through the Rockies. However Vancouver Island was stunning, the food, hotels and excursions we had were exceptional, the itinerary was very well laid out allowing us time to enjoy the areas without it being rushed. Highly recommend taking the coastal bear viewing excursion in Tofino, it doesn't get any better seeing bears in the wild. An undoubted highlight was our Alaska cruise with Celebrity, the standard and service was outstanding onboard. Mr & Mrs Stevenson"
Pacific Coast & Alaska Cruise & Fly Drive includes:
- Return flights from the UK
- 13 Nights hotel accommodation
- 7 nights Alaska Cruise - Celebrity Solstice
- On board your 7 night Alaska Cruise you have meals, Classic Drinks Package & WIFI included
- Car Hire - We recommend adding Sat Nav
- Butchart Gardens Tour
- Coastal Bear Watching in Tofino
- Peak 2 Peak Gondola in Whistler
- Return BC Ferries Vancouver to Vancouver Island
Day 1 - Fly UK to Vancouver
On arrival at Vancouver Airport, make your way to your downtown Vancouver hotel.
Featured accommodation
Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver
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Sheraton Wall Centre
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
Day 2 - Vancouver
Day at leisure in Vancouver. Why not take in a bicycle ride around the seawall at Stanley Park, Vancouver City Tour or take the aquabus to Granville Island.
Featured accommodation
Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver
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Sheraton Wall Centre
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
Unmissable Experiences
Vancouver Experiences
Day 3 - Vancouver to Victoria
Pick up your car this morning and drive over to Vancouver Island and make your way to your chosen hotel in Victoria. Car - Intermediate size car . BC Ferry crossing tickets for car and passenger are included
Featured accommodation
Inn at Laurel Point
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Magnolia Hotel & Spa
Fairmont Empress
Day 4 - Victoria
Today we have included a tour of the world famous Butchart Gardens for you. 22 hectares (55 acres) of breathtaking gardens on the 53 hectare (10 acre) estate are visited by more than a million people each year. The gardens are glorious any time of year. Once at the gardens stroll through the floral splendor which greets you at every turn. Return to downtown Victoria on a shuttle convenient for you.
Featured accommodation
Inn at Laurel Point
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Magnolia Hotel & Spa
Fairmont Empress
Unmissable Experiences
Victoria Experiences
Day 5 - Victoria to Tofino
Travel to Tofino - Imagine, all in one place, fishing, kayaking, whale watching, bear-watching, bird watching, camping, hiking, storm-watching and First Nations cultural touring. Surfing is big here, and Tofino was named the best surf town in North America in Outside Magazine’s 2010 Editors Choice awards. Spend the afternoon exploring your accommodation and the area.
Featured accommodation
Middle Beach Lodge - at the Beach
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Wickaninnish Inn
Day 6 - Tofino Coastal Bear Watch
Today you have your Coastal Bear Watch excursion. This tour features black bears and explores the fjord inlets of Clyoquot Sound. During the winter, local black bears are in semi-hibernation. Come May, they leave their dens and head for the closest food source - the ocean! While the bears forage in the intertidal zone, you can unobtrusively observe and photograph their behaviour. You willexperience the tour aboard an open-air, rescue-style, 24' rigid-hulled Zodiac suitable for this calm water program. The vessel's shallow draft is especially good for manouvering in the small sheltered bays while you are watching for bears and learning about this unique environment. You are provided with a Floater Suite, toque and gloves and complimentary hot drinks on return. Participants should dress warmly, bring a camera, binoculars, sun glasses and sun screen.
Featured accommodation
Middle Beach Lodge - at the Beach
Enhance your experience
Wickaninnish Inn
Unmissable Experiences
Tofino Experiences
Day 7 - Tofino
Spend today at your leisure taking in Tofino and the Pacific Rim National Park. With rainforests, trails, and no less than 6 beaches you will not be short of places to visit. We highly recommend you visit Cox Bay during the day and Tonquin Beach (walking distance from Tofino town) in the evening for an intimate sunset before returning to the town for some dinner and/or drinks. Our Canada Experts will happily recommend to you some of their favourite restaurants here.
Featured accommodation
Middle Beach Lodge - at the Beach
Enhance your experience
Wickaninnish Inn
Unmissable Experiences
Tofino Experiences
Day 8 - Tofino to Campbell River
Travel to Campbell River for a 2 night stay at the Comfort Inn. Lookout for wildlife and the cruise ships that pass by. We highly recommend taking the water taxi over to Quadra Island for some exploring.
Featured accommodation
Naturally Pacific Resort
Day 9 - Campbell River
Spend your day at leisure, we recommend taking the water taxi from the lodge over to April Point on Quadra Island for some exploring. There are various wildlife tours you can book also.
Featured accommodation
Naturally Pacific Resort
Unmissable Experiences
Campbell River Experiences
Day 10 - Campbell River to Whistler
Return to the mainland via the BC Ferries Nanaimo, Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay Crossing and drive the sea to sky highway route to your chosen hotel in Whistler. Passenger and car ferry tickets included.
Featured accommodation
Aava Hotel
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Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel
Fairmont Chateau Whistler
Day 11 - Whistler
Whistler has some spectacular views, it is a must do destination and a popular holiday destination for locals. There is so much to see and do - Peak 2 Peak Gondola ride, Helicopter ride for a birds eye view of the mountain ranges, glaciers and lakes, not to mention the endless hikes and trails. Today is at your leisure, you do have a pass for the Peak2Peak Gondola.
Featured accommodation
Aava Hotel
Enhance your experience
Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel
Fairmont Chateau Whistler
Unmissable Experiences
Whistler Experiences
Day 12 - Whistler to Vancouver, board Cruise
Drive from Whistler to Vancouver, drop off your hire car and embark on your 7 night Alaska cruise.
Day 13 - Cruise the Inside Passage
You'll sail beyond the Inside Passage into the more protected Alaska Inside Passage, a complex labyrinth of fjords and bays where whales and sea lions find refuge during the summer months.
Unmissable Experiences
Inside Passage
Day 14 - Icy Strait
For thousands of years, the Tlingit Indians have called this place home. Located just 22 miles southeast of Glacier Bay National Park, Icy Strait Point offers travelers the chance to view wildlife like humpback whales, eagles, and brown bears, or to explore monuments to the region’s fishing heritage.
Unmissable Experiences
Icy Strait Point
Day 15 - Hubbard Glacier
Hubbard Glacier is the largest calving glacier on the North American continent. The glacier routinely calves off icebergs as high as 10-story buildings, sending massive blocks of ice into the sea every few minutes.
Unmissable Experiences
Hubbard Glacier
Day 16 - Juneau
Here's your chance to take a glacial dogsled adventure via helicopter in Alaska's capital. A city that gracefully balances frontier ruggedness with cosmopolitan flair. Mendenhall Glacier, a river of ice measuring 1.5 miles in width and over 6 miles in length, is part of Juneau's Icefield, 1500 square miles of ice that feeds 38 glaciers and ready for you to take a float trip on it.
Unmissable Experiences
Juneau
Day 17 - Ketchikan
You've never tasted salmon so fresh. Known as the 'Salmon Capital of the World', Ketchikan is also the ancestral home of the Tlingit people, who have carved the world's largest collection of totem poles. If you're up for an adventure, take a canoe and nature trail excursion through the rain forest or a wilderness exploration followed by a sumptuous crab feast you can't resist.
Unmissable Experiences
Ketchikan
Day 18 - Inside Passage
You will sail back down the Inside Passage, a complex labyrinth of fjords and bays where whales and sea lions find refuge during the summer months.
Unmissable Experiences
Inside Passage
Day 19 - Arrive Vancouver
Dismbark your cruise this morning at Canada Place, Vancouver. Making your own way to your downtown hotel and have the day at leisure to take in the sights.
The largest metropolitan center in western Canada and the country's third largest city, Vancouver is the Canadian jewel of Puget Sound. From the cobblestone streets of the Gastown District to Little Italy and Chinatown, Vancouver will offer you a truly international flavor as well as a delightful combination of the old and the new.
Featured accommodation
Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver
Enhance your experience
Sheraton Wall Centre
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
Day 20 - Vancouver
Day at leisure exploring Vancouver.
Featured accommodation
Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver
Enhance your experience
Sheraton Wall Centre
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
Unmissable Experiences
Vancouver Experiences
Day 21 - Fly Vancouver to UK
Transfer to Vancouver Airport for your overnight flight back to the UK
Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver
Few hotels can rival the elegance, European charm and hospitality of The Sutton Place Hotel. One of Vancouver’s most beautiful boutique hotels, situated in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The spectacular setting allows guests to experience exceptional service and all the needed amenities within the cosmopolitan ambience of the city set against a majestic backdrop of mountains and sea.
Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, the Sheraton Wall Centre is a short walk from business and entertainment neighbourhoods, Robson Street shops and Yaletown restaurants.
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver
The Fairmont Waterfront luxury hotel showcases the best of Vancouver. Conveniently located, the hotel connects by covered walkway to the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, the cruise ship terminal at Canada Place, and the Sky train. Situated on scenic Burrard Inlet, it has a central to sightseeing and shopping in Vancouver.
Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria BC
The Inn at Laurel Point is located on a pretty peninsula jutting out into Victoria's Inner Harbour. Offering stunning views of the Inner Harbour, this hotel has an overall Japanese-influenced design and is only 4 blocks from the Royal BC Museum and Government Street shopping, accessible via a waterfront walkway.
Magnolia Hotel & Spa, Victoria BC
The Magnolia Hotel and Spa is just 2 blocks from Victoria’s picturesque Inner Harbour and in the heart of the city’s best shopping, dining and entertainment.
Fairmont Empress, Victoria BC
The Fairmont Empress hotel sits majestically at the cornerstone of Victoria’s sparkling Inner Harbour and city centre of arts, entertainment and cultural attractions. This Vancouver Island resort is located in British Columbia’s capital city and features turn of the century architecture, classic beauty and an unrivalled location on the water.
Middle Beach Lodge - at the Beach, Tofino
Spectacularly perched on 40 acres of secluded West Coast oceanfront, Middle Beach Lodge features almost a mile of private beach, rugged headlands, two magnificent lodges, and twenty rustic self-contained cabins. This tranquil, natural domain offers the perfect sanctuary for those seeking a quiet retreat to restore spirits, a getaway to rekindle romance, or a wilderness adventure to strengthen family ties. It is the perfect setting for enjoying the super natural beauty of British Columbia and for getting away from it all.
Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino
The Wickaninnish Inn offers direct access to Chesterman Beach, and panoramic ocean or beach views from every guest room. The Inn has 75 deluxe guest rooms and suites (with fireplace, soaker tub and individual balcony), and a 720 sq. ft. meeting/banquet room (accommodating up to 60 people). The Pointe Restaurant seats 75 and the full-service Ancient Cedars Spa is a destination spa offering extensive body and esthetic treatments.
Naturally Pacific Resort
Opening in 2024 the Naturally Pacific Resort in Campell River is a boutique hotel situated in Campbell Rivers natural beauty surrounded by coastal landscapes, lush forests and majestic mountains. The perfect location for an outdoor escape in Vancouver Island.
Aava Hotel, Whistler, British Columbia
The Aava is just a snowballs throw from Whistler Village and a few more footsteps to the lifts of Whistler & Blackcomb Mountains. Experience Whistlers’ culinary excellence and vibrant nightlife. Whether for business or fun, the Aava is the perfect hotel to relax in affordable style.
Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel, Whistler British Columbia
Summit Lodge is Whistlers quirky award-winning boutique hotel. It is located just steps away from the Olympic Plaza and some of Whistlers top restaurants.
Fairmont Chateau Whistler, British Columbia
Nestled at the base of Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler's landmark ski-in ski-out hotel and golf resort, The Fairmont Chateau Whistler defines mountain luxury. Naturally spectacular, The Fairmont Chateau Whistler resort hotel delivers an ideal setting for families, meetings and weddings alike.
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Alternative Holidays That May Interest You
Below you will find a small selection of 2024, 2025 holidays that may interest you. Remember, we tailor-make each holiday to your exact needs, so please call us on 0800 270 0069 and let one of our Holiday experts design the perfect trip for you
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- 15 Nights
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- Banff
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- Inside Passage
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Canada & Alaska Sojourn
- 19 Nights
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Canada Holidays 2024
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Alaska Luxury Cruises
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- Knight Inlet
Rockies & Alaska Explorer
- 19 Nights
- Banff
- Jasper
- Rocky Mountaineer
- Kamloops
- Vancouver
- Alaska Cruise
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- Fairbanks
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- Alaska Cruise
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Bears, Whales & Glaciers
- 15 Nights
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Tofino
- Alaska Cruise
Denali Explorer & Glaciers
- 13 Nights
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- McKinley Wilderness Lodge
- Denali Wilderness Lodge
- Whittier
- Hubbard Glacier
- Glacier Bay National Park
- Skagway
- Juneau
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- At Sea
- Vancouver Port
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Multi-Country Holidays
Fall into Canada, New England & New York
- 17 Nights
- Quebec City
- Saguenay
- Charlottetown
- Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Halifax
- Boston
- New York
Rockies & Alaska Grand Discovery
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- Jasper
- Sun Peaks
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- Inside Passage
- Juneau
- Skagway
- Glacier Bay
- Ketchikan
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Pacific Coast & Alaska Cruise & Fly Drive
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- Victoria
- Tofino
- Campbell River
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Vancouver & Alaska Adventure
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- Ketchikan
- Juneau
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- Banff
- Rocky Mountaineer
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- Alaska Cruise
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Canadian Rockies & Alaskan Explorer
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- Kamloops
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- Alaska Cruise
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- Jasper
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- Ketchikan
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- 21 Nights
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- Alaska Cruise
- Alyeska
- Anchorage
- Talkeenta
- Denali National Park
- Fairbanks
- Seattle
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- Jasper
- Quesnel
- Whistler
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- Victoria
- Alaska Cruise
Canadian Rocky Mountains
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- Kamloops
- Jasper
- Banff
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- Quebec City
- Charlottetown
- Sydney NS
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- Boston
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Rainforest Cruise, Whistler & Vancouver
- 14 Nights
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- Whistler
- Great Bear Rainforest
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- 16 Nights
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- Alaska Cruise
USA Cruises
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