Rockies Summer Escorted Tour and Cruise

Day 1 - Fly to Vancouver

Fly to Vancouver transferring to your downtown hotel. 

Evening at leisure.

Day 2 - Vancouver to Salmon Arm

Today make your way to Canada Place from your Vancouver hotel for your departure to Salmon Arm at approximately 8am. Beginning your journey from Vancouver to Salmon Arm. Enjoy a wine tasting today in the Okanagan Valley before travelling to Salmon Arm, where you have free time to explore one of the many nearby trails or Salmon Arm Wharf.  This evening you have a group dinner included to get to know your fellow travellers.

Day 3 - Salmon Arm to Banff

Today is lake day! Travel from Salmon Arm and stop for a coffee break in Revelstoke before continuing on to the first of two lakes. You will be able to explore the beautiful Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, the two most photographed lakes in Canada. In the evening enjoy your stay in Banff with some free time in the evening to explore the local town.

Day 4 - Banff

Begin today with breakfast, a ride on the Banff Gondola to the top of Sulphur Mountain for sensational views. After your Gondola ride enjoy a scenic tour of Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake Loop.

In the afternoon enjoy a tour of the Banff Townsite with free time to explore Banff Avenue before returning to your hotel for the evening. 

Day 5 - Banff to Blue River

Today you will take the scenic route to Blue River. Departing Banff, you will travel along the Icefields Parkway, stopping at the Columbia Icefields. You will now have the opportunity to join the world-renowned Ice Explorer to the Athabasca Glacier.

Enjoy a stop at Mount Robson, the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies. Make your way to the Rockies town of Jasper, where you will have time to explore. 

Continue to Blue River for your overnight stay.  Please note: Your room in the cabin comes with a private room and bathroom. However, the living room and kitchen are communal areas. The Mike Wiegele Resort closes on 19th September; tour dates after this will stay at Best Western Plus in Valemount for the overnight.

Day 6 - Blue River to Vancouver

Your scenic drive from Blue River will allow you to see beautiful lakes and mountains including driving through the Fraser Valley. On your journey you will travel to Clearwater and visit Wells Gray Provincial Park, known for its stunning waterfalls. Enjoy photo stops at Dawson Falls & the impressive Helmcken Falls, before stopping for lunch in Kamloops.

Arriving back to Vancouver in the evening, where you will make your way to your downtown hotel for your 2-night stay. This is the end of your escorted tour. 

Day 7 - Vancouver

Today we have included the Vancouver City Highlights tour, allowing you to see the best of Vancouver. 

Prepare to experience the unique history and unfolding splendour as you tour through the modern streets of Vancouver. Drive by the most renowned sights and learn how Vancouver became the city it is today. Situated on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and framed by British Columbia's imposing mountains, it's easy to fall in love with this astonishing city. Drive through historic neighbourhoods such as Gastown, Chinatown, scenic English Bay and the picturesque Vancouver Harbour. Stops in Stanley Park feature Indigenous Peoples' Totem Poles, spectacular views of the mountains and the Lions Gate Bridge. Also includes the opportunity to wander through the charming farmer's market at Granville Island.

Day 8 - Celebrity Alaska Cruise

Today transfer to Canada Place to board your fantastic 7-night Celebrity Alaska Cruise.

Day 9 - Cruise the Inside Passage

Today cruise one of the most scenic sea-lanes in the world - the Inside Passage - where ships can sail close to steep mountain walls, offering magnificent views of the unbelievable scenery from forests to evocative towns.

Day 10 - Icy Strait Point

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 travellers the chance to view an enormous variety of wildlife including humpback whales, eagles, and brown bears, or explore monuments to the region’s fishing heritage.

Day 11 - Hubbard Glacier

Hubbard Glacier is the largest calving glacier on the North American continent. The glacier routinely calves off icebergs as high as 10-storey buildings, sending massive blocks of ice into the sea every few minutes.

Day 12 - Juneau

Juneau, the capital of Alaska, has an air of mystique – a town you cannot reach by road, you need to fly or come by sea! Juneau delights with an abundance of water, forests and mountains. Situated between the Coast Mountains and the Gastineau Channel, Juneau offers a lot of variety, with the immense Mendenhall Glacier and the Juneau Icefields at its back door and the Tongass National Forest stretching out to the northeast. Juneau offers a variety of activities from shopping downtown to dog sledding, hiking, whale-watching and so much more.

Day 13 - 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'll long remember.

Day 14 - Cruise the Inside Passage

Cruise back along the Inside Passage and take in the breath-taking wilderness coastline, with snow-capped mountain peaks, glaciers, and rain forests. You may see whales, eagles, sea lions, sea otters, and mountain sheep.

Day 15 - Fly from Vancouver

Depart your Celebrity Cruise and transfer to Vancouver airport for your onward flight.