West Canada by Car

West Canada Tour 200 - Rocky Mountain Self Drive Tour
West Canada Tour 201 - West Canada Highlights Tour
West Canada Tour 202 - Vancouver Victoria & Seattle

West Canada Tour 200 - Rocky Mountain Self Drive Tour

Day 1 Calgary – Kananaskis
Arrive in Calgary and pick up your rental car at the airport. Calgary is nestled beside the Rocky Mountain foothills and famous for the "Calgary Stampede" Rodeo & Show. Short drive to Kananaskis – home of the 1988 Winter Olympics and the G8 Summit in 2002. Check in at your hotel.

Day 2 Kananaskis – Banff
Drive via Canmore to Banff National Park – established in 1885. Remaing day in Banff. Explore Banff Avenue with its many shops, visit the historial Whyte Museum and other attractions.

Day 3 Banff
Banff is part of the UNESCO Rocky Mountain Park Heritage Site and offers many attractions including Upper Hot Springs, Bow Falls, Banff Springs Hotel and the Hoodoos. Take the Gondola to the Top of Sulphur Mountain and enjoy an amazing 360-degree view of unmatched beautiful mountain scenery.

Day 4 Banff - Jasper
One of the world's greatest mountain highways, the Icefields Parkway winds up from Bow Valley and offers outstanding viewpoints and excellent wildlife viewing. Along the way stopover at the town of Lake Louise and visit the famous Fairmont Hotel - Chateau Lake Louise.

Day 5 Jasper
Jasper National Park is located admist the most beautiful wilderness of the Rocky Mountains. Visit Maligne Canyon and glacier-fed Maligne Lake. From here take a cruise to Spirit Island. The top of Whistlers Mountain promises the best views of the rockies

Day 6 Jasper - Edmonton
Morning departure and drive to Edmonton. Visit the Odyssium with the Imax Theatre, Northlands Park and the Edmonton Mall with more than 800 shops and 7 Theme Parks. Overnight Edmonton.

Day 7 Edmonton – Calgary
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is known around the world as a remarkable testimony of prehistoric life. The area bears witness to a custom practiced by native people of the North American plains for nearly 6000 years. Thanks to their excellent understanding of topography and of bison behavior, they killed bison by chasing them over a precipice and subsequently carving up the carcasses in the camp below. In 1981, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated the jump as a World Heritage Site. Return to Calgary.

Departure Dates:

Superior Category

May 1st – May 31 Single $ 1170.00 / Double $ 640.00
June 1st – September 20 Single $ 1345.00 / Double $ 755.00
September 21st – October 30 Single $ 1170.00 / Double $ 640.00

First Class Category

May 1 – May 31 Single $ 1360.00, Double $ 720.00
June 1 – September 20 Single $ 1960.00, Double $ 1020.00
September 21 – October 30 Single $ 1360.00, Double $ 720.00

Services include:

6 Night Accommodation
- 1 Western Steak Barbecue Dinner & Dance
- Goods & Service Tax (GST)
- Provincial Sales Tax (PST)
- 7 Day Compact Rental Car (Dollar, National and/or Alamo Car Rental)
- Unlimited Free Km
- CDW Car Insurance
- LDW Car Insurance
- Airport Handling Fee
- Emergency Roadside Assistance
- Tour Documentation

West Canada Tour 201 - West Canada Highlights Tour

Day 1 - Vancouver
Arrive in Vancouver, pick up your rental car and check in at your downtown hotel for the next two nights. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and nestled alongside the Coast Mountain Range, Vancouver is home to spectacular natural setting and many attractions.

Day 2 - Vancouver
Spend the day to visit the sights & attractions of Vancouver including Stanley Park, the vibrant shopping district along Robson Street, the historic Gastown, Chinatown and the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Grouse Mountain offers at an elevation of 1200 m incredible views of the city.

Day 3 - Vancouver/Penticton
On the way to the southern park of the Okanagan Valley stopover at Manning Park. With its crystal-blue lake, the Okanagan Lake area is a favourite spot for golfers, wine lovers and watersport enthusiasts.

Day 4 - Penticton
With more than 2,000 hours of sunshine every year, the Okanagan offers the longest, sunniest and driest summer season in Canada. Spend some time to visit fruit orchards, vineyards or play a round of golf. To freshen up head out for a sailing trip or a swim in Okangan Lake.

Day 5 - Penticton/Golden
Travel towards the Canadian Rockies. You travel through Revelstoke National Park and arrive in Golden for your overnight. The area offers glorious scenery within the Purcell Mountain Range. From here it is just a short travel distance to Yoho and Banff National Park.

Day 6 - Golden – Banff/Canmore
Stopover at Emerald Lake, Natural Bridge and Takakkaw Falls within Yoho Park. Continue your journey past Kicking Horse Pass and the Continental Divide into Banff National Park - part of UNESCO heritage site. Your first stop should be Lake Louise. The remaining park offers many attractions and spectacular mountain scenery. Visit today the Upper Hot Springs, Bow Falls and the Hoodoos.

Day 7 - Golden – Banff/Canmore
Time for a side trip into the Kananaskis area – home to the 1988 Winter Olympics or explore more of Banff National Park. Visit the Whyte Museum, Banff Park Museum or just stroll along Banff Avenue with its many unique shops.

Day 8 - Banff – Jasper/Hinton
One of the world's greatest mountain highways - the Icefields Parkway - offers outstanding views and excellent wildlife viewing. Stopovers should include Peyto Lake, Columbia Icefield and the Sunwapta & Athabasca Falls.

Day 9 - Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is located admist the most beautiful wilderness of the Rocky Mountains. Visit Maligne Canyon and glacier-fed Maligne Lake. From here take a cruise to enchanted Spirit Island. The top of Whistlers Mountain promises the best 360-degree views of the rockies.

Day 10 - Jasper – Wells Gray Park
Leave Jasper and follow the Miette River to Mt. Robson, the tallest mountain of the Canadian Rockies. At Tete Jaune Cache hike to the Rearguard Falls where salmon attempt to leap the falls. Continue your journey through scenic mountain ranges south to Blue River and Clearwater.

Day 11 - Jasper – Wells Gray Park
Wells Gray is known as the waterfall park as there are over 250 waterfalls located within the area. Take a day trip into the pristine beauty of Wells Gray Park and hike to Dawson Falls and the spectacular Helmcken Falls - Canada's fourth highest waterfall. If you are here in July/August don’t miss the flower meadows of the Trophy Mountain region.

Day 12 - Jasper – Wells Gray Park
Travel through real Cowboy Country with large cattle ranches, pine trees and sagebrush to 100 Mile House. While crossing through the coast mountains along the Duffy Lake Road you will leave the dry interior and enter the wet coastal forests. Whistler will be the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Day 13 - Jasper – Whistler
Spend the day in Whistler. The area offers many outdoor activities: try the Mountain Bike Park, take the tram into the alpine area and hike a variety of trails, how about glacier skiing, fishing, wildlife viewing or shopping?

Day 14 - Whistler - Vancouver
Travel on the Sea-to-Sky Highway to Garibaldi Park. Visit Shannon Falls and continue along Howe Sound back to Vancouver (appr.3-hour drive). Time for some last shopping or sightseeing. Return your rental car.

Departures

Superior

May 1 – May 31

Single $ 2,290.00
Double $ 1,190.00

June 1 – September 20

Single $ 2,540.00
Double $ 1,310.00

September 21 – October 31

Single $ 2,290.00
Double $ 1190.00

13 Nights Hotel Accommodation (All rooms with private bathroom)
- Goods & Service Tax (GST)
- Provincial Sales Tax (PST)
- 14 Day Compact Rental Car (Dollar, National and/or Alamo Car Rental)
- Unlimited Free Km
- CDW Car Insurance
- LDW Car Insurance
- Airport Handling Fee
- Emergency Roadside Assistance
- Tour Documentation

West Canada Tour 202 - Vancouver Victoria & Seattle

Day 1 - Vancouver
Arrival at the Vancouver airport. Rental car pick up and short drive to your centrally located downtown hotel. Surrounded by water and nestled alongside the Coast Mountain Range, Vancouver is home to spectacular natural scenery and many attractions.

Day 2 - Vancouver
Morning: optional 4 hr sightseeing tour including - Stanley Park and its Totem Poles, English Bay Beaches, the famous Robson Street shopping areas, Granville Island, Chinatown, historic Gastown, the Prestigious Shaughnessy and Queen Elizabeth Park.

Day 3 - Vancouver/Victoria
Short ferry trip from Vancouver along islands and inlets to Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. You’ll have plenty of time to discover Victoria or you may take a side trip to the beautiful Saanich Peninsula with its rugged coastline. Tipp: Orca Whale Watching Cruise from various departure points.

Day 4 - Victoria
Morning: Optional sightseeing onboard an English Double Decker Bus. Visit the unique downtown core, exclusive residential areas and listen to the interpretive service explaining Victoria’s rich historic background. Highlight is the visit to Butchart Gardens, famous for its 50 acres of floral splendor.

Day 5 - Victoria - Seattle
Enjoy the scenic cruise onboard the Clipper Ferry through the Pacific Ocean, into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound to Seattle. Check in your downtown hotel. In the evening take a stroll through Seattle's historic downtown area and Pioneer Square

Day 6 - Seattle
Explore unique parts of Seattle during the 3 hr. optional sightseeing tour. Visit Pike Place Market, the Space Needle and the International District. Get a taste of maritime culture at Fisherman’s Terminal. At Hiram Chittenden Locks you’ll see the famous Fish Ladder.

Day 7 - Seattle - Vancouver
Return to Vancouver during the day. Individual tour extensions on request.

January 1 – May 31
Superior
Single $ 1,160.00
Double $ 680.00

June 1 – September 20
Single $ 1,360.00
Double $ 695.00

September 21 – December 31
Single $ 1,160.00
Double $ 680.00

First Class
January 1 – May 31
Single $ 1,395.00
Double $ 715.00

June 1- September 20
Single $ 1,695.00
Double $ 850.00

September 21 – December 31
Single $ 1,395.00
Double $ 715.00