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| Heart of The Canadian Rockies |
Travel to the heart of the Canadian Rockies on this spectacular vacation. Your trip begins in Calgary with a sightseeing tour of Calgary’s highlights and a visit to Fort Calgary. Then head west through the foothills of the Canadian Rockies into Banff National Park, Canada’s oldest national park and gateway to the Canadian Rockies. Spend two overnights at this popular year-round resort with time to explore Banff on your own or to take an optional excursion. On the way to Jasper National Park along the famous Icefields Parkway, stop in Lake Louise and discover this world-famous location with its cold waters reflecting the surrounding mountains and glaciers. Next, a highlight of your vacation, a thrilling ride aboard an Ice Explorer, an all-terrain vehicle on the Columbia Icefield, the largest expanse of ice in the Canadian Rockies. Continue on to Jasper National Park, the largest national park in Canada, for an overnight and an orientation tour in Jasper. Depart Jasper following the Fraser River to the base of Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies and overnight in Kamloops. Travel to the Pacific coast and board a ferry for Victoria, where you enjoy two overnights and a city tour plus time for optional activities, including a whale-watching cruise. Also visit world-famous Butchart Gardens with its 55 acres of showcase floral exhibits. Then sail through the spectacular Gulf Islands back to Vancouver and enjoy a sightseeing tour, including Gastown, Stanley Park, and other famous landmarks. It’s a great way to wrap up your majestic Canadian Rockies vacation.
Tour Code : HI-00250
Tour Duration : 9 Nights And 10 Days
Visit: Calgary | Banff | Jasper | Kamloops | Victoria | Vancouver
Price Starting From:  77,699* only.
* Above prices are in INR and per person on twin
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Home > Canada > Heart of The Canadian Rockies
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Tour Duration : 9 Nights And 10 Days
Destinations Covered: Calgary | Banff | Jasper | Kamloops | Victoria | Vancouver
Package Inclusions:
| • Accommodation in hotel as per tour itinerary |
| • Breakfast and dinner as per tour program |
| • Sightseeing and scenic highlights are detailed in the tour programme |
| • Local guides as mentioned |
| • Professional Tour Director while touring |
| • Hotel Taxes |
Package Exclusions:
| • Airline and Visa charges |
| • Travel Insurance |
| • Airport taxes |
| • Government service tax |
| • Meals at hotels except those listed in the itinerary |
| • Still Camera/Video Camera Charges |
| • Expenses of personal nature such as tipping, porters, laundry etc |
| • Any optional sightseeing |
| Day 01: CALGARY |
| Enjoy time at leisure to relax or to do some independent exploring. Your Tour Director is on hand this evening to answer any questions. |
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| Day 02: CALGARY–BANFF |
| The discovery of oil converted this ranching town into a sophisticated city with skyscrapers and elegant shopping centers. It is also home to the world-famous Calgary Stampede. Tour many of the city’s attractions, including Canada Olympic Park, the Saddledome, and FORT CALGARY. Motor west through the foothills and into BANFF NATIONAL PARK, gateway to the majestic Canadian Rockies. Join the optional excursion to Sulphur Mountain for panoramic views of Banff’s spectacular scenery. |
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| Day 03: BANFF |
| Banff is one of Canada’s favorite year-round resorts, with summer activities such as hiking, boating, and fishing. With a free day, your Tour Director will suggest an optional helicopter ride over the Canadian Rockies. Tonight, take an optional excursion to the theater, featuring Canadian cuisine and dinner. |
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| Day 04: BANFF–LAKE LOUISE–JASPER |
| A day of scenic grandeur. First stop is Lake Louise, whose turquoise waters create a perfect natural mirror that reflects the surroundings. Next, journey north into JASPER NATIONAL PARK, where precipitous gorges, snow capped summits, and lakes of exquisite blues and greens come into view as the motor coach scales two mountain passes. Another highlight on today’s agenda is a stop at the COLUMBIA ICEFIELD to experience the Ice Explorer, an all-terrain vehicle that travels on ice that is 1,200 feet (365 meters) thick. Later this afternoon, your Tour Director suggests an optional float trip down the Athabasca River. Enjoy an orientation tour of Jasper town site upon arrival. |
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| Day 05: JASPER–MOUNT ROBSON–KAMLOOPS |
| With a morning at leisure, join the optional trip to Maligne Lake that features a narrated cruise to much-photographed Spirit Island. Depart Jasper and follow the Fraser River to the base of Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. The Yellow head Highway continues south along the mighty Thompson River, with spectacular views of the Monashee Mountains. Overnight in Kamloops. Tonight your Tour Director will have recommendations for optional activities and the best places to dine. |
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| Day 06: KAMLOOPS–FERRY CROSSING–VICTORIA |
| As you travel through British Columbia’s Coast Mountain Range to its majestic Pacific coastline, the vegetation changes from desert landscape to lush alpine forests. Board your afternoon ferry for the spectacular crossing to Vancouver Island. Sightseeing in Victoria includes the Inner Harbour, Bastion Square, Thunderbird Park and world-famous BUTCHART GARDENS. This evening, consider a stroll along the lively Waterfront Promenade. NOTE: On some departures, the visit to Butchart Gardens will be on Day 8. |
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| Day 07: VICTORIA |
| Today is a free day for independent sightseeing. Your Tour Director will have ideas to enhance your enjoyment of this most British of Canadian cities. Take an optional whale-watching cruise and seek out pods of killer whales. A suggestion for this evening is an optional historic walk followed by dinner in Chinatown. |
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| Day 08: VICTORIA–FERRY CROSSING–VANCOUVER |
| Today, set sail across the Strait of Georgia and through the spectacular Gulf Islands, an archipelago known for its climate. In Vancouver, city sightseeing includes Stanley Park, Gastown, Chinatown, and other famous landmarks. Tonight, your Tour Director will offer dining recommendations for this vibrant city |
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| Day 09: VANCOUVER |
| Your sightseeing tour will surely have whet your appetite to see more of this “Gem of the Pacific,” spectacularly set on the Burrard Inlet. Choose from a variety of great-value optional excursions, covering many of Vancouver’s major attractions. Perhaps a morning excursion along the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway to the fabulous mountain resort of Whistler, or how about revisiting the beautiful gardens, towering evergreen forests, and inviting beaches of Stanley Park? Shoppers can take a water taxi to lively Granville Island with its outdoor markets, street musicians, entertainers, and waterfront cafés, or consider a visit to historic Gastown with its steam-powered clock, antique shops, art galleries and street vendors. |
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| Day 10: VANCOUVER |
| The trip ends today with guests departing on individual schedules. Transfers to Vancouver International Airport are included. |
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| Tour Lodging Info: 9 Nights |
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| Places | Nights | Standard | Superior | Deluxe |
| Calgary | 1 | | Sandman Hotel | |
| Banff | 2 | | The Homestead Inn | |
| Jasper | 1 | | Tonquin Inn | |
| Kamloops | 1 | | Stockmen’S Hotel | |
| Victoria | 2 | | Queen Victoria Hotel & Suites | |
| Vancouver | 2 | | Park Inn & Suites | |
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| **Note: Check In at 1400 hrs / Out time at 12 noon. |
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| 02 May 2012 - 31 May 2012 |
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77,699 |
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* Note: All Above Prices are in INR only.
Rates and Accomodations are subject to availability.
** The cost of outbound package tour (land arrangements ) is payable in convertible foreign exchange (Subject to RBI/GOI regulation). Prices are based on exchange rates current at the time of price publication. Changes in exchange rates may lead to increases or decreases in airfares, taxes and/or the land arrangement prices. Your final invoice will reflect these price changes and any differences will be payable at the time of making your final tour payment. |
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