Rockies Grandeur and Alaska Inside Passage Cruise

Welcome to Canada! You will be met at Vancouver International Airport and transferred to your hotel. This evening meet your Tour Director and fellow travellers for a welcome dinner at your hotel.
Overnight Stay: Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront

Set off on a two day rail experience on “The Most Spectacular Train Journey in the World”. Settle back in your SilverLeaf carriage (Upgrade to GoldLeaf additional expense) as you enter the Fraser Valley then follow the Thompson River towards Kamloops.
Overnight Stay: Kamloops Hotel (as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer)

Rocky Mountaineer is unescorted by Evergreen Cruises & Tours Tour Director. On this section you will be looked after by Rocky Mountaineer staff.

Continue your journey into the soaring, rugged snow-capped mountains. Marvel at the beauty of the glaciers, lakes and forest sitting at the foot of these grand mountains before arriving into Banff. Transfer to Lake Louise for your stay in one of the Rockies most spectacular properties.
Overnight Stay: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

Spend the morning taking in the incredible scenery around Lake Louise before making your way to Banff. Visit the spectacular Natural Bridge, which has been carved by the Kicking Horse River, and Yoho National Park that houses the glacier fed Emerald Lake. Arrive into the impressive Banff National Park and enjoy a sightseeing tour including Bow River, the Hoodoos, Bow Falls.
Two Night Stay: Fairmont Banff Springs

This morning you will have breakfast with one of the best views Canada has to offer. Take the Banff Gondola to the top of Sulphur Mountain where you will witness inspiring views and enjoy a sumptuous buffet. The rest of the day is for you to enjoy Banff and its many sights and attractions.

Discover More: Spend time with magnificent wolfdogs, take a breath-taking helicopter flight, enjoy an outback dinner and wagon ride, or relax on a float trip along the river (additional cost).

This morning we travel north along the Icefields Parkway, acclaimed as one of the most spectacular journeys in the world. Enjoy breath-taking mountain scenery as you pass rugged peaks and glaciers fringed by thick forest and shimmering lakes. We make a stop at the Columbia Icefield, North America’s largest sub-polar ice pack, where you’ll climb aboard the ‘Ice Explorer’ for a once-in-a-lifetime journey onto the mighty 300 metre thick Athabasca Glacier. The day’s end finds us in Jasper National Park, an alpine wonderland of pristine wilderness and an abundance of wildlife where you will be taken through the park to the beautifully carved Maligne Canyon.
Overnight Stay: Chateau Jasper

Make our way out of the beautiful Jasper National Park and enjoy views of the towering Mt Robson, the highest peak In the Canadian Rockies. Weave through thick forests, winding rivers and jewelled lakes before arriving in the quaint village of Sun Peaks. You're Invited: This evening our highlight dinner involves an authentic Fur Traders presentation and feast.
Overnight Stay: Cahilty Lodge

Travel through fertile countryside and continue along the scenic Duffy Lake Road and into the charming alpine resort of Whistler. This evening you are free to explore the village's cobbled pathways and plazas.
Overnight Stay: Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa

Discover More: Undertake a bear viewing tour with a local expert (seasonal option, additional cost), or have dinner with a twist on a tasting tour (additional cost)

Travel along the Sea to Sky Highway following the rugged coastline with views of Horseshoe Bay on your right and forested parks and mountains on your left. Stop at the awesome Shannon Falls before boarding the BC ferry and cruising through the Georgia Strait to Nanaimo. Drive south along Vancouver Island to Victoria, British Columbia’s capital city
Two Night Stay: Chateau Victoria Hotels and Suites

Discover More: Culinary dinner tour (additional cost)

This morning visit the world-famous Butchart Gardens, a 22 hectare showplace of magnificent, colourful gardens. Learn about the history and flora while exploring the gardens. Afterwards enjoy an orientation tour of Victoria’s Inner Harbour, Bastion Square, Beacon Hill and residential areas.

Discover More: Discover Victoria tour, or go whale watching (additional cost)

This afternoon we return to Canada Place Pier to board your luxurious cruise ship. Check into your comfortable Outside Stateroom (upgrade to Balcony Suite additional expense) on the luxurious Holland America Cruise Ship ms Volendam and settle-in for an unforgettable 7 night voyage through the famed Inside Passage.

Spend the day cruising the Inside Passage, one of the world's most spectacular waterways passing forests of spruce and hemlock, mountains, islands and inlets.

This morning we cruise into the spectacular Tracy Arm, a narrow, 56 kilometre long fjord, another of Alaska’s most dramatic glacier settings. The panorama of 7,000-foot mountain peaks and nearly vertical rock cliffs is astounding. Tucked away at the end of this remarkable waterway are the twin Sawyer Glaciers, calving icebergs into the jade-coloured inland sea. In the afternoon arrive into Alaska’s scenic capital city, Juneau.

Established in 1897 as a trading post for prospectors headed to the Klondike Gold Rush, Skagway was an untamed, violent town controlled by organised criminals. Today, of course, the town is civilised, though its colourful past is carefully preserved in the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. For a truly memorable excursion, take an optional ride on the narrow gauge White Pass and Yukon Railroad (shore excursions are at own expense).

Early this morning your cruise ship enters the iceberg-strewn waters of Glacier Bay National Park, where thirteen spectacular glaciers flow from surrounding mountains into the waters of the bay. A National Park Service Ranger will help you spot wildlife, while pointing out sights and explaining glacial activity. Perhaps you will be lucky enough to see a pinnacle of ice ‘calve’ or break away from the face of the glacier, and with a thunderous boom land in the bay.

Welcome to the salmon capital of the world! Part of the town is built along a steep hillside and part is built on pilings over the water, where bald eagles watch from waterside perches. An outstanding collection of totem poles makes the town an essential stop for anyone interested in native art.

Today is a day of relaxation. Take advantage of the ship’s many outstanding facilities, or simply relax on deck with a drink and watch unmatched scenery glide by as you travel south through the Inside Passage.

Disembark early this morning and enjoy a sightseeing tour of Vancouver including Stanley Park, the waterfront, Gastown and Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. Make your way across this spectacular suspension bridge, 70 metres above the Capilano River, and join the award winning Treetops Adventure along a series of elevated walkways. In the evening, transfer to Vancouver International Airport to board your homeward flight (book flight after 6 pm) or consider taking in more of Vancouver with some post tour accommodation.