Glacier National Park & The Canadian Rockies

Overview

Discover four of Canada's magnificent national parks and experience cascading waterfalls, wintry icefields, unspoilt forests and beautiful mountain panoramas. Experience historic Gold Rush towns set among the jagged peaks and pristine lakes of the Rocky Mountains on this unforgettable tour in Canada's great wilderness.

UK - Calgary

Fly to Calgary where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.

Welcome to Calgary! At 6pm, meet your traveling companions for a welcome drink. Your Tour Director will prepare you for your upcoming adventure.

Calgary - Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump - Waterton Lakes National Park

Before departing Calgary, enjoy an orientation tour of the city’s highlights. Travel south along the Macleod Trail. Just outside the town of Fort Macleod, visit Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where indigenous people used to hunt buffalo by driving them towards the edge. Then, on to scenic Waterton Lakes National Park with a photo stop at Cameron Falls.

NOTE:Departures on the 30th June and 2nd and 5th July will stay overnight at the historic Prince of Wales Hotel, where you'll enjoy magnificent panoramas of Waterton Lake and the surrounding mountains.

Waterton Lakes National Park - Glacier National Park - Going to the Sun Road - Whitefish

Enter Montana through Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and behold the awesome snowcapped peaks of Glacier National Park. A highlight awaits you as you board the famous vintage red “Jammer Buses” that will take you along one of North America’s most spectacular highways: Going-to-the-Sun Road. After crossing 6,664-foot-high Logan Pass, enter a geographical wonderland of alpine scenery where jagged mountain peaks, deep-green forests, pristine lakes, and meadows dominate the landscape. Before arriving at your resort, enjoy a made-from-scratch piece of Huckleberry Pie or Ice cream - a delicious treat to end your day.

Whitefish - fort Steele - Kootenay National Park - Banff

Re-enter Canada today, with a stop in British Columbia before crossing into Alberta. Visit the restored town of Fort Steele, where fortunes were made during the Kootenay Gold Rush. Next, drive through the steep red cliffs of Sinclair Canyon and Kootenay National Park before entering Banff National Park, the heart of the Canadian Rockies.

Banff

This morning, sightseeing includes stops at Bow Falls and the Hoodoos. The balance of the day is at leisure, or maybe join an optional helicopter flightseeing trip for unsurpassed views of the Rockies.

Banff - Columbia Icefield - Jasper

Follow breathtaking Icefields Parkway today and head for Jasper National Park. Scale Bow Pass for splendid views of Peyto Lake. Then, climb to Sunwapta Pass to savor stunning vistas of alpine meadows, waterfalls, and glacier masses. Next is the highlight of the day: stop at the 1,200-foot-thick Columbia Icefield for a memorable ride aboard an Ice Explorer. There’s time this afternoon for an optional float trip down the historic Athabasca River.

Jasper - Excursion to Maligne Lake

The morning is at leisure. Optional activities include hiking, canoeing, and strolling the streets of Jasper. This afternoon, journey to Maligne Lake for a fully narrated cruise of the glacial lake and Spirit Island. Afterward, enjoy a lakeside dinner with incredible views and local fare including famous Alberta beef.

Jasper - Lake Louise - Calgary

This morning, visit Athabasca Falls and then retrace the route south along Icefields Parkway. One more highlight saved for the last day of your holiday: a visit to famous Lake Louise. Continue to Calgary, where your Tour Director hosts a special farewell dinner. Over dessert, be entertained by a Cowboy poet who will bring the region’s Western heritage to life through stories and songs—a perfect ending to your holiday.

Calgary - UK

Your tour ends after breakfast this morning.

Transfer to the airport for your flight to the UK.

Home landing in the UK