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Rocky Mountaineer train with mountains in background.
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Calgary to Vancouver
9 Days Request Quote
Trip Code: UT9JWB
  • Trip Highlights
  • Map & Itinerary
  • Travel & Accommodation

Trip Highlights

Wire suspension bridge spanning the valley surrounded by green fur trees

The Bridge and Beyond

Head to the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park to enjoy a breakfast with sensational views before a nature tour.

Athabasca Glacier spanning the valley between the mountain range

An Ice Age Adventure

Discover the world of glacier ice with a journey onto the Athabasca Glacier in a specially designed vehicle.

Guests taking a selfie with Royal Canadian Mounted Police with Banff Springs Hotel in the background

Get to know the locals

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are true icons of the nation, enjoy hearing their stories when you Meet a Mountie.

Your Vacation Includes

  • Expert APT Tour Director
  • GoldLeaf service on the Rocky Mountaineer
  • Guaranteed maximum 40 guests
  • Lakeview Room at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
  • Luxury dining - a total of 14 meals
  • APT's Freedom of Choice Inclusions in three locations
  • Transfers, porterage and gratuities

Map & Itinerary

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Calgary to Vancouver

Designed Exclusively for APT guests

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

These once-in-a-lifetime moments allow you to experience an unforgettable world of exclusive moments, incredible cultures and charming surprises

FREEDOM OF CHOICE™ - Sightseeing

Personalise your holiday with a choice of included sightseeing options sure to leave you with lifelong memories

FREEDOM OF CHOICE™ - Dining

Choose from a variety of included dining options sure to tantalise the tastebuds of every guest

Welcome to Canada. Once you’ve landed in Calgary, you’ll be met and taken to your hotel in Banff. Make yourself at home before meeting everyone over a welcome dinner.

Stay: Two Nights, Banff National Park, Fairmont Banff Springs

Daily :
  • Dinner

FREEDOM OF CHOICE™ - Sightseeing

This morning, you might take part in the Banff Experience which includes a visit to the Cave and Basin National Historic Site. Alternatively, board the Banff Gondola and ascend Sulphur Mountain, or set off on a heli-flightseeing excursion. Perhaps enjoy a float trip along Bow River or learn to be a Canadian ice hockey player. Otherwise, you might like to spend some time at the Willow Stream Spa.

After your Freedom of Choice sightseeing, the rest of the afternoon is totally yours to spend as you like.

Daily :
  • Breakfast

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

Today you have the chance to meet a Mountie and listen to tales of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE™ - Dining

Tonight, choose to dine at one of the restaurants in your hotel.

After a quick guide through the town, travel to the picturesque Moraine Lake, and onwards to Lake Louise.

Stay: Banff National Park, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in a Lakeview Room

Daily :
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

FREEDOM OF CHOICE™ - Dining

Tonight, choose where to enjoy dinner at your lodge.

Travel along the Icefields Parkway, and stop at the Columbia Icefield. Later on you’ll board an Ice Explorer vehicle and journey onto the Athabasca Glacier before being taken to Jasper via Athabasca Falls.

Stay: Two Nights, Jasper National Park, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

Daily :
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
Daytime view of Athabasca Glacier, Jasper, Canada

FREEDOM OF CHOICE™ - Sightseeing

See the park on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle sidecar tour, embark on a Maligne Valley experience by hike or cruise, go rafting down the Athabasca River, or ride the Jasper Tramway.

Freedom of Choice experiences offer a new perspective today.

Daily :
  • Breakfast

Snake through Jasper National Park and relax, enjoying the comforts of renowned GoldLeaf Service. Watch from your bi-level glass-dome carriage as glacier-fed water tumbles over Pyramid Falls. You’ll continue on to Kamloops.

Stay: Kamloops, hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (three-star accommodation)

Daily :
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch

The Rocky Mountaineer continues west today, bringing you to Vancouver. See the water crashing over Hell’s Gate and the orange truss bridge at Cisco Crossing.

Stay: Two Nights, Vancouver, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

Daily :
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

An exclusive breakfast at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s Cliff House Restaurant heralds a bright start to the day. With the surrounding forest cast in the morning light, you’ll then meander amid the treetops and alongside cliff edges over a network of suspension bridges.

After your Signature Experience, your tour director will take you to a handful of Vancouver’s must-see sites, and you’ll have time to enjoy a special dinner.

Daily :
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

After breakfast you'll have the chance to say goodbye to new friends before being taken to the airport.

Daily :
  • Breakfast

Travel & Accommodation

River in the foreground with castle like building sitting amidst the fur trees with mountains in the background

Iconic Fairmont Property

Really enjoy the chance to relax at Fairmont Banff Springs with two nights at this iconic property.

Grand hotel on the lakes edge reflecting in the blue waters with a bright blue sky on a sunny day

Wake to Breathtaking Views

We've reserved coveted Lakeview Rooms for you at the iconic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.

Passengers sitting in the glass domed rail carriage being served

Experience GoldLeaf Service

Admire panoramic vistas through full-length dome windows and savour gourmet dining aboard the iconic Rocky Mountaineer.

As a family-owned company with origins that date back to 1927, we know how to make a great holiday extraordinary

Geoff McGeary OAM – APT Company Owner -