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Calgary / Canmore |
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Flight to Calgary. Lunch and drinks served on board. Meet your English-speaking tour leader. After a short tour of Calgary drive to Canmore at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Check into the hotel. Dinner on your own & overnight.
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| Day 2 |
Canmore / Banff National Park |
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Breakfast and departure for the Banff National Park. You will make a stop at Lake Minnewanka and see all the majestic landscape in and around Banff. In the afternoon, excursion to Lake Louise with its famous luxury hotel " Chateau Lake Louise ", where you have some freetime to go for a walk around the lake. Late afternoon return to the hotel in Canmore. Dinner on your own & overnight.
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| Day 3 |
Canmore / Jasper / Valemount |
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Breakfast. Departure for Valemount. You will take the scenic Icefield Parkway. After several photo stops (for example at Peyto Lake and Bow Lake) you will reach the Athabasca Icefield, where you board the Snowcoach to ride upon the Athabasca Glacier. In the afternoon, continue along the panoramic road towards Jasper. After some free time in Jasper you will continue to Valemount with a stop at the majestic " Mount Robson ", the highest mountain of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Dinner on your own & overnight.
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| Day 4 |
Valemount / Kamloops |
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Breakfast and departure for Kamloops. On the way you will visit Helmecken Falls in the Wells Gray Park. After arrival in Kamloops you will visit a Ginseng Factory and learn about this very important export product of British Columbia. Check into the hotel and overnight.
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| Day 5 |
Kamloops / Nanaimo |
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Breakfast. Departure for Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. In the early afternoon you will take the Ferry to Vancouver Island. There you will visit Cathedral Groove with its majestic Douglas firs. Their trunks can reach a diameter of up to 10 meters. Continuation to your hotel in Nanaimo. Check into the hotel and dinner on your own.
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| Day 6 |
Nanaimo / Victoria |
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Breakfast. On your drive to Victoria you will pass by Chemainus, with its world famous giant murals and Duncan, the city of the Totem Poles. Upon arrival you will have a city tour where your guide will show you all the wonderful sights which Victoria has to offer: Beacon Hill Park, Thunderbird Park, Parliament, the Royal British Columbia Museum, the Empress Hotel and much more. Check into the hotel and free time. Dinner on your own.
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| Day 7 |
Victoria / Olympic Peninsula USA |
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After breakfast you will visit Butchart Gardens. Afterwards, you take the ferry to Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington / USA. There you will visit the La Push Indian Reserve and the Makah Indian Museum in Neah Bay on the Pacific Coast. The Indians will greet you with typical dances and will serve a delicious salmon dinner on the beach. In the evening check into your hotel and overnight
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| Day 8 |
Olympic Peninsula / Seattle |
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Breakfast. Today you will start the day with a walk in the Hoh Rainforest one of the view remaining temperate rain forests, which still exist on earth. Afterwards continue to Seattle. In the afternoon you will tour the Boeing Plant. Check into the hotel & dinner on your own.
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| Day 9 |
Seattle / Vancouver |
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Breakfast. In the morning sightseeing tour of Seattle. You will see the Space Needle, Pioneer Square, the Pike Place Market and much more. Afterwards you will have some free time before you cross the border again and continue to Vancouver, Canada. Check into the hotel and dinner on your own.
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| Day 10 |
Vancouver |
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Breakfast. In the morning sightseeing tour of Vancouver : Stanley Park, Gastown, Robson Street, downtown…. . In the afternoon take part in an excursion to North Vancouver. There you can visit the famous Capilano Suspension Bridge and perhaps take the gondola to go up Grouse Mountain (optional). Late afternoon return to the hotel, dinner on your own.
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| Day 11 |
Vancouver / Departure |
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Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and return flight.
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INCLUDED: |
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- Accomodation in tourist-class hotels
- All excursions and visits mentioned in the programme
- City tour with local step-on guide in Vancouver
- City tours of Calgary, Victoria & Seattle
- Ground transportation in luxury air-conditioned motorcoach
- English-speaking tour leader for the duration of the trip
- All taxes and tips on included activities
- Continental breakfasts
- 1 salmon dinner at the La Push Indian reserve (only during extension on the Olympic Peninsula)
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NOT INCLUDED: |
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- Flights
- Tips for tour guides and driver
- Drinks or any personal item expenses
- Luggage handling
- Optional activities
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