Rocky Mountains, Banff, Calgary, & Dinosaurs!
8 day tour $6495 +GST per car up to 5 persons
This tour offers it all! Including an incredible variety of scenery and experiences including the Rocky Mountains to the dinosaur museum at Drumheller. This is a good option with kids who enjoy road trips.
Day 1:
The first day starts with pickup at your greater Vancouver area hotel or location. We travel east on HWY 1 through the Fraser Valley for approximately 80 minutes to our first stop, Bridal Veil Falls. A short walk through the forest brings us to the waterfall. Next, we are back on the highway for 1 hour until we arrive at the Hells Gate Airtram. Take the short gondola ride down into the canyon. Then, it’s on to Kamloops or Revelstoke, where we over-night in a hotel. The total driving time today is 5.25 hours.
Day 2:
Today we follow Highway 1 through Glacier National Park and the Rocky Mountains with stops at view points along the way to Lake Louise. Explore this famous and much photographed turquoise lake.
Next, we arrive in beautiful town of Banff and check into your hotel for the next two nights. Explore the Banff this evening. The total drive time today is 5.5 hrs.
Day 3:
A full day in Banff. Explore this beautiful town as you wish. Take the Banff Gondola for some spectacular 360 degree mountain views. See Bow Falls. Take a river boat ride.
Day 4:
Calgary. The scenery changes quickly as we drive into the city of Calgary. There are many things to see and do in Calgary, families and adults alike, the choices are yours.
Check-in to your Calgary hotel for 3 nights
Driving time today 1.4 hours
Day 5:
Today, we head to Drumheller to see the Dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology and the local sights such as the hoodoos. We take a driving tour of the local area past the oil wells and rolling ranch land and stop at scenic view points.
Driving time today is 3.75 hrs
Day 6:
A full day in Calgary to explore the city further, there’s no shortage of things to do.
Day 7:
Check out of your hotel and we drive back into British Columbia. The highlight today is a visit to the awesome Golden Skybridge. This attraction is impressive. The suspension bridges are huge, the longest spanning 150 meters (490 feet) and the highest 130 meters (430 feet) above the canyon below! There’s a lot to do here.
We continue on until we arrive in the Okanagan Region and check-in to your Kelowna Hotel. Your driver remains on duty to take you to your choice of many restaurants in the area. Total driving time today is 7 hours.
Day 8:
Explore the Kelowna Area, maybe visit a winery or two? or visit the Kangaroo Farm?
We travel back to Vancouver via the Coquihalla Highway passing over the 4081 foot (1244 m) summit while enjoying more beautiful British Columbia scenery.
Total driving time today 4.25 hours
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
Vehicle with driver/guide
Fuel and parking fees
Driver’s overnight accommodation
National Park Admission
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:
5% GST sales tax
Accommodation
Admission to attractions and tours
Food, beverage, personal spending
Additional Information:
This tour covers a vast area and over 2500 kilometers of highways plus local driving for sight seeing. We have planned each day to minimize the time in the car and break up the driving time into manageable legs, and more importantly, not miss the best experiences!
Driving times quoted above are point-to-point highway routes based on a downtown Vancouver departure, and do not include local driving for sightseeing. Actual times will vary based on weather, road, and traffic conditions.
We will be driving through wilderness subject to road closures, forest fires, landslides, and inclement weather, so delays and re-routes can occur. We offer this tour year round, but be aware some attractions do not operate during winter and into spring. Winter driving can be challenging, but the winter scenery is spectacular!
This tour requires a basic fitness level. Those not comfortable with hiking trails and long walks can still enjoy the attractions and breathtaking scenery. Outside of summer, snow and ice on trails, walkways, parking lots, and in town on the sidewalks, should be expected.