Epic Rocky Mountains Tour 7 days
$5950 total per car, up to 5 persons
Day 1:
Your first day starts with pickup at your greater Vancouver area hotel or other 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, where we over-night in a hotel. The total driving time today is 5 hours.
Day 2:
We drive 4.75 hours to Jasper through stunning Rocky Mountains scenery as we cross the provincial border into Alberta.
Ride the Jasper SkyTram to 2263 meters (7425 feet) for breathtaking panoramic views. If you feel energetic, you can hike to the summit 8081 feet for staggering 360 degree views of 6 mountain ranges.
Check-in to your chosen hotel for two nights (not included).
Day 3:
Explore the Jasper area. We head through the Jasper National Park and the Maligne Valley.
Visit the Maligne Canyon and the bridges with waterfall views.
The next stop is Medicine Lake for photos of this beautiful lake.
Then we visit the stunning Maligne Lake for a boat cruise to enjoy some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rockies.
We arrive back in Jasper in time to enjoy the local restaurants.
Day 4:
We say goodbye to Jasper and drive south on Hwy 93 through the breathtaking rocky mountain scenery. We stop at various viewpoints as we travel the picturesque icefields parkway.
Visit the Athabasca Falls to explore this beautiful area and view the impressive waterfalls.
The highlight of the day is a visit to the Columbia Ice Fields. Visit the Glacier Discovery Center, take a tour onto the glacier in an Ice Explorer Vehicle and walk out on the glacier. The next stop on this tour is the Skywalk for more amazing scenery and a glass floor walkway over the cliff edge.
We then continue our journey through the breathtaking Rocky Mountains scenery with stops along the way to take in the spectacular views.
Check in to your chosen Banff area hotel for two nights. The total driving time today is 3.5 hrs.
Day 5:
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 6:
Today, we head to Lake Louise to view this famous and much photographed turquoise lake.
Next, we cross back into British Columbia and visit 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 5.75 hours.
Day 7:
We spend a few hours in the Kelowna area until mid-afternoon. Maybe the Kanagroo Creek Farm to get up close with Kangaroos? or maybe some winery visits?
We then drive to Merritt for a dinner stop and driving break.
Our route back to Vancouver includes the scenic Coquihalla Highway with a summit of 4081 feet.
Total driving time today is 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 2000 kilometers of roads. 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, and landslides, so delays and re-routes can occur. We offer this tour year round, but be aware many of the 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 steep trails and walking on the glacier ice 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.