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Majestic Canadian West and Cruise - Veranda Cabin
20 Days starting from $6,860

Countries Visited:
Canada, United States

 

Length: 20 Days
Type: First Class Tour
Category: USA and Canada 2008
Operator: Insight
Tour Code: ACCB
   
 
About This Tour


This comprehensive tour takes in the major highlights of Western Canada, featuring two-night stays in Waterton Lakes, Banff, Jasper and Victoria. Experience two days of GoldLeaf Service aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train.
 
  • What's Included
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  • Sightseeing Highlights
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Insight's First Class Services

  • Airport arrival and departure transfers on the first and last day of your tour
  • Escorted by a professional Tour Director (Days 1-13)
  • Maximum group size of 40 people
  • Luxury air-conditioned coach with extra legroom and restroom facilities
  • First Class hotels with service charges, taxes & porterage
  • GoldLeaf Service aboard Rocky Mountaineer’s Fraser Discovery route from Jasper to Whistler (including tips)
  • All the facilities aboard Holland America’s ms Zuiderdam*

Quality Dining

  • 12 Full Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 4 Dinners plus Dine-Around selection of restaurants at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
  • 7 Full Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 7 Dinners aboard the ms Zuiderdam*

*Exclusive to 20-Day Coach & Cruise Tour

20 DAYS ~ ALBERTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA & ALASKA

Tour Pace - This comprehensive tour takes in the major highlights of Western Canada, featuring two-night stays in Waterton Lakes, Banff, Jasper and Victoria. Two days of GoldLeaf Service aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train add to the unforgettable experience.

Fellow Passengers - This tour is perfect for those wanting to experience the best of Canada’s West. Join a group of enthusiastic travellers as you see the sights in style on Insight’s luxurious motorcoach and aboard the famous Rocky Mountaineer train.

DAY 1 – ARRIVE CALGARY.
Start your trip with a complimentary transfer from the airport to the hotel. This afternoon, meet your Tour Director who is available to answer questions. Join us at 6 p.m. for a Welcome Reception.
Hotel: The Westin Calgary.

DAY 2 – CALGARY – WATERTON LAKES.
Begin the day with an orientation tour of Calgary before heading south. At the UNESCO World Heritage site of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, discover how the Blackfoot people hunted the great buffalo herds. Arriving in Waterton Lakes National Park, explore Red Rock Canyon and keep an eye out for the park’s resident wildlife.
Hotel: Waterton Lakes Lodge. (B,D)

DAY 3 – WATERTON – MONTANA’S GLACIER NATIONAL PARK EXCURSION.
Enjoy a scenic symphony today! Cross the US border to experience the rugged beauty of the mountainous lake- filled Glacier National Park.Enjoy a narrated trip up the famous Going-to-the-Sun Road to the Logan Pass Visitors Center aboard the park’s famous “Red Jammer” coaches (seasonal). (B)

DAY 4 – WATERTON – FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS.
Visit the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre to hear how in 1903, Turtle Mountain collapsed burying the mining town of Frank. Cross the Continental Divide and journey back to the gold rush days at Fort Steele Heritage Town. Later take some time to soak in your resort’s natural hot springs!
Hotel: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. (B)

DAY 5 – FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS – BANFF NATIONAL PARK.
Visit the diverse landscapes of Kootenay National Park before entering Banff National Park. Enjoy an interpretive walk along Lake Louise,Canada’s“Diamond in theWilderness.”See Victoria Glacier, the famous chateau and learn about the history and geography of this spectacular area. Stop at Moraine Lake (seasonal) surrounded by ten soaring peaks. View Bow Falls and the Hoodoos, before arriving at your hotel, styled after a Scottish baronial castle. For dinner this evening, choose from a variety of outstanding restaurants at the hotel.
Hotel: The Fairmont Banff Springs. (B,DA)

DAY 6 – BANFF NATIONAL PARK AT LEISURE.
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Banff to pursue your own interests. Options include a float trip down the Bow River, a guided walk to Sunshine Meadows, or a helicopter flightseeing experience over the Rockies...the choice is yours! (B)

DAY 7 – BANFF – JASPER NATIONAL PARK.
Journey along the unforgettable Icefields Parkway, one of the world’s most scenic drives. Venture onto Athabasca Glacier aboard a specially-designed Ice Explorer for a once-in-a-lifetime guided tour over steep grades, snow and ice. Arrive at Jasper National Park. Tonight a local wildlife expert will lead an informative discussion about some of the park’s most interesting residents which include elk, moose, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, beaver and caribou.
Hotel: Sawridge Inn. (B,D)

DAY 8 – JASPER NATIONAL PARK SIGHTSEEING.
Join a narrated walk along the Maligne Canyon trail past beautiful waterfalls, spectacular rock formations and learn about the underground river system. The delights of Jasper National Park are yours for the rest of the day. Two of the options available to you include a relaxing lake cruise (seasonal) and a scenic nature walk. (B)

DAY 9 – JASPER – ROCKY MOUNTAINEER – QUESNEL.
Get ready for an unforgettable rail journey. Step aboard Rocky Mountaineer’s GoldLeaf Service for two days of glorious rail travel through Canada’s Western mountains. Enjoy panoramic views from your seat in the GoldLeaf Dome Car and fine meals in the GoldLeaf Dining Car. Highlights include Yellowhead Pass, Moose Lake and the Rockies’ tallest mountain, Mount Robson. Spend the night in Quesnel, deep in the heart of Cariboo Country.
Hotel: Assigned by Rocky Mountaineer. (B,L,D)

DAY 10 – QUESNEL – ROCKY MOUNTAINEER – WHISTLER.
Journey from the desert-like Fraser Canyon to the lush farmlands of the Pemberton Valley to the towering Coast Mountains. Admire sweeping views of glacier-fed lakes and Deep Creek Bridge – one of the highest railway bridges in the world.The train journey ends in the alpine village of Whistler.
Hotel: HiltonWhistler Resort & Spa. (B,L)

DAY 11 – WHISTLER - VICTORIA.
Meet a local guide for a walking tour through Whistler Village before heading down the Sea-to-Sky Highway. Cross the Strait of Georgia by ferry to Vancouver Island. Enjoy an orientation tour of Victoria on arrival.
Hotel: Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort & Spa. (B)

DAY 12 – VICTORIA SIGHTSEEING.
Begin the day with breakfast at the renowned Butchart Gardens, which have delighted visitors from around the world for over one hundred years. During your visit, a horticulturist will explain the garden’s history and plants. Enjoy ample time to wander through the 55 acres of exquisite floral displays, meandering paths and spectacular views. The afternoon is yours to explore Victoria. Tonight join us for a farewell dinner at the hotel. (B,D)

DAY 13 – VICTORIA – VANCOUVER – DEPARTURE OR ALASKA CRUISE.
Cruise by ferry across the Strait of Georgia to Vancouver and enjoy an orientation tour, including Gastown, Chinatown, Stanley Park with its famous Totem Poles and English Bay. Guests on the 13-Day Coach & Rail Tour depart with a complimentary transfer to Vancouver International Airport and the Insight hotel in Vancouver. Please do not schedule flights before 5 p.m. (B). Guests on the 20-Day Coach & Cruise Tour are transferred to Canada Place to board Holland America Line’s ms Volendam for an unforgettable Inside Passage cruise. (D)

DAY 14 – INSIDE PASSAGE SCENIC CRUISING.
Enter a region so isolated, it can only be accessed by sea or air. Come face to face with the grandeur of the Ice Age. Slowly glide past a maze of bays, glacier-carved fjords, channels and waterways protected from the open sea by islands and other land masses. The ms Volendam is designed for Alaskan cruising with its airy lounges, teak decks and roomy verandahs, allowing for comfortable observation of the ever-changing panorama of unspoiled virgin forests and vast wilderness that stretch from British Columbia to Skagway, Alaska. (B,L,D)

DAY 15 – JUNEAU.
Juneau is a place to let your imagination run wild. Stop in rustic shops offering jade and ivory sculptures, silver jewelry, wooden masks, intricate beadwork and apparel designed by native Alaskans.Visit Gold Rush-era bars such as theAlaska Hotel with its ornateVictorian furnishings or the Red Dog Saloon showcasing Wyatt Earp’s gun. Perhaps take an optional guided tour of the State Capitol or climb aboard the MountRobertsTramway. Follow in the footsteps of the original NorthAmericans as you explore the Mendenhall Glacier and the immense Juneau Icefields just outside the city, or trek through the lush Tongass National Forest. And don’t hurry: daylight here lasts well into the evening! (B,L,D)

DAY 16 – SKAGWAY.
Established in 1897 as a trading post for prospectors headed to the Klondike Gold Rush, Skagway was once known as “hell on earth,” an untamed, violent town controlled by organized criminals. Today, of course, the town is a bit more civilized, though its colourful past is carefully preserved in the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. For a truly memorable excursion, take an optional ride on the narrow gauge White Pass and Yukon Railroad, which was built in 1897 to take miners over treacherous terrain to the distant gold fields.The railway still uses vintage parlor cars, the oldest built in 1883. (B,L,D)

DAY 17 – GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK SCENIC CRUISING.
In the watery wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park, witness a landscape at its literal moment of creation. Your ship becomes a time machine as you travel thousands of years back in time, witnessing the life cycle of a new land from Sitka-spruce forests alive with grizzlies and wolves to the algae, lichens and mosses that were the beginnings of life in the region. In this isolated land the shrill noises of modern life are replaced with the deep, thunderous boom of building-size icebergs calving into the sea from a vast river of ice. It is raw, primordial... and unforgettable. (B,L,D)

DAY 18 – KETCHIKAN.
Welcome to the salmon capital of the world! Part of the town is built along a steep hillside, part is built on pilings over the water where bald eagles watch from waterside perches. An outstanding collection of totem poles makes the town an essential stop for anyone interested in native art. To make the most of your time ashore, consider taking an optional guided tour through town, a harbor cruise or a float plane “flightseeing” trip. If you prefer a more hands-on experience, you can take a sport fishing charter, kayak expedition, jeep ride or mountain excursion on a Harley Davidson motorcycle. The adventure never stops. (B,L,D)

DAY 19 – AT SEA.
Today is a day of relaxation as your cruise returns to Vancouver. Take advantage of the ship’s many outstanding facilities, or simply relax on deck with a drink and watch unmatched scenery glide by your floating palace. (B,L,D)

DAY 20 – DEPART VANCOUVER.
After disembarking, a complimentary transfer takes you to Vancouver International Airport and the Insight hotel in Vancouver for guests extending their stay. Please do not schedule flights before 12 p.m. (B)


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Hotels - The Westin in Calgary and Delta Ocean Pointe Resort in Victoria provide exquisite facilities in the heart of these fascinating cities.The Fairmont Banff Springs and Sawridge Inn are perfectly situated inside two of Western Canada’s greatest national parks.

Highlights -Explore five great national parks of the Rocky Mountains, three UNESCO World Heritage sites, Vancouver and Victoria. Enjoy enriching experiences, a two-day scenic rail journey and perhaps join a fabulous seven-night Alaska cruise.

Enjoy Your Included Tour Features

Premium Highlights

  • Visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
  • Board “Red Jammer” coaches to experience beautiful Glacier National Park
  • Journey back to the gold rush days at Fort Steele Heritage Town
  • Venture onto Athabasca Glacier aboard a specially-designed Ice Explorer
  • Travel aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train in luxury GoldLeaf Service
  • Enjoy breakfast at Butchart Gardens and explore the spectacular floral displays

Personal Insights

  • Enjoy an informative talk by your Tour Director as you stroll along Lake Louise
  • Enjoy Jasper National Park’s wildlife from a unique perspective at a fun presentation
  • Learn about the underground rivers system at beautiful Maligne Canyon
  • Enjoy a walking tour through Whistler Village with a local guide
  • Join an informative talk by a horticulturist at Butchart Gardens

Additional Excursions & Sights

  • Explore colourful Red Rock Canyon in Waterton Lakes National Park
  • Learn about the great 1903 Frank Slide
  • Explore five national parks – Waterton Lakes, Glacier, Kootenay, Banff and Jasper
  • See Moraine Lake, Bow Falls and the Hoodoos in Banff
  • Drive the spectacular Icefields Parkway
  • Discover the English charm of Victoria
  • See English Bay, Gastown, Chinatown & the totem poles in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
  • Soak up the beauty of Alaska on a 7-night cruise on the ms Zuiderdam*

Insight's First Class Services

  • Airport arrival and departure transfers on the first and last day of your tour
  • Escorted by a professional Tour Director (Days 1-13)
  • Maximum group size of 40 people
  • Luxury air-conditioned coach with extra legroom and restroom facilities
  • First Class hotels with service charges, taxes & porterage
  • GoldLeaf Service aboard Rocky Mountaineer’s Fraser Discovery route from Jasper to Whistler (including tips)
  • All the facilities aboard Holland America’s ms Zuiderdam*

Quality Dining

  • 12 Full Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 4 Dinners plus Dine-Around selection of restaurants at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
  • 7 Full Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 7 Dinners aboard the ms Zuiderdam*

*Exclusive to 20-Day Coach & Cruise Tour

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EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNTS

SAVE UP TO 10%: Insight sells its tours in many countries worldwide so the most popular tours fill very quickly. Don’t be disappointed, book early! You’ll be assured of the tours you want, andthe earlier you pay, the more you SAVE!

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Pay 10 months prior to tour departure date to SAVE 7.5%

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Tours must be paid in full for this discount to apply. Discounts apply to the land-only portion of your tour. Tour prices may change in future brochures. Exceptions: 1. Does not apply to additional accommodation, airfares or flight supplements, Easy Pace London & Countryside, Easy Pace London & Paris, Easy Pace London, Paris & Rome, Egypt tours, Israel tours, Jordan tours, the 3 Night Greek Island Cruise & Athens Extension, and Greek tours which include a Mediterranean cruise. 2. Does not apply to tours with River Cruises.

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YOUNG TRAVELLERS SAVE 10% AGED 5-17 YEARS :Travel broadens the mind and enhances those special relationships. Insight offers you the opportunity of

sharing your happy holiday memories with your children or grandchildren. This discount applies to the Land Only portion of your tour. Young Travellers must be under the age of 18 years old on the tour departure date, and MUST be accompanied by an adult (limit of one Young Traveller Discount per room). On all escorted tours, children under 5 years old are NOT accepted. The Young Traveller must be the specified age at the time of travel to be eligible for this discount. This discount cannot be combined with our Groups Discount. Exceptions: 1. Does not apply to additional accommodation, airfares or flight supplements, Easy Pace London & Countryside, Easy Pace London & Paris, Easy Pace London, Paris & Rome, Egypt tours, Israel tours, Jordan tours, the 3 Night Greek Island Cruise & Athens Extension,

and Greek tours which include a Mediterranean cruise. 2. Does not apply to tours with River Cruises.

GROUP DISCOUNTS

5 OR MORE – SAVE 5%: If a group of 5 to 8 people travel together a discount of 5% per person applies to the Land Only portion of your tour. So it pays to get together with your family and friends!

SAVE $$$ FOR 9 OR MORE : If you have a group of 9 or more people travelling together on the same scheduled tour, then you automatically qualify for big savings! Your savings will be determined by the number of people travelling so ask call for details. You may also reserve a tour departure exclusively for your group! Some restrictions apply. Please contact our Groups Department 1-866-475-7023.

These discounts cannot be combined with Frequent Traveller, Family Savings or Triple Room Discounts. To qualify, names of all passengers travelling must be advised to Insight at the time of booking. Exceptions: 1. Does not apply to additional accommodation, airfares or flight supplements, Easy Pace London & Countryside, Easy Pace London & Paris, Easy Pace London, Paris & Rome, Egypt tours, Israel tours, Jordan tours, the 3 Night Greek Island Cruise & Athens Extension,

and Greek tours which include a Mediterranean cruise. 2. Does not apply to tours with River Cruises.  

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SAVE UP TO $2850 PER PERSON with Insight’s Room Mate Matching service Insight believes travelling solo should not cost you more! That’s why for people travelling alone on an Insight coach tour, we'll match you with someone of the same gender, so you don't have to pay the single room supplement. If we fail to match you, we'll provide a single room at no extra cost. Please note there is a no-smoking policy in all shared rooms. Exceptions: 1. Does not apply to additional accommodation, airfares or flight supplements, Easy Pace London & Countryside, Easy Pace London & Paris, Easy Pace London, Paris & Rome, Egypt tours, Israel tours, Jordan tours, the 3 Night Greek Island Cruise & Athens Extension, and Greek tours which include a Mediterranean cruise. 2. Does not apply to tours with River Cruises. 3. Does not apply to Irish Elegance.

TRIPLE ROOM DISCOUNTS: When three people travel together and share one room,

each of the three enjoys a discount off the tour price. See the Triple Room Reductions on the itinerary of your choice. This discount only applies to tours featuring the “Share a Triple Room” reduction on the itinerary pages. Note the third bed will, on occasions, be a foldaway.

FREQUENT TRAVELLER SAVING

SAVE 5% OFF YOUR NEXT TOUR: Most first-time travellers go on vacation with Insight again and again. In recognition of our loyal customers, Insight now extends to all clients automatic membership into our Premier Plus Club, as well as a 5% Discount off the Land portion of their next Insight trip. Insight’s Premier Plus Club & 5% Discount is not available retroactively. Only one voucher is available per person, per tour, per year and only one voucher can be redeemed against each further tour

booking. This discount cannot be combined with our Groups Discount.  Exceptions: 1. Does not apply to additional accommodation, airfares or flight supplements, Easy Pace London & Countryside, Easy Pace London & Paris, Easy Pace London, Paris & Rome, Egypt tours, Israel tours, Jordan tours, the 3 Night Greek Island Cruise & Athens Extension, and Greek tours which include a Mediterranean cruise.

EXTRA TOUR DISCOUNTS

SAVE $$$ON YOUR 2ND TOUR: Book two Insight vacations, each 7 days or longer and you will receive a reduction of 5%off the cheaper of the two tours. Both tours must be booked at the same time. This discount is per person.

COMPLIMENTARY TRANSFERS: Save up to $135 per couple on LONDON taxi fares

FREE LONDON RETURN : Passengers taking the 'Land only' option on our Discovery

tours may return to London by Insight motorcoach at NO EXTRA CHARGE, instead of departing from Paris. Offer applies to the final day of the following Discovery tours:  E920, E910, E933, E914, E912, E913, E916 & G916. Accommodations will be

required, as arrival in London is late afternoon/early evening.

SMALL GROUPS ADVANTAGE : Many tour operators fill their tours with up to 53 passengers. This means more congestion and less leg room on the coach as seats are configured more closely. At Insight we have a

maximum of only 40 guests per tour.

INSIGHT'S GUARANTEES

PRICE GUARANTEE: With Insight, you don’t need to worry about currency fluctuations. Once we receive your full deposit, your land tour price is guaranteed and protected against any increases. (Excludes pre-registration for tours in future brochures and any imposed fuel surcharges or Government Taxes.

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