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If you want to see beautiful nature and learn about fascinating history, then you will love the 7-Day Canadian Vancouver, Rocky Mountain Coach & Rail Summer tour Package.
This 7-day tour starts in Vancouver, British Columbia. Here is the itinerary:
Day 1: If you arrive prior to 11:30 AM, then you can get a free three and a half hour tour of Vancouver City, where you’ll visit Downtown, Stanley Park, Canada Place, etc. You can also enjoy a bonus ferry ride to Granville Island (weather permitting). Then there will be a Vancouver Night Tour to Downtown Vancouver, Olympic Village, Gastown & False Creek. You’ll spend the night in Vancouver.
Day 2: You’ll begin your journey through Canada on the Trans-Canada Highway. You’ll pass through Fraser Valley & head east to the heart of Okanagan Valley: Kelowna. You’ll learn about the basics of wine making at the renowned winery and then at Lake Okanagan you’ll learn about the legendary story of the lake monster, “Ogopogo” – and who knows, maybe you’ll even see the monster! You’ll spend the night in Salmon Arm or Revelstoke.
Day 3: You’ll pass through Rogers Preserve and Yoho National Park and then arrive at Banff National Park. You can take a thrilling gondola ride which will give you breathtaking panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains. After that you will visit Bow Falls, which was featured in Marilyn Monroe’s film, River of No Return. You can then enjoy art galleries, shops and boutiques in Banff, Alberta before you settle into your hotel for the night.
Day 4: You’ll past the Castle Mountain and then head to Lake Louise, where you can enjoy a delicious meal at the Chateau Lake Louise. Then you’ll go to the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park, where you can pay extra to ride the “Ice Explorer” onto the Athabasca Glacier & you can experience the Glacier Skywalk. You’ll then return to Lake Louise in the evening stay in Banff for the night.
Day 5: You’ll take a shuttle bus to the train station where you will board the Rocky Mountaineer. You will get to take in so much that day, including the Continental Divide, the Kicking Horse Canyon, the Spiral Tunnels, Rogers Pass, & Craigellachie. You’ll then stay overnight in Kamloops.
Day 6: You’ll transfer to the train station in the morning where you’ll continue your train adventure. You will see rock sheds & steep slopes along the Thompson River & the rushing waters of Hell’s Gate in the Fraser Canyon. Once you arrive in Vancouver, you will be transferred to your hotel.
Day 7: You can enjoy a free day for shopping or fine dining before you are transferred to the Vancouver Airport for your flight home.
You can book this tour through Tours4Fun, and if you book a group of 10 or more you can save 2% on the price.
