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VACATION FEATURES:

Accommodations
- 8 nights hotel accommodation
- 1 night aboard VIA Rail

Meals
- 2 Breakfasts
- 2 Lunches
- 4 Dinners

Sightseeing Excursions and Tours
- Beautiful Banff Tour
- Lake Minnewanka Tour & Cruise
- Evening Trail Ride and Steakfry
- Icefield Parkway & Glacier Experience from Banff to Jasper
- Overnight VIA Rail Journey from Jasper to Vancouver
- Vancouver Sunset Dinner Cruise
- Victoria City and Butchart Gardens Tour
- Vancouver Trolley Attractions Tour
- 2 Day Journey from Vancouver to Calgary

Admissions
- Columbia Icefield Glacier Experience
- Banff Gondola Ride
- Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre

Transfers
- Transfer from Jasper Hotel to the Jasper Train Station
- 3 taxi transfers in Vancouver

Documentation
- Brewster Sightseeing Excursion discount coupon
- Icefield Photograph
- Itinerary, brochures, maps and vouchers
- National Park entrance fees
- Hotel luggage handling

ITINERARY:

DAY 1 - Sightseeing in Banff

Your motorcoach adventure will start from downtown Calgary this morning heading towards the town of Banff. Upon arrival, a sightseeing tour will take you to the hoodoos, a photograph stop of the Bow River and an afternoon gondola ride (all admissions included). Your next two overnights will be spent at your chosen hotel in Banff providing plenty of opportunities to explore the many shops, restaurants, and tourist attractions.

DAY 2 - Exploring Banff

This morning, take a cruise on Lake Minnewanka (seasonal*), highlighted by jagged peaks, hoodoo clusters and Devil's Gap. After your cruise take some time to wander Banff's countless shops and restaurants. Perhaps take some time to visit the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. This afternoon you'll travel by horseback on a trail ride that includes an authentic cook-out.

DAY 3 - Banff to Jasper

Today your journey will take you northwards into Jasper National park along one of the most scenic highways in North America. After a stop at the Columbia Icefields for an interpretive Ice Explorer ride onto the Athabasca Glacier, you will continue on to Jasper for your overnight stay.

DAY 4 - VIA Rail from Jasper to Vancouver

Your day is at leisure until your transfer to the Jasper train station (included), where you will board the VIA Rail train bound for Vancouver (dinner included).

DAY 5 - Arriving in Vancouver

Enjoy breakfast (included onboard) then the train arrival at Vancouver's Pacific Central Station in early morning. Transfer by taxi (included) to your hotel. This evening, take an awe-inspiring West Coast Sunset cruise over the Pacific Ocean. See the wonder of Stanley Park as you pass underneath the Lions Gate Bridge, cruise through English Bay, then enter into False Creek near dusk. Dinner is included this evening.

DAY 6 - Visiting Victoria

Today, enjoy a ferry cruise through beautiful Active Pass in the Gulf Islands to the quaint capital of British Columbia. Marvel at the spectacular ever-changing Butchart Gardens. You'll drive the scenic route into Victoria and the Inner Harbour. Take your free time to explore this unique city: Government Street shopping and dining, Empress Hotel, Legislative Buildings, Royal B.C. Museum and more. Relax on the bus and ferry ride back to your hotel..

DAY 7 - Discovering Vancouver

Take a trolley tour (included) of Vancouver's major attractions this morning. You may wish to stay on for the entire route, and revisit the sights that sparked your interest earlier, or you may wish to jump on & off the trolley several times throughout the 2 hour loop. Admission is included to the Vancouver Aquarium.

DAY 8 - Vancouver to Lac Le Jeune Sightseeing

Departing Vancouver, travel towards the beautiful interior British Columbia. Leaving the Pacific Coast behind, you will be pleasently greeted by some of the most stunning scenery in the country. Explore Minter Gardens while enjoying lunch, before traveling up the world-famous Coquihala Highway for some magnificent photo opportunities. End your trek with an early evening arrival at Lac Le Jeune Resort. You will have plenty of time to relax and enjoy the truly Canadian ambiance of this wilderness lodge.

DAY 9 - Lac Le Jeune to Calgary Sightseeing

After breakfast (included), a morning departure will take you eastbound towards the Canadian Rockies. After passing through the Shuswap Lake area, Salmon Arm and Sicamous, you will arrive in Revelstoke in time for lunch. Your motorcoach journey continues over the Kicking Horse Pass and Continental Divide with brief stops in the alpine towns of Lake Louise and Banff. Then, an early evening departure from Banff will take you to the Stampede city of Calgary and your overnight hotel.

DAY 10 - Departing Calgary

A morning check out concludes your Western Canadian Circle vacation.