Summary
Experience unmatched natural beauty on this affordable Canadian vacation and Alaskan Cruise. Arrive in Vancouver for two nights and enjoy guided sightseeing including Stanley Park, Chinatown, and more. Then board the Rocky Mountaineer Train for a 2-day trip following the Fraser River through canyons to Kamloops. Travel through the Selkirk Mountains then enter Yoho National Park with its towering peaks. Wind through the Spiral Tunnels before your train climbs Kicking Horse Pass then crosses the Continental Divide and enters Alberta and Banff National Park. Spend two nights in Banff with time to hike, play golf, horseback ride or relax at the hot springs. Visit gorgeous Lake Louise, its turquoise waters perfectly reflecting the surrounding mountains and glaciers. Travel the stunning Icefields Parkway and take a ride on the Ice Explorer all-terrain vehicle over the 750-foot-thick ice! Travel through magnificent Jasper National Park and arrive at the base of 12,972-foot Mount Robson on your way to the resort town of Sun Peaks. Continue to Whistler where you’ll spend two nights and have time to enjoy the many activities this resort village has to offer. Cross via ferry to Victoria for sightseeing and a visit to beautiful Butchart Gardens. Have a day at leisure to explore this charming city before returning to Vancouver to embark on your 7-night cruise through the Inside Passage to Alaskan ports of call. Follow the coast through spectacular waterways to watch for orcas, whales, otters, and eagles. Dock in Juneau on the Gastineau Channel and visit the Alaskan capital’s rustic shops in town. Next port is Skagway, with its history of tough prospectors who passed through on their way to find Gold in the Yukon. Visit Skagway’s Trail of ’98 Museum for a glimpse into the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1800s. Cruise on to Glacier Bay, which has more actively calving tidewater glaciers than anywhere in the world. Your next port of call is the picturesque town of Ketchikan. This value-minded vacation in Canada with an Alaskan cruise is not to be missed and won’t soon be forgotten!
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Vancouver
- Day 2
- Vancouver
- Day 3
- Vancouver–Rocky Mountaineer–Kamloops
- Day 4
- Kamloops–Rocky Mountaineer–Banff National Park
- Day 5
- Banff National Park
- Day 6
- Banff National Park–Lake Louise–Columbia Icefield–...
- Day 7
- Jasper National Park–Mount Robson–Sun Peaks
- Day 8
- Sun Peaks–Lillooet–Whistler
- Day 9
- Whistler
- Day 10
- Whistler–Ferry Crossing–Victoria
- Day 11
- Victoria
- Day 12
- Victoria–Vancouver
- Day 13
- Scenic Cruising: Inside Passage
- Day 14
- Juneau
- Day 15
- Skagway
- Day 16
- Scenic Cruising: Glacier Bay
- Day 17
- Ketchikan
- Day 18
- Scenic Cruising: Inside Passage
- Day 19
- Vancouver
Countries (2): Alaska, Canada
Travel Cities (11): Banff National Park, Glacier Bay National Park, Jasper, Juneau, Kamloops, Ketchikan, Lake Louise, Skagway, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Whistler