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Be prepared to be captivated by the glorious scenery you will see on this nine night coach tour that visits the main highlights of Western Canada.

Itinerary:

DAY 1

Fly Air Canada from Heathrow, arriving in Calgary the same day. Make your own way to your hotel where your tour joining instructions will be waiting for you.

DAY 2

A sightseeing tour of Calgary is included today before you travel west to the Canadian Rockies town of Banff for a two night stay. Enjoy the incredible scenery of Banff National Park on a sightseeing tour and enjoy a stroll around the town centre of Banff. Optional sightseeing tours can be booked locally including a helicopter sightseeing tour over Banff National Park, Canada's first national park or a gondola ride to spectacular Sulphur Mountain.

DAY 4

The journey from Banff to Jasper promises to be a highlight as you travel north today on the famous Icefields Parkway, one of Canada’s most dramatic drives. After leaving Banff visit Lake Louise, one of the most photographed scenes in Canada. At the Columbia Icefield, board a specially constructed ‘snowcoach’ for a ride on the surface of the ancient Athabasca Glacier.

DAY 5

Before leaving Jasper you can take an optional cruise on Maligne Lake, one of the most picturesque and largest glacier-fed lakes in the park. Travel west along the Yellowhead Highway in to the heartland of British Columbia. Follow the Thompson River, through the picturesque Shuswap Highlands to Sun Peaks for your overnight stay.

DAY 6

See dramatic changes in scenery as you pass the ‘Cowboy Country’ ranchland of Kamloops along the Fraser River Valley to Whistler for an overnight stay.

DAY 7

Journey south through spectacular coastal scenery to catch your ferry across the Strait of Georgia to Vancouver Island and then continue onto Victoria for a two night stay. Victoria is a charming city, proud of its maritime heritage. You can book an optional float plane sightseeing tour over downtown Victoria and the Strait of Juan de Fuca or in season a whale-watching cruise. The following day a visit to Butchart Gardens is included, which has some of the most beautiful floral displays in the world.

DAY 9

We head back to the mainland today by ferry to the pretty oceanside city of Vancouver. On arrival enjoy a sightseeing tour in the afternoon of Stanley Park, English Bay, Gastown and Chinatown. The rest of the day is at leisure before a ‘Farewell Dinner’ at the Capliano Suspension Bridge.

DAY 10

A day at leisure to enjoy Vancouver before your Air Canada flight to Heathrow arriving the following day.

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