Glacier National Park & the Canadian Rockies
This Canadian Rockies & Glacier National Park tour delivers the pristine wilderness of several national parks and the soaring beauty of the Rockies on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border.
Arrive in Calgary, meet your travel companions and Tour Director for a welcome drink and prepare for your upcoming adventure. Start your day with the highlights of Calgary, then travel south along the Macleod Trail to Fort Macleod, visit Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then, onto scenic Waterton Lakes National Park with a photo stop at Cameron Falls.
Enter Montana through Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and behold the awesome snowcapped peaks of Glacier National Park. A highlight awaits you as you board the famous vintage red “Jammer Buses” that will take you along one of North America’s most spectacular highways: Going-to-the-Sun Road. After crossing 6,664 foot high Logan Pass, enter a geographical wonderland of alpine scenery where jagged mountain peaks, deep-green forest, pristine lakes and meadows dominate the landscape. Before arriving at your resort, enjoy a made from scratch piece of Huckleberry Pie or ice cream – a delicious treat to end your day.
Heading to British Columbia and crossing into Albert, visit Fort Steele, where fortunes were made during the Kootenay Gold Rush. Next, drive through the steep red cliffs of Sinclair Canyon and Kootenay National Park before entering Banff National Park, the heart of the Canadian Rockies.
In the morning, take a scenic ride on the Banff Gondola to the top of Sulphur Mountain. Enjoy the spectacular views of the valley below, then on to Bow Falls and the Hoodoos.
Follow the breathtaking Icefield Parkway today and head for Jasper National Park. Scale Bow Pass for splendid views of Peyto Lake. Then, climb to Sunwapta Pass to savor stunning vistas of alpine meadows, waterfalls, and glacier masses. Next is the highlight of the day: stop at the 1,200-foot-thick Columbia Icefield for a memorable ride aboard an Ice Explorer.
Stroll through the streets of Jasper, then journey to Maligne Lake for a cruise of the glacial lake and Spirit Island. Enjoy a lakeside dinner with incredible view and local fare including famous Alberta beef.
Visit Athabasca Falls and then head south along the Icefield Parkway to one more highlight saved for the last day of your vacation: a visit to famous Lake Louise. Continue to Calgary, where your Tour Director hosts a special farewell dinner. Over dessert, be entertained by a local Cowboy Poet, who will bring the region’s Western heritage to life through stories and songs. A perfect end to this exciting vacation.
This trip includes: transportation to/from Boston airport, land tour, round trip international airfare, taxes, roundtrip hotel transfers, scheduled tourist attractions, hotels, taxes, 8 breakfasts, 3 dinners, and the services of a professional Tour Director.
Monday Mar 28, 2016
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM EDT
Trip Dates – August 20 – 28, 2016
Informational & Registration Meeting – March 28, 2016 at 6:00 pm at the Chamber office (24 Front St. Exeter)
Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce
24 Front Street, Suite 101
Exeter, NH 03833
Cost: $3575.00 per person, based on double occupancy
Single Rate: $4768.00 per person
Bobbi Vandenbulcke, Travel Director
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