Create a lifetime of incredible memories traveling through the unforgettable Canadian Rockies! Begin your vacation in Vancouver with a tour, then board the Rocky Mountaineer train and head for Banff National Park. This train ride through breathtaking scenery takes you back to a time when getting to your destination was part of the fun. Along the way, see wild rivers, majestic mountain ranges, and beautiful lakes. Spend two nights in Banff at the internationally recognized Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, a chateau-style hotel developed into one of the top three getaways in North America. Tour the highlights of Banff with free time to enjoy your choice of activities. En route to Lake Louise, enjoy a side trip to one of the crown jewels of the Canadian Rockies—Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, where ten mountain peaks soar 10,000 feet and surround the tranquil waters of the lake. In Lake Louise, stay at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, a world-famous resort built in 1890. Travel on Icefields Parkway past towering peaks and hanging glaciers to Jasper National Park, Canada’s largest national park. View Peyto Lake and Athabasca Falls, and ride an Ice Explorer on the Athabasca Glacier. In Jasper National Park, enjoy time to take in the beauty of this tranquil setting. Drink in the scenery as you pass Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, then on to Sun Peaks and the mountain resort of Whistler. Ferry across to Victoria and see world-famous Butchart Gardens—with its 700 varieties of flowers on 55 acres. Spend two nights in Victoria and tour the city. Then return via ferry to mainland Vancouver and board your Holland America cruise ship for a 7-night cruise through Alaska’s Inside Passage and Glacier Bay National Park. Watch for spouting whales, soaring eagles, barking seals, and other wildlife. Marvel at glaciers and witness the amazing spectacle of thunder and spray as tremendous slabs of ice break off and “calve” into the sea. What a perfect way to end an exciting Canadian Rockies and Alaska cruise vacation!
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