Our next holiday is planned, a 3 week tour of the Canadian Rockies. Starting in Vancouver, a ride on the Rockie Mountaineer train to Banff and then pick up the car for a road trip around Banff, Jasper, Clearwater, Whistler, Vancouver Island (Victoria) and final back to Vancouver. In outline the itinerary is:
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Day
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Summary
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Day 1
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Fly to Vancouver
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Day 2
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Vancouver
- Walking tour of Vancouver
- Cycle around Stanley Park
- Gastown/Robson Street and Check in for the
train
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Day 3 - 4
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Train from Vancouver to Banff with overnight stay in Kamloops.
Train booked 9th to 10th June. Silver service.
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Day 5 - 7
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Banff
- Sunshine Meadows Gondola
- Lake Minnewanka & views of Sulphur
Mountain
- Bow Falls & Fairmount Banff Springs
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Day 8
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Travel to Jasper along the Icefields Parkway
- Lots of
Lakes and viewpoints, Crowfoot Glacier viewpoint, Glacier Icefield
Skywalk.
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Day 9 – 10
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Jasper
- Jasper SkyTram and Lac Beauver
- Malign Lake & Canyon
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Day 11
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Travel to Clearwater on the Yellowhead Highway
- Reaguard Falls, Mount Robson, Tete Jaune
Cache, Thunder River, Blue River.
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Day 12
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Clearwater for Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Clearwater Valley, waterfalls, trails and
viewpoints
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Day 13
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Travel to Whistler
- Bridge Lake Ice Caves Trail and Duffy Lake
Road
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Day 14 – 16
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Whistler
- Joffre Lakes (possible Nairn Falls)
- Peak 2 Peak Sightseeing Gondola
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Day 17
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Travel to Victoria
- Train graveyard, Brandywine falls, Tantalus
Falls, Squamish, Shannon Falls, Porteau Cove, Lions Bay Beach
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Day 18 – 19
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Victoria and Pacific Rim National Park
- Walking tour of Victoria
- Malahat Skywalk
- Butchart Gardens
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Day 20
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Travel to Vancouver.
- Morning in Victoria
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Day 21
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Vancouver morning, fly home depart in afternoon. Overnight flight
- Morning in Dr Sun Yat Chinese Garden and China town
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Day 22
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Arrive Home
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Have a great holiday x
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