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Wonders of the Canadian Rockies - A Tauck Escorted Tour for the family
From £2785
Stay right inside Banff and Jasper national parks in the Canadian Rockies at three celebrated mountain resorts – The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and The Fairmont Banff Springs. Climb up the surface of Athabasca Glacier in a specially designed “Ice Explorer” vehicle. Check out cascading waterfalls and age-old fossils on a visit to a canyon once covered by a prehistoric sea. Take an exciting whitewater river-rafting trip along the glacier-fed Athabasca River. Enjoy bicycling, boating, tennis and more with an included Summer Resort Activities Card at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. Meet a park official to learn about the natural history and wildlife management efforts of Canada’s national parks. Look for moose, elk and other wildlife as you travel among the glaciers and snow-capped mountains along the Icefields Parkway. Ride the Banff Gondola up Sulphur Mountain for views of six mountain ranges... check out Banff museums and historic sites with a Banff Heritage Pass... and enjoy Canadian-style 5-pin bowling at our farewell family bowling reception. Your family will have the adventure of a lifetime high in the Canadian Rockies!
Wonders of the Canadian Rockies - A Tauck Escorted Tour for the family
From £2785 per adult
From £2585 per child
You Tauck Tour includes:
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Return flights from UK to Calgary International Airport
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6
nights at 3 premier resorts in Banff & Jasper National Parks
- Bicycling, canoeing and more at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge with a Resort Activities Card
- Climbing up the surface of Athabasca Glacier aboard the Ice Explorer
- Privite cruise on scenic Lake Minnewanka to hear tales of the First Nations people
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Whitewater river-rafting trip on the Athabasca River
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure as noted
- 12 meals (6 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 5 dinners); all gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides & drivers; service charges, taxes and porterage
Tour Departure Dates: (subject to availability)
June 16th, 23rd, 30th
July 7th, 14th, 21st, 23rd
August 4th, 11th, 18th
Prices are based on off-season travel. Please call or email for costs for your preferred date of travel.
Day 1 Welcome to the Canadian West!
Tauck Bridges' Canadian Rockies holiday departs: 3:00 PM from
Calgary International Airport.
For guests who are spending the
previous night in Calgary, an airport transfer from Calgary International
Airport to The Fairmont Palliser is included; pickup time today will be 1:00 PM
at The Fairmont Palliser. The ultimate of family Canadian Rockies tours begins
as you head west through the part of Alberta called Kananaskis Country; it's
famous for great scenery, a lot of parks and protected areas, and outdoor
adventure opportunities. Prepare to be dazzled when you reach your home for
tonight, The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, set on the banks of a sparkling lake
deep in Banff National Park - when you look up, all you can see are the
mountains that soar... and we mean really soar... above you! Meet your fellow
Canadian Rockies explorers at a welcome reception and dinner tonight.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Banff National Park, AB
Day 2 Some of Mother Nature's best work
An interpretive hike with a Master Guide along the shores of shimmering Lake Louise is a wonderful way to get up-close-and-personal with Mother Nature as you begin your family's Canadian Rockies adventure. Neat wildlife, like bald eagles, moose and many other animals, make their homes here. How many different kinds of animals and birds will your family be able to count as you hike through this accessible wilderness in Banff National Park together? After lunch, set off on a memorable ride along a world-famous stretch of highway - western Canada's Icefields Parkway - surrounded by mountains, glaciers and snowfields as far as the eye can see! And keep that eye peeled for glimpses of mountain goats, bighorn sheep, deer and other wildlife all the way to The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, your spectacular lakefront resort in the middle of Jasper National Park, for a three-night stay.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Accommodation: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper National Park, AB
Day 3 Your day - your way - at Jasper Park Lodge
Enjoy a day spent just as you please in the wilderness wonderland of Jasper National Park, at your inside-the-park resort set in the magnificent Rocky Mountains. Best of all, you'll receive a special Summer Resort Activities Card* good for fun things like a free hour of bike rental, a boat for an hour, one hour of tennis court and racket rental, or a bucket of balls and club rental at the golf driving range. Maybe you and your family will go off in search of the wildlife that calls the area home or play in the swimming pool... or perhaps engage in other optional activities (available at an additional charge) like golf or horseback riding. It's up to you! Learn more about Canada and the wildlife in its amazing national parks at a talk given by a Parks Canada official later on today... then join us tonight for a lakeside barbecue at your lodge!
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Accommodation: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper National Park, AB
Day 4 Wet and wild on the Athabasca River!
This most excellent of family Canadian Rockies tours continues with an exciting expedition to Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park, created more than 150 million years ago! One of the most spectacular gorges in the Canadian Rockies, the views way down deep between its steep, smooth canyon walls are memorable. Each bridge you cross brings something new - from lush plant life and ancient fossils to mysterious potholes and cascading waterfalls. Then, board a rubber boat for a rafting trip* down the mighty, glacier-fed Athabasca River, encountering both calm waters and "whitewater" along the way as you float through some amazing scenery.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Accommodation: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper National Park, AB
Day 5 Glacier capers and an Ice Explorer ride
Get set for something really cool as you board a specially designed Ice Explorer for an unforgettable ride atop the awesome Athabasca Glacier in the middle of the Columbia Icefield, one of the largest accumulations of ice and snow south of the Arctic Circle... some of the glacier's ice began as snow more than 400 years ago! Before you set off, look up - the people and Ice Explorers look like ants and toy vehicles. Later... when you're on one... you get the picture of how incredible it is to be on the glacier! Then keep a lookout for moose, bighorn sheep, elk, eagles, hawks and other wildlife as you drive along the Icefields Parkway again this afternoon, through the kind of spectacular scenery you'd expect to see on the ultimate of Canadian Rockies tours. Arrive at a historic "castle in the mountains" - The Fairmont Banff Springs resort - for a two-night stay in the heart of magnificent Banff National Park.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff National Park, AB
Day 6 Cruise, hike and enjoy the best of Banff
Start another incredible day listening to legends and folklore about the First Nations people aboard a private cruise on Lake Minnewanka. Next, ride up to the "top of the world" on the Banff Gondola; as you look around you from your four-passenger gondola car, you'll see more mountains than you could ever imagine - from the summit of Sulphur Mountain, you'll have a bird's-eye view of six mountain ranges! Then check out the chic and charming alpine resort town of Banff on an afternoon spent just as you and your family please. We've included a Banff Heritage Passport, good for admission to the interesting Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, consisting of seven restored early Banff cabins and homes, and the Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada. Perhaps you'll choose to spend the day at your resort and swim in the indoor and outdoor pools, rent mountain bikes* or canoes*, pamper yourself at the Willow Stream Spa or get in a round of golf (both available at an additional charge), or just follow your nose throughout the grounds to spot wildlife. Join us tonight for a special farewell bowling party – featuring Canadian-style five-pin bowling at the Banff Bowling Center – and dinner for a fun-filled close to a great family trip to the Canadian Rockies!
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Accommodation: The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff National Park, AB
Day 7 Journey Home
Your family's most memorable of Canadian Rockies tours ends this morning as you travel back to Calgary (approximately 80 miles) for your flight home. Tour ends: 10:00 AM at Calgary International Airport. Guests spending additional nights in Calgary will be transferred to The Fairmont Palliser upon arrival; a private transfer from The Fairmont Palliser to Calgary International Airport is included. If you're flying directly back to the United States, you'll clear U.S. customs and immigration right there in Calgary. Please allow 2 hours for airport check-in formalities.
Meals: Breakfast
