Fly to Vancouver. Upon arrival, meet the local tour manager and transfer by motorcoach into the city. If time permits, stop at Queen Elizabeth Park for panoramic views of Vancouver. Enjoy a welcome dinner in the evening.

Enjoy a guided tour of Vancouver featuring Chinatown, Gastown, the Steam Clock, Canada Place and Stanley Park. Visit Granville Island and enjoy free time to explore the public market and the city on your own.

Travel to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and cruise by BC Ferry through the Gulf Islands to Vancouver Island. Visit Butchart Gardens, then spend time in Victoria exploring the Inner Harbour, Parliament Buildings, and the Fairmont Empress Hotel before returning to the mainland by ferry.

Board the Rocky Mountaineer for a two-day rail journey from Vancouver to Banff. Travel through the Fraser River Valley and past the Coastal and Cascade Mountains while enjoying breakfast, lunch, and onboard service. Overnight in Kamloops.

Reboard the Rocky Mountaineer and continue through spectacular mountain scenery along the South Thompson River and Shuswap Lakes. Pass through the Spiral Tunnels, travel through Kicking Horse Pass and Banff National Park, and arrive in Banff.

Travel to Lake Louise and enjoy time along the lakeshore or at Chateau Lake Louise. Continue into Yoho National Park to see Emerald Lake and Natural Bridge, then return to Banff.

See Bow Falls and the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Drive along Tunnel Mountain Drive with views of the Hoodoos, then visit Lake Minnewanka. Enjoy a free afternoon in Banff before dinner.

Travel the Icefields Parkway with stops at Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake, and Peyto Lake. Ride the Ice Explorer onto Athabasca Glacier, then return to Banff for a Sulphur Mountain gondola ride and farewell dinner.

Depart Banff and drive to Calgary. If time allows, enjoy a brief city tour before heading to the airport for the flight home