CANADIAN ROCKIES
& GLACIER NATIONAL PARK ITINERARY:
Day 1. Arrive Calgary / Banff
Tour departs: 3:00 PM from Calgary Airport. Your Tauck Director
will be at the airport from 2:00 PM. If you arrive the day
before, you may join the tour at the Delta Bow Valley at
approximately 1:00 PM. Cross the last few miles of prairie
before heading into the Canadian Rockies. Please join us tonight
for a welcome dinner. Meals D
Day 2. A Day in Banff National Park
After a lesson on the finer points of mountain photography from
a professional photographer, set off on a rafting trip on the
Bow River, named for the reeds along its banks used by First
Nations peoples to make bows. The rest of the day is at leisure
at your resort in Banff Nat’l Park. Meals BD
Day 3. Lake Louise / Icefields Parkway
Drive to see Lake Louise, traveling between towering peaks, over
silver streams and past glacial gorges. Travel the Icefields
Parkway; view the blue waters of Peyto Lake and see Athabasca
Glacier. Your home for the next two nights is in the heart of
Jasper National Park. Meals BLD
Day 4. Jasper National Park
Today is at your leisure to spend as you wish in the lovely
lakeside setting of your lodge, set within the heart of Canada’s
largest national park; optional outdoor activities available to
you include guided walks, biking, tennis, swimming, golf on a
championship course, whitewater rafting, or hiking along
hundreds of miles of trails. You’ll also have an opportunity to
talk with a Parks Canada official during a presentation on the
natural history, legends, and lore of Canada’s national parks.
Meals BD
Day 5. Helicopter to the Cariboos
Journey today from Jasper National Park to Valemount, where a
helicopter transports you into British Columbia’s majestic
Cariboo Mountains – a summertime wonderland of soaring peaks and
emerald valleys. Explore with our expert guides for the next
three days; our guests, not our guides, set the pace! Join us
this afternoon for your first helicopter lift to amazing alpine
experiences that are accessible only by helicopter – you’ll walk
in settings that most visitors to the Canadian Rockies never see
and can only imagine. Nothing compares to the thrill of
exploring and discovering, a shared enrichment with friends and
family that is a priceless memory on any vacation! Return to the
lodge for an evening of great camaraderie. Meals BLD
Day 6 – 7. Explore Pristine Alpine Meadows
Depending on your interest and activity level, for two days
you’ll be taken by helicopter to the most fantastic places deep
within (and on top of!) the mountains where you can experience
nature as it should be experienced – pristine and untouched!
Meals BLD / BLD
Day 8. Cariboos to Calgary
Travel from the Cariboos back to Calgary, and join us for a
farewell toast this evening. Meals BLD
Day 9. Journey Home
Tour ends: Calgary. Fly home anytime. Allow a minimum of two
hours for check-in – flights direct to the United States clear
U.S. customs in Calgary. Note: a transfer to the Calgary Airport
is not included. Meals B
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As Tauck celebrates the 30th anniversary
of its first heli-hiking vacation in Western Canada, there's no
better way to experience the spectacular beauty of the Canadian
Rockies – and the remote alpine world just beyond them – than on
this 9-day journey including a 3-night heli-hiking adventure in
the Cariboo Mountains. Stays at two legendary resorts inside
Banff and Jasper national parks are a treat for the mind, body,
and senses..
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DEPARTURE DATES |
- Tauck celebrates the 30th anniversary of Heli-hiking
in Canada! Join experienced mountain guides for three
days of heli-hiking in the Cariboos, featuring walks
designed for every age and ability.
- Rafting Adventure on the Bow River
Be on the lookout for wildlife as a rafting trip on the
glacier-fed Bow River in Banff National Park takes you past
Bow Falls, Tunnel Mountain and Surprise Corner.
- Parks Canada Talk, Jasper National Park
Enjoy an opportunity
to speak with a Parks Canada official about the
natural history of Canada’s national parks during a
presentation at Jasper National Park.
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2008
DEPARTURE DATES & RATES |
9 Days
from $4,450 plus airfare
(8 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 8 Dinners)
Begins Calgary
Jul 8, 17, 20, 29
Aug 7 |
Price Per Person
Double $4450 Single $5554
Triple $4050
(double with rolllaway)
Note: Helicopter flights and gratuities to the mountain
guides are included.
Airfare is additional – We can book your air, to and from
Calgary, for travel originating in the U.S., subject to
availability; inquire upon booking for special airfares that may
be available.
Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights
before your tour begins and about our comprehensive Guest
Protection Plan.
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OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS |
- Night 1,2 The Fairmont Banff Springs
Banff National Park, Alberta
- Night 3,4 The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Night 5,6,7 Cariboo Lodge
Cariboo Mountains, British Columbia
- Night 8 Delta Bow Valley
Calgary, Alberta
** Hotels are subject to change due to weather
conditions.
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