Rockies & Alaskan Adventure

Overview

Departures May - September 2024

 Highlights

• Guaranteed Ocean-View Stateroom on board your seven-night Holland America Line Alaskan Cruise
• 13 nights in premium accommodation 
• 41 meals - 20 breakfasts, 9 lunches, and 12 dinners
• Two-day Rocky Mountaineer rail journey in SilverLeaf service
• Stay at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise 
• Visit Grouse Mountain Bear Refuge for breakfast and bear viewing

*Offers valid for new bookings only, until sold out. Offers may be withdrawn at any time. Prices are per person (pp), AUD, twin share and include Early Payment Discount (EPD), savings and port charges where applicable. Avertised price based on 8 May 2024 departure, correct as of 1 September 2023.

Inclusions

Includes:

• Guaranteed Ocean-View Stateroom on board your seven-night Holland America Line Alaskan cruise

• Two-day Rocky Mountaineer rail journey in SilverLeaf Service

• 44 meals - 22 breakfasts, 9 lunches and 13 dinners

• Enjoy a Welcome Reception and special Farewell Dinner

• Stay at the beautiful Emerald Lake Lodge

• Journey aboard the McKinley Explorer to Denali

• Join a Tundra Wilderness Tour led by a local ranger

• Enjoy a wagon ride and BBQ on the banks of the Bow River

Insider Experiences

Designed exclusively for our guests

Enjoy an included special or unique excursion or event

ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY

Travelmarvel provides further opportunity to pursue your special interests and enhance your holiday with a range of optional experiences 

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Vancouver

Your journey begins today on arrival in Vancouver. You’ll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel in the heart of this cosmopolitan city. After settling in, meet with your Tour Director and fellow guests during a Welcome Reception this evening.

• Stay: Two Nights, Vancouver, Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel

Day 2: Vancouver

ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY

Discover more with our Enhance Your Journey optional select experience - Grouse Mountain gondola ride (additional charges apply).

Fall in love with the beautiful city of Vancouver and discover some of its most vibrant districts and best-loved attractions on a sightseeing tour, including the Waterfront and historic Gastown.

• Daily: Breakfast

Day 3: Rocky Mountaineer, Kamloops

Board the world-famous Rocky Mountaineer and relax in your SilverLeaf carriage as you take in the stunning scenery. Later, arrive in the city of Kamloops where you’ll stay overnight.

• Stay: Kamloops, hotel assigned by Rocky Mountaineer
• Daily: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4: Rocky Mountaineer, Jasper

Reboard the Rocky Mountaineer as you continue your spectacular rail adventure today. Follow the North Thompson River past rolling landscapes before ascending through the majestic scenery of the Monashee Mountains. Journey onward past Pyramid Falls and the expansive glaciers of the Alberta Icefields. Then head past Mt Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, before traversing the Yellowhead Pass. Later you’ll enter Jasper National Park, one of Canada’s oldest and largest national parks. Tonight, enjoy free time to explore and perhaps dine in one of Jasper’s restaurants.

• Stay: Jasper, Hotel to be advised
• Daily: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 5: Jasper, Icefields Parkway, Athabasca Glacier, Banff

INSIDER EXPERIENCE

This evening, take a wagon ride along the banks of the Bow River and enjoy a tasty steak-fry BBQ dinner.

Your discovery of Jasper National Park continues today as you explore Maligne Canyon. Enjoy time walking through its deep rocky ravines then hit the road as you travel along the Icefields Parkway, considered to be the world’s most scenic highway. Stop along the way at the Columbia Icefield for a thrilling Ice Explorer ride onto Athabasca Glacier. An Insider Experience awaits for dinner tonight.

• Stay: Two Nights, Banff Caribou Lodge and Spa
• Daily: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 6: Banff

ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY

Discover more with our Enhance Your Journey optional select experiences - Perhaps join a heli-flightseeing tour, watch for wildlife on a scenic Bow River float trip or take a River Explorer tour (additional charges apply).

Today is yours to spend at leisure and explore more of this beautiful alpine resort at your own pace. If you’re after adventure, then why not choose from a range of select experiences available to you today.

• Daily: Breakfast

Day 7: Banff, Lake Louise, Emerald Lake 

INSIDER EXPERIENCE

Enjoy an idyllic overnight stay at the picturesque Emerald Lake Lodge.

Visit Moraine Lake and Lake Louise today. Also known as the ‘Jewel of the Rockies’, nothing quite prepares you for this incredible natural setting. Continue on to Emerald Lake Lodge.

• Stay: Emerald Lake Lodge
• Daily: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 8: Emerald Lake, Kelowna

Descend from the Rockies via beautiful Yoho National Park, then continue to Kelowna.

• Stay: Kelowna, Manteo at Eldorado Resort
• Daily: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 9: Kelowna, Whistler

Travel through the vast landscapes of the Cariboo region today, before arriving in Whistler. This famous alpine resort town offers an array of cultural and outdoor discoveries.

• Stay: Delta Whistler Village Suites
• Daily: Breakfast

Day 10: Whistler, Victoria

On your journey south to Victoria this morning, travel along the Sea to Sky Highway for breathtaking views. On the way, stop at Shannon Falls, which towers above the Howe Sound, North America’s southernmost fjord, before taking a ferry ride across the Georgia Strait. Alternatively, you may prefer to experience the region’s natural beauty from the skies on a floatplane flight from Whistler to Victoria (own expense).

• Stay: Two Nights, Victoria, Double Tree by Hilton or Marriott Inner Harbour
• Daily: Breakfast

Day 11: Victoria

INSIDER EXPERIENCE

Visit The Butchart Gardens for a Farewell Dinner.

ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY

Discover more with our Enhance Your Journey optional select experiences - Perhaps choose to join a whale-watching cruise or a horse-drawn carriage tour (additional charges apply).

Enjoy time at leisure today or, if you’d prefer to explore further afield, consider choosing from one of the select experiences available to you.

• Daily: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 12: Vancouver, Embark Ship

After breakfast this morning, transfer to Vancouver to board your premium cruise ship. Enjoy time to settle into your cabin, familiarise yourself with life on board and enjoy dinner tonight.

• Stay: Seven Nights, Holland America Line’s Noordam or Nieuw Amsterdam
• Daily: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 13: Inside Passage

Enjoy a full day at sea today. Relax and take in the majestic scenery as your ship cruises through the Inside Passage.

• Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 14: Ketchikan

Arrive in Ketchikan today. Here, you’ll have free time to relax and explore. Alternatively, join a walking tour of the town or learn about fascinating Tlingit culture at Saxman Native Village (own expense).

• Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 15: Juneau

Today you’ll arrive in Juneau. Here, you may like to experience a dog sled ride on a glacier, sample delicious salmon baked over a fire or even try your hand at panning for gold (own expense).

• Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 16: Skagway

This morning, you’ll dock at the port of Skagway. Here you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about gold prospecting or view some of the fascinating local wildlife (own expense).

• Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 17: Glacier Bay

Wake up to the incredible sight of Glacier Bay National Park today. Local rangers join you on board to explain the region’s geological wonders and wildlife.

• Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 18: Day At Sea

Today you’ll cruise north the open waters of the Gulf of Alaska stopping at College Fjord.

• Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 19: Disembark Ship, Whittier, Anchorage

INSIDER EXPERIENCE

During an up-close encounter at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre, enjoy the chance to feed the centre’s moose.

Disembark in Whittier before travelling to Anchorage.

• Stay: Sheraton Anchorage Hotel or similar
• Daily: Breakfast

Day 20: Anchorage, Denali

Travel by train today on the McKinley Explorer to Denali.

• Stay: Two Nights: Denali, McKinley Chalet Resort
• Daily: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 21: Denali National Park

INSIDER EXPERIENCE

Enjoy a Tundra Wilderness Tour led by a local ranger.

Journey into the heart of Denali National Park on a day tour. Watch for wildlife such as moose, caribou, grizzly bears and wolves. Learn about the work of wildlife biologists and see why conservation is so paramount to this part of Alaska.

• Daily: Breakfast

Day 22: Denali, Fairbanks

Cruise the Chena River aboard a sternwheeler in Fairbanks today.

• Stay: Westmark, Fairbanks Hotel or similar
• Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 23: Depart Fairbanks

Transfer to the airport for your onward flight home.

• Daily: Breakfast

Dates/Prices

*Price is per person, twin share. Advertised price based on 17 July 2024 departure.