16 Day Canada Rockies Tour & Alaska Cruise with Flights

Vancouver

Today is a free day to explore the wonders of Vancouver. Vancouver, a bustling west coast seaport in British Columbia, is among Canada’s densest, most ethnically diverse cities. A popular filming location, it’s surrounded by mountains, and also has thriving art, theatre and music scenes. Vancouver Art Gallery is known for its works by regional artists, while the Museum of Anthropology houses preeminent First Nations collections. 

Accommodation: Rosedale on Robson Hotel or similar, Vancouver

Meals included: Breakfast

Vancouver Jasper

Please catch a taxi (own cost) from the Delta Suites Hotel to Hyatt Regency Hotel for your Rockies tour coach departure point. From here you will depart on your Canada Rockies Coach Tour. We will drive through the farming communities of the Fraser Valley. Ascend the Coastal Mountains and follow the Coquihalla Highway to Kamloops, in the arid interior of British Columbia. After lunch, retrace the route of the famous Overlanders along the North Thompson River to reach your hotel in Jasper. 

Accommodation: Lobstick Lodge or similar, Jasper

Meals included: Breakfast

 Jasper Banff

Your day starts with a scenic hike through Maligne Canyon before heading South. Then, travel along the world-famous Icefields Parkway to take in some of nature’s most spectacular mountain scenery. Have your camera ready for possible wildlife sightings! Highlights include Athabasca Falls, Peyto Lake, and the Columbia Icefield. Ride the “Ice Explorer” on Athabasca Glacier or visit the Glacier Skywalk.

Accommodation: Banff Inns Hotel or similar, Banff

Meals included: Breakfast

Banff National Park

Enjoy a full day of sightseeing in Banff National Park. Start your morning with a leisurely hike in Johnston Canyon and stroll along the shores of picturesque Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. In the afternoon, visit the world-famous Banff Springs Hotel and Bow Falls. With your free time in Banff, you may also choose from optional activities such as soaking in the natural spa at the Upper Hot Springs or taking a gondola ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain. 

Accommodation: Banff Inns Hotel or similar, Banff

Meals included: Breakfast

Banff Vancouver

This morning, enjoy a drive through Rogers Pass, the highest part of the route to the Rockies. On your scenic return journey through Yoho National Park, catch a glimpse of an engineering marvel: the Spiral Tunnels. 

Accommodation: Rosedale on Robson Hotel or similar, Vancouver

Meals included: Breakfast

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise

This morning catch a taxi (own cost) to the Vancouver cruise terminal to check-in for your Alaska Inside passage cruise on Serenade of the Seas. The ship will depart at 6 PM. 

Accommodation: Serenade of the Seas ship in an Inside Cabin^ on a twin share basis 

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise

Enjoy the ship’s facilities as you cruise towards Alaska.

Accommodation: Serenade of the Seas ship in an Inside Cabin^ on a twin share basis 

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise - Ketchikan

Ketchikan is known as Alaska's "First City" because it's the first major community travellers come to as they journey north. Located on an island, Ketchikan began life as an Indian fishing camp. The name Ketchikan comes from a Tlingit phrase that means "eagle with spread-out wings," a reference to a waterfall near town.

In the early 1900s, when gold was Alaska's claim to fame, fishing and timber industries were established in Ketchikan. The growth of these industries helped make this Inside Passage port Alaska's fourth-largest city.

Visitors to Ketchikan will be intrigued by its rich Native heritage, which includes the world's oldest collection of totem poles at Totem Heritage Center. The Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian are all a part of the city's colourful history. Ketchikan, with its abundance of salmon, is also a sportfishing paradise. Sightseers will be impressed with both the scenic town and its surroundings, especially Misty Fjords National Monument.

Arrive into port at approximately 7 AM and depart at about 4 PM.

Accommodation: Serenade of the Seas ship in an Inside Cabin^ on a twin share basis 

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise - Juneau

Some 30,000 people live in Juneau. Its total area makes it one of the biggest towns, in size, in the world. Only Kiruna, Sweden, and Sitka, Alaska, exceed Juneau's 3,248 square miles. Today Juneau is famous not only for gold and government but also for its breathtakingly beautiful glaciers and stunning views of both water and mountains.

Arrive into port at Juneau at approximately 9 AM and depart at about 8:30 PM.

Accommodation: Serenade of the Seas ship in an Inside Cabin^ on a twin share basis 

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise - Skagway

Skagway was the gateway to the goldfields for the thousands who flocked to Alaska and the Yukon with the hope of striking it rich. Skagway may have boasted the shortest route to the Klondike, but it wasn't the easiest. Over 100 years ago, the White Pass route through the Coast Mountains and the shorter but steeper Chilkoot Trail were used by countless stampeders. Many a would-be miner perished on the treacherous Chilkoot Trail.

The gold rush was a boon and by 1898, Skagway was Alaska's largest town with a population of about 20,000. Hotels, saloons, dance halls and gambling houses prospered. But when the gold yield dwindled in 1900, so did the population as miners quickly shifted to new finds in Nome. Today, Skagway has less than 1,000 residents. It still retains the flavour of the gold rush era. 

Arrive into port at Skagway at approximately 7 AM and depart at about 8:30 PM.

Accommodation: Serenade of the Seas ship in an Inside Cabin^ on a twin share basis 

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise - Tracy Arm

Named after Civil War general Benjamin Franklin Tracy, this narrow fjord is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Juneau. Breathtaking Tracy Arm extends over 30 miles long, with nearly a quarter of its area covered in ice. In fact, it encompasses some of Alaska's largest glaciers, including the twin Sawyer Glaciers, which often expel enormous chunks of ice into the waters below in a magnificent process known as calving. During the summer when Princess ships visit, icebergs float along the surface of the glistening water in an array of sizes, from just a few inches up to three stories wide.

Arrive into port at Tracy Arm at approximately 7 AM and depart at about 12 PM.

Accommodation: Serenade of the Seas ship in an Inside Cabin^ on a twin share basis 

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise - At Sea

Enjoy the ship’s facilities as you cruise towards Vancouver.

Accommodation: Serenade of the Seas ship in an Inside Cabin^ on a twin share basis 

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Vancouver Australia

Your Alaska cruise arrives back in Vancouver this morning at around 7 AM. Transfer to airport for flights to Australia.

Meals included: Breakfast and inflight

 In transit due to dateline

Meals included: inflight only

Australia

Arrive home today!

Meals included: inflight only