19 Day Alaska Cruise, Canada Rockies Tour & Grand Canyon with Flights

Vancouver

Today is a free day for you to explore Vancouver at leisure. Blessed with a spectacular Pacific Rim location, Vancouver is a study in contrasts and cohesion. Set between the mountains and the sea, the city blends cultures and landscapes, allowing visitors to enjoy a modern, cosmopolitan city alongside the great outdoors.

Accommodation: Rosedale Hotel or similar, Vancouver

Meals included: breakfast

Jasper

Depart on your Canada Rockies Coach Tour. 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

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 (optional) or visit the Glacier.

Accommodation: Banff Inns Hotel or similar 

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: Lake Louise Inn or similar, Lake Louise

Meals included: breakfast

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 Hotel or similar

Meals included: breakfast

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise (boarding)

This morning your will be transferred by coach from your Vancouver Hotel to the Seattle cruise terminal by Quick Coach at 6.15 am. You will then check in for the Alaska Inside passage cruise on the Emerald Princess ship. The ship will depart at about 4pm.

Accommodation: Emerald Princess ship in an Inside Cabin^ on twinshare basis with private bathroom facilities

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise (at sea)

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

Accommodation: Emerald Princess ship in an Inside Cabin^ on twinshare basis with private bathroom facilities

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 colorful 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 6.30am and depart at about 3pm.

Accommodation: Emerald Princess ship in an Inside Cabin^ on twinshare basis with private bathroom facilities

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise (Tracy Arm Fjord & Juneau)

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.

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 12.30pm and depart at about 10pm.

Accommodation: Emerald Princess ship in an Inside Cabin^ on twinshare basis with private bathroom facilities

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise (Skagway)

Skagway was the gateway to the gold fields 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 6am and depart at about 5pm.

Accommodation: Emerald Princess ship in an Inside Cabin^ on twinshare basis with private bathroom facilities

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise (at sea)

Enjoy the ship’s facilities as you cruise towards British Columbia.

Accommodation: Emerald Princess ship in an Inside Cabin^ on twinshare basis with private bathroom facilities

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise (Victoria)

Victoria exudes old-world charm and fragrant and colourful flowers are everywhere. Founded in 1843 by James Douglas of the Hudson's Bay Company, the city was first known as Fort Victoria. By 1848, Vancouver Island was a British colony and Victoria was its capital.

In 1858, Victoria was a tent city and the base for some 25,000 prospectors on their way to the Frasier River gold fields. When Vancouver Island was incorporated with mainland British Columbia in 1868, Victoria became the capital of the entire province.

Although it's a port city, Victoria is not as industrially oriented as Vancouver. The harbours, especially Inner Harbour, are dotted with pleasure craft, ferries and floatplanes. The city is renowned for its beautiful gardens, charming houses and very British feel.

Arrive into port at Victoria at approximately 7pm and depart at about 11.59pm.

Accommodation: Emerald Princess ship in an Inside Cabin^ on twinshare basis with private bathroom facilities

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Seattle and Las Vegas

Your Alaska cruise arrives back in Seattle this morning at around 7am. Transfer to airport for flights to Las Vegas.

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel or similar, Las Vegas

Meals included: breakfast

Las Vegas & Grand Canyon Helicopter Ride

This ultimate Grand Canyon helicopter tour is perfect for those who are pressed for time and want to see as much of the Grand Canyon as possible.

As you make your way to the Grand Canyon, you will soar over historical Boulder City, Nevada in our comfortable helicopters, specially designed for sightseeing with wrap-around windows that offer unparalleled 180 degree views.  Then, fly above the magnificent Hoover Dam and observe unbelievable views of Lake Mead and rugged desert wilderness en route to America’s most spectacular natural wonder, the Grand Canyon! Soar along the Grand Canyon’s West Rim and view the cathedral buttresses, pillars, and mysterious side canyons that await around every corner before you relax and enjoy your return to fabulous Las Vegas.

Please Note: Comfortable clothing & footwear is advised on our tours.

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel or similar, Las Vegas

Meals included: breakfast

Las Vegas

Time at leisure to explore Las Vegas.

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel or similar, Las Vegas

Meals included: breakfast

Las Vegas departure

Transfer to the airport for your departure flight home.

Meals included: breakfast

In transit due to dateline

Meals included: inflight only

Australia

Arrive home.

Meals included: inflight only