20 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 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: Lake Louise Inn 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 - Boarding

This morning you 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 Emerald Princess.

The cruise departs from port at 4 PM

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

Meals included: breakfast and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise - At Sea

Enjoy the ship’s facilities as your cruise through the Inside Passage.

Accommodation: Emerald Princess ship in an Inside Cabin^ on a twin share 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 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 in port at approximately 6.30 am and depart at about 3 pm.

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

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise - Tracy Arm Fjord & Juneau

Cruise by Tracy Arm Fjord and Juneau today. 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. 

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

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 12.30 pm and depart at about 10 pm.

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

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.

Arrive into port at Skagway at approximately 6 am and depart at about 5 pm.

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

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Alaska Inside Passage Cruise - At Sea

Enjoy the ship’s facilities as your cruise towards Victoria.

Accommodation: Emerald Princess ship in an Inside Cabin^ on a twin share 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 goldfields. 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 7 pm and depart at about 11.59 pm.

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

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Seattle Las Vegas

Your Alaska cruise arrives back in Seattle this morning at around 7 am. Transfer to the airport by taxi for your flight to Las Vegas.  Spend the next 3 nights in this incredible city! 

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel or similar, Las Vegas

Meals included: breakfast 

Las Vegas

Enjoy your day at leisure in Vegas! Lined with upscale casino hotels, the neon-soaked Strip is quintessential Las Vegas. As well as gambling floors, the vast hotel complexes house a variety of shops, restaurants (ranging from mainstream to high-end), and performance venues for music, comedy and circus-style acts. Attractions like the soaring choreographed Fountains of Bellagio and the High Roller observation wheel draw crowds.

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel or similar, Las Vegas

Meals included: none

Las Vegas

Enjoy your day at leisure in Vegas! 

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel or similar, Las Vegas

Meals included: none

Grand Canyon Coach Tour

Your journey to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim National Park begins with a complimentary hotel pick-up. Less than an hour from the Strip, you’ll travel over the newly built Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, where you’ll pause for a 15-minute photo stop. Continue to the Grand Canyon through the Southwest desert along Famous Route 66, with a stop in Kingman, Arizona, for a short break.  Your South Rim Experience You’ll have approximately 3 hours at the Grand Canyon South Rim National Park to explore the Grand Canyon Village, as well as the South Rim’s many scenic overlooks. During your tour, the tour guide will make multiple stops along the Rim of the Canyon for a variety of viewing and photo opportunities, including Mather Point, where you can see almost 1/4 of the entire Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon Village is home to many of the South Rim’s most iconic buildings and attractions, including Bright Angel Lodge, Lookout Studio, guided Ranger programs, restaurants and cafeterias, and souvenir shopping.

Accommodation: Luxor Hotel or similar, Las Vegas

Meals included: none

Las Vegas Australia

Transfer to the airport for your departure flight home.

Meals included: inflight only

Arrive Australia

Arrive home today!

Meals included: inflight only