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GRAND WESTERN CANADA VACATION W/ALASKA CRUISE EXT

Overview

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Four national parks highlight this wonderful Canadian vacation. Begin your trip in the "Emerald City" of Seattle for a sightseeing tour, before traveling to Canada and the resort city of Kelowna for a visit to a family-owned orchard. Travel through the agricultural region to Canada's Glacier National Park for panoramic vistas and to Yoho National Park with its Natural Bridge. Enter Alberta and Banff National Park, the scenic heart of the Canadian Rockies. Sightseeing and free time in Banff follow, including a gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain. Leisure time allows you to explore on your own and enjoy the tranquil setting of this mountain resort. Travel on the Icefields Parkway to Lake Louise and Sunwapta Pass, then take an Ice Explorer ride on the Columbia Icefield before reaching Jasper National Park. Spend time discovering Jasper's unspoiled beauty on a sightseeing tour and the beautiful waters of Maligne Lake on a narrated cruise.

Head back into British Columbia via the base of 12,972-foot Mount Robson, the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Enjoy leisure time in Sun Peaks and the alpine resort of Whistler. Then travel to the Pacific Coast, where you sail across the Strait of Georgia to Victoria for two nights and an orientation tour. Enjoy free time to discover some of Victoria's most popular attractions or join an optional tour highlighting marine wildlife and whale watching. After a visit to Butchart Gardens with its 55 acres of floral extravaganza, ferry through the Gulf Islands to Vancouver for a sightseeing tour and free time. Return to Seattle for a special dinner atop the Space Needle.

Extend the fun by boarding a Holland America 7-night cruise ship bound for majestic Alaska. Explore the remote and rugged beauty of Alaska, and watch for spouting whales, soaring eagles, barking seals, and other wildlife. Marvel at glaciers and witness the amazing spectacle of thunder and spray as tremendous slabs of ice break off and "calve" into the sea. Experience Russian culture in Sitka; soak in the local flavor of Juneau, Alaska's capital; and see the world's largest totem collection in Ketchikan. Disembark in Seattle - the perfect finale to your Western Canada and Alaska cruise vacation.

City Highlights
Seattle:
Welcome reception; city sightseeing; farewell dinner at the Space Needle

Kelowna:
Kelowna Land & Orchard behind-the-scenes

Banff National Park:
Gondola ride up Banff's Sulphur Mountain

Columbia Icefield:
Ice Explorer ride on the Columbia Icefield

Jasper National Park:
Sightseeing and cruise Maligne Lake

Vancouver - Victoria:
Ferry ride through Gulf Islands

Victoria:
Orientation tour; Butchart Gardens

Vancouver:
City sightseeing

Note:

• Maximum elevation on vacation: 7,705 ft.
• Cruise itineraries are provided by Holland America Line and are most up-to-date at time of printing. Your travel documents will contain the most current information.
• *CGI 5/24, 6/14, 6/28, and 8/09 will visit Tracy Arm instead of Glacier Bay.