Coastal BC, Inside Passage & Rockies – An Escorted Tour

Day 1 - Arrive in Vancouver

Fly from the UK to Vancouver, making your own way from the airport to your hotel spending the rest of your day at leisure.

Day 2 - Vancouver Sightseeing

Today make your own way from your hotel to Canada Place for your Vancouver City Tour departing at 10am, seeing the best of Vancouver on this guided tour. Travel through Stanley Park and explore the totem poles on a walking tour with your local guide, drive through the West End’s trendy neighbourhood and English Bay. Visit Granville Island for a brief tour of this little oasis in the middle of Vancouver. Spending the rest of your day at your leisure.

Day 3 - Vancouver to Kelowna

This morning checking out of your Vancouver hotel and making your own way to Canada Place for 7am. Today you will be travelling to Kelowna, driving through Fraser Valley and along the Coquihalla Highway. On your journey through the Okanagan Valley you will have time to stop and enjoy the wines from the Okanagan Wine Valley. Arriving into Kelowna with free time in the evening.

Day 4 - Kelowna to Lake Louise & Banff

This will be your first taste of the unique colours that the lakes and rivers in the Rocky Mountains. You will get to see two of Canada’s most beautiful lakes, Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. In the evening checking into your Banff hotel.

Day 5 - Banff

Enjoy a day at leisure in the town of Banff. There are a number of attractions that you can see including the Banff Gondola, which can be added to this itinerary.

Day 6 - Banff to Jasper

Travel to the turquoise beauty of Bow Lake and Athabasca Falls before driving to the Columbia Icefields Parkway, where you will go on the Icefields Glacier Adventure. Arriving into Jasper in the late afternoon spending the rest of the evening at leisure.

Day 7 - Jasper to Prince George

Today travel along the Maligne Lake Road to the famous Maligne Lake where you can stroll along the beautiful Maligne Lake taking a boat tour to one of the most photographed spots in Canada Spirt Island. Also making a visit to Maligne Canyon. Continuing along making a stop at Mount Robson the highest peak in the Canadian Mountains. Arriving into Prince George in the evening.

Day 8 - Prince George to Prince Rupert

Drive towards the coastal mountains and follow the Skeena River on your way to Prince Rupert, stopping at the town of Smithers for lunch. Arriving into the coastal town of Prince Rupert in the evening.

Day 9 - Prince Rupert

After traveling for a few days you will have some time to relax in Prince Rupert. There is a few choices of excursions you can decide to do today including visit Museum of Northern BC or at an additional cost including whale watching or grizzly bear tour into the Khutzeymateen. 

Day 10 - Prince Rupert to Port Hardy via the Inside Passage

Today is an early start as you will be checking in at the Inside Passage ferry port at approximately 5:30am. The ferry along the Inside Passage is a scenic 16 hour journey to Port Hardy with serval points of interest along the way including Princess Royal Channel and Chatham Sound. You will arrive at your Port Hardy hotel in the late evening.

Day 11 - Port Hardy to Campbell River

Today you will first travel to Port McNeill and Alert Bay with admission to U’mista Cultural Centre. Here you will learn about the heritage and culture of Kwakwaka’wakw. Continuing on your journey making a stop at Telegraph Cove, a quaint town that was once a fishing and cannery village, stroll along the boardwalk, grab a coffee and view the historical buildings of this small coastal village. In the late afternoon you will arrive at your hotel in Campbell River where you can enjoy some free time.

Day 12 - Campbell River

This morning you have the option to sleep in or take an early morning walk with your tour guide through the Millennium Trail. Today you will take part in a 4 hour whale watching tour. Explore the waters of the Salish Sea, Discovery Passage, and Johnstone Strait. With an abundance of wildlife in this area, we are likely to encounter Humpback Whales, Killer Whales, Pacific White-Sided Dolphins, Bears, Steller Sea Lions, and so much more.

Day 13 - Campbell River to Victoria

This morning you can either have a sleep in or join your guide for an early morning walk through Millennium Trail. Today you will be heading south to Vancouver Islands capital Victoria. Once you arrive into Victoria you will have the afternoon to yourself to explore Victoria.

Day 14 - Victoria to Vancouver

After breakfast enjoy a full guided tour of BC’s capital city including Fan Tan Alley in Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, Beacon Hill Park and Mile Zero. In the afternoon having free time to explore Victoria at your own pace.

Later on you will head to Swartz Bay where you will board the BC Ferries to the Southern Gulf Islands. Arriving back into Vancouver approximately 8pm checking into your hotel and having your evening at leisure.

Day 15 - Vancouver to UK

Today is your last day in Vancouver, making your own way to Vancouver airport for your onward flight to the UK.