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Lakes & Lodges - East Bound Fly Drive

  • Vancouver
  • Whistler
  • Clearwater
  • Jasper
  • Lake Louise
  • Moraine Lake
  • Banff
  • Canmore
  • Calgary
  • 14 nights from
  • £4,149 per person
  • Trip Code: SD-867

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Holiday Overview

Lakes & Lodges - a great fly-drive holiday road trip from Vancouver to Calgary

 

A superb 15-day self-drive holiday featuring some of the best lakes & lodges in western Canada.

Pick your rental car in Vancouver and travel to Nita Lake Lodge, Alpine Meadows Resort, Jasper Park Lodge and Moraine Lake Lodge.

The Lakes and Lodges road trip is one of our most popular Western Canada self-drive holidays.

Lakes & Lodges - East Bound Fly Drive includes:

  • Return UK flights
  • 14 nights accommodation
  • Car Hire
  • Ice Explorer ride onto the Athabasca Glacier
  • Glacier Skywalk
  • Banff Gondola admission
  • Jasper Maligne Lake Cruise
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Day 1 - Fly to Vancouver

Fly to Vancouver and transfer to your downtown hotel.

Featured accommodation

Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver

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Sheraton Wall Centre

Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

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Day 2 - Explore Vancouver

You have a day at leisure to explore Vancouver. This is a vibrant coastal city with stunning views across the water and over to the mountain ranges.

Featured accommodation

Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver

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Sheraton Wall Centre

Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

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Day 3 - Vancouver

Spend your last day in Vancouver at your leisure.

Featured accommodation

Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver

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Sheraton Wall Centre

Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

Unmissable Experiences

Vancouver Experiences

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Day 4 - Vancouver to Whistler (121 km/75 mi)

This morning depart Vancouver along the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway to Whistler. Highlights along the way include the cascading Shannon Falls and the Stawamus Chief Rock where climbers from all over the globe migrate to climb the granite cliffs. 

Featured accommodation

Nita Lake Lodge

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Day 5 - Whistler

A full day to explore Whistler! This charming alpine resort is nestled between world-renowned Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains. Experience the beauty via the Peak 2 Peak Gondola on Whistler Mountain as you soak in the unbelievable views of Whistler Village, glaciers, lakes, forests and snow-capped peaks.

Featured accommodation

Nita Lake Lodge

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Day 6 - Whistler to Clearwater 378 km/235 mi

Return through Lillooet, known as the land of the Gold Rush Trail and ‘Mile Zero’ of the Old Caribou Wagon Road during the Gold Rush Years. Now the area is home to the largest Canadian producers of the medicinal plant, Ginseng. Visit the Gold Rush Town of Cache Creek where we recomend a visit the Historic Hat Creek, which literally takes you back to the days of the Gold Rush.

Featured accommodation

Alpine Meadows Resort

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Best Western Plus Gateway to the Falls

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Day 7 - Explore Clearwater & Wells Gray Provincial Park

Spend today relaxing and using the facilities at Alpine Meadows Resort. Alternatively explore nearby Wells Gray Provincial Park and its waterfalls.

Featured accommodation

Alpine Meadows Resort

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Best Western Plus Gateway to the Falls

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Day 8 - Clearwater to Jasper (338 km/210 mi)

Set out for Jasper along the scenic Yellowhead Highway and take in the breathtaking vistas of the steep-walled gorges and crashing falls of the North Thompson River. On your journey today, perhaps you will get a glimpse of Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. Leaving British Columbia, you enter Alberta and Jasper National Park. Jasper was originally a tent city serving the railway, and is now a quaint mountain village (breakfast included)

Featured accommodation

Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

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Day 9 - Maligne Lake Cruise

This fully narrated cruise takes you along Maligne Lake, the largest glacially fed lake in the Canadian Rockies, part of the UNESCO-listed Jasper National Park. Visit Spirit Island, accessible only by boat, and admire views of imposing granite peaks, vibrant blue water, and ancient forests. Keep your camera close and your senses alert as you scan the area for the eagles, bears, and deer that call this area home. Expert and amateur photographers alike will relish in the opportunities to capture the alpine scenery.

Featured accommodation

Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

Unmissable Experiences

Maligne Lake Cruise

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Day 10 - Jasper to Moraine Lake (412 km/256mi)

This morning depart on the scenic Icefields Parkway that takes you through the spine of the Canadian Rockies. You view a never-ending procession of mammoth mountains, jagged peaks, over 100 glaciers and pristine emerald coloured lakes. Along the way see such sights as the Columbia Icefield and take an Ice Explorer ride out onto the glacier (included). Also watch for the Sarbach Glacier, Peyto Lake, Bow Lake, with the Bow Glacier providing the backdrop, and Crowfoot Glacier before your arrival at Moraine Lake. One of Canada's most photographed lakes with its beautiful turquoise water.

Featured accommodation

Moraine Lake Lodge

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Day 11 - Lake Louise to Banff

Take the short drive from Lake Louise to Banff this afternoon.

Featured accommodation

Buffalo Mountain Lodge

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Day 12 - Banff Sightseeing

Explore Banff and the surrounding area. In town you’ll find lots of excitement - shopping, cafés, nightlife and museums. 

Featured accommodation

Buffalo Mountain Lodge

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Day 13 - Banff Exploring

Today you we have included admission to the Banff Gondola. This offers you maximum views of Banff National Park with minimal exertion on a round-trip gondola ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain.

Featured accommodation

Buffalo Mountain Lodge

Unmissable Experiences

Banff Gondola

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Day 14 - Banff to Canmore (28km / 18 mls)

Take a short drive from Banff to Canmore for your overnight at the stunning Malcolm Hotel. We recommend the Bow Valley trail, an easy 2km trail accessible from downtown Canmore offering views to the Three Sisters Peaks. Alternatively check out the Policeman's Boardwalk Trail or Upper Grassi Lakes Trail.

Featured accommodation

The Malcolm Hotel

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Day 15 - Canmore to Calgary

Drive to Calgary Airport to drop off your hire car and fly back to the UK.  

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