Canadian Grandeur: from the St Lawrence to the Rockies

Canada

Canadian Grandeur: from the St Lawrence to the Rockies

Canada from ocean to ocean, from Niagara to Banff

Canada

Canadian Grandeur: from the St Lawrence to the Rockies

Crossing Canada: Toronto and Niagara, the Thousand Islands, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal and two days around Quebec City, then a flight to Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler, Wells Gray, two nights in Jasper, the Icefields Parkway, Lake Louise and Banff to Calgary.

When

June to September

Price

From 5 799€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

16 nights

Ideal length

Eastern Canada

Days 1-7

From Toronto to Quebec City.

Day 1

Arrival in Toronto

Flight to Toronto, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Arrival in Toronto

Day 2

Toronto – Niagara

Niagara Falls and the cruise to the foot of the Horseshoe Falls, then the village of Niagara-on-the-Lake and its vineyards.

Toronto – Niagara

Day 3

Thousand Islands – Kingston

A Thousand Islands cruise and Kingston, Canada's first capital.

Thousand Islands – Kingston

Day 4

Ottawa – Montreal

Ottawa and Parliament Hill, then Montreal.

Ottawa – Montreal

Day 5

Montreal – Quebec City area

A tour of Montreal, then the St Lawrence road to Quebec City.

Montreal – Quebec City area

Day 6

Quebec City

Quebec City, the only walled city north of Mexico: the Château Frontenac, Dufferin Terrace, the Petit-Champlain district and the Plains of Abraham.

Quebec City

Day 7

Quebec City – Montreal

Montreal: Old Montreal and Notre-Dame Basilica, the Old Port, Mount Royal and its lookout, and the underground city.

Quebec City – Montreal
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The Pacific coast

Days 8-12

Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler.

Day 8

Montreal – Vancouver

A domestic flight to Vancouver, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Montreal – Vancouver

Day 9

Vancouver

Vancouver, between ocean and mountains: Stanley Park and its totem poles, Gastown, Granville Island and the Capilano suspension bridge.

Vancouver

Day 10

Vancouver – Victoria

Ferry crossing to Vancouver Island and Victoria, its harbour, its Parliament and the Butchart Gardens.

Vancouver – Victoria

Day 11

Victoria – Squamish

Ferry back to the mainland to Squamish.

Victoria – Squamish

Day 12

Whistler – Kamloops

The Sea-to-Sky Highway via Squamish to Whistler, the Olympic resort, then inland British Columbia.

Whistler – Kamloops
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The Rockies

Days 13-18

Jasper, the glaciers and Banff.

Day 13

Wells Gray – Jasper

Wells Gray park and its Helmcken Falls, then Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, and Jasper.

Wells Gray – Jasper

Day 14

Jasper

Jasper park: Maligne Canyon, Maligne Lake and Spirit Island, and mountain wildlife, elk and bighorn sheep.

Jasper

Day 15

Icefields Parkway – Lake Louise

The Icefields Parkway, one of the most beautiful roads in the world, the Athabasca Glacier, Peyto Lake, then Lake Louise and its emerald waters.

Icefields Parkway – Lake Louise

Day 16

Lake Louise – Banff – Calgary

Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, then Banff, its hot springs and Sulphur Mountain, before Calgary.

Lake Louise – Banff – Calgary

Day 17

Calgary – flight home

Transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Calgary – flight home

Day 18

Arrival in France

Arrival in France during the day.

Arrival in France
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