
Canada
The great parks on both sides of the border, on a loop from Vancouver
Canada
A loop from Vancouver: Kamloops, Wells Gray, Mount Robson and Jasper, the Icefields Parkway, Lake Louise and Banff, Waterton park, then in the United States Glacier park, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Craters of the Moon, Boise, the Yakima valley and Seattle. Extended by a seven-night cruise in Alaska (Ketchikan, Icy Strait Point, Tracy Arm fjord, Juneau and Victoria), in 22 days from €4,935 per person.
When
June to September
Price
From 3 655€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
13 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
From Vancouver to Calgary.
Day 1
Arrival in Vancouver
Flight to Vancouver, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2
Vancouver
Vancouver, between ocean and mountains: Stanley Park and its totem poles, Gastown, Granville Island and the Capilano suspension bridge.

Day 3
Vancouver – Kamloops
The Fraser canyons and inland British Columbia to Kamloops.

Day 4
Wells Gray – Valemount
Wells Gray park and its Helmcken Falls.

Day 5
Mount Robson – Jasper – Hinton
Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. Jasper park: Maligne Canyon, Maligne Lake and Spirit Island, and mountain wildlife, elk and bighorn sheep.

Day 6
Icefields Parkway – Banff – Calgary
The Icefields Parkway, one of the most beautiful roads in the world, the Athabasca Glacier, Peyto Lake, then Lake Louise and its emerald waters.

Days 7-10
The parks of Montana and Wyoming.
Day 7
Waterton – Lethbridge
Waterton park, where the Rockies plunge into the prairie.

Day 8
Glacier – Helena
Crossing the border and Glacier park, its lakes and glaciers, then Helena.

Day 9
Yellowstone
Yellowstone, the world's first national park: Old Faithful geyser, the Grand Prismatic spring and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Day 10
Grand Teton – Idaho Falls
Grand Teton park and its snowy peaks above the lakes.

Days 11-15
From Idaho to Seattle.
Day 11
Craters of the Moon – Boise
The black lava flows of Craters of the Moon, then Boise, capital of Idaho.

Day 12
Boise – Yakima
The Columbia gorge and the vineyards of the Yakima valley.

Day 13
Seattle – Vancouver
Seattle, the Space Needle and Pike Place Market, then back to Vancouver.

Day 14
Vancouver – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Day 15
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.


Other trips built in the same spirit — more to draw inspiration from.
