Rocky Mountain Adventure
14 days
You can...
- Enjoy spectacular mountain and lake scenery
- Raft down the Kicking Horse River
- Camp out on a cowboy ranch
- Take a gondola ride to Whistler Mountain
- Visit the Icefields Glaciers
- See totem poles in Stanley Park, Vancouver
Enjoy camping out in the wilderness and the natural splendour of the Canadian Rockies. This is an action packed holiday including walks and mountain biking through pine-covered mountains, see the beautiful turquoise Lake Louise, pass by snow-capped peaks and walk on glaciers.
There are numerous optional activities to make the most of your holiday from a gondola ride to Whistler Mountain, horse riding, canoeing and mountain biking as well as optional rafting down the rapids of Kicking Horse River. You will have plenty of opportunities to see grizzly and black bears, moose, elks and wolves. Spend a night camping on a cowboy ranch watching the roaming bison.
- Day 1.
- Fly to Seattle
- Day 2.
- Drive to Whistler, option to go mountain biking
- Day 3.
- Kamloops optional visit to BC Wildlife Park
- Days 4/5.
- Visit Wells Gray Provincial Park and stay on a cowboy ranch
- Day 6.
- Visit Mt Robson Provincial Park; see the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies
- Days 7/8.
- Enjoy walks in Jasper NP
- Day 9.
- Banff NP; visit Athabasca Glacier and Lake Louise
- Day 10.
- Yoho NP; Kicking Horse River and Takkakaw Falls
- Day 11.
- Kelowna; Glaciers NP see over 400 glaciers
- Day 12.
- Vancouver; explore Stanley Park by bike
- Days 13/14.
- Drive to Seattle, overnight flight to London
- Flying in and out of Seattle there is an opportunity to explore this exciting city, before driving to the captivating Canadian Rockies. There are a few long driving days and fun activity-filled days, so please be prepared for tired little ones. The camping is at fixed campsites with showers and flush toilets, and the tents are two man dome tents. You are expected to pitch your tent and help with camp chores such as cooking - please remember your sleeping bag. With all the fresh air and excitement you'll sleep well and look forward to the next day's adventure.
- Note
- Kitty of CAD$140 per person
- Accommodation and meals : Hotels (2nts), camping (10nts). 12 breakfasts and 1 evening meal (ranch style) included.
- Flight Details : Scheduled flights from Heathrow with British Airways.
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Modes of Transport : Minibus, On foot
- Age Guideline: 6+
- Trip Code: FCRM