Panoramic Rockies and Alaska Cruise 2023

Overview

Unique to Phil Hoffmann Travel, enjoy a breathtaking week in the Canadian Rockies enjoying Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff. Explore Butchart Gardens with breakfast before the crowds arrive, spot bear on safari, meet Canadian Mounties in Banff and choose from a fantastic array of included optional excursions such as rafting down a river, Harley Davidson sidecar tour, heli-flightseeing and more.

Enjoy a memorable journey across the Rockies aboard the Rocky Mountaineer in award-winning Gold Leaf Service. From Vancouver, cruise to Alaska's Inside Passage on board Holland America Line. Discover Ketchikan - salmon capital of the world, spectacular Juneau, Skagway and Glacier Bay National Park.

Inclusions

• 15 nights luxury accommodation
• 7 night luxury Alaskan cruise
• 2 day Rocky Mountaineer rail journey in GoldLeaf Service
• Travel by luxury air-conditioned coach
• Sightseeing including Freedom of Choice per itinerary with entry fees
• 45 meals
• Luggage porterage and gratuities
• Escorted from Adelaide
• Services of a professional tour director
  
  Exclusive to PHT guests
• Three night stay in Banff
• Flyover Canda Experience
• Airport lounge access on your return flights
• One way private home to airport transfer
• Pre-departure function, tour notes and booklet

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Victoria
Be taken to your hotel for a welcome dinner. Two Nights: Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort. D

Day 02: Victoria, The Butchart Gardens Visit The Butchart Gardens for breakfast in the original Butchart residence. B

Day 03: Victoria, Georgia Strait, Whistler Today ride the ferry across Georgia Strait, then travel via Shannon Falls to Whistler. If you’d rather, take a floatplane flight (own expense). Two Nights: The Westin Whistler Resort & Spa. BD

Day 04: Whistler
At the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, enjoy breakfast and discover the museum, then learn about your First Nations ‘animal spirit’ before a Freedom of Choice afternoon. B

Day 05: Whistler, Sun Peaks Follow the tracks of early gold rush pioneers through the Cariboo region to Sun Peaks. Stay: Sun Peaks Grand Hotel. BD

Day 06: Sun Peaks, Blue River, Mt Robson, Jasper
Skim over the waterways of Blue River, watching along the shore for the local grizzly and black bears. After lunch, you’ll be brought to a pause at Mt Robson on your way to Jasper. Two Nights: Jasper National Park, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. BL

Day 07: Jasper
Set off on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle sidecar tour, enjoy a Maligne Valley experience by hike or cruise, go rafting down the Athabasca River, or maybe ride the Jasper Tramway. Choose one of your lodge’s restaurants to dine
at this evening. BD

Day 08: Jasper, Athabasca Glacier, Lake Louise Travel along the Icefields Parkway then onto the Athabasca Glacier aboard an Ice Explorer vehicle. Travel to Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and choose where to dine.
Two Nights: Banff National Park, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in a Lakeview Room. BD

Day 09: Lake Louise, Moraine Lake
Pay a visit to the iconic Moraine Lake. Later, on the shores of Lake Louise, join an expert Mountain Heritage Guide. B

Day 10: Lake Louise, Banff PHT Exclusive!
Explore Banff on a discovery, then meet a local Mountie. Dinner is at your hotel tonight. Three Nights: Banff National Park, Fairmont Banff Springs in a Mountain View Room. BD

Day 11: Banff
Take part in the Banff Experience, board the Banff Gondola, or set off on a heli-flightseeing excursion. Or perhaps enjoy a float trip along Bow River, learn to be a Canadian ice hockey player, or relax at the Willow Stream Spa. B

Day 12. Banff
Have the whole day to yourself and enjoy dinner at one of your hotel’s restaurants. BD

Day 13: Banff, Rocky Mountaineer, Kamloops
Soak up the views from your bi-level glassdome carriage in GoldLeaf Service.
Stay: Kamloops, hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (two or three-star hotels). BL

Day 14: Kamloops, Rocky Mountaineer, Vancouver
The Rocky Mountaineer continues west today. Two Nights: Vancouver,
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. BL

Day 15: Vancouver
Head to the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, for breakfast, followed by a nature exploration. After, wander the streets of Vancouver on a guided discovery. BD

Day 16: Vancouver, Embark Ship Board your ship and set off along the coast.
Seven Nights: Holland America Line’s Koningsdam. BD

Day 17: The Inside Passage
Spend today cruising the Inside Passage. BLD

Day 18: Juneau
Cruise to Juneau, and explore at leisure or with an optional excursion (own expense). BLD

Day 19: Skagway
Spend your day exploring Skagway, a gateway for the gold rush with rich frontier history. BLD

Day 20: Glacier Bay National Park
Learn about the geological wonders of Glacier Bay National Park from local rangers. BLD

Day 21: Ketchikan
Dock in Ketchikan today, set on the tranquil shores of the Tongass Narrows, and spend some time exploring as you please. BLD

Day 22: The Inside Passage
Cruise south through the Inside Passage. BLD

Day 23: Disembark Ship, Depart Vancouver
PHT Exclusive! Watch Canada’s landscapes fly past on a four dimensional
FlyOver Canada experience. Say goodbye before being taken to the airport
where you’ll enjoy lounge access. B

Dates/Prices

Earlybird pricing  - Book by 29 April 2022

SAVE UP TO $3,000 PER COUPLE: Saving Combines
a $2,400 per couple Earlybird Saving, plus an Early Payment Discount
of $600 per couple when paid in full 10 months prior to departure.