Overview
Itinerary
Be taken to your hotel for a welcome dinner Stay Two Nights: Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort, in a Deluxe Water View Room (D)
Signature Experiences:
- Visit The Butchart Gardens before hours before and enjoy breakfast in the original residence.
Take your BC Ferries service across Georgia Strait, and travel the Sea to Sky Highway, pausing at Shannon Falls on the way to beautiful Whistler. Stay: The Westin Whistler Resort & Spa (B)
Travel through the Coast Mountains and stop at Duffey and Seton lakes en route to Sun Peaks. Stay: Sun Peaks Grand Hotel (B/D)
Admire Moraine Lake on your way to Banff.
On arrival, be guided through Banff. Stay Two Nights: Banff National Park, Fairmont Banff Springs, in a Mountain View Room (B)
Freedom of Choice:
- You may like to take part in the Banff Experience, which includes a visit to the Cave and Basin National Historic Site. Alternatively, board the Banff Gondola, or set off on a heli-sightseeing excursion. Perhaps enjoy a float trip along Bow River or learn how to be a Canadian ice hockey player. Otherwise, spend some time at the Willow Stream Spa.
- For dinner, choose from one of your hotel's restaurants.
Freedom of Choice:
- Tonight, choose where to enjoy dinner at your hotel.
- Meet a Mountie and hear tales from the iconic Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Freedom of Choice:
- This evening, choose from one of your lodge's restaurants to dine at.
Board the Rocky Mountaineer and soak up the views from your bi-level glass-dome carriage, complete with GoldLeaf Service , on the picturesque journey to Kamloops. Stay: Kamloops, hotel as assigned by Rocky Mountaineer (three-star accommodation) (B/L)
Your Rocky Mountaineer rail journey continues.
Following along the Thompson River, pass the waters of Hell's Gate, and gaze up at the Coast Mountains on your way to Vancouver. Stay Two Nights: Vancouver, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel (B/L)
On a guided discovery explore Vancouver's most famous sites including Stanley Park and Granville Island, the bustling heart of Vancouver's cultural scene. Also see English Bay and Vancouver Harbour. The rest of the day is yours at your leisure. (B/D)
Head to the harbour where your ship awaits, and take a moment to settle in. Stay Seven Nights: Holland America Line's Noordam or Nieuw Amsterdam in a Verandah Stateroom (B/D)
Your day is enjoyed on board. Take in coastal views or relax and enjoy the facilities. (B/L/D)
Dock in Ketchikan today, set on the tranquil shores of the Tongass Narrows, and spend some time exploring as you please. (B/L/D)
Disembark in Alaska's picturesque capital, set along the Gastineau Channel, and spend your time exploring at leisure or with an optional excursion (own expense). (B/L/D)
Arriving in Skagway, a delightful frontier-style atmosphere is still evident in the colourful heritage buildings. (B/L/D)
You might need to pinch yourself this morning – wake to the World Heritage-listed Glacier Bay National Park. Take in the calving tidewater glaciers and learn from local rangers about the area's geological wonders. (B/L/D)
Cruise amid the stunning setting of the five tidewater glaciers of College Fjord. (B/L/D)
Signature Experiences:
- Discover Alaska's Indigenous cultures at the Alaska Native Heritage Center during a guided visit and cultural presentation.
Freedom of Choice:
- Take a jetboat tour or a float trip down the Talkeetna River.
Freedom of Choice:
- Tonight, choose where to enjoy dinner.
- Join an experienced mountaineer for a first-hand account of what it's like to scale Denali, North America's highest mountain peak.
Signature Experiences:
- A Tundra Wilderness Tour is the perfect chance to see moose, grizzlies, caribou, eagles and wolves in the national park.
After a morning at leisure in Denali National Park, travel to Fairbanks, Alaska's Golden Heart City. Stay Two Nights: Fairbanks, Pikes Waterfront Lodge (B)
Cruise the Chena River aboard a sternwheeler and travel back to a time when riverboats filled Alaska's waterways.
Later, take a trip through Alaska's gold rush history as you travel along the Tanana Valley Railroad to Gold Dredge 8. Enjoy a farewell dinner. (B/D)
Be transferred to the airport after breakfast. (B)
Trip Inclusions
- Visit The Butchart Gardens before hours before and enjoy breakfast in the original residence.
- Meet a Mountie and hear tales from the iconic Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- Discover Alaska's Indigenous cultures at the Alaska Native Heritage Center during a guided visit and cultural presentation.
- Join an experienced mountaineer for a first-hand account of what it's like to scale Denali, North America's highest mountain peak.
- A Tundra Wilderness Tour is the perfect chance to see moose, grizzlies, caribou, eagles and wolves in the national park.
- A maximum of 40 guests in your APT group
- Expert APT tour director and cruise liaison
- GoldLeaf service on the Rocky Mountaineer
- Transfers, porterage, port charges and gratuities
- 48 included meals over the course of your trip.
- Stay Seven Nights aboard Holland America Line's Noordam or Nieuw Amsterdam in a Verandah Stateroom
- Enjoy a two night stay at McKinley Chalet Resort in a Denali Suite
- Stay two nights at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver
- Enjoy a superb two-night stay at The Fairmont Banff Springs
- Enjoy a wonderful overnight stay at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
- Stay two nights at the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort
- Two nights at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
- Stay overnight at The Westin Whistler Resort and Spa
- Relax during an overnight stay at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
- One night at Sun Peaks Grand Hotel
- Itinerary and inclusions are subject to change
- The Alaska land journey has been exclusively customised for APT by Holland America Line
- Accommodation in Alaska is limited to an average of three stars - APT selects the best available
- Fairmont Lakeview Rooms at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, departures from 1 to 22 May are in Deluxe Mount Temple rooms.
- Prices are for land/cruise and rail only. Flights not included (unless specified)
- Extend your stay in Fairbanks and add an Arctic Circle scenic flight. Enquire for information and pricing
Trip Reviews (3) Most Recent 'Rockies with Alaska by Sea and Land' Reviews
The Inside Passage cruise to Alaska was a highlight for us, but we would have enjoyed more time in Ketchikan. We would like to acknowledge the professionalism of Jemma from the outset of the planning of this journey. Again and again she proved to be utterly reliable and dependable and is the reason why we continue to choose Global Journeys. My advice: With any journey, long or short, things may never go to plan. Be patient and kind especially to the service staff. Don't whine. Think of others and realise you are not the only person around. Take it easy and remember you are on holidays. Everything will then seem more enjoyable!
The APT Director Rory (originally from Australia) was fantastic and guided us around Canada and Alaska like a true professional. He united a group of 40 people together and ...read more we had a great trip and have made many new friends. He even provided great weather with only 2 days of light rain in Ketchikan and Juneau (it always rains there). From travelling around Canada for 11 days, 7 day Holland America Inside passage cruise to Alaska, 6 days in Alaska, this trip had it all. We saw at least 10 bears, 10 moose, Caribou, Elk, Humpback and Orca Whales, lots of seals and sea otters, bald eagles and much more. The scenery at Lake Louise, breathtaking glaciers at Glacier Bay and landscape on the White Pass Rail travelling to Skagway were some of the major highlights on this my bucket list trip. When you travel with APT and book with Global Journeys, you will always have a great trip.
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APT Canada & Alaska (2025)
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