High Country
2010
From
Calgary
5 Days /
4 Nights
Package Includes:
- Visit Banff, Jasper and Lake Louise
- Hotel accommodation including
provincial
- taxes for 4 nights
- Sightseeing excursion of Banff
- Stoney Nakoda Resort Heritage Exhibit
- Banff Gondola
- Minnewanka Lake Cruise
- Sightseeing excursion from Banff to
Jasper
- Ice explorer on that Athabasca
Glacier
- Photograph at the Columbia Icefield
- Sightseeing excursion of Jasper
- Transfer from Jasper to Lake Louise
- Transfer from Lake Louise to Calgary
- Discount coupon for any additional
Brewster Sightseeing Excursions
- Luggage handling at hotels
- National Park fees
Not Included
- Transfers between airports, hotels
and bus
- depots (unless noted)
- Meals (unless noted)
- Gratuities to sightseeing motor coach
drivers, rail personnel, and taxi drivers
Day 1 - Calgary to Banff
Today, travel
through the foothills of the Rockies to the resort town of Banff, in Canada’s
first National Park. On the way to Banff, a stop is made at the Stoney Nakoda
Resort and the Native Heritage exhibit. You will have enough time here to
explore the exhibit, take an optional helicopter or native Dream Catcher
excursion (onboard a famous Brewster Terra Bus) and lunch (optional
excursions and lunch are not included). Continue to Banff for a sightseeing
excursion with highlights including a visit to the hoodoos, shaped by centuries
of wind; Surprise Corner and Tunnel Mountain Drive, which overlooks Bow Falls.
Also, take a ride (included) on a gondola car to the top of Sulphur
Mountain. After the excursion, you will be dropped off at your hotel.
Overnight in Banff
Day 2 - Banff
Today, take a
short excursion to Lake Minnewanka, one of Alberta’s largest bodies of water
for your boat cruise. Cruise for approximately 1.5 hours, travelling beneath
the jagged peaks of Mount Aylmer and Mount Inglismaldie, the hoodoo clusters
and into Devil’s Gap. Big Horn sheep, deer, bears and eagles are frequently seen
at the water’s edge. Return to Banff via picturesque Two Jack Lake and majestic
Mount Rundle.
Overnight in Banff
Day 3 - Banff to Jasper
Today’s journey
travels north along the famous Icefields Parkway, one of the most spectacular
highways in North America. Travel through Banff and Jasper National Parks with
a stop at the Columbia Icefield allowing time for a Brewster “Glacier
Experience.” A memorable trip onto the icy slopes of the Athabasca Glacier in a
specially designed Brewster Ice Explorer, takes you to the middle of the
glacier while the driver/guide explains how the glaciers are formed and points
out interesting geological features (Ice Explorer included). The ice is
365 metres (1,200 feet) thick - about the height of the Empire State Building.
At the icefall below the glacial headwall, take the option of stepping out onto
ice formed from snow that fell 400 years ago. After this unique adventure,
time is allowed
at the Columbia Icefield Centre, to relax over lunch (not included) and
visit the new and expanded Parks Canada Interpretive Centre. Leaving the
Athabasca Glacier, your camera should be ready to capture the majesty of the
Athabasca Falls, prior to your arrival into Jasper.
Overnight in
Jasper
Day 4 - Jasper to Lake Louise
Experience Jasper
National Park through the travels of the early explorers and view the unspoiled
grandeur! A morning excursion will begin along the mighty Athabasca Canadian
Heritage River, learning about David Thompson and the valley ecosystem. Travel above
Maligne Canyon, with its narrow gorge and limestone walls created by 10,000
years of water flow. Visit a place of mystery and Indian legend as you continue
to Medicine Lake, where sometimes it actually disappears! On your adventure,
you are sure to see a variety of mountain wildlife. This afternoon, depart
Jasper and travel south along the scenic Icefields Parkway to Lake Louise. (Note:
this is an express service and will not stop at the Columbia Icefield or other
sightseeing highlights.)
Day 5 - Lake Louise to Calgary
This morning,
depart Lake Louise, journey past Banff and Canmore and through the foothills to
Calgary. Your vacation concludes with a drop off at specific downtown hotels or
the Calgary International Airport for your ongoing or homeward flight.
Departure Dates From Calgary
Daily
2010
May 1-October 15
Cost does not include 2.5% GST Tax
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Rates Per Person-US Dollars
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Twin
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Single
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Triple
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Moderate Program
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May 1-May19
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$1115.00
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$1540.00
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$1053.00
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May 20-May 27
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$1405.00
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$2120.00
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$1302.00
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June 28-September 9
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$1420.00
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$2152.00
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$1312.00
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September 10-September 29
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$1405.00
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$2120.00
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$1302.00
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September 30-October 15
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$1213.00
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$1738.00
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$1119.00
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Deluxe Program
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May 1-May19
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$1559.00
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$2373.00
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$1503.00
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May 20-May 27
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$2073.00
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$3403.00
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$1877.00
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June 28-September 9
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$2116.00
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$3491.00
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$1908.00
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September 10-September 29
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$2103.00
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$3460.00
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$1897.00
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September 30-October 15
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$1857.00
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$2967.00
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$1733.00
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City
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Moderate Accommodation
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Deluxe Accommodation
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Banff
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Mount Royal Hotel
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Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
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Standard Room
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Fairmont Room
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Lake Louise
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Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
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Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
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Fairmont Room
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Fairmont Deluxe
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Jasper
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Chateau Jasper
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Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
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Standard Room
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Fairmont
Deluxe
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