Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel for a half-day sightseeing tour of the town of Banff and its surrounding highlights. Visit Surprise Corner for the best views of the Fairmont Banff Springs, otherwise known as “The Castle in the Rockies”. See the towering mountains, including Rundle, Tunnel, Cascade, and Norquay. Learn about the wind-shaped hoodoos, see Bow Falls, and experience a scenic drive along Tunnel Mountain Drive.

The highlight of today’s tour is a gentle ride on the Banff Gondola up to the top of Sulphur Mountain for fantastic views of the Bow Valley, interpretive boardwalks, and endless photo opportunities.

Your hotel in Banff tonight is included.

Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in the morning for a full-day sightseeing tour of the area between Banff and Lake Louise. During this tour, you will travel along the Alberta and BC border, cross the Continental Divide, and explore more sights within Banff National Park and Yoho National Park.

From May to October, the tour will focus on the many mountain lakes and waterfalls in the area, which include key locations such as Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, and Emerald Lake or Takakkaw Falls.

For guests who wish to stay at the iconic Fairmont Château Lake Louise, this would be the night to do so. Ask us about substituting your third night in Banff for a night in Lake Louise.

Your tour guide will pick you up from your Banff hotel in the morning with your luggage for a full-day sightseeing tour up the Icefields Parkway to Jasper. Known as one of the world’s most scenic drives, you don’t need to venture far from the main highway to see some spectacular sights.

From May to October, the tour will have many scenic photo stops along the route to Jasper, including Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, Crowfoot Glacier, and Athabasca Falls. A stop at the Columbia Icefields will allow you to climb aboard an Ice Explorer—a specialized bus that travels directly onto the Athabasca Glacier.

Your hotel in Jasper for the next two nights is included.

Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel for a half-day sightseeing tour of Jasper National Park. While touring through Jasper, you have a great chance of seeing all types of wildlife due to the remote location of this Rocky Mountain town.

From May to October, you’ll make a stop at the disappearing Medicine Lake, followed by the fairytale-like Maligne Lake for a walk around the lake, or a boat cruise out to Spirit Island, which is included from late May to early October, depending on the ice melt.

Your hotel in Jasper tonight is included.

You will depart the Rockies in the morning with a motorcoach transfer to Edmonton. This transfer takes approximately 5 hours and will leave you with a free afternoon to explore Edmonton. Upon arrival in Edmonton, you will be dropped off at your downtown Edmonton hotel to rest after a long drive and an action-packed couple of days.

Your hotel in Edmonton for one night is included.

For those with an early morning flight the next day, an Edmonton Airport hotel can also be substituted. 

Your vacation concludes upon check-out from your Edmonton hotel. From here, guests may take a taxi to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) for onward travel, or choose to upgrade to a private airport transfer for a more seamless and comfortable departure experience.

For those who wish to extend their stay to explore Edmonton, please let us know, and we can include an additional night in your package at a partner hotel.