Your adventure begins in the alpine town of Banff, where you will spend the night surrounded by the spectacular Canadian Rockies. The following morning, you board the world-renowned Rocky Mountaineer for a two-day journey through some of the most iconic and dramatic landscapes in Canada. Travelling from Banff to Kamloops, you pass soaring snow-capped peaks, glacier-fed lakes, and deep mountain canyons, with highlights including the Continental Divide, the Spiral Tunnels, Kicking Horse Canyon, Rogers Pass and Craigellachie, the historic site where the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven. On arrival in Kamloops, you will stay overnight before continuing your journey the next morning.
The second day of your rail adventure takes you west towards Vancouver, through the desert-like scenery of the British Columbia Interior, along the rushing Thompson River, and into the Fraser Canyon where you will witness the powerful waters of Hell’s Gate. As the journey continues, the landscape transforms into lush forests and fertile valleys, before the train finally arrives in Vancouver, where you will spend two nights, giving you time to enjoy the vibrant coastal city framed by ocean and mountains.
From Vancouver, you embark on a seven-night cruise aboard Zaandam, beginning with a scenic voyage through the Inside Passage, a labyrinth of fjords, forested islands and sheltered waterways. The sailing takes you north to the dramatic Tracy Arm Inlet, before continuing to Juneau, Alaska’s capital, surrounded by glaciers and mountains. Your journey then brings you to Skagway, once a bustling Gold Rush town, where echoes of history meet the stunning mountain landscapes. The voyage continues into Glacier Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where towering tidewater glaciers calve into the sea, before reaching Ketchikan, famed for its Native heritage, totem poles and salmon-fishing traditions.
Sailing south through the Inside Passage once more, the cruise concludes in Vancouver, where your adventure comes to an end with a transfer to the airport.
