Check in for your flight from the UK to Calgary

Check into your hotel in Banff for a 2 night stay. Hotel is on a room only basis.

parting early in the morning, travel onboard Rocky Mountaineer
from the mountain resort town of Banff to Kamloops, in the heart of
the British Columbia Interior. Your journey takes you through
ever-changing scenery as you travel between the iconic glacier
and snow-capped peaks of the Canadian Rockies over mountain
passes and through remarkable tunnels, along rocky lakeshores
and across the ranchlands of the Interior. Today’s highlights
include the Continental Divide, the Spiral Tunnels, Kicking Horse
Canyon, Rogers Pass and Craigellachie, where the last spike of the
Canadian Pacific Railway was driven. You will arrive in Kamloops in
the evening. Overnight in Kamloops

Early in the morning, your journey continues west towards the
Pacific Ocean and the coastal city of Vancouver. On today’s
journey, you will again see dramatic changes in scenery, from the
desert-like environment of the B.C. Interior, through winding river
canyons and pristine forests, to the Cascade and Coast Mountains
and the lush green fields of the Fraser Valley. Highlights include
the steep slopes and rock sheds along the Thompson River and the
rushing waters of Hell’s Gate in the Fraser Canyon. Your rail
journey ends on arrival in Vancouver this evening.

Check into your hotel in Vancouver for a 4 night stay. Hotel is on a room only basis.

24 ports and cities. Over 40 land excursions. Your combinations are nearly endless in this unspoiled land nestled between glacier and rain forest. Explore Alaska by land, sea and air, viewing North America’s most noble creatures and natural wonders. It’s all designed to get you refueled on inspiration. This is your opportunity to take the adventure you always dreamed of. Witness dramatic displays of ice-shelves breaking off into icebergs. Visit cultures that have lived and loved the land for thousands of years. Marvel at moose and bear on the land, bald eagles soaring above, and humpback whales peacefully rolling with the sea. And gaze upon the backdrop of a million stars showcasing the miracle of the Aurora Borealis.

Located between Vancouver and Ketchikan, Alaska’s Inside Passage is hot to some of the most breathtaking scenery on the face of the earth, 3000 foot mountain peaks meet the oceans within a mile of the shore. Marvel at the spring wildflowers and the migration of the Humpback and Killer whales. Visit in the autumn when the passage is ablaze with autumn foliage, it’s perfect place to view gathering of Bald Eagles.

This tranquil fishing village was once part of the expansive Czarist Russian Empire. Gaze over Crescent Bay and catch a glimpse of the onion-domed Russian cathedral from high atop Castle Hill. Visit the Sitka National Historical Park, the very spot where native Tlingits and Russian settlers fought to the bitter end. Ironically, the strife of the past has led to the creation of an eclectic community that reflects its Tlingit, Russian and American roots.

Here’s your chance to take a glacial dogsled adventure via helicopter in Alaska’s capital. A city that gracefully balances frontier ruggedness with cosmopolitan flair. Mendenhall Glacier, a river of ice measuring 1.5 miles in width and over 6 miles in length, is part of Juneau’s Icefield, 1500 square miles of ice that feeds 38 glaciers and ready for you to take a float trip on it.

Hubbard Glacier is the largest calving glacier on the North American continent. The glacier routinely calves off icebergs as high as 10-story buildings, sending massive blocks of ice into the sea every few minutes.

The land portion of your Alaska cruisetour begins or ends in Seward, a popular fishing village surrounded by the unrivaled beauty of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, the Chugach National Forest, and the Kenai Fjords National Park. As you might expect, opportunities for up-close-and-personal encounters with wildlife abound.

Check in for your flight from Anchorage back to the UK (overnight flight)