Tauck Value Includes:
• Guided exploration of five national parks in Canada and the U.S. – Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Waterton Lakes and Glacier, including 1930s touring cars on the Going-to-the-Sun Road and an Ice Explorer ride on Athabasca Glacier
• Inside-the-heart-of-the-park accommodations at the most celebrated Fairmont wilderness resorts in North America – Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge and Banff Springs
• Private lake cruises, photography tips from a local expert, and a wine and cheese reception hosted by a local artist
• Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
• 21 meals (8 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 8 dinners); service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
Experience the wonders of Glacier National Park from Many Glacier Hotel
endangered species. Your rustic accommodations at the Many Glacier Hotel – a National Historic Landmark built in 1915 on the shores of an alpine lake – combine soul-stirring views with abundant recreational diversions to ensure a memorable overnight stay in the heart of the park. Meals BLD
3. GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD
Experience the grandeur of the Glacier National Park by land and water today. A private morning cruise on alpine lakes reveals why this region of glacier-carved peaks, lakes and valleys has been called the “Switzerland of North America,” and was established as a national park in 1910. One of the park’s highlights is the Going-to-the-Sun Road, a 50-mile-long engineering marvel that winds its way through the park’s wild interior, past some of Montana’s most spectacular scenery. Weather permitting, take a ride on this remarkable road aboard the park’s classic red, restored 1930s vintage touring buses (see box at right); sticking your head out of the open top of one of these “jammers” for a breath of clear mountain air as you gaze at Glacier’s riches is a sensation you won’t soon forget! Skirt the shores of St. Mary’s Lake as you depart the park; cross the Continental Divide and arrive at Lake McDonald for an overnight stay. Meals BLD
4. KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK Journey through Can a da’s timberlands to Kootenay National Park, established in 1920 to preserve a great diversity of western Canadian landscapes ranging from glacial mountains along the Continental Divide to the dry grasslands and cactus of the Rocky Mountain Trench. As you traverse the park, view the bright red walls of Sinclair Canyon – a long, narrow chasm hewn through a series of cliffs – and Radium Hot Springs, whose thermally heated waters drew early visitors to this area. Continue on to lovely Lake Louise for an overnight in a lake-view room at your Fairmont resort, nestled on the lake’s wooded shores. Meals BLD
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 800-468-2825
5. PHOTO TIPS / JASPER / ART RECEPTION Photographers and artists both have attempted to capture the scenic beauty that unfolds before you everywhere you look in Canada’s national parks. Enjoy expert tips from a local photographer this morning, then try out your newfound skills
VINTAGE TOURING CARS
Relive history as you drive along the Going-to-the-Sun Road in vintage 1930s touring cars, truly a part of the lore – and allure – of your visit to Glacier National Park. Built to carry no more than 17 passengers, these open-air red “jammers” were part of the original fleet of 33 vehicles that traversed some of the most gorgeous scenery in North America. While other national parks retired their jammers decades ago, Glacier’s were restored and refurbished in 2000 and run on clean- burning LPG today, in keeping with a shared commitment to preserve the environment and traditions of our national parks.
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