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Frontier Canada offers a longer version of William and Kate’s trip, including Vancouver,
Victoria, three nights at Spirit Bear Lodge, four in Haida Gwaii, two in Okanagan Valley and a visit to the Yukon. Prices start at £6,936 including all international and domestic flights, car hire and full-board stays at Sprit Bear Lodge and Haida House.
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Holidays offers a multi-centre combining two nights in Victoria with a city tour, three nights
at Spirit Bear Lodge, a night in Vancouver and a two-night Aurora Viewing package in Whitehorse, priced from £2,799, excluding international flights but with all internal flights and transfers, based on travel in August 2017. 1stclassholidays. com
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w YUKON This is Canada’s westernmost and smallest territory, where you can see the northern lights shimmer in the sky, go dog-sledding and follow the Klondike Gold Rush trail. Royal route: Flying into the capital Whitehorse, the royals discovered more First Nations culture and visited the Macbride Museum of Yukon History. In the tiny Yukon community of Carcross, they jumped aboard a steam train and attended a mountain bike festival. What else: The Yukon’s tourism slogan is ‘larger than life’ and that’s absolutely no understatement. The land of the Midnight Sun and the epic Alaska Highway, the Yukon offers visitors the chance to really explore a wild side of Canada complete with amazing wildlife, dazzling wilderness and unique experiences. How to sell: Connect via Alaska-bound cruises or via a short direct flight from Vancouver, Calgary, Kelowna or Edmonton.
w GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST This is one of the most pristine wilderness destinations on earth, a vast temperate rainforest where the land and sea exist just as they did thousands of years ago. Royal route: Alas! Torrential rain and cloud stopped the planned scenic plane and boat tours of the Great Bear Rainforest, but Kate and Will still received a traditional warm welcome
from the Heiltsuk and other coastal First Nations communities. What else: Perfect for adventurers, wildlife photography fans and explorers wanting to connect with nature without having to compromise on comfort. How to sell: A big-ticket destination, travellers staying in fly-in lodge accommodation can bookend their stays with time in Vancouver and Victoria, or make it part of a fly-drive across Vancouver Island to reach the traditional departure points of either Port Hardy or Port McNeill.
ABOVE: Spirit Bear Lodge
LEFT: Kettle Valley Railway bike trail
w KELOWNA The heart of BC’s Okanagan Valley wine region, Kelowna offers lakeside adventures, excellent hiking and biking, and dozens of award- winning vineyards to visit, many with exceptional tasting rooms and patio restaurants overlooking the vines. Royal route: Will and Kate took in a women’s volleyball game and unveiled a plaque at the University of BC Okanagan campus. The main event was a Taste of BC gala at Mission Hill winery featuring BC’s celebrity chefs. What else: Part of the incredibly scenic all-abilities Kettle Valley Railway bike trail, which winds some 375 miles between Midway and Hope over an old railway track bed and wooden trestles. How to sell: As a fly-drive from Vancouver, the five-hour journey winding through the lower mainland is spectacular. It’s also an easy connection from Banff, Lake Louise or Jasper either driving or via a short one- hour plane journey from Calgary.
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