BEST OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
WONDERS IN THE WILDERNESS... Jewelled lakes. Frosted peaks. Emerald forests. Glacial ice. Wilderness castles. Baronial resorts. Add superlatives like spectacular, awesome, fantastic, majestic and mountain chic, and you’ll get a sense of the epic sights, included adventures and sumptuous accommodations that await you with Tauck in the Canadian Rockies.
1. ARRIVE CALGARY Tour departs: 3:00 PM from Calgary International Airport. For guests who are spending the previous night in Calgary, an airport transfer from Calgary International Airport to The Westin Calgary is included; pick-up time today will be 1:00 PM at The Westin Calgary. Drive from Calgary International Airport across the last few miles of Canadian prairie to the Delta Lodge at Kananaskis in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. You’ll stay in a Signature Club room. Join us tonight for a Wild West-themed welcome reception and dinner with music at Boundary Ranch. Meals D
2. WILDERNESS HEIGHTS Experience the beauty of the Canadian Rockies wilderness by both air and land today. Weather permitting, take a helicopter flight* to see the Three Sisters Peaks, known individually as Faith, Charity, and Hope. Then drive across the Continental Divide and Kicking Horse Pass to Emerald Lake, set among soaring mountain peaks in Yoho National Park. See the Spiral Tunnels of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Natural Bridge, carved through solid rock, before heading onward to The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Banff National Park. Your room overlooks Canada’s most famous lake; the views are awe-inspiring. Meals BLD
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3. GLACIAL LAKES THAT INSPIRE Come along with a naturalist guide and explore Moraine Lake, one of the most photographed spots in Canada, located in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. This glacially fed lake is the centrepiece of the dramatic scenery that prompted the explorer who named it to write that the time he spent contemplating the view was the happiest of his life. “No scene has ever given me an equal impression of inspiring solitude and rugged grandeur,” he said. In the event of adverse weather
Maximum Elevation: 7,200 ft. ALBERTA
Jasper National Park (3,500 ft.)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Emerald Lake
Athabasca Glacier (7,200 ft.)
Lake Louise (5,700 ft.)
WASHINGTON
Banff National Park (4,500 ft.)
Calgary
Kananaskis (4,800 ft.)
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