Vancouver Island Travel Guides and Tours

Oh Canada! A land of tall mountains, crystal clear lakes and plenty of time. Zip-line through the trees, hike though the caves and cruise amongst the whales on the tour of a lifetime.

This unforgettable vacation is a perfect balance of Canada's scenic wonders and cosmopolitan cities. Begin your trip with a tour of Calgary’s major sights. Then enter the scenic heart of the Canadian Rockies and Banff National Park, Canada’s oldest national park. Your sightseeing tour includes a ride on the Banff gondola up Sulphur Mountain. Ready your camera for an excursion to spectacular Lake Louise, where you have time to enjoy the gorgeous locale before lunch at world-renowned Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Take a day at leisure exploring the tranquil setting of Banff National Park, then follow the Icefields Parkway to Jasper National Park with a stop at the Columbia Icefield for an Ice Explorer ride on the 1,000-foot-thick Columbia Icefield. At Maligne Lake, the largest lake in the Canadian Rockies, a narrated cruise will explain the area's history, geology, and wildlife. Your afternoon is free for golf on one of the top-rated courses in North America, shopping, or outdoor activities. Then journey into the heart of British Columbia's interior aboard the Rocky Mountaineer with a stop in Kamloops. This train ride through breathtaking scenery takes you back to a time when getting to your destination was part of the fun. Along the way, see wild rivers and majestic mountains. Your rail journey ends in Vancouver. Tour Vancouver, including Stanley Park, and take a ferry to Vancouver Island and Victoria. Your orientation tour in Victoria includes Beacon Hill Park, the Empress Hotel, Bastion Square, Thunderbird Park, and the world-famous Butchart Gardens. Return to the Canadian mainland via a cruise through the Gulf Islands, a beautiful way to wrap up your majestic Canadian vacation.

Jasper National Park, Victoria, Jasper–Vancouver, Calgary, Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Vancouver, Columbia Icefield

Awe-inspiring landscapes embrace the stunning Canadian Rockies, pristine wilderness lakes, and the rugged coastal beauty of Vancouver Island. This tour highlights Canada's most vibrant cities, mountain biking, river rafting, whale watching, wilderness canoeing, and of course, spectacular hiking!

Experience British Columbia and Alberta on this fun-filled Canadian vacation. Start your trip in Vancouver with a city sightseeing tour before taking a ferry to Vancouver Island, where you make stops in Victoria, Chemainus, and Port Hardy. Your tour in Victoria includes world-famous Butchart Gardens, a floral extravagance with its 55 acres. Cruise one of the world’s most beautiful ocean voyages on the Inside Passage to Prince Rupert. The breathtaking scenery includes towering mountains, roaring waterfalls, endless islands, and virgin rainforest. Watch for sea lions, eagles, and porpoises. In Prince Rupert, board Canada’s VIA Rail Skeena train to Prince George. On this train journey, watch for soaring bald eagles, black bears, moose, and majestic mountains. Leave British Columbia and cross the border into Alberta, where you overnight in both Jasper National Park and Banff National Park. Other fabulous highlights on this vacation include Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies; Columbia Icefield, where you take a thrilling Ice Explorer ride; Lake Louise; and Yoho National Park, one of Canada’s most popular recreational areas. Your vacation ends back in Vancouver with three overnights and leisure time to explore this fascinating city on your own. To see spectacular scenery by land, train, and boat, this vacation offers it all!

In Vancouver and Victoria; Stanley Park; Butchart Gardens; orientation tour of Prince Rupert; guided visit to the North Pacific Historic Fishing Village; Columbia Icefield (Ice Explorer ride)

Experience British Columbia and Alberta on this fun-filled Canadian vacation. Start your trip in Vancouver with a city sightseeing tour before taking a ferry to Vancouver Island, where you make stops in Victoria, Chemainus, and Port Hardy. Your tour in Victoria includes world-famous Butchart Gardens, a floral extravagance with its 55 acres. Cruise one of the world’s most beautiful ocean voyages on the Inside Passage to Prince Rupert. The breathtaking scenery includes towering mountains, roaring waterfalls, endless islands, and virgin rainforest. Watch for sea lions, eagles, and porpoises. In Prince Rupert, board Canada’s VIA Rail Skeena train to Prince George. On this train journey, watch for soaring bald eagles, black bears, moose, and majestic mountains. Leave British Columbia and cross the border into Alberta, where you overnight in both Jasper National Park and Banff National Park. Other fabulous highlights on this vacation include Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies; Columbia Icefield, where you take a thrilling Ice Explorer ride; Lake Louise; and Yoho National Park, one of Canada’s most popular recreational areas. Your vacation ends back in Vancouver. To see spectacular scenery by land, train, and boat, this vacation offers it all!

In Vancouver and Victoria; Stanley Park; Butchart Gardens; orientation tour of Prince Rupert; guided visit to the North Pacific Historic Fishing Village; Columbia Icefield (Ice Explorer ride)

Four national parks highlight this wonderful Canadian vacation. Begin your trip in the "Emerald City" of Seattle for a sightseeing tour, before traveling to Canada and the resort city of Kelowna for a visit to a family-owned orchard. Travel through the agricultural region to Canada’s Glacier National Park for panoramic vistas and to Yoho National Park with its Natural Bridge. Enter Alberta and Banff National Park, the scenic heart of the Canadian Rockies. Sightseeing and free time in Banff follow, including a gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain. Leisure time allows you to explore on your own and enjoy the tranquil setting of this mountain resort. Travel on the Icefields Parkway to Lake Louise and Sunwapta Pass, then take an Ice Explorer ride on the Columbia Icefield before reaching Jasper National Park. Spend time discovering Jasper’s unspoiled beauty on a sightseeing tour and the beautiful waters of Maligne Lake on a narrated cruise. Head back into British Columbia via the base of 12,972-foot Mount Robson, the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Enjoy leisure time in Sun Peaks and the alpine resort of Whistler. Then travel to the Pacific Coast, where you sail across the Strait of Georgia to Victoria for two nights and an orientation tour. Enjoy free time to discover some of Victoria’s most popular attractions or join an optional tour highlighting marine wildlife and whale watching. After a visit to Butchart Gardens with its 55 acres of floral extravaganza, ferry through the Gulf Islands to Vancouver for a sightseeing tour and free time. Return to Seattle for a special dinner atop the Space Needle.Extend the fun by boarding a Holland America 7-night cruise ship bound for majestic Alaska. Explore the remote and rugged beauty of Alaska, and watch for spouting whales, soaring eagles, barking seals, and other wildlife. Marvel at glaciers and witness the amazing spectacle of thunder and spray as tremendous slabs of ice break off and “calve” into the sea. Experience Russian culture in Sitka; soak in the local flavor of Juneau, Alaska’s capital; and see the world’s largest totem collection in Ketchikan. Disembark in Seattle—the perfect finale to your Western Canada and Alaska cruise vacation.

Jasper National Park, Victoria, Seattle, Vancouver–Victoria, Banff National Park, Kelowna, Vancouver, Columbia Icefield