YOUR DELICIOUS DINING EXPERIENCES
Enjoy a Welcome Reception with light buffet (WR)Savor a delicious dinner with wine in Victoria (HD)Relish a 4-course dinner with wine in Jasper National Park (HD)Experience traditional, regional and contemporary dining with wine at your choice of restaurants in Banff National Park (HD)Enjoy a Celebration Dinner with wine in Vancouver (CD)10 Full Breakfasts (FB) and 2 three-course table d’hote dinners or buffets (D)2 Continental Breakfasts (CB) and 2 light deli-style Lunches (L)onboard the Rocky Mountaineer train in GoldLeaf Service7 Full Breakfasts (FB), 6 Lunches (L) and 7 Dinners (D) aboard the ms Zuiderdam*

YOUR INCLUSIVE GOLD SERVICES
Escorted by a professional Tour Director (Days 1-13)Headsets for all guided visits and walking toursLuxury air-conditioned 40-guest coaches with extra leg room and onboard restroomInsight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterageInsight Traveller Welcome packGoldLeaf Service onboard the Rocky Mountaineer train including gratuities to onboard train personnelAll facilities aboard Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam*Airport arrival and departure transfers on Day 1 and Day 13 for the land tour; or Day 20 for those taking the cruise portion.

Day 1: ARRIVE VANCOUVER
Welcome to Vancouver. On arrival at Vancouver International Airport, your airport transfer service takes you to your tour hotel. This evening, gather at the hotel with your Tour Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception and light buffet.(Welcome Reception)

Day 2: VANCOUVER SIGHTSEEING – VICTORIA
During your exclusive sightseeing tour you’ll visit historic Gastown, where Vancouver was originally built in 1867. Explore Chinatown then stop in the evergreen oasis of Stanley Park to learn the significance of the park’s famous totem poles. Discover the eclectic community of English Bay, before alighting your ferry to Victoria. On arrival your orientation tour introduces you to the Inner Harbour, the ornate Parliament Buildings and Bastion Square. Your luxurious hotel is situated near the banks of the Inner Harbour and features many fine amenities, with personalised service. Dinner tonight is a gastronomic experience, made with only the best local ingredients and served at one of Victoria’s fine restaurants.(Full Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)

Day 3: VICTORIA SIGHTSEEING
Greet the day with breakfast at the famous Butchart Gardens, which have delighted visitors from around the world for over a hundred years. A representative will give a brief talk on the gardens and the history of the Butchart family. Then there is ample time to explore the exquisite floral displays, meandering paths and spectacular views. The remainder of the day is at leisure in Victoria. Spend the time as you wish. Perhaps indulge in a little shopping or partake in the time-honoured tradition of afternoon tea. Further sightseeing options are available if you wish.(Full Breakfast)

Day 4: VICTORIA - WHISTLER
Journey across the Strait of Georgia back to the mainland and continue along the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway. Enjoy a stop at the beautiful Shannon Falls before climbing over the Coast Mountains. In Whistler, join a local guide for a walking tour of the village and learn about this 2010 Olympic venue. The remainder of the afternoon at leisure. Your hotel is one of North America’s top mountain resorts, so why not take advantage of the hotel’s famous spa, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, glaciers and alpine meadows.(Full Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 5: WHISTLER - KELOWNA
Travel to Kelowna in the sun-drenched Okanagan Valley, one of Canada’s most beloved vacation spots. The lush Okanagan region is Canada’s wine capital, home to world-class vintners and a vibrant wine community. Visit a beautiful winery, sample an array of outstanding local wines, and develop your palate with the help of some expert insights. Your award winning hotel is beautifully situated on the lake offering memorable guest experiences and inspirational dining.(Full Breakfast)

Day 6: KELOWNA - BANFF NATIONAL PARK
Journey through four of Canada’s most spectacular national parks: Mount Revelstoke, Glacier, Yoho and Banff. Travel from primeval forests to Ice Age glaciers, from spectacular waterfalls to soaring peaks. At Kicking Horse Pass, cross the Continental Divide, where all the rivers of North America are diverted to the Pacific or Atlantic Oceans. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Banff before arriving at your hotel. The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, is a grand Scottish baronial castle, featuring luxurious amenities and gracious service in a breathtaking location. This evening, experience traditional, regional and contemporary dining at your choice of the Fairmont’s fine restaurants.(Full Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)

Day 7: BANFF AT LEISURE
Enjoy leisure time in Banff. The choice is yours and your Tour Director is on hand to help with suggestions.(Full Breakfast)

Day 8: BANFF - YOHO NATIONAL PARK
Enjoy an interpretive walk along the shore of Lake Louise, Canada’s “Diamond in the Wilderness,” and learn about the history and geography of this breathtaking area before moving on to another icon of the Canadian Rockies - Moraine Lake, crowned by ten notable peaks. As you approach Yoho National Park, stop at the Spiral Tunnels viewpoint and learn about the construction of these famous tunnels. Pass by the spectacular Natural Bridge, patiently carved by the Kicking Horse River before arriving at Emerald Lake, one of Canada’s most outstanding wilderness settings. Your historic hotel is built of hand-hewn timber and features massive stone fireplaces. After dinner, stargaze under the night sky and savour a liqueur and s’mores, a traditional American campfire treat, by a lakeside bonfire.(Full Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 9: YOHO NATIONAL PARK - JASPER NATIONAL PARK
Today motor along the unforgettable Icefields Parkway and witness amazing scenery such as Crowfoot Glacier hanging improbably from a cliff face some 900 feet above and Columbia Icefield, North America’s largest sub-polar ice pack. At Athabasca Glacier, one of the icefield’s six principal “toes,” climb aboard a specially-designed Ice Explorer for a once-in-a-lifetime guided tour over steep grades, snow and ice as you ascend partway up the glacier. En route to Jasper, perhaps join an optional gentle float trip down the Athabasca River. Your home for the next two nights is the picturesque Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in the heart of Jasper National Park, an alpine wonderland of immense forests, jewelled lakes, soaring waterfalls, soothing mineral hot springs, rugged glaciers, colourful meadows and majestic mountains. Tonight, enjoy a special Highlight Dinner with wine at your hotel.(Full Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)

Day 10: JASPER NATIONAL PARK SIGHTSEEING
Join your Tour Director for an interpretive walk at Maligne Canyon, one of the most beautiful gorges in the Canadian Rockies. Stroll along the canyon’s trail, past beautiful waterfalls, astounding rock formations, and learn about the underground river system. Join an informative presentation about some of the park’s most interesting residents including elk, moose, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, beaver and caribou. The rest of the day is yours to do as you please. Jasper is the base for a host of optional tours and activities. Perhaps enjoy a boat cruise on Maligne Lake or join a guided nature walk at Mount Edith Cavell along the “Path of the Glacier.” The choice is entirely yours!(Full Breakfast)

Day 11: JASPER - ROCKY MOUNTAINEER TRAIN - KAMLOOPS
Relive the golden age of rail travel aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train, one of the world’s great rail journeys. For the next two days, enjoy travelling in GoldLeaf Service as you journey from Jasper in the Rocky Mountains to Vancouver and the Pacific Ocean. View spectacular scenery as the train crosses the Continental Divide and over the Yellowhead Pass back to British Columbia. On arrival in Kamloops, transfer to your Rocky Mountaineer-assigned hotel.(Continental Breakfast / Lunch)

Day 12: KAMLOOPS - ROCKY MOUNTAINEER TRAIN - VANCOUVER
Continue your journey onboard the Rocky Mountaineer train and follow the river into the Thompson Canyon with its rugged walls and dry sagebrush landscape until it dramatically merges with the Fraser River. On arrival in Vancouver, transfer to your hotel. End the day with a Celebration Dinner at a local restaurant before retiring to your hotel for the night.(Continental Breakfast / Lunch / Celebration Dinner)

Day 13: ALASKA GLACIER BAY INSIDE PASSAGE CRUISE
Head out to North Vancouver and the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park. Cross the spectacular suspension bridge, 230 feet (70 metres) above the Capilano River, and join the award-winning Treetops, a guided nature tour along a series of elevated walkways. Transfers to Canada Place to board Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam for an unforgettable Alaska Glacier Bay Inside Passage Cruise.(Full Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 14: SCENIC CRUISING - INSIDE PASSAGE
Enter a region so isolated, it can only be accessed by sea or air. Come face-to-face with the grandeur of the Ice Age. Slowly glide past a maze of bays, glacier-carved fjords and waterways protected from the open sea by islands and other land masses. The ms Zuiderdam is designed for Alaskan cruising with its airy lounges, teak decks and roomy verandahs, allowing for comfortable observation of the everchanging panorama of unspoiled virgin forests and vast wilderness that stretch from British Columbia to Skagway, Alaska.(Full Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 15: JUNEAU
Juneau is a place to let your imagination run wild. Stop in rustic shops offering jade and ivory sculptures, silver jewellery, wooden masks, intricate beadwork and apparel designed by native Alaskans. Visit Gold Rush era bars such as the Alaska Hotel with its ornate Victorian furnishings, or the Red Dog Saloon showcasing Wyatt Earp’s gun. Perhaps take an optional guided tour of the State Capitol or climb aboard the Mount Roberts Tramway. Follow in the footsteps of the original North Americans as you explore the Mendenhall Glacier and the immense Juneau Icefields just outside the city, or trek through the lush Tongass National Forest. And don’t hurry, daylight here lasts well into the evening!(Full Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 16: SKAGWAY
As a trading post for prospectors headed to the Klondike Gold Rush, Skagway was once known as “hell on earth,” an untamed, violent town controlled by organised criminals. Today, of course, the town is a bit more civilised, though its colourful past is carefully preserved in the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. For a truly memorable excursion, take an optional ride on the narrow gauge White Pass and Yukon Railroad, built in 1897 to take miners over treacherous terrain to the distant gold fields. The railway still uses vintage parlor cars, the oldest built in 1883.(Full Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 17: GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK SCENIC CRUISING
In the watery wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park, behold a landscape at its literal moment of creation. Your ship becomes a time machine as you travel thousands of years back in time, witnessing the life cycle of a new land from Sitka-spruce forests alive with grizzlies and wolves to the algae, lichens and mosses that were the beginnings of life in the region. In this isolated land the shrill noises of modern life are replaced with the deep, thunderous boom of building-size icebergs calving into the sea from a vast river of ice. It is raw, primordial… and unforgettable.(Full Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 18: KETCHIKAN
Welcome to the salmon capital of the world! Part of the town is built along a steep hillside, part is built on pilings over the water where bald eagles watch from waterside perches. An outstanding collection of totem poles makes the town an essential stop for anyone interested in native art. To make the most of your time ashore, consider taking an optional guided tour through town, a harbour cruise or a float plane “flightseeing” trip. If you prefer a more hands-on experience, you can take a sport fishing charter, kayak expedition, jeep ride or mountain excursion on a Harley Davidson motorcycle. The adventure never stops.(Full breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 19: AT SEA
Today is a day of relaxation as your cruise returns to Vancouver. Take advantage of the ship’s many outstanding facilities, or simply relax on deck with a drink and watch the unmatched scenery glide by your floating palace.(Full Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 20: DEPART VANCOUVER
After disembarking, a departure transfer takes you to Vancouver International Airport, or the tour hotel in Vancouver for passengers extending their stay. Please do not schedule flights before 12 p.m.(Full Breakfast)

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/21/2012 - 6/9/2012	$7,525
5/28/2012 - 6/16/2012	$8,125
6/4/2012 - 6/23/2012	$8,200
6/11/2012 - 6/30/2012	$8,200
6/18/2012 - 7/7/2012	$8,300
6/25/2012 - 7/14/2012	$8,300
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8/13/2012 - 9/1/2012	$8,075
8/20/2012 - 9/8/2012	$8,075
8/27/2012 - 9/15/2012	$8,025
9/3/2012 - 9/22/2012	$8,025
9/10/2012 - 9/29/2012	$7,975
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YOUR EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION OF INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS
Vancouver: Explore the vibrant neighborhoods of Chinatown and Gastown, visit the iconic totem poles of Stanley Park and take in spectacular views of English Bay.Victoria: Enjoy an introduction to this sparkling city, including the Inner Harbour, Parliament Buildings and Bastion Square. Visit world-famous Butchart Gardens - learn about its history and design at an informative talk and breakfast.Whistler: Take a guided walking tour of this charming mountain town and 2010 Olympics venue.Kelowna: Taste outstanding local vintages at a renowned winery in the scenic Okanagan Valley.Lake Louise: Walk along the shores of this shimmering jewel of the Rockies and learn about its history and geology.Yoho National Park: See stunning Moraine Lake, the Spiral Tunnels and Natural Bridge in the Rocky Mountains. Gather around a bonfire overlooking Emerald Lake, roasting s’mores and sipping liqueur.Athabasca Glacier: Journey along the magnificent Icefields Parkway; board a specially-designed Ice Explorer to experience the Athabasca Glacier up close.Jasper National Park: Enjoy Jasper National Park’s wildlife from a unique perspective with a local expert.Maligne Canyon: Take a guided walk past roaring waterfalls and learn about the underground river system in this spectacular Rockies gorge.Rocky Mountaineer: Travel onboard the Rocky Mountaineer train for one of the world’s great rail journeys.

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