Canadian Rockies & Pacific Coast (Small Groups, End Seattle,

Guide

From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination. Our highly-skilled Travel Director will ensure your journey is seamless, serving as your expert guide, consummate organiser, and friend overseas. Maligne Canyon: Join your Travel Director as you walk on the trails of Maligne Canyon, one of the most stunning gorges in the Canadian Rockies and the deepest canyon in Jasper National Park. Seattle: Enjoy a Tour Director led journey through the charming labyrinth that is Seattle, where you'll see the Puget Sound, Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market - keep an eye out for flying fish! Experience enhanced hygiene protocols to align with the latest guidance following COVID-19. All Travel Directors and Drivers have completed training in enhanced well-being and hygiene protocols.

Meals

6 Dinner with Wine (DW) 13 Breakfast (B) 1 Lunch with Wine (LW) Vancouver: At 18:00, join your Travel Director for a Welcome Dinner and an opportunity to mingle over wine. Victoria: At night, choose from a selection of restaurants for your Dine-Around Evening. Icefields Parkway: Evening Reception at the Glacier View Lodge. After dinner, step out onto the viewing deck and stargaze as you marvel at the dark night sky, relax with a drink in the library or hang out inside the Moraine Lounge with games and live entertainment. Quincy: Enjoy a Highlight Lunch with emphasis on fresh, local and artisanal ingredients. Seattle: Head to the waterfront for a Celebration Dinner at Ivar's Salmon House, aptly referred to as Seattle's King of the Waterfront, to toast your newfound friends. Icefields Parkway: After a delicious dinner, step out onto the viewing deck and stargaze. As you marvel at the dark night sky, relax with a drink in the library or hang out inside the Moraine Lounge with games and live entertainment. The perfect way to end any night.

Others

Choose between two carefully selected activities Seattle: Get an up close look at world-renowned glass artist Dave Chihuly's work. Seattle: Head to the Space Needle and experience its jaw-dropping panoramic views of the Seattle skyline. Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels. We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door. Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary. Icefields Parkway: Venture out onto the amazing Glacier Skywalk where you will be treated to an after-hours hours visit onto the cliff-edged glass-floored walkway. Athabasca Glacier: Join your Local Expert on a special before-hours glacier tour, when all visitors are gone. Venture out onto the Athabasca Glacier in a massive Ice Explorer. Then, join your guide for a warm beverage as you stroll atop the ice. Lake McDonald: On the Legends of Glacier MAKE TRAVEL MATTER ® Experience meet, Jack Gladstone. Known as “Montana’s Troubadour,” is an enrolled citizen of the Blackfeet Nation in Western Montana and a well-known performing and recording artist in Montana. Jack builds bridges, connects cultures and illuminates American Indian culture through his music, lyric poetry and spoken word narrative. Join Jack in a concert-type setting where he will trace the chronological history of Glacier National Park through an interweaving of story and song. Learn the history of the land itself, the wildlife, Indigenous peoples, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, the Plains Indian Wars and the famous Western Artist Charlie Russell. Vancouver: Embark on an orientation tour of Vancouver, including Gastown, Canada Place and Stanley Park including a stop to view the famous collection of First Nations totem poles. North Vancouver: Vancouver's original and still main attraction to date - no visit would be complete without an adventure to Capilano Suspension Bridge Park to soak in the view from above and marvel at its engineering. Originally built in 1889, Capilano Suspension Bridge stretches 450 ft across and 230 ft above Capilano River. Since then, much has been added to the 27-acre park. Cliffwalk is the parks newest attraction - a cantilevered walkway clinging to the granite cliff high above Capilano Canyon. Treetops Adventure, seven suspension bridges through the evergreens taking you up to 100 ft above the forest floor, offers a unique squirrel's eye perspective of the forest. Victoria: Visit the stunning floral displays at world-renowned Butchart Gardens, a National Historic Site of Canada. A must-see oasis which has been growing for over 100 years and remains privately owned by the family. Mount Robson: Enroute a stop will be made at Mount Robson Provincial Park, which is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy the best views of Mount Robson, which at 12,972 ft (3,954 meters) is the most prominent mountain in North America's Rocky Mountain range and the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Maligne Lake: Relax on board a narrated cruise on the serene waters of Lake Maligne. Glide past jagged mountain peaks to Spirit Island, a world-famous destination accessible only by boat. Icefields Parkway: Travel along the Icefields Parkway Drive, one of the most scenic drives in North America. Made up of breathtaking glaciers, soaring mountain peaks and dramatic valleys. Glacier National Park: Board a private, historic Red Jammer bus for a journey along the Going-to-the-Sun Road; an engineering marvel running through the park's wild interior. Glacier National Park: Discover the largest lake in Glacier National Park, Lake McDonald, approximately 10 miles long and over a mile wide. There is much to see as you enjoy time at leisure here after your Historic Red Jammers Tour. Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day. We only work with establishments we are confident will consistently adhere to our high well-being standards, which include hotels, restaurants and sight-seeing venues.

Transport

Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available). Enjoy the comfort of Insight's luxurious, air-conditioned, 40-seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom. Our customized luxury coaches are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to very high standards. Physical distancing measures have been implemented on our customized luxury coaches.

Accommodation

Accommodation as stated in the itinerary

Hygieneprotocol

All guests travelling with Insight Vacations through December 31, 2022 are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, which may include a booster shot to keep the vaccination status current and valid, depending on the travel destination. Children not eligible for vaccination and/or booster at the time of travel must provide a verifiable and negative Covid-19 test result, taken within 72 hours prior to the start of the tour (taking time zones into consideration) for all tours departing until December 31, 2022. While highly recommended, COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters are no longer required for guests traveling with us from January 1, 2023 onward. It is your client’s responsibly to comply with specific vaccine and/or booster requirements imposed by airlines and/or authorities in the destinations visited, as well as requirements for accessing restaurants and venues, which may be more restrictive than the above. No refunds will be given if they are unable to undertake some or all of their vacation due to failure to comply with these requirements.

Others

Other activities and services are not included

Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

VICTORIA WHALE WATCHING EXCURSION ADULT PRICE: CAD 128.00 *JASPER FLOAT TRIP ADULT PRICE: CAD 74.00 MT. ASSINIBOINE TOUR 30 MINS ADULT PRICE: CAD 347.00 ROYAL CANADIAN HELICOPTER TOUR 25 MINS ADULT PRICE: CAD 289.00 THREE SISTERS PEAKS TOUR, 12 MINS ADULT PRICE: CAD 158.00 BANFF GONDOLA ADULT PRICE: CAD 70.00

Insurance

Travel insurance is not included