Canadian Train Vacations (Fresh Tracks Canada)
Essential Rockies with Alaska Cruise
Canadian Rockies rail journey paired with a small ship Alaska cruise
14 daysfrom $11,097
14% rail
Wendy Wu Tours · Go Beyond Cruise & Tour
Rockies, Rail & Alaska
Explore some of North America's most magnificent landscapes on this journey by rail and sea.
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Banff
Fly to Calgary
Arrive in Calgary, gateway to the Canadian Rockies. Transferred to your hotel in Banff; welcome dinner this evening.
- Day 2overnight: Banff
Explore Banff
Ride the Banff Gondola to the summit of Sulphur Mountain. Continue to Lake Louise and the Columbia Icefield.
- Day 3railovernight: Kamloops
All Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer
Board the Rocky Mountaineer at Banff station; breakfast onboard as the train winds through the Rockies, past Spiral Tunnels and Glacier National Park, arriving in Kamloops. Dinner is not included this evening.
- Day 4overnight: Vancouver
Arrive in Vancouver
Continue aboard the Rocky Mountaineer through fir forests and along the Fraser River, passing Hell's Gate, arriving in Vancouver in the late afternoon.
- Day 5overnight: Vancouver
Explore Vancouver Island
Ferry across the Strait of Georgia to Vancouver Island; guided walk through Butchart Gardens.
- Day 6overnight: Koningsdam (cruise)
Board the Holland America Line Koningsdam
Transfer to Vancouver's cruise terminal to board the Koningsdam.
- Day 7overnight: Koningsdam (cruise)
Cruise - At Sea
Journey northwards along the Inside Passage, renowned for calm waters and forest, mountain and glacier scenery; possible whale and eagle sightings.
- Day 8overnight: Koningsdam (cruise)
Cruise - Juneau
Welcome to Alaska; Juneau is set among water, forest and mountains, the most remote state capital in the USA.
- Day 9railovernight: Koningsdam (cruise)
Cruise - Skagway
A frontier Gold Rush town; learn about the Klondike Gold Rush and the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad.
- Day 10overnight: Koningsdam (cruise)
Cruise - At Sea
Cruise through Glacier Bay, surrounded by mountains, temperate rainforest and ice-carved fjords; watch for humpback whales.
- Day 11overnight: Koningsdam (cruise)
Cruise - Ketchikan
Flanked by forests, a hub of salmon-fishing and native culture; visit intricate totem poles.
- Day 12overnight: Koningsdam (cruise)
Cruise - At Sea
Cruise southwards back into the Inside Passage past the Great Bear Rainforest.
- Day 13overnight: Vancouver
Arrive in Vancouver
Disembark the Koningsdam; city tour including Stanley Park and Granville Island. Farewell dinner this evening.
- Day 14
Depart Vancouver
Transfer to the airport and fly home.
Included
- Meals as stated (refer to itinerary)
- Domestic transportation
- Touring with English-speaking guides & entrance fees
- All accommodation
- 7 night cruise with Holland America Line Koningsdam
Not included
- International flights (land only price)
- Visa
- Early check-in and late check-out (available at additional cost)
- Day 3 dinner (own expense in Kamloops)
