Rocky Mountaineer & Alaska by Sea

Arriving in the Canadian Rockies

Arrive in Calgary and join a group transfer to Banff, in Banff National Park. Evening at leisure to explore.

West to Kamloops on the Rocky Mountaineer

Board the Rocky Mountaineer in Banff; breakfast and lunch onboard past the Spiral Tunnels, Kicking Horse Canyon, Rogers Pass and Craigellachie, pausing overnight in Kamloops (daylight-only travel).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Continuing west to Vancouver on the Rocky Mountaineer

Rejoin the Rocky Mountaineer for the final leg to Vancouver, past the Thompson River, Hell's Gate in Fraser Canyon and the Coast Mountains.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

A memorable perspective while touring Vancouver

Guided tour of downtown Vancouver, across the Lion's Gate Bridge to the North Shore and Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, then Granville Island Market, Chinatown and Gastown.

A day at leisure in Vancouver

Free day in Vancouver: Robson Street, Vancouver Art Gallery, Stanley Park, Granville Island Market, or an optional seaplane excursion.

Beginning your Alaskan cruise

Free morning in Vancouver, then board the Holland America cruise ship in the harbor to begin the Inside Passage cruise.

Meals: Dinner

Cruising through Alaska's Inside Passage

Full day cruising the UNESCO-protected Inside Passage past fjords and inlets of British Columbia and southeast Alaska.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Docking in Alaska's "First City," Ketchikan

Port call in Ketchikan: Totem Heritage Center, Totem Bight State Park, and Creek Street boardwalk.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A day in Alaska's capital, Juneau

Port call in Juneau: downtown sights, the Alaska State Museum, Mt. Roberts Tramway, or an optional shore excursion to the Mendenhall Glacier and Juneau Icefield.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Delve into Skagway's Klondike Gold Rush past

Port call in Skagway, exploring its preserved Klondike Gold Rush-era boardwalk, galleries and craft shops.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Alaska's dramatic Glacier Bay

Full day cruising Glacier Bay's tidewater glaciers, fjords and wildlife (humpback whales, orcas, sea lions, otters).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The unimaginable beauty of College Fjord

Cruise through Prince William Sound to College Fjord, viewing multiple named glaciers including Harvard Glacier.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Docking for the final time in Whittier

Disembark in Whittier and board the Holland America Line CruiseTrain in single-level domed-glass cars along Turnagain Arm to Anchorage.

Meals: Breakfast

The Denali Star to Denali National Park

Board the Alaska Railroad's Denali Star, crossing the Knik River with views of the Chugach Mountains, Talkeetna, Hurricane Gulch and Broad Pass, arriving in Denali National Park.

Denali National Park and Fairbanks in Alaska's Golden Heart

Free day in Denali National Park (hiking trails, ranger-led tours), then the Denali Star onward to Fairbanks.

Tour conclusion

Check out of the hotel and travel independently to Fairbanks airport for your flight home, or extend your stay in Fairbanks.