Scenic Delights

15 Days/14 Nights
Discover Vancouver Island - Cruise The Inside Passage
Enjoy a little Northern Exposure and take a panoramic domed train
across British Columbia to the Magnificent Canadian Rockies
 

This trip is a trove of travel treasures.  Victoria is enchanting.  VIA Rail’s “Malahat” shows you pristine woodlands and sparkling waters between Victoria and Qualicum Beach. Your motorcoach trip to the northern part of Vancouver Island travels through dense forests, past huge lakes and mountain peaks. BC Ferries departs from Port Hardy for a cruise on the Inside Passage to Prince Rupert.  Continue your travels across British Columbia’s interior in a deluxe all-domed viewing car aboard VIA Rail’s Skeena.  We consider this train trip to be one of the best rail values in the world.  All of this, followed by five Nights in the magnificent Canadian Rockies.

CARTAN’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• Airport arrival transfer 

• 14 Nights Hotel Accommodations

  • 1 Night Marriott Pinnacle Vancouver or Renaissance Harbourside

  • 2 Nights Chateau Victoria  

  • 1 Night Qualicum Beach Heritage Inn

  • 1 Night Port Hardy Inn

  • 3 Night Crest Hotel Prince Rupert

  • 1 Night Coast Inn of the North in Prince George 

  • 2 Nights Sawridge Inn Jasper

  • 1 Night Deer Lodge Lake Louise

  • 2 Nights Buffalo Mountain Lodge Banff

• Full day sightseeing Excursion from Vancouver to Victoria with Butchart Gardens

• VIA Rail from Victoria to Qualicum Beach aboard the “Malahat”

• Motorcoach transfer from Qualicum Beach Victoria to Port Hardy

• Cruise the Inside Passage aboard BC Ferries from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert

• VIA Rail in Totem Deluxe Class aboard the Skeena, with seating in a 360 degree wrap around Panorama domed viewing car from Prince Rupert to Prince George and from Prince George to Jasper. 

• Meal service aboard the Skeena

• Compact car, pick up in Jasper and drop off at Calgary Airport with unlimited mileage and the drop fee

• Maps and destination information

• Hotel and rail taxes, GST as applicable

May 13 - September 20, 2008
Selected Departures
If you are 60+ a Senior discount will apply
Rates are in US Dollars, per person, double occupancy

 

Departure dates shown will determine the price per person based on double occupancy. 

		Air inclusive price on Air Canada or United from your city:
Prices are per person in USD based on double occupancy	Land Only	ID MT ND OR SD WA	AZ CA NV*	CT CO DE MA ME NH NJ NM NY RI UT VT WY**	AL AR DC GA IA IL IN KS KY LA MD MI MN MO MS NC NE OH OK PA SC TN TX VA WI WV	FL (Air Canada flights only)
Travel Dates:
May 13,15,17	$3,539	$3,799	$3,859	$3,939	$4,009	$4,069
May 27,29,31 Jun 10,12	$3,859	$4,119	$4,179	$4,259	$4,329	$4,389
Jun 24,26,28 Jul 8,10,12,22,24 Aug 5,7,9,21,23 Sep 2,4,6,16,18,20	$3,999	$4,259	$4,319	$4,399	$4,469	$4,529
Air tax		$85	$95	$110	$115	$115
Higher airfares may apply based on availability
A Housekeeping and Baggage charge of $55 applies
*Excludes Las Vegas
**Excludes Aspen, Durango, Vail, Grand Junction, Gunnison, Hayden, Jackson, Montrose

 

Detailed Itinerary for this package