Begin with breakfast at the hotel before heading to the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, where a cultural ambassador welcomes the group with a drum song and guides you through the museum’s collection of artefacts, artworks and stories.
From Whistler, the coach passes through Pemberton and Lillooet with a picnic lunch at a scenic viewpoint. The afternoon is spent through the British Columbia interior – a vast, arid shrubland dotted with wineries, former gold mine towns, and the rushing Thompson River – before arriving in Clearwater for the evening.
Travel time: Driving – approx. six hours
After breakfast, the morning is spent in Wells Gray Provincial Park, one of British Columbia’s most underrated natural areas. Helmcken Falls is the centrepiece as one of Canada’s tallest waterfalls, with Spahats Creek Falls or Dawson Falls also on the route depending on conditions.
On the border with Alberta, the drive north passes the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, Mount Robson. Your guide will point out the mountain, its summit often wreathed in cloud, as it towers over the forests below. Check-in to your Jasper hotel with the evening at leisure. The Jasper Planetarium offers an optional stargazing session for those keen to make the most of the dark national park skies.
Travel time: Driving – approx. 3.5 hours
Start the morning at Maligne Canyon, where a series of bridges and trails thread through a narrow limestone gorge carved over thousands of years, with ancient fossils visible in the rock walls and waterfalls dropping into the canyon below.
From there, the coach continues to Maligne Lake where the azure waters are fed by three glaciers visible from the shore. Spirit Island sitting at the far end of the lake and an optional boat cruise to Spirit Island is available at additional cost. The afternoon is free to explore Jasper at leisure.
Please note: Maligne Canyon sustained damage in the 2024 Jasper wildfire and an alternative stop will be arranged if it remains closed.
Today’s drive south along the Icefields Parkway is reason enough to take this tour. Widely regarded as one of the world’s top five scenic drives, the route passes through a continuous sweep of glaciers, turquoise lakes and peaks before reaching the Columbia Icefield.
Here, your included Ice Explorer Glacier Adventure loads you onto an all-terrain snowcoach and out onto the Athabasca Glacier – one of the most accessible in North America. Time permitting, Bow Lake and Peyto Lake are stops on the way south before arriving at Banff for another two-night stay.
Travel time: Driving – approx. 3.5 hours
After your first breakfast in Banff, head to the Banff Gondola for an included trip to the summit of Sulphur Mountain. Up top, panoramic views stretch across six mountain ranges and into the Bow Valley below. A short coach tour of the Banff townsite follows, taking in Bow Falls, the Hoodoos rock formations and the landmark Banff Springs Hotel.
The afternoon opens up for independent exploration as Banff Avenue’s shops, galleries and cafes are all walkable from the hotel. If you book ahead, optional activities including e-biking, horseback riding, canoeing on the Bow River and guided hiking are pure memory makers.
After breakfast and checkout, the morning heads to Lake Louise – said to be one of the world’s most photographed lakes for its impossibly blue hues.
A visit to Moraine Lake may be possible depending on road conditions, before the coach heads west through the dramatic Rogers Pass. Feel the Selkirk Mountains close in on both sides in anticipation of the Okanagan Valley opening out on the other side.
Check in to your downtown Kelowna hotel with the evening free to explore the waterfront and the town’s dining scene.
Travel time: Driving – approx. six hours
Enjoy breakfast in Kelowna before heading out into the Okanagan Valley for a morning stop at a local farmer’s market, where BC’s seasonal produce – stone fruits, orchard apples and local preserves – makes for good browsing.
Your included winery tour and tasting introduces the region’s most celebrated varietals before the coach makes its way back west along the Coquihalla Highway, arriving into Vancouver after 7pm.
Tonight, your tour comes to an end as you farewell the group and guide, recounting a trip well taken.
Travel time: Driving – approx. four hours