Meals Included: Welcome Dinner 

Welcome aboard your deluxe coach as your tour begins in Calgary. Yes you did read that right we start in Calgary at the Doubletree Hilton, we travel North along Highway 2 with pickups in Red Deer, Leduc, Sherwood Park, and St Albert before heading West into the Rockies where we will overnight in Jasper and enjoy a fantastic welcome dinner before settling down in our rooms for the evening at the Lobstick Lodge Sit back and enjoy the magnificent transformation of the prairies into the eastern slopes of our own Rocky Mountains.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

This morning after breakfast it’s time to board your coach and begin your trek to Harrison Hot Springs. You will be amazed with the scenery as we travel past Mount Robson before swinging South past Valmont and on to Clearwater where we will stop for an included lunch at The Old Caboose.Then start our journey further South through Kamloops to Harrison via the Coquihalla Highway. Upon arrival get set for the next 2 evenings at the luxurious Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa. Relax in one of the 5 indoor or outdoor mineral pools or take a walk and enjoy the beautiful scenery this area has to offer. There are 4 restaurants in the hotel or you may want to dine in one of the many eating establishments near the hotel.

Meals Included: Lunch

Today includes a tour to the Kilby Historic site, with its magnificent 1906 General Store Museum. Visitors will view a fantastic gallery of product packaging, dating back to the 1920’s and 1930’s. Intriguing artifacts in the Heritage Post Office and Manchester house hotel which were both part of the Harrison Mills community at the turn of the twentieth century. Then enjoy an included lunch at the historic site. Once we are entertained and our bellies full at Kilby we will make our way back to  Harrison Hot Springs resort where you can soak in the pools and enjoy the fall colours.

Meals Included: None

Today we will depart Harrison Hot Springs and make our way to Tsawwassen where we will board the Ferry to Vancouver Island. Once off the ferry, we will stop for groceries if you wish as we are in all suites at the Chateau Victoria for the next 4 evenings. Enjoy your evening as you get settled and maybe enjoy a walk down to the harbor. 

Meals Included: Lunch

Today we will visit two world-famous attractions, First, the Butterfly Gardens is a 12,000 square foot tropical garden specifically designed for the housing and breeding of exotic butterflies and moths. These insects fly freely among tropical flowers, plants, and birds. 

Then we are off to Seahorses Cafe for an included lunch right on Brentwood Bay.

After lunch, we make our way to Butchart Gardens, where you will see fifty acres of floral wonderland, mixed with spacious lawns, streams, and lily ponds.

Upon return to the hotel enjoy a free evening of your choice.

Meals Included: None

This morning you will have a locally guided tour of Victoria where you will see its lovely homes and gardens with points of historic interest. We will have you back to the hotel early afternoon which will give you ample time to explore the inner harbor or check out some of the shops on Government Street. Enjoy a relaxing soak in the jacuzzi and dip in the pool before dinner.

Meals Included: None

Today is a free day to discover Victoria on your own, book a harbor tour, a floatplane, or some whale watching. For those not so adventurous maybe afternoon tea at the Empress, or a leisurely Carriage tour. There is so much to do you will be wishing you had a week here. 

Meals Included: Charcuterie board snacks at winery, Boxed Lunch

All good things must come to an end so it’s back on the coach for the start of your journey home.  We will once again hop on the ferry to the mainland and head up the Coquihalla Highway to Merrit where we will turn East and head over the Okanagan connector and stop for a Grizzli Winery for a tour, tasting and charcuterie board snacks before carrying on past the beautiful Kalamalka Lake to our overnight destination the Prestige Vernon Lodge

Meals Included: Farewell Dinner

Today, our journey will take us through the Okanagan, and on past Mara Lake where we rejoin Highway 1 east and continue on past Revelstoke and over the Rogers Pass into Golden for a rest, Depending on highway closures on Hwy 1 into Golden twining we will either head East on Hwy 1 or South a bit to Radium and on to Banff for our farewell Dinner and our stay at the Banff Aspen Lodge