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GRAND CIRCLE TRAVEL PLANNING GUIDE
Best of the Canadian Rockies: Calgary to Vancouver
2022
Learn how to personalize your experience on this vacation
®
Grand Circle Travel
Worldwide Discovery at an Extraordinary Value
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Grand Circle Travel ®
347 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
Dear Traveler,
As the world begins to open again for curious travel lovers like you and me, you can now discover the
places you’ve dreamed of. The enclosed Grand Circle Travel Planning Guide will help you prepare for
those long-awaited dreams.
Before you start planning, please let me reassure you that your health and safety is our number
one priority. As such, we’re requiring that all Grand Circle travelers, ship crew, Program
Directors, and coach drivers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at least 14 days prior
to departure. You can find our most up-to-date health and safety protocols at www.gct.com/
coronavirus-update.
The journey you’ve expressed interest in, Best of the Canadian Rockies: Calgary to Vancouver
vacation, will be an excellent way to resume your discoveries. Thanks to our Canadian Program
Director , you will be brought into the true heart of the region and be shown secret treasures that
only an insider can know. You can also rely on the seasoned team at our regional office in Boston,
who are ready to help 24/7 in case any unexpected circumstances arise.
Throughout your explorations, you’ll meet local people and gain an intimate understanding of the
real the Canadian West, not just a supeficial view. See the local cowboy culture brought to life at an
Alberta ranch and get a feel for daily life here as you chat with the ranch hands and sample rustic
country cuisine during an included lunch. En route to Kelowna, you’ll also enjoy a salmon cooking
demonstration using techniques originated by the First Nations people.
Plus, you can put your own personal stamp on your adventure, like the more than 85% of our
travelers who take advantage of the freedom to personalize their experience. Join the 41% of
travelers who extend their time abroad. Add the pre-trip extension to Montana: Billings, post-trip
extension to British Colombia: Victoria, or both of these extensions to your Canada vacation.
I hope you find this Grand Circle Travel Planning Guide helpful. If you have any further questions,
don’t hesitate to contact one of our Travel Counselors at 1-800-221-2610.
Warm regards,
Harriet R. Lewis
Vice Chairman
Grand Circle Travel
P.S. For further peace of mind, please know that we are EXTENDING our Risk-Free Booking
Policy through 12/31/21. Learn more at www.gct.com/riskfree-booking.
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CONTENTS
A Letter from Harriet Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The GCT Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Freedom to Personalize Your Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Grand Circle Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Leader in Solo Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
BEST OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES: What to Bring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CALGARY TO VANCOUVER Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Your Adventure at a Glance: Climate & Average Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . 42
Where You’re Going, What it Costs,
and What’s Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Your Detailed Day-To-Day Itinerary . . . . . . . . 12 ABOUT YOUR DESTINATIONS:
CULTURE, ETIQUETTE & MORE
Pre-Trip Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The Culture of Western Canada . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Post-Trip Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Calgary in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Dates & Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Vancouver in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Victoria in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ESSENTIAL TRAVEL INFORMATION
Shopping: What to Buy, Customs,
Travel Documents & Entry Requirements. . . 25 Shipping & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Your Passport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
No Visas Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 DEMOGRAPHICS & HISTORY
Rigors, Vaccines & General Health . . . . . . . . . 27 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Keep Your Abilities In Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Facts, Figures & National Holidays . . . . . . . . 56
Health Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Canada: A Brief History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Vaccine Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Western United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Staying Healthy on Your Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Facts, Figures & National Holidays . . . . . . . . 60
Money Matters: Local Currency & Tipping
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 RESOURCES
Local Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Suggested Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Tipping Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Suggested Film & Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Air, Optional Tours & Staying in Touch . . . . . 34
Land Only Travelers & Personalized Air. . . . . 34
Optional Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Communicating with Home from Abroad . . 36
Packing: What to Bring & Luggage Limits . . . 37
Health & Safety Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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EXPERIENCE THE GRAND CIRCLE DIFFERENCE
in Canada
Grand Circle is dedicated to providing travelers with an experience that no other company can
offer. We pride ourselves on creating comfortably paced vacations guided by local experts, and
always include unique discoveries in addition to a variety of choices to help you personalize your
trip. And it’s all available at the best value in the travel industry.
THE BEST PROGRAM DIRECTORS on all Grand Circle trips and extensions, as
Your English-speaking, Program Director is well as a free Roommate Matching Program,
a resident of the region you are visiting, so you’ll never have to pay a premium to travel
you will get a true insider’s perspective that on your own.
brings each place alive—the stories, food,
AUTHENTIC CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
customs, hidden treasures and more.
We take you into the heart of your
BEST VALUE IN TRAVEL—GUARANTEED destination’s culture, providing you with
Your trip price includes all accommodations, a glimpse of its people’s day-to-day lives.
as well as more meals, tours, exclusive Alongside a group of like-minded travelers,
Discovery Series events, and gratuities than you’ll experience our Exclusive Discovery
any other travel company can offer at a lower Series events and learn about the local culture
per-day price. If you can find a better price from those who work, learn, and live there.
on a comparable trip from another company,
OUR WORLDWIDE OFFICES
we’ll match it with our Best Price Guarantee.
With 36 regional offices around the world,
Plus, each time you travel with us you’ll earn
we are perfectly poised to leverage our
Frequent Traveler Credits worth up to 6% of
local relationships to deliver an excellent
your trip price, which you can apply to the
experience and value. During this trip, you’ll
cost of future vacations.
be supported by our team in the United States.
SOLO-FRIENDLY TRAVEL
Whether you’re traveling independently, or
sharing your discoveries with a close friend
or family member, the natural camaraderie of
your group will ensure that you’ll never feel
alone. Plus, with FREE Single Supplements
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THE PILLARS OF DISCOVERY
Enriching. Inspiring. Unforgettable. These features form the foundation
of your Best of the Canadian Rockies: Calgary to Vancouver vacation.
HOME-HOSTED EXPERIENCES a conversation with a local who has ties to
Stories shared. Differences solved. Taste buds the Aboriginal community and learn about
engaged. Good will extended. It’s amazing the the beliefs and contemporary challenges
things that can happen across a kitchen table, of the continent’s First Peoples; and on our
so we’ll break into groups of up to 10 travelers Ireland vacation, you’ll learn about hurling,
to join a local family in their home for a snack an energetic and uniquely Irish sport similar
or a meal. This is a rare opportunity to witness to field hockey or lacrosse, with traditional
family life, learn local customs, and taste Gaelic roots.
some home-cooked fare.
GRAND CIRCLE FOUNDATION (GCF)
For example, on our vacation in Spain and
VISIT
Portugal, you’ll get a taste of Spanish life GCF was established in 1992 to help change
and sample traditional flavors when you join people’s lives in the world where we live,
a family for lunch in Malaga; on our Amalfi work, and travel. To date, we have pledged or
Coast vacation, you’ll become acquainted with donated $200 million worldwide.
Italian social life as you break bread with a
By investing in the places we explore—
family in Sorrento and taste a meal from an
including local schools, cooperatives, or arts
authentic Italian kitchen; and, on our United
centers—we hope to give locals the skills and
Kingdom vacation, experience some of the
confidence they need to become leaders of
legendary Welsh hospitality as you share a
their generation and preserve their heritage
meal with a family in Snowdonia.
for many years to come. We’re proud to play
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS a part in preserving precious locales like the
There’s no better way to get to know a Bryggen waterfront district of Bergen, a living
country’s culture than to connect with its example of the glory days of the Hanseatic
people. That’s why our vacations include League, and supporting villages like Harmi in
exclusive Discovery Series events that bring Estonia, whose once-struggling school is now
you into the heart of local communities for a a center of community life.
glimpse of daily life, perhaps during a farm or
school visit. Plus, your Program Director is an
insider who will lead candid conversations on
local history, customs, or contemporary issues
that will expand your understanding.
For example, you’ll visit a working horse
farm in Portugal’s Alentejo region on our
Spain and Portugal vacation; on our Australia
and New Zealand vacation, you’ll engage in
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You're in control with
THE FREEDOM TO PERSONALIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Exclusively with Grand Circle
Your Choice. Your Vacation. Your Way.
It’s your vacation, so why not make it exactly what you want it to be? We offer an exclusive variety
of options that let you tailor your trip so it’s completely your own. In fact, Grand Circle is the only
travel company to offer this level of flexibility and choice for a truly personalized experience.
PRE- OR POST-TRIP EXTENSIONS 2. Great value: All extensions include
Every Grand Circle vacation offers at least one accommodations, daily breakfast, and
optional pre-trip and one post-trip extension. airport transfers.
Here’s why more than 55% of Grand Circle 3. Continuity and camaraderie: You’ll usually
travelers choose to take a pre- or post-trip travel with the same Program Director who
extension: leads your main trip, enjoying more of his
or her insider expertise—and more time to
1. You’ll maximize your discoveries—often in
bond with the group.
an even smaller group than your main trip
(on average, 11 travelers with a dedicated
Program Director)—and take advantage of
your included airfare.
Optional Extensions offered with your Canadian adventure
Yellowstone National Park & Montana Victoria, British Columbia
5 nights pre-trip from $1695 3 nights post-trip from $895
Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Butchart Gardens, Victoria, Canada
Wyoming
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ARRIVE EARLY, STAY LATER COMBINE VACATIONS
Extending your time abroad—with us or You’re already overseas. Why not see more and
on your own—is the best way to broaden maximize your value by avoiding the cost and
your experience. It’s also a practical way to length of another international flight? Here’s
maximize the value of the international airfare why 2,250 Grand Circle travelers combined two
covered in your main itinerary. or more vacations in 2019:
Expand Your Discoveries • Save a total of $600-$3000 per person when
Before or After Your Trip you combine two vacations compared to the
cost of taking each trip separately.
Arrive early in the first destination on your
pre-trip extension or main trip, or stay later • Apply the 5% or 6% Frequent Traveler Credit
in the last city on your main trip or post-trip you earn on your first trip to your second trip.
extension. By coming early, you can rest after • Inner Circle Club members save an extra
your flight and adjust—with time to explore. $250-$350 per person when booking multiple
By staying later, you have extra time to relax, trips in a calendar year.
pack, or continue exploring.
• Our Travel Counselors make all the
Perhaps you’ll choose to spend more time in arrangements for a seamless experience.
Vancouver before or after, your main trip; Combine this trip with our New! Alaskan
arrive early in Billings, Montana on the pre- Discovery: Denali National Park & the Kenai
trip extension; or remain in Victoria after your Fjords vacation—for a total cost of $9,290-
post-trip extension. Whatever you choose, our $9,890 per person—and save $800-$1,000 per
Travel Counselors are here to help you tailor person versus taking each trip separately.
your Grand Circle airfare to personalize your
experience. AIR PREFERENCES
54% of our travelers customize their air
NEW! Stopover in any major itineraries:
international city
• Choose your departure city and airline
Travelers with Grand Circle airfare have the
opportunity to stopover in popular cities • Depart from one city and return to another
en route to your main trip. Speak with one • Upgrade to Premium Economy or
of our Travel Counselors to learn more Business Class
about your options and to arrange your
FREEDOM OF CHOICE DURING YOUR
international airfare.
TRIP
You are free to choose however you’d like Our itineraries provide a balance of included
to spend this additional time exploring, activities and free time so you always have
including the tours you take, activities you the flexibility to participate in included
plan, and restaurants you visit. If you’d like activities, go off on your own entirely, or do a
ideas about how to spend this time and what to mix of both.
see and do, our Travel Counselors can provide
recommendations when helping you plan
this option.
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GRAND CIRCLE FOUNDATION
Changing people’s lives, one village, one school, one person at a time
GIVING BACK TO THE WORLD WE TRAVEL
Dear Traveler,
Since our inception in 1992, the Grand Circle
In 1992 we established Grand Circle Foundation has pledged or donated more than
Foundation, an entity of the Lewis Family $200 million to projects around the world.
Foundation, as a means to give back to
the world that had already given us so JOIN OUR GENEROUS TRAVELERS
much. We’ve pledged or donated more We consider each and every one of our travelers
than $200 million worldwide to support to be partners in our worldwide giving.
the education of young people and the Some travelers, however, are so inspired by
preservation of international treasures the schools and villages they visit, they are
and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. compelled to give more. In fact, our travelers
have donated more than $1 million in 2019
Of course, none of this would be possible
alone. And because we have no administrative
without your help. A portion of the
costs, 100% of donations are used to help
proceeds of every adventure is donated to
change people’s lives.
Grand Circle Foundation—so just as your
life will be enriched by the discoveries BETTER OUR OWN COMMUNITIES—
you’ll make on your journey, you’ll also ALL AROUND THE WORLD
help to enrich the lives of the people you’ll
In addition to the destinations where we travel,
meet along the way.
we strive to better the communities where
Thank you for traveling with us, and for we work—from our headquarters in Boston
helping to change people’s lives. to our 36 offices around the world. In Boston,
more than 99% of our associates participate
Warm regards,
in community service each year. Worldwide,
nearly all of our offices organize annual
community service events of their own..
Harriet R. Lewis
Chair, Grand Circle Foundation
How you can help
To learn more about ongoing Foundation projects, you
can sign up for our weekly e-newsletter, the Inside Scoop,
at www.gct.com/community/the-inside-scoop. When
you do, you’ll not only receive updates on Grand Circle
Foundation, but the latest news and discoveries on all
things Grand Circle and Overseas Adventure Travel.
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Foundation is giving back
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THE LEADER IN SOLO TRAVEL
in Canada—and Around the World
ON THIS VACATION …
FREE Single Supplements: We don’t charge The leader in solo-friendly
a single supplement on this vacation and travel for Americans—by
optional trip extensions—a savings of $900-
the numbers
$1,350 per person compared to other travel
companies. But single spaces fill quickly, so
early reservations are advised. More than 35% of all Grand Circle
travelers are women who travel solo
One of our most popular trips for solo
travelers. More than 170 solo travelers joined
us on this vacation in 2018 and 2019—either In 2022, we’re offering 3,850
independently or sharing a room with a singles spaces across all Grand Circle
mother, daughter, sister, or friend. vacations. That’s 23% more than
High ratings: More than 79% of these solo offered in 2019
travelers rated their vacation excellent.
You’ll be in good hands, thanks to your 92% of our 30,000 single spaces
dedicated local Program Director (a resident have FREE Single Supplements. The
of Canada), and the expertise of our regional remaining 8% have the lowest single
office team in the United States. supplements in the industry.
Increased Single Space: In 2022, we have 12%
more single spaces than in 2019, with up to 8
single spaces per departure. See available
FREE single space at www.gct.com/crg.
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NEW! 101+
Tips for Solo
Women Travelers
This complimentary, 96-page
booklet is a comprehensive
collection of savvy tips
specifically for seasoned women
travelers going solo. Learn about
safety for solos, packing like a pro,
the best travel apps, self-care on
the road, and more. Scan this code
to view an online copy or to request
one by mail.
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Enhanced! Best of the Canadian Rockies:
Calgary to Vancouver
Canada: Calgary, Banff, Jasper, Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver
Countries: 1 | Cities: 6 | National Parks: 2
Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta
IT’S INCLUDED
FROM PER DAY DAYS
$
3895 $ 279 14 • Choose to purchase Grand Circle’s airfare, and your airport
transfers, government taxes, fees, and airline fuel surcharges are
included. Or, make your own air arrangements
Including international airfare
• Accommodations for 14 nights in comfortable rooms with
Single Supplement: FREE private baths
• 23 meals: 13 breakfasts, 8 lunches, and 2 dinners
MAXIMIZE YOUR DISCOVERIES • 14 included features: 9 guided tours and 5 exclusive Discovery
& VALUE Series events: Ranch visit • Salmon conversation • Salmon cooking
demonstration • Lavender Farm visit • Winery visit
OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS • Exclusive services of a local Grand Circle Program Director
all with FREE Single Supplements (assigned to no more than 42 travelers)
Yellowstone National Park & Montana • Gratuities on your main trip for local guides and motorcoach drivers
5 nights pre-trip from $1695
• Personal headset on all included and optional tours
Victoria, British Columbia • Private motorcoach land travel
3 nights post-trip from $895
• Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage per person, including tips
• 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward your next trip
Best of the Canadian Rockies: Calgary to Vancouver
10ITINERARY OVERVIEW
Arrival/Departure
Nights at destination 2
Included Tour
PRE-TRIP EXTENSION: Yellowstone
Alberta Motorcoach Route National Park & Montana
Ferry Route
Jasper
British 2
Jasper National Park
Columbia Maligne Lake Day 1-2 • Depart U.S. •
Columbia Icefield PRE-TRIP EXTENSION Calgary, Alberta
Banff Calgary Included Tour Calgary
National Alb. Sask.
Park
2 Calgary Mont.
3 Great 1 N.D. Day 3-5 • Banff
Falls
1 Kamloops Billings
1
Included Tours Buffalo Nations Museum,
3 Yellowstone
Idaho Wyo. Banff National Park, Lake Louise
2
Kelowna
POST-TRIP EXTENSION
3 Vancouver British Columbia
Day 6-7 • Jasper
C a na da an Included Tours Columbia Icefield,
V
U. S . co
uv Maligne Lake
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Isla
nd
Washington Montana Pacific
Ocean Victoria
3
Idaho Day 8 • Kamloops,
British Columbia
Day 9-10 • Kelowna
Included Tour Kamloops Indian
Activity Level: Residential School
Day 11-13 • Vancouver
Included Tours Vancouver, Chinatown & Dr.
Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
WHAT TO EXPECT
Day 14 • Return to U.S.
Group Size • We reserve the right for Program
Directors to restrict participation, POST-TRIP EXTENSION: Victoria,
• A maximum of 42 travelers, British Columbia
led by a local Grand Circle or in some circumstances send
Program Director travelers home, if their limitations
impact the group’s experience
Pacing
Terrain & Transportation
• 6 locations in 14 days, including 1
single-night stay • Uneven walking surfaces,
including unpaved paths, steep
• 3 days feature 6-8 hours of travel
hills, stairs, cobblestones, and ice
by motorcoach
• Travel by 55-seat motorcoach, Ice
Physical Requirements Explorer snowcoach, and boat Watch our #1 most popular
• Walk 1 mile unassisted and video for this vacation
Climate
participate in 3-4 hours of physical
• Daytime temperatures range from SCAN ME
activities daily, including stairs
48-78°F during touring season
• Some activities in the Rockies take
place at higher altitudes and may • June-August are the
be more strenuous warmest months
• Not accessible for travelers using • May, late September, and
wheelchairs or scooters October are the coolest months,
when snow and frozen lakes
• Travelers using walkers, crutches, Open the camera feature on your mobile
are common
or other mobility aids must device, and hover the lens over this code
travel with a companion who can • Weather in the mountains can be to scan it. A pop-up notification will take
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assist them unpredictable throughout the year
and change quickly
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Calgary to Vancouver
YOUR DETAILED ITINERARY
BEGIN YOUR TRIP WITH AN OPTIONAL PRE-TRIP EXTENSION
5 nights in Yellowstone National Park & Montana
Day 1 Arrive Billings, Montana Day 4 West Yellowstone • Visit
Yellowstone National Park
Day 2 Explore Billings • Visit Yellowstone
National Park • West Yellowstone Day 5 West Yellowstone • Great Falls
Day 3 West Yellowstone • Visit Day 6 Great Falls • Calgary, Canada
Yellowstone National Park
Day 1 Arrive Calgary, Alberta Day 2 Explore Calgary
• Destination: Calgary • Destination: Calgary
• Accommodations: Sheraton Suites Calgary • Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Eau Claire or similar • Accommodations: Sheraton Suites Calgary
Morning/Afternoon: Travel to Calgary today Eau Claire or similar
to begin your Canadian Rockies tour, with your Breakfast: At the hotel.
arrival time depending on your departure city.
This evening, meet your Program Director and Morning: Explore Calgary, setting off on a city
fellow travelers, including those who took our tour after an orientation briefing.
Yellowstone National Park & Montana pre-trip Backdropped by the rugged, snow-capped
extension, for a brief orientation walk of the Canadian Rockies, Alberta’s largest metropolis
neighborhood. has a distinctly Western flair—and was host
Dinner: On your own—ask your Program to Canada’s first Winter Olympics in 1988. An
Director for local restaurant recommendations. oil boom in the late 1940s ignited the city’s
economy and development, and by the 1990s, a
Evening: You have the freedom to spend the series of downtown skyscrapers emerged that
rest of your evening as you wish—ask your continue to characterize its skyline to this day.
Program Director for recommendations.
Lunch: Get to know your fellow travelers a little
better during an included Welcome Lunch at a
local restaurant.
Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-221-2610
12Afternoon: Free for your own discoveries—ask Morning: Visit the Buffalo Nations Museum,
your Program Director for recommendations. dedicated to the First Nations people,
indigenous people who inhabited the Northern
Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent
Plains and Canadian Rockies before the arrival
discoveries this evening, with dinner on your
of the Europeans. This museum spotlights
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant
their proud heritage and rich culture with a
recommendations.
wide-ranging collection of arts, artifacts, and
ceremonial pieces.
Day 3 Calgary • Ranch visit • Banff
After your museum visit, you’ll tour Banff
• Destination: Banff
National Park, Canada’s first and most popular
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
national park, as well as a UNESCO World
• Accommodations: Mount Royal Hotel Heritage Site. Your panoramic tour along the
or similar Tunnel Mountain Drive loop takes you to many
Breakfast: At the hotel. of the park’s scenic highlights, including Lake
Minnewanka, Two Jack Lake, and the curiously
Morning: Begin your transfer to Banff today, shaped hoodoos—spires of eroded limestone
stopping along the way to see the local cowboy and sandstone.
culture brought to life at an Alberta ranch.
During this exclusive Discovery Series visit, get Lunch: Enjoy an included lunch at a local Banff
a feel for daily life here as you tour the grounds restaurant.
and chat with the ranch hands.
Afternoon: Return to Banff this afternoon, and
Lunch: Sample rustic country cuisine during an spend the rest of the day at leisure. Banff is an
included lunch at the ranch. outdoor paradise, and your Program Director
can help you arrange nature hikes, horseback
Afternoon: Continue your journey toward excursions, or gondola rides during your
Banff, arriving at your hotel later today. The free time.
site of Canada’s oldest national park, Banff is
nestled in a charming valley dominated by high Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent
mountains. discoveries this evening, with dinner on your
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant
Dinner/Evening: The evening is yours to recommendations.
spend at leisure, with dinner on your own.
Ask your Program Director for restaurant
Day 5 Banff • Visit Lake Louise
recommendations.
• Destination: Banff
• Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 4 Banff • Visit Buffalo Nations
Museum • Visit Banff National Park • Accommodations: Mount Royal Hotel
or similar
• Destination: Banff
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast: At the hotel.
• Accommodations: Mount Royal Hotel Morning: Travel to Lake Louise, named for
or similar Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, daughter of
Breakfast: At the hotel. Queen Victoria. When thawed, the blue-green
waters appear almost tropical, though it
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13generally stays frozen through mid-June. Lunch: Along the way, you’ll stop at a local
Commanding a spectacular view of the lake and restaurant for an included lunch.
surrounding mountains, the Victorian Chateau
Afternoon: Continue along the Icefields
Lake Louise offers paths you can stroll between
Parkway, marveling at the many glaciers of
shoreline and cliffs.
the Columbia Icefield, the largest body of ice
After your visit, the day is yours to spend at in the Rocky Mountains—and the Athabasca
leisure in Banff. Glacier, the largest accessible by road in the
Canadian Rockies.
Lunch: On your own—ask your Program
Director for recommendations. Stop here for a ride aboard the Ice Explorer
snowcoach onto the Athabasca Glacier, whose
Afternoon: Free for your own discoveries.
ice is almost 1,000 feet thick. Stepping onto the
Perhaps you’ll choose to stroll down Banff
glacier’s surface, don’t fight the temptation to
Avenue, the main street of this quaint town
toss a snowball or two!
lined with boutiques and restaurants. Or visit
the Whyte Museum, uncovering the history Arrive late this afternoon in Jasper, an old
here (Banff was created in 1885) through a trading post town located in the heart of Jasper
collection of pieces and archived photographs. National Park.
You might walk to Bow Falls, a short but Dinner: Enjoy an included dinner at a local
dramatic convergence of Spray and Bow Rivers. restaurant with your fellow travelers tonight.
Or continue your explorations in Banff National
Evening: You have the freedom to spend the
Park with recommendations from your
rest of your evening as you wish—ask your
Program Director.
Program Director for recommendations.
Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent
discoveries this evening, with dinner on your Day 7 Jasper • Visit Maligne Lake
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant
• Destination: Jasper
recommendations.
• Included Meals: Breakfast
• Accommodations: Mount Robson Inn
Day 6 Banff • Visit Columbia
or similar
Icefield • Jasper
Activity Note: The Maligne Lake cruise is only
• Destination: Jasper
available from June-September.
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodations: Mount Robson Inn Breakfast: At the hotel.
or similar
Morning: After breakfast, set out for a
Breakfast: At the hotel. cruise of Maligne Lake, passing by tiny Spirit
Island—often featured in quintessential images
Morning: Your tour of the Canadian Rockies
of the Canadian Rockies. This 90-minute cruise
continues with a full-day journey to Jasper, a
on the turquoise waters is a golden opportunity
185-mile trek across one of the world’s most
to relax and experience the sheer majesty of the
spectacular highways, the Icefields Parkway.
Rockies in all their unspoiled glory.
You’ll travel over Bow Pass, which rises to an
altitude of 7,000 feet.
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14Then, return to Jasper, arriving early in the Evening: You have the freedom to spend the
afternoon, where the rest of the day is at rest of your evening as you wish—ask your
your leisure. Program Director for recommendations.
Lunch/Afternoon: Yours to do as you please.
Your Program Director will be happy to Day 9 Kamloops • Visit Kamloops Indian
recommend a spot for lunch and free time Residential School • Salmon cooking
activities. demonstration • Kelowna
• Destination: Kelowna
Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
discoveries this evening, with dinner on your
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant • Accommodations: Delta Grand Okanagan
recommendations. Resort or similar
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Day 8 Jasper • Salmon discussion • Morning: Head to Kelowna this morning,
Kamloops, British Columbia stopping en route for an encounter with a
• Destination: Kamloops controversial chapter of Canadian history
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner during a visit to the Kamloops Indian
• Accommodations: Thompson Hotel Residential School. The school was created in
or similar 1893, and operated until 1977, with a mission
to “Christianize and civilize” the native
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Secwepemc population. First Nations children
Morning: Depart Jasper for your next were forcibly removed from their families and
destination, the Canadian Rockies province of sent to the school, where they were forbidden
British Columbia (changing time zones) as you to speak their native language or practice their
travel from Jasper to Kamloops today. You’ll religion.
enjoy an illuminating exclusive Discovery Series
During your tour of the school, you’ll learn
conversation along the way about the role of
from a local expert about the history of the First
salmon in the local ecosystem from an expert.
Nations people in this region, and about the
Set on the banks of the Thompson River, where challenges they continue to face looking toward
two of its branches converge, Kamloops was a the future.
favored location for the Shuswap First Nation
Next, travel to a lodge on the banks of Little
for its abundance of salmon fishing and ease of
Shuswap Lake for an exclusive Discovery Series
transportation, and also served as a fur-trading
salmon cooking demonstration. You’ll learn
post the 1800s.
about some of the clever ways that salmon is
Lunch: You’ll enjoy a bag lunch as you travel employed in local delicacies, using techniques
toward British Columbia. originated by the First Nations people.
Afternoon: Continue your journey toward Lunch: Included at the lodge.
Kamloops, arriving at your hotel with time to
Afternoon: Continue your transfer to Kelowna,
settle in before dinner.
arriving late today.
Dinner: Enjoy an included dinner at your hotel
this evening.
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15Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent Dinner: Enjoy dinner on your own this evening.
discoveries this evening, with dinner on your Your Program Director would be happy to
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant provide suggestions for the best places to eat in
recommendations. the area.
Evening: You have the freedom to spend the
Day 10 Explore Kelowna • Lavender farm rest of your evening as you wish—ask your
visit • Winery visit Program Director for recommendations.
• Destination: Kelowna
• Included Meals: Breakfast Day 11 Kelowna • Explore Vancouver
• Accommodations: Delta Grand Okanagan
• Destination: Vancouver
Resort or similar
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast: At the hotel. • Accommodations: Sheraton Vancouver Wall
Centre Hotel or similar
Morning: Begin your exploration of Kelowna
today, a burgeoning town on the shores of Breakfast: At the hotel.
Lake Okaganan. Kelowna is the heart of the
Morning: Bid farewell to Kelowna and begin
Okanagan region of British Columbia, whose
your transfer to Vancouver, the final stop on
sandy lakeside beaches, lush forested hills,
your Canadian Rockies vacation.
and fertile valleys offer a stark contrast to the
icy glaciers and rugged mountain peaks of the Lunch: En route, stop in the town of Hope for
nearby Rockies. an included lunch at a local restaurant.
This region is one of Canada’s largest Afternoon: Arrive in Vancouver, then set off
agricultural centers, and you’ll get acquainted on a city tour and see how the city’s urban
with one of its local specialties during an character is complemented by its proximity
exclusive Discovery Series visit to a lavender to the mountains, lush forests, and beaches.
farm. Here, you’ll tour the colorful fields, meet Visit Stanley Park, dedicated by Lord Stanley
the workers who tend to the fragrant herbs, in 1889 for the “use and enjoyment of all
and learn how they’re distilled for use in local people of all colors, creeds, and customs for
beauty products—perhaps you’ll bring some all time” and dotted with majestic evergreen
back home with you as a souvenir. forests, a beautiful formal rose garden, and
pristine beaches.
Lunch: Return to Kelowna, where you’ll have
time to seek lunch on your own. You’ll also see downtown, the epicenter of
business and government, and Gastown, the
Afternoon: You’ll have a little free time to
historical center of the city—which you’ll
relax or explore Kelowna independently, then
have the opportunity to explore more closely
enjoy another exclusive Discovery Series event
tomorrow.
during a visit to a local winery. The Okanagan
valley is one of Canada’s largest wine regions, Arrive at your hotel at the conclusion of your
and during your time here, you’ll learn about tour, and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
the work that goes into its production. You’ll
also enjoy the chance to sample a few vintages
during a tasting, including a local specialty:
icewine, made from grapes frozen on the vine.
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16Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent Afternoon: After returning to the hotel, the
discoveries this evening, with dinner on your rest of the afternoon is free for your own
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant discoveries. Your Program Director will provide
recommendations. suggestions for what to see and do in Gastown.
Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent
Day 12 Explore Vancouver discoveries this evening, with dinner on your
• Destination: Vancouver own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch recommendations.
• Accommodations: Sheraton Vancouver Wall
Centre Hotel or similar Day 13 Explore Vancouver • Visit Dr. Sun
Breakfast: At the hotel. Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden • Visit
Granville Island
Morning: After breakfast, step back in time to
• Destination: Vancouver
Vancouver’s oldest neighborhood, Gastown.
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Named for steamboat captain John “Gassy
Jack” Deighton, so known because of his • Accommodations: Sheraton Vancouver Wall
chattiness and affinity for storytelling, Gastown Centre Hotel or similar
is considered the hub in which downtown Breakfast: At the hotel.
Vancouver was born. After Deighton opened a
saloon there in 1867, the town began to grow Morning: Experience Vancouver’s expansive
into a center for commerce complete with a Chinatown, the second-largest in North
sawmill and seaport, and gradually became a America, this morning. The Chinese were
place for local fishermen and sailors to relax among the first settlers of Vancouver, so while
outside of work. it’s a relatively new city, Chinatown is one of its
oldest neighborhoods.
Gastown was incorporated into the city of
Vancouver in 1886, and is now known for its Enter through the gaily painted pillars of
unique nineteenth-century architecture, quaint China Gate, and once inside, find landmarks
shops, and some of the best restaurants the such as the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum
city has to offer. It’s perhaps best known for its and Archives and the Sam Kee building, the
steam clock tower—one of the few in the world narrowest office building in the world. You’ll
still operational. You can still spot the original notice that many of Chinatown’s buildings date
steam engines through the clock’s translucent from Victorian times and have typically Chinese
glass, though the clock itself now runs on an features.
electric motor.
You’ll also explore the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical
You’ll have the afternoon to explore this Chinese Garden, the first of its kind outside of
dynamic neighborhood at leisure. China. As you wander the manicured grounds
that evoke 15th-century China, learn about the
Lunch: Included at a local restaurant Ming Dynasty through the architecture and
in Gastown. horticulture you find here.
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17Afterwards, you’ll take a panoramic Evening: You have the freedom to spend the
motorcoach ride through nearby Queen rest of your evening as you wish—ask your
Elizabeth Gardens, a hilly, verdant park that Program Director for recommendations.
provides some of the best views of Vancouver.
Lunch/Afternoon: Head to the bustling Day 14 Depart Vancouver
shopping district of Granville Island for lunch • Included Meals: Breakfast
on your own, and some free time to peruse
Breakfast: At the hotel.
the sprawling Public Market. Your Program
Director would be happy to provide suggestions Morning: Transfer to the airport and return
for restaurants in the area as well as free time home today, or continue your Canadian
activities. explorations on our optional Vancouver, British
Columbia extension.
Dinner: Gather with your fellow travelers for
an included Farewell Dinner at a the hotel
restaurant.
END YOUR TRIP WITH AN OPTIONAL POST-TRIP EXTENSION
3 nights in Victoria, British Columbia
Day 1 Vancouver • Explore Victoria Day 3 Victoria • Whale watching excursion
Day 2 Victoria • Visit Butchart Gardens Day 4 Depart Victoria
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18PRE-TRIP
Yellowstone National Park & Montana
INCLUDED IN YOUR PRICE
» Accommodations for 5 nights » Exclusive services of a local Grand Circle
» 7 meals: 5 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 1 dinner Program Director
» 6 included tours: Billings, three in » Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach
Yellowstone National Park, Gates of the drivers on your extension and all
Mountains river cruise, Head-Smashed-In optional tours
Buffalo Jump » Private motorcoach land travel
» All transfers
PRE-TRIP EXTENSION ITINERARY
Before setting off into Canada’s wilds, explore one of the finest national parks in the United
States—Yellowstone. Brimming with wildlife and bubbling with geothermal activity, this national treasure
is a trove of natural wonders. Enjoy three days to discover the park’s myriad highlights—as well as a chance
to experience the town of Billings, Montana, and cruise the Upper Missouri Lakes to witness the Gates of the
Mountains Wilderness.
Day 1 Arrive Billings, Montana Day 2 Explore Billings • Visit Yellowstone
• Destination: Billings National Park • West Yellowstone
• Accommodations: DoubleTree by Hilton • Destination: West Yellowstone
Hotel Billings or similar • Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Morning/Afternoon: Travel to Billings, • Accommodations: Best Western Desert Inn
Montana today, with your arrival time or similar
depending on your departure city. Activity Note: Due to unpredictable weather
conditions and construction, roads in
Dinner/Evening: The evening is yours to relax
Yellowstone National Park may be closed
or explore independently, with dinner on your
unexpectedly at any time. In such cases,
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant
alternate itineraries will be arranged.
recommendations.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: After a brief city tour of Billings,
depart for Yellowstone, America’s oldest
national park. Marvel at the spectacular
scenery that abounds—forested valleys set
against rugged mountain ranges—during your
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1968-mile transfer along the Beartooth Highway, before the park was established: Archaeological
said to be one of the most beautiful drives in digs unearthed evidence that families spent
the country. time along the shores of the lake more than
9,000 years ago.
Lunch: Stop at Cooke City for lunch on your
own and time to explore Artist Point, Tower Then, return to your hotel, where the rest of the
Fall, and Inspiration Point, the aptly named day is at leisure.
lookout over the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent
Afternoon: Arrive in West Yellowstone this discoveries this evening, with dinner on your
afternoon, with time to settle into your hotel own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant
before dinner. recommendations.
Dinner: Gather with your fellow travelers for an
included dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 4 West Yellowstone • Visit Yellowstone
National Park
Evening: You have the freedom to spend the
• Destination: West Yellowstone
rest of your evening as you wish—ask your
• Included Meals: Breakfast
Program Director for recommendations.
• Accommodations: Best Western Desert Inn
or similar
Day 3 West Yellowstone • Visit Yellowstone
National Park Breakfast: At the hotel.
• Destination: West Yellowstone Morning: Uncover more of the Yellowstone
• Included Meals: Breakfast National Park’s geothermal gems today,
• Accommodations: Best Western Desert Inn including Hayden Valley, Mud Volcano area,
or similar and Sulphur Caldron, one of the most acidic
springs in the park—its sulphur-rich waters
Breakfast: At the hotel.
lend it the pH balance of a car battery.
Morning: Established by President Ulysses S.
Lunch: Take a break from your tour to enjoy
Grant in 1872, Yellowstone National Park has
lunch on your own.
been capturing the imaginations of Americans
for generations. Afternoon: More of the park’s treasures await
you, including the picture-perfect Tower Fall,
Witness several of its most prominent
whose beauty helped inspire the United States
features today on your first of three tours in
Congress to preserve Yellowstone as a National
the park, including Mammoth Hot Springs,
Park in 1872. You might also see winding
Norris Geyser Basin, and Lower Geyser Basin.
Slough Creek and the famed Petrified Tree, the
You’ll also admire the park’s most punctual
solidified stump of a redwood that is tens of
geyser—inimitable Old Faithful.
millions of years old.
Lunch: Pause for an opportunity to enjoy lunch
After your tour, return to your hotel, with
on your own in the park.
the remainder of your day at leisure to soak
Afternoon: Head to Yellowstone Lake, where in the fresh air and fantastic surroundings of
you’ll have time to explore on your own. The this region.
lake has apparently drawn visitors since long
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20Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent Morning: Cross the border into Canada today,
discoveries this evening, with dinner on your stopping en route at a UNESCO World Heritage
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant Site with a curious name—Head-Smashed-In
recommendations. Buffalo Jump. For more than 6,000 years,
native people hunted bison here by stampeding
Day 5 West Yellowstone • Great Falls them over a cliff and bringing them to a nearby
butchering camp. But despite its somewhat
• Destination: West Yellowstone
graphic past, it’s a beautiful setting for
• Included Meals: Breakfast
exploration.
• Accommodations: Best Western Plus
Heritage Hotel or similar Lunch: Enjoy an included picnic lunch at this
picturesque locale.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Afternoon: Arrive in Calgary this afternoon,
Morning: Embark on a scenic drive through
where you’ll join your fellow travelers on your
picturesque Gallatin Canyon today as you head
Best of the Canadian Rockies trip.
to Great Falls.
As you travel, stop in Helena to explore this
Victorian-inspired state capital, founded as a
gold camp.
Lunch: On your own in Helena—ask your
Program Director for local restaurant
recommendations.
Afternoon: Continue on to Gates of the
Mountains Wilderness for a two-hour cruise
on the Upper Missouri Lakes. This is an area
made famous by the intrepid explorers Lewis
and Clark, who named it for the large stone
walls that resembled gates opening for them to
pass through.
Arrive in Great Falls later today.
Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent
discoveries this evening, with dinner on your
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant
recommendations.
Day 6 Great Falls • Calgary, Canada
• Destination: Calgary
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast: At the hotel.
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21POST-TRIP
Victoria, British Columbia
INCLUDED IN YOUR PRICE
» Accommodations for 3 nights » Exclusive services of a local Grand Circle
» 4 meals: 3 breakfasts and 1 dinner Program Director
» 3 included tours: Victoria, Butchart » Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach
Gardens, Whale watching excursion drivers on your extension and all
optional tours
» One-way ferry transfer between Vancouver
and Victoria » All transfers
POST-TRIP EXTENSION ITINERARY
After experiencing the rugged allure of the Canadian Rockies, discover the charms of Victoria, the “Garden
City.” This sophisticated seaside community still has a British colonial feel to its streets and offers visitors high
teas in the afternoons, but also a character that is distinctively Pacific Northwest. Explore its award-winning
gardens and parks, walk rain forest trails, view galleries of local art, and stroll the flower-bedecked streets.
Day 1 Vancouver • Explore Victoria Afternoon: You’ll have some time to relax or
explore independently. Later today, enjoy a
• Destination: Victoria
city tour of Victoria, seeing a host of unique
• Accommodations: Victoria Marriott Inner
landmarks, including the magnificent British
Harbour or similar
Columbia Parliament Buildings.
Breakfast: At the hotel, included as part of your
main trip. Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent
discoveries this evening, with dinner on your
Morning: Embark on a 90-minute ferry ride own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant
to Victoria, the provincial capital of British recommendations.
Columbia since 1871 on the southwestern tip
of Vancouver Island. Check in to your hotel
Day 2 Victoria • Visit Butchart Gardens
upon arrival.
• Destination: Victoria
Lunch: On your own in Victoria—ask your • Included Meals: Breakfast
Program Director for local restaurant • Accommodations: Victoria Marriott Inner
recommendations. Harbour or similar
Breakfast: At the hotel.
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22Morning: Enjoy an included tour of Butchart Morning: Head to the city wharf where you’ll
Gardens, a 55-acre floral extravaganza of rose, board a nimble catamaran for a memorable
Japanese, Italian, and sunken gardens built whale watching excursion in the ocean waters
from old rock quarries—considered one of the outside the city. Keep your eyes on the horizon
greatest displays of floral artistry in the world. for signs of the orca, humpback, minke, and
gray whales that make their homes here, as
A gift from the estate of Canadian cement
well as a variety of other local marine and bird
magnate Robert Butchart and his wife Jennie,
life. Your vessel’s crew will help you spot these
it first opened to the public in 1904, and today,
majestic creatures, and point out other signs of
more than a million plants thrive within these
interest along the way.
gardens over the course of a year. The roses are
particularly stunning: There are 117 varieties of You’ll then return to the city, arriving in the
tea rose plants and 400 grandiflora roses. early afternoon.
After your tour, return to your hotel, and spend Lunch: On your own—ask your Program
the rest of the day at leisure. Director for local restaurant recommendations.
Lunch: On your own—ask your Program Afternoon: Free for your own discoveries—ask
Director for local restaurant recommendations. your Program Director for recommendations.
Afternoon: Spend a free afternoon discovering Dinner: Gather with your fellow travelers for an
the city’s wonderful blend of patrician charm included Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant.
and modern excitement. While always true to
Evening: You have the freedom to spend the
and protective of its romantic and distinctly
rest of your evening as you wish—ask your
British heritage, the city has carved out a niche
Program Director for recommendations.
as a fresh, vibrant hub of burgeoning creativity.
There is plenty to do while you’re here: You Day 4 Depart Victoria
may wish to wander the halls of the Royal
• Included Meals: Breakfast
British Colombia Museum, shop in the Inner
Harbour, or enjoy some active pursuits like Breakfast: At the hotel.
cycling or kayaking.
Morning: Transfer to the airport for your flight
Dinner/Evening: Continue making independent home to the U.S.
discoveries this evening, with dinner on your
own. Ask your Program Director for restaurant
recommendations.
Day 3 Victoria • Whale watching excursion
• Destination: Victoria
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
• Accommodations: Victoria Marriott Inner
Harbour or similar
Breakfast: At the hotel.
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24TRAVEL DOCUMENTS & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Your Passport
• Must be in good condition
• Must be valid for at least 6 months after your scheduled return to the U.S.
• Must have the required number of blank pages (details below)
• The blank pages must be labeled “Visas” at the top. Pages labeled “Amendments and
Endorsements” are not acceptable
Need to Renew Your Passport?
Contact the National Passport Information Center (NPIC) at 1-877-487-2778, or visit their
website at www.travel.state.gov for information on obtaining a new passport or renewing
your existing passport. You may also contact our recommended visa service company, PVS
International, at 1-800-556-9990 for help with your passport.
Recommended Blank Pages
Please confirm that your passport has enough blank pages for this vacation.
• Main trip only: You will need 3 blank passport pages.
• Pre- and/or post-trip extensions: No additional pages are needed.
No Visas Required
Travelers with a U.S. passport do not need any visas for this vacation, including the optional trip
extensions.
Traveling Without a U.S. Passport?
If you are not a U.S. citizen, or if your passport is from any country other than the U.S., it is your
responsibility to check with your local consulate, embassy, or a visa services company about visa
requirements. We recommend the services of PVS International, a national visa service located in
Washington D.C.; they can be reached at 1-800-556-9990 or www.pvsinternational.org.
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