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Travelmarvel

Rockies and Northern Lights Winter Wonderland

Vancouver to Yellowknife

Trip Code: URWNL11
11 Days
14 Meals
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Trip Inclusions

  • 10 nights in premium accommodation
  • 14 meals - 10 breakfasts and 4 dinners
  • Services of a Canadian Travelmarvel Tour Director and Driver
  • Enjoy a Welcome Reception
  • Stay at the iconic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
  • Light Walk snowshoe and fondue experience at Grouse Mountain

Map & Itinerary

Trip Notes

  • Itinerary, inclusions and pricing are subject to change
  • Prices include internal flights Vancouver to Calgary and Calgary to Yellowknife
  • Prices include airport transfers and gratuities
  • Prices are for land only. Flights not included (unless specified)
Canada & Alaska Map 2024-2026 URWNL11
Vancouver to Yellowknife

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Insider Experience

Enjoy an included special or unique excursion or event

Enhance Your Journey

Travelmarvel provides further opportunity to pursue your special interests and enhance your holiday with a range of optional experiences

Your journey begins today on arrival in Vancouver. You’ll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel in the heart of this cosmopolitan city. After settling in, meet with your Tour Director and fellow guests during a Welcome Reception this evening.

Stay: Three Nights, Vancouver, Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel

INSIDER EXPERIENCE

Enjoy a Skyride to the top of Grouse Mountain, with a snowshoe tour via the Light Walk, followed by a delicious fondue dinner to cap off your exciting adventure.


Fall in love with the beautiful city of Vancouver and discover some of its most vibrant districts and best-loved attractions on a sightseeing tour, including the Waterfront and historic Gastown.

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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
Canada Grouse Mountain Skyride Winter

ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY

Discover more with our Enhance Your Journey optional select experiences - Perhaps experience Fly Over Canada, an immersive and interactive simulation experience (additional charges apply).


Enjoy the day at leisure to explore Vancouver.

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  • Breakfast

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Calgary. Travel to Banff National Park, a beautiful and pristine wilderness area located in the Canadian Rockies, home to stunning mountain vistas, turquoise glacial lakes and an abundance of wildlife. Enjoy dinner at the hotel this evening.

Stay: Three Nights, Banff Park Lodge

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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

This morning enjoy a sightseeing tour of Banff township, where the main street is lined with boutiques, galleries and restaurants. See the stunning chateau style hotels and beautiful architecture. Enjoy a calm ride to the mountain top on the Banff Gondola, a great way to experience the majestic beauty of Banff National Park from a unique and breathtaking perspective. Glide above the treetops on an eight-minute journey to the summit of Sulphur Mountain and be treated to unimpeded view across six mountain ranges and the beautiful Bow Valley.

27 December departure: Celebrate New Years Eve in Banff. Day 4 dinner is replaced with a New Years Eve dinner on day 5.

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  • Breakfast

ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY

Discover more with our Enhance Your Journey optional select experiences - Perhaps take an ice walk through Johnston Canyon to admire the waterfalls and icefalls, enjoy a dog sled or head out on a Banff Experience tour to discover the local township at your own expense (additional charges apply).


Enjoy a free day in Banff.

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  • Breakfast

Travel to Lake Louise, the ‘Jewel of the Rockies’. During winter, Lake Louise looks like something out of a fairytale: it’s like a real-life snow globe with its glittering ice castles and a glassy skate rink. Enjoy time to sit back and take in this magnificent setting over dinner.

Stay: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
aerial view of fairmont chateau with frozen covered lake louise

Early this morning, return to Calgary for your included flight to Yellowknife. Upon arrival, you’ll find winter apparel ready for you at your hotel. Tonight, embark on an Aurora Chasing guided tour from Yellowknife. Throughout the evening, your guide will constantly be on the lookout for the best places to spot Aurora Borealis and give you tips and tricks on how to take the best photos.

Stay: Three Nights, Yellowknife, Chateau Nova

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  • Breakfast

INSIDER EXPERIENCE

Tonight, embark on a captivating Aurora Viewing Tour for your second night of celestial marvels at a secluded Aurora Lakeview cabin.


This morning, embark on a City Tour of Yellowknife. Discover over 20 points of interest including the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Legislative Assembly, Bush Pilots Monuments, Diamond Centre, Ice Castle, Ragged Ass Road etc. Later today, perhaps book an optional adventure and enjoy dog sledding, snowshoeing or snowmobiling (own expense).

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  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Spend another day at leisure or choose an optional tour. Embark on a captivating evening as you are picked up from your hotel for an exclusive journey to a private Aurora Viewing Campsite within an indigenous community, leaving you with the lingering magic of the Northern Lights.

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  • Breakfast
The Northern Lights

Your tour concludes this morning after breakfast and transfer to the airport.

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  • Breakfast

Would not hesitate to recommend Travelmarvel and we are already looking into our next adventure.