Trip Inclusions
- 10 nights in premium accommodation
- 15 meals - 10 breakfasts and 5 dinners
- Services of a Canadian Travelmarvel Tour Director and Driver
- Enjoy a Welcome Reception and special Farewell Dinner
- Visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge and light display
- Enjoy an indigenous-inspired dinner at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
- Spend Christmas Day in fairytale Banff
- Stay two nights amid Jasper’s breathtaking landscapes
Map & Itinerary
Trip Notes
- Itinerary, inclusions and pricing are subject to change
- Prices include airport transfers, gratuities and porterage
- Prices include the services of a Canadian Travelmarvel Tour Director and Driver
- Departure transfer - after your tour please ensure your onward flight departs from Calgary after 2.30 pm
- Prices are for land only. Flights not included (unless specified)
Insider Experiences
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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
Arrive Vancouver
Welcome to the coastal city of Vancouver for the start of your magical winter adventure. On arrival, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Settle into your accommodation and meet your fellow guests and friendly Travelmarvel Tour Director at a Welcome Reception this evening.
Stay: Two Nights, Vancouver, Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel
Vancouver
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Head to the Capilano Suspension Bridge, where the park’s Canyon Lights display is a dazzling spectacle. Hundreds of thousands of lights glitter throughout the rainforest and across the suspension bridge.
Spend this morning at your leisure in Vancouver. Perhaps stroll through this cosmopolitan city and enjoy the festive decorations or spend time Christmas shopping. Later, explore Vancouver on a sightseeing tour, which includes the city’s Waterfront, Gastown, Granville Island and Stanley Park.
Daily :Vancouver, Whistler
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
This evening, enjoy an Indigenous-inspired feast at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre and gain an insight into First Nations culture.
After breakfast, travel along the scenic Sea to Sky Highway and take in the views of the Coastal Mountains on your way to Whistler. The scenery along this route at this time of the year is magical, with a thick blanket of snow covering the surrounding peaks. Whistler is considered an exceptional adventure playground for outdoor enthusiasts, especially in winter.
Stay: Two Nights, Delta Whistler Village Suites
Daily :Whistler
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY
Discover more with our Enhance Your Journey optional select experiences - Perhaps view the mountains from a bird’s-eye perspective on a helicopter tour or discover Whistler’s forests with a range of exhilarating tree trek options. If it’s speed you’re seeking, then jump on a snowmobile and race through the alpine landscapes or enjoy an exciting dog sled ride. Alternatively, you might like to take a gondola ride between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain (additional charges apply).
Enjoy today at leisure to relax or explore Whistler at your own pace.
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Whistler, Thompson Valley
This morning after breakfast, travel through beautiful alpine scenery to South Thompson Inn.
Stay: South Thompson Inn
Daily :Thompson Valley, Jasper
After breakfast, you’ll continue to the charming resort town of Jasper, which is the perfect base for exploring this stunning region of the Rockies. There’s time to relax, settle in before dinner this evening.
Stay: Two Nights, Crimson Jasper
Daily :Jasper
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY
Discover more with our Enhance Your Journey optional select experiences - You might like to don some snowshoes for a trek through the Canadian Rockies scenery. Alternatively, take a trip to Maligne Canyon (additional charges apply).
Following a leisurely breakfast, take some time out today to explore the fairytale setting of Jasper at your leisure. The town will still have an array of Christmas decorations on display for you to enjoy.
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Jasper, Banff
After breakfast, depart Jasper and journey along the spectacular Icefields Parkway, a chain of large ice fields situated parallel to the Continental Divide. Continue to the alpine town of Banff. Here there’s time to settle in and spend Christmas Eve relaxing with your fellow travellers, as you prepare to wake to a stunning white Christmas.
Stay: Three Nights, Banff Park Lodge
Daily :Banff, Christmas Day
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY
Discover more with our Enhance Your Journey optional select experience - Perhaps enjoy a horse-drawn sleigh ride along a frozen lakeside trail (additional charges apply).
Merry Christmas! There is truly nothing like waking up on Christmas morning with fresh snow underfoot and breathing in crisp mountain air. Christmas in the Rockies will be magical today. Travel to the iconic Lake Louise set in the heart of the Rockies. The lake’s azure glacier-fed waters and surrounding scenery are truly breathtaking, especially at this time of year. Tonight rejoin your fellow guests for a festive celebration dinner, packed with Christmas cheer.
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Banff
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY
Discover more with our Enhance Your Journey optional select experiences - You might like to join an ice walk in Johnston Canyon to admire its beautiful waterfalls and icefalls. Alternatively, take a dog sled through the surrounding region, or head out on a Banff Experience tour (additional charges apply).
After breakfast this morning, you have a full day ahead of you to either relax or enjoy exploring more of Banff. This evening, enjoy a special Farewell Dinner.
Daily :Banff, Depart Calgary
Your festive journey comes to an end today. After breakfast this morning, transfer to Calgary airport for your onward flight.
Daily :I could not have asked for more regarding a tour guide. Helpful in all ways, terrific personality.
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