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Ultimate Alaska & Rockies

  • Departure DateMay - Sep 2024
  • Holland America Line Koningsdam
  • 17 Nights Cruise & Stay
  • Prices From £4,839 per person

Itinerary

  • Stay 4 nights in Banff
  • Embark Rocky Mountaineer in Banff & Journey to Kamloops
  • Stay 1 night in Kamloops
  • Rocky Mountaineer from Kamloops to Vancouver
  • Stay 2 nights in Vancouver
  • Vancouver
  • Juneau
  • Skagway
  • Ketchikan
  • Vancouver
  • Stay 2 nights in Vancouver

Journey through the heart of western Canada through forests and winding river canyons, stopping off in beautiful Banff as you head to the mighty Canadian Rocky Mountains aboard the luxurious Rocky Mountaineer train, a real highlight of the journey. Wind through awe-inspiring landscapes taking in some of the world’s most breathtaking scenery. Experience cool Vancouver, the culture and culinary capital of Canada before setting sail on a once-in-a-lifetime voyage to Alaska. You’ll stop at historic port towns from the gold-rush era, get close to glistening glaciers, and admire snow-mantled mountain. A truly unforgettable journey.

Highlights

  • Rocky Mountaineer Rail Experience
  • Exclusive Savings of up to £1200 per couple 
  • FREE Lake Louise Tour 
  • FREE Vancouver Stay
  • FREE Balcony Upgrade^^
  • Includes Have It All:  Premium Beverage Package, Speciality Dining, Shore Excursion Credit, WiFi & Gratuities
  • Included Tours – Lake Louise, Discover Banff, Wildlife & Gondola, Columbia Icefields, Whale Watching in Juneau, Vancouver & City Highlights & North Shore Mountain Discovery Vancouver.   
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What's Included?

  • Return flights from the UK (call for regional departures)
  • 4 night stay in Banff on bed & breakfast basis
  • Lake Louise, Discover Banff & Wildlife & Gondola & Columbia Icefields
  • 2 day Rocky Mountaineer Rail Experience in SilverLeaf Service
  • 1 night stay in Kamloops on room only basis
  • FREE 2 night stay in Vancouver in room only basis
  • Vancouver & City Highlights Tour
  • 7 night cruise on board Koningsdam on all inclusive basis
  • Includes Have It All:  Premium Beverage Package, Speciality Dining, Shore Excursion Credit, WiFi & Gratuities
  • Whale Watching Shore Excursion in Juneau
  • Stay 2 nights in Vancouver on room only basis
  • North Shore Mountain Discovery Tour
  • Baggage Allowance
  • Transfers^^^

Prices From pp

Departure DateInteriorOceanviewBalconySuite
May 2024£4,839£5,349£5,349£5,739
Jun 2024£5,369£6,069£6,069£6,399
Jul 2024£5,699£6,369£6,369£6,649
Aug 2024£5,669£6,299£6,299£6,619
Sep 2024£5,469£5,939£5,939£6,169

Price based on 04 May, 01 Jun & 06 Jul, 17 Aug & 21 Sep 2024 flying from London, itinerary may vary depending on date. ^Must book by 04 Dec 2023. ^^Subject to date and Availability. ^^^No transfers in Vancouver. Prices are subject to availability and may change out with our control. Flight supplements from regional airports will apply. For a live price for your chosen date, airport and hotels please call our Cruise Experts.

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Koningsdam

The first of Holland America Line’s Pinnacle-class ships, Koningsdam combines 21st- century elegance and nautical tradition.

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Itinerary for Ultimate Alaska & Rockies

Day 1 - Fly UK to Calgary & transfer to Banff / Enjoy Banff

Day 2 - Enjoy Banff

Day 3 - Enjoy Banff

Day 4 - Enjoy Banff

Day 5 - Embark Rocky Mountaineer in Banff & Journey to Kamloops / Stay 1 night in Kamloops

Day 6 - Rocky Mountaineer from Kamloops to Vancouver / Enjoy Vancouver

Day 7 - Enjoy Vancouver

Day 8 - Embark Koningsdam in Vancouver

Once a trading post and a rough-and-tumble sawmilling settlement, today modern Vancouver, Canada is many things. Cruise to Vancouver and visit this bustling seaport. This city is a hub for outdoor enthusiasts looking for active things to do in Vancouver an ethnically diverse metropolis, and Hollywood of the North. Hemmed in by mountains and sea, Vancouver seduces visitors with its combination of urban sophistication and laid-back attitude against a backdrop of glass towers and modern sights and plentiful green spaces. Enjoy enjoy local attractions, fun filled outdoor activities, and an innovative culinary scene on a Vancouver cruise excursion. Vancouver's culinary and cocktail scene is on the rise—and its excellent restaurants and hopping bars have a distinctively local stamp on them. If you are looking for where to go in Vancouver for music, theater and the arts, they are thriving in the city’s many museums, galleries and performance venues. Beyond the downtown attractions in Vancouver, days of exploration and sightseeing await among the colorful suburbs, unspoiled islands and the vast, rugged wilderness.

Day 9 - Scenic Cruising

Day 10 - Tracy Arm Inlet / Juneau

Cruise to Juneau, Alaska and visit the most remote, most beautiful and strangest state capital in the United States. Surrounded by water, forest and mountain sights, visitors seeking things to do in Juneau indoors and outdoors can hike a glacier, eat fresh-caught fish on a seaside patio and tour a grand capitol building all in one day. Juneau is known for its outdoor recreation, fresh seafood and fine dining. The city itself is pleasant, but the real highlight of a visit to Juneau is tracking down some wildlife. You can hike up Mount Roberts to chance upon wild deer and bald eagles. Most sightseeing and whale-watching tours head north to Auke Bay—bring a good pair of binoculars to get the best view of these majestic and surprisingly graceful creatures. If you prefer land mammals, catch a floatplane to a nearby wildlife reserve such as Chichagof or Admiralty Island to spy some bears lolling around on Alaska cruise excursion. The sleepy, misty city of around 32,000—mostly fishermen and small-business owners—has a frontier town vibe, but welcomes more than a million visitors each summer to its natural attractions, cementing Juneau as Alaska’s number-one tourist destination. Experience this breathtaking city on an Alaska cruise.

Day 11 - Skagway

At the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, the port town of Skagway served as the primary gateway to the legendary gold fields, and quickly grew into Alaska’s largest settlement. It was then a raucous frontier hub packed with trading posts, saloons and guesthouses. As the gold rush faded into the 1900s, so did Skagway—but today it has been reinvigorated as a gateway for a new kind of visitor: those looking to explore Alaska’s colorful history, pristine wildlife and unrivaled natural beauty. Set sail on an Alaska Cruise and take an adventure in Skagway. At every turn, you’ll find yourself immersed in gold rush lore, from the infamous Red Onion Saloon that still keeps a pistol that Wyatt Earp left behind en route to the Klondike, to the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, a classic narrow-gauge railway that traverses rugged mountains and passes cascading waterfalls and towering glaciers as it connects Skagway to Whitehorse deep in the Yukon. Known as the "Garden City of Alaska," Skagway is filled with beauty and nature. Explore the town on a Skagway excursion. Much of the town has been preserved as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, where rangers offer free walking tours around the historic district. Take an Alaska Cruise to Skagway and you’ll also find a vibrant local community, home to a rich collection of local galleries, curio shops and restaurants serving seafood plucked fresh from nearby waters.

Day 12 - Scenic cruising Glacier Bay National Park

Day 13 - Ketchikan

Take an adventure and cruise to Ketchikan, Alaska. Alaska's "First City" of Ketchikan is so named because it’s the first major landfall for most cruisers as they enter the picturesque fjords of the Inside Passage, where the town clings to the banks of the Tongass Narrows, flanked by green forests nurtured by abundant rain. Ketchikan has long been an important hub of the salmon-fishing and -packing industries. Visitors can try their luck on a sportfishing or simply savor the fresh seafood at one of the local restaurants on a cruise to Ketchikan excursion. Ketchikanis also one of the best spots along the Inside Passage to explore the rich cultural sights of Native Alaskan nations like the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian. You can see intricately carved totem poles at the Totem Heritage Center and Totem Bight State Park, while the attractions of Saxman Village just outside of Ketchikan offers the chance to see Tlingit culture in action, with working carvers and a dance show in the clan house. On an Alaska cruise to Ketchikan don't forget to leave time to explore the sights in the town itself, including historic Creek Street, a boardwalk built over the Ketchikan Creek, where you can shop for souvenirs, smoked salmon and local art, while exploring gold rush­–era tourist attractions like Dolly’s House Museum.

Day 14 - Scenic Cruising The Inside Passage

Day 15 - Vancouver, disembark & transfer to hotel / Enjoy Vancouver

Once a trading post and a rough-and-tumble sawmilling settlement, today modern Vancouver, Canada is many things. Cruise to Vancouver and visit this bustling seaport. This city is a hub for outdoor enthusiasts looking for active things to do in Vancouver an ethnically diverse metropolis, and Hollywood of the North. Hemmed in by mountains and sea, Vancouver seduces visitors with its combination of urban sophistication and laid-back attitude against a backdrop of glass towers and modern sights and plentiful green spaces. Enjoy enjoy local attractions, fun filled outdoor activities, and an innovative culinary scene on a Vancouver cruise excursion. Vancouver's culinary and cocktail scene is on the rise—and its excellent restaurants and hopping bars have a distinctively local stamp on them. If you are looking for where to go in Vancouver for music, theater and the arts, they are thriving in the city’s many museums, galleries and performance venues. Beyond the downtown attractions in Vancouver, days of exploration and sightseeing await among the colorful suburbs, unspoiled islands and the vast, rugged wilderness.

Day 16 - Enjoy Vancouver

Day 17 - Fly Vancouver to UK

Fly Vancouver to UK/ Arrive UK

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