Itinerary
- Day 1
Victoria
You'll arrive in Victoria and check into The Fairmont Empress for two nights. This iconic hotel serves as your base while you settle in with a welcome dinner to kick off the trip.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner at The Fairmont Empress
Landmarks/POIs The Fairmont Empress Inner Harbour Fisherman's Wharf - Day 2
Victoria
Victoria gives you options today. You can choose afternoon tea at the Fairmont Empress, take a floatplane flight over the island, or do a culinary walking tour. Later you'll head to Butchart Gardens to see the Christmas lights and listen to carol singers.
Included Activities
- Magic of Christmas experience at Butchart Gardens
Optional Activities
- Afternoon Tea at the Fairmont Empress
- Scenic Floatplane Flight over Victoria and Vancouver Island
- Christmas Foodie Tour - festive culinary walking tour with cookies, gourmet cheese, wine, and truffles
Landmarks/POIs Butchart Gardens - Day 3
Victoria to Vancouver
You'll travel to Vancouver and check into Fairmont Hotel Vancouver for two nights. On arrival, you'll visit Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, which has winter lights strung through the snow-covered trees for the holiday season.
Included Activities
- Visit Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Landmarks/POIs Capilano Suspension Bridge Park - Day 4
Vancouver
This morning you'll explore Granville Island Public Market to see the festive decorations, holiday foods, and local shops. The market buzzes with Christmas activity and gives you a feel for Vancouver's food scene with some shopping tips along the way.
Included Activities
- Visit Granville Island Public Market
Landmarks/POIs Granville Island Public Market - Day 5
Vancouver to Okanagan Valley
You'll drive to the Okanagan Valley and check into Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort for the night. The property sits right on the lake with mountains around it. Your evening is free to relax and unwind after the drive.
Landmarks/POIs Okanagan Lake - Day 6
Okanagan Valley
Today focuses on wine in the Okanagan Valley. You'll visit local wineries to taste wines from volcanic soil, learn about the region's geology, and see the vineyards and lakes. Lunch includes local produce paired with wines. After, you can rest at the hotel or join an optional walk along the waterfront.
- Meals
- Lunch (Local produce paired with local wines)
Included Activities
- Wine tasting experience in Okanagan Valley near Okanagan Lake
- Lunch with local produce paired with local wines
Optional Activities
- Orientation walking tour of waterfront promenade (weather permitting)
Landmarks/POIs Okanagan Lake - Day 7
Okanagan Valley to Jasper
You'll travel to Jasper, watching for wildlife like elk along the way. Then you'll check into Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge for two nights. Dinner is included and you can choose between Northern Italian or traditional alpine cuisine at the hotel.
- Meals
- Dinner (Choice of restaurant at hotel - Northern Italian or traditional alpine cuisine)
Included Activities
- Dinner at hotel restaurant choice - Northern Italian or traditional alpine cuisine
Landmarks/POIs Lac Beauvert - Day 8
Jasper
Jasper offers several choices for exploring the Canadian Rockies. You might walk across an ice bridge at Maligne Canyon and touch icy waterfalls, snowshoe through the forest toward Lake Annette to spot wildlife, or join a guided tour to learn about the animals here.
Optional Activities
- Maligne Canyon Ice Walk - explore ancient canyon with ice bridge and frozen waterfalls
- Snowshoeing on marked trails toward Lake Annette
- Wildlife Discovery Tour - learn about animals in Jasper National Park
Landmarks/POIs Maligne Canyon Lake Annette - Day 9
Jasper to Lake Louise
You'll drive the Icefields Parkway, one of the world's great scenic routes. The drive winds through the Rockies with mountain peaks, glaciers, turquoise lakes, and waterfalls surrounding you. You'll see ice bubbles at Abraham Lake before arriving at Lake Louise and checking into Fairmont Château Lake Louise for three nights with a lake view room.
Included Activities
- Travel through Icefields Parkway
- View ice bubbles at Abraham Lake
Landmarks/POIs Abraham Lake Lake Louise - Day 10
Lake Louise
It's Christmas Day at Lake Louise. You'll have a celebratory drink followed by a traditional Christmas dinner with all the trimmings in this elegant setting surrounded by natural beauty and holiday decorations.
- Meals
- Dinner (Traditional Christmas Day dinner with all the trimmings and celebratory drink)
Included Activities
- Traditional Christmas Day dinner with celebratory drink
Landmarks/POIs Lake Louise - Day 11
Lake Louise
You'll take a horse-drawn sleigh ride along the snowy shores of Lake Louise. As part of the experience, you'll meet a retired member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police dressed as Santa Claus for a unique holiday encounter.
Included Activities
- Horse-drawn sleigh ride along Lake Louise shores
- Meet with retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police member as Santa Claus
Landmarks/POIs Lake Louise - Day 12
Lake Louise to Banff
You'll start with a helicopter tour over Sulphur Mountain for views of the Rockies from above. Then you'll travel to Banff and check into Fairmont Banff Springs for two nights. The hotel looks like a castle and you'll choose your dinner from several restaurants there.
- Meals
- Dinner (Choice of restaurant at Fairmont Banff Springs)
Included Activities
- Helicopter tour over Sulphur Mountain
- Dinner at hotel restaurant of choice
Landmarks/POIs Sulphur Mountain - Day 13
Banff
Your final full day offers choices for wrapping up the trip. You can do an icewalk through Grotto Canyon, snowshoe at Sunshine Mountain, or stay at the hotel and use the Willow Stream Spa's mineral pools. You'll have time to explore Banff on your own as well.
Optional Activities
- Icewalk into Grotto Canyon
- Snowshoeing at Sunshine Mountain
- Willow Stream Spa - mineral pools
Landmarks/POIs Grotto Canyon Sunshine Mountain - Day 14
Banff to Calgary
You'll transfer to Calgary airport for your flight home, carrying memories of a white Christmas in the Canadian Rockies with you.
