Wild Goose Tours & Travel

Rocky Mountain Safari

  • Wild Goose deluxe Tours and Travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains
  • Wild Goose deluxe Tours and Travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains
  • Wild Goose Tours Rocky Mountain Safari Tours
  • Wild Goose deluxe Tours and Travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains
  • Wild Goose deluxe Tours and Travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains
  • Wild Goose deluxe Tours and Travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains
  • Wild Goose deluxe Tours and Travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains
  • Wild Goose deluxe Tours and Travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains
  • Wild Goose deluxe Tours and Travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains
  • Wild Goose deluxe Tours and Travel through the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Vancouver – Whistler – (Gold Bridge) Tyax – Clearwater – Jasper – Banff

A one way trip from Vancouver to Banff our Rocky Mountain Safari is a tour of the most interesting features of the Canadian Rockies and, whether your interest is hiking, history, adventure or birding and wildlife, as a small group individual preferences can be taken care of. There is room for spontaneity – stopping the van to capture the moment, take a raft trip, go for a swim, walk a mountain path, have a picnic or just enjoy the views from the veranda of a cafe.

Highlights include: Rafting or Bear watching tour, Cave and Basin Hot springs, Banff Hot springs

Itinerary

Day 1: Vancouver - Whistler
Meet and greet at hotel this morning before leaving the coast via the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler! Accommodation: Hotel with private or ensuite bathroom Meals: On own
Day 2: Whistler - Gold Bridge (Tyax Resort)
Free morning to enjoy refreshing coast mountain air and explore the resort town of Whistler, famous for its skiing, mountain biking and two-legged wildlife. Take a gondola ride for a view of endless peaks, glacier, paddle a canoe on a serene lake or just go walk about. Lots of interesting shops, cafes and people to watch in this well-known mountain resort. We travel North after coffee/lunch and leave the paved road and highway to work our way to Gold Bridge in the Coast Mountain Range. Along the way we will look out for deer, bears and eagles; to arrive at the deluxe mountain lodge, Tyax Lodge. We spend two nights here, giving us enough time to hike and explore the Coast Mountains, and its historic Gold and Silver mining past. We will have all meals at the Lodge. Accommodation: Tyax Lodge Meals included: Picnic lunch and dinner
Day 3: Gold Bridge (Tyax Lodge)
Today we have the chance to take some exploratory walks into the mountains where we can find remnants of the Gold and Silver Bonanza days of boom and bust miners and their small operations. Other options at the lodge are canoeing, cycling, scenic glacier fights, and horse riding. Accommodation: Tyax Lodge Meals included: Breakfast, Picnic lunch and dinner
Day 4: Tyax - Clearwater
We bid farewell to our mountain hideaway and cross through to Seton Portage, through the Coast Mountains into the semi-desert region of Kamloops. We'll stop along the way to explore features that tell the jaw dropping tale of British Columbia's silver mining history. As you ponder the tenacity of these brave explorers we'll Continue North, through farm country, following the North Thompson River to Clearwater. Accommodation: Hotel/B&B lodge with private or ensuite bathroom Meals included: Breakfast, picnic lunch
Day 5: Clearwater
There's a reason Wild Goose Tours makes its home here. Clearwater is the gateway to Wells Gray Provincial Park, also known as the "waterfall park". This small, friendly town is named after one of Canada's premier kayaking and whitewater rafting rivers. We will spend the day exploring the Park with its many features with short walks and hikes. Accommodation: Hotel with private or ensuite bathroom Meals included: Picnic lunch
Day 6: Clearwater - Jasper
In the morning have the option of going Whitewater rafting on the Clearwater River, or a scenic Float Cruise on the North Thompson River, or head to Blue River and go on a Bear Watching River Safari. Then head out later in the day to Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Rockies. We travel North through Valemount, stopping then at Mt Terry Fox, Mt Robson and Overlander Falls. Today is a good day for picnics, if the weather cooperates! Accommodation: Hotel with private or ensuite bathroom Meals included: Picnic lunch
Day 7: Jasper - Banff
This morning we spend in and around the well-known Rocky Mountain railway town of Jasper. How we spend it will be determined by the weather and your inclination, but there is lots to see! Your Wild Goose Tour guide will design your day to ensure you don't get caught up in all the big bus traffic. Continuing on to Banff we travel the famous Ice Fields Parkway stopping to capture the sights and sounds of placid lakes, rushing glacier water and the local wildlife! See Athabasca and Dome Glaciers as well as Peyto and Bow Lakes. End the day exploring the iconic Rocky Mountain railway village of Banff. Wild Goose Tours small groups benefit from some of the exclusive dining offered in Banff that is not available to large tour groups. Accommodation: Hotel with private or ensuite bathroom Meals included: Picnic lunch
Day 8: Banff
Enjoy the beauty of Lake Louise and Moraine Lake with a stroll along their shores or take a mountain walk to the famous Lake Agnes Tea House. Return to Banff for free time or optional tours (included) of the Banff Springs Hotel, the Cave and Basin. Or try out Banffs shopping and art scene! The art galleries here have a unique Rocky Mountain flare. Accommodation: Hotel with private or ensuite bathroom Meals included: on own.
Day 9: Banff - and beyond!
Today is the end of the tour. There are a few options from here, either continue onto the “Rocky Mountain Explorer Tour” with Wild Goose Tours, or we can transfer you to Calgary for your flight home, or even book you onto the Rocky Mountaineer! What will you choose?

Included

  • 8 nights accommodation with private facilities in moderate / first class hotels and comfortable lodges, Inns and B&B’s;
  • 2 Breakfats
  • 6 Picnic Lunches
  • 2 Dinners
  • Rafting tour of River Safari
  • Jasper tour
  • Cave & Basin Hot springs entrance fee
  • Banff Tour
  • Banff Hot Springs Entrance Fee
  • Hotel pick up in Vancouver
  • Park fees
  • Personal Guiding
  • Air Conditioned transport

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