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2009 Itinerary featuring 9 days from $4,790
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There's no better way to experience the spectacular beauty of the Canadian Rockies – and the remote alpine world just beyond them – than on this 9-day journey including a 3-night heli-hiking adventure in the Cariboo Mountains. Stays at two legendary resorts inside Banff and Jasper national parks are a treat for the mind, body, and senses. Enjoy a three-night stay at a comfortable yet blissfully remote, lodge high in the Cariboos, accessible only via a helicopter, which transports you from one glorious spot to another. Also featuring a Bow River rafting journey, a special presentation by a Parks Canada official, and a mountain photography lesson from a local expert, this is truly a life-enriching Canadian Rockies experience you will never forget.

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2009 Itinerary


Day 1 – Welcome to Calgary
Tour departs: 3:00 PM from Calgary Airport. Your Tauck Director will be at the airport to greet you beginning at 2:00 PM. Guests arriving the day before can join the tour at The Fairmont Palliser at approximately 1:00 PM. After leaving the Alberta prairies behind and heading into the majestic Canadian Rockies, we invite you to meet your traveling companions during our welcome dinner at The Fairmont Banff Springs resort tonight.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff National Park, AB

Day 2 – Beautiful Banff
Learn the finer points of shooting the Canadian Rockies from a professional photographer before embarking on a rafting trip along the beautiful Bow River. You’ll see Tunnel Mountain, Bow Falls and Surprise Corner as you float along. Take advantage of optional resort activities at The Fairmont Banff Springs, including a great golf course, this afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff National Park, AB

Day 3 – Icefields, Glaciers and Lakes
During the scenic drive to Lake Louise, you’ll travel along the fabled Icefields Parkway, reputed to be one of the most dramatically beautiful roads in North America. View Peyto Lake and the Athabasca Glacier en route to two nights at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, set in the heart of Jasper National Park high in the Canadian Rockies.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper National Park, AB

Day 4- Glorious Jasper National Park
Today is yours to enjoy one of the most beautiful places in the Canadian Rockies as you please. Along with swimming and hiking along hundreds of miles of trail, the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge offers many optional activities (available at additional cost), such as golf, biking, guided walks and whitewater rafting, to enhance the enjoyment of your stay in this lovely lakeside setting. You'll have an opportunity today to talk to a Parks Canada official offering a presentation on the natural history and folklore of Canada's national parks.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper National Park, AB

Day 5 – Canadian Rockies High – The CariboosHelicopter
Depart Jasper National Park for Valemount, where a helicopter waits to whisk you up and away to a wonderland of emerald valleys and soaring peaks on a heli-hiking adventure. The wonderful Cariboo Lodge, set high in British Columbia's Cariboo Mountains and accessible only by helicopter, will be your most comfortable home base as you explore the astounding hidden beauty of nature’s world. A rare treat lies in store as you drink in spectacular views that most people will never see.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Cariboo Lodge, Cariboo Mountains, BC

Day 6-7 – Alpine Meadows and Mighty Mountains
During these two magical days, you’ll travel by helicopter from one amazing place to another with our expert guides. Wander in alpine meadows ablaze with wildflowers, climb gentle ridges surrounded by waterfalls or walk on the surface of a mighty glacier. Nature’s palette of mountain masterpieces invites your discovery at your own pace; our guests, not our guides, set the pace of our alpine explorations. Back at the lodge each evening, have hors d’oeuvres and dinner with your fellow explorers, all the while surrounded by breathtaking views; you may also want to enjoy a massage or the sauna.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner each day
Lodging: Cariboo Lodge, Cariboo Mountains, BC

Day 8 – Back to Civilization
Leave the Cariboos behind and journey back to Calgary via the Icefields Parkway for an overnight at The Fairmont Palliser. The vistas you’ll behold will have new meaning after your very personal, up-close encounter with the wonders of the Canadian Rockies. Join us this evening for a farewell dinner as we celebrate all that we’ve learned about the natural world and about ourselves during our shared adventure.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Fairmont Palliser, Calgary, AB

Day 9 – Journey Home
Tour ends: Calgary. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from The Fairmont Palliser to Calgary Airport. Allow a minimum of two hours for flight check-in. Flights direct to the U.S. clear U.S. customs in Calgary.
Meals: Breakfast

Only a very few people will ever have the opportunity to experience
the Canadian Rockies in this very up-close and personal way, including a heli-hiking adventure. Don’t miss your chance to be one of those few in 2009!


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