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Wonders of the Canadian Rockies tour

Wonders of the Canadian Rockies

Tauck
By Tauck
4.2 . Great
80%
Travel Style: N/A
Physical Level: All or most of day hiking or biking, hills included. Moderate
Lodging Level: 3 to 4 star western hotel equivalents. While not all lodging will be 'luxury' they will be quite comfortable by western standards. Comfort (4*)
7 days
From: $ 2,942 $ 420 / day
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Overview

Highlights (Bullets)

  • Stay inside Banff and Jasper national parks; ride on the surface of a glacier; take a rafting trip; visit with a Mountie; go on a scavenger hunt in Banff; enjoy an interactive hike with a park official and included resort activities at Jasper Park Lodge

Short Description

Get set for real adventure and outdoor fun as your family explores western Canada's amazing mountains, with inside the park stays in Banff and Jasper national parks on one of our most popular family trips.

Style Small group tour
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Itinerary Focus N/A
3 to 4 star western hotel equivalents. While not all lodging will be 'luxury' they will be quite comfortable by western standards.
Lodging Level Comfort (4*)
Flight & Transport Inclusions N/A
Start City Calgary, Alberta, Canada
End City Calgary

Destinations

Canada

Activities & Interests

Kid-friendly activities

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Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Calgary and head to Lake Louise

Tour departs: 3:00 PM, Calgary International Airport. For guests spending the previous night in Calgary, an airport transfer from Calgary International Airport to the Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire hotel is included; pick-up time today is 1:00 PM at the Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire hotel. Everybody travels to Lake Louise this afternoon for an overnight stay at a lakeside resort that wows with amazing scenic beauty. Enjoy our welcome reception and dinner in this awesome setting.

MEALS : D

LODGING : The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

PORTOFCALL : Lake Louise, Canada

Day 2 Lake Louise and the Icefields Parkway... nature's perfection

Breathe in the fresh mountain air and expect to see some pretty dramatic sights as you join our local guide on a hike along the shores of Lake Louise that comes alive with wilderness fun. After lunch, we'll set off for a drive on the Icefields Parkway to Jasper National Park. One look around tells you why this stretch of highway is world-famous - there are mountains, glaciers, waterfalls and snowfields as far as you can see... not to mention the moose, deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, or bears you might spy along the way! Wait until you see the backyard of the lodge where you will be spending the next three nights - it's surrounded by snow-capped peaks and sparkling lakes in the heart of Canada's largest national park.

MEALS : B, D

LODGING : Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

PORTOFCALL : Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park

Day 3 Hike, bike, canoe... in Jasper National Park

Set off this morning on an interactive hike with a park official on the grounds of Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. Then spend the rest of the day just as you please in the wilderness wonderland of Jasper National Park, at your inside-the-park resort set in the magnificent Rocky Mountains. Best of all, you'll receive a special Summer Resort Activities Card* to use for fun things like a free hour of bicycle rental, a boat for an hour, one hour of tennis court and racket rental, or a bucket of balls and club rental at the golf driving range; your card is good for the entire time you're staying at Jasper. Maybe you and your family will go off in search of the wildlife that calls the area home or play in the swimming pool... or perhaps engage in other optional activities (available at an additional charge) like golf or horseback riding. It's up to you! Join us tonight for a private lakeside barbecue at your lodge!

MEALS : B, D

LODGING : Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

PORTOFCALL : Jasper National Park

Day 4 Explore Maligne Canyon and go river rafting on the Athabasca River

Check out cascading waterfalls, mysterious potholes, age-old fossils, lush plant life and towering limestone walls as you explore Maligne Canyon. One of the most beautiful gorges in the Rockies, it was created about 160 million years ago by churning waters as they swirled through the Palliser Formation, a layer of limestone once covered by a shallow sea. Gazing at its sheer walls - some plunging more than 150 feet - look for the ripple marks of ancient waves imprinted on the rocks, as well as nesting ravens and rare black swifts. Then it's off to whitewater rafting* along the glacier-fed Athabasca River, fresh from the Columbia Icefields, where the wilderness scenery and the gentle waters take your breath away.

MEALS : B, D

LODGING : Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

PORTOFCALL : Maligne Canyon, Athabasca River

Day 5 By Ice Explorer across a glacier in the Columbia Icefields and on to Banff

Glaciers owned these landscapes for hundreds of years, freeze-framing the wilderness you see today. See them as you travel to the Columbia Icefields, then get a closer look when you ride aboard a specially designed Ice Explorer up the surface of 7,200-ft.-high Athabasca Glacier, traveling atop glacial ice that in some places is more than 400 years old! Later, watch for soaring eagles, hawks and grizzlies as you return to the Icefields Parkway. Wind your way between snow-domed peaks and hanging glaciers to Banff National Park, where you'll stay for two nights in a resort referred to as a "castle in the mountains."

MEALS : B, L

LODGING : Fairmont Banff Springs

PORTOFCALL : Columbia Icefields, Banff National Park

Day 6 Sulfur Mountain, meet a Mountie & a farewell bowling party

Experience a Rocky Mountain high as you ride 7,500 ft. up to the top of Sulphur Mountain aboard the modern Banff Gondola; keep an eye out for wildlife that may include Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. At the summit, you'll be amazed by the views in every direction - including six mountain ranges. A real-life Mountie waits below to share the story of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as you drive to the town of Banff for a scavenger hunt and time to explore on your own. Tauck Bridges includes a Banff Heritage Passport for admission to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, showcasing mountain art, and the Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada, a rustic museum holding more than 5,000 turn-of-the-century specimens of Canadian Rockies mammals, birds, insects and fish. Tonight's farewell reception features Canadian-style five-pin bowling at the Banff Bowling Center, a great way to wrap up your family adventure before our farewell dinner!

MEALS : B, D

LODGING : Fairmont Banff Springs

PORTOFCALL : Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park

Day 7 Journey home

Travel back to Calgary this morning (approx. 80 miles). Tour ends: Calgary Int'l Airport at 10:00 AM. Guests spending additional nights in Calgary will be transferred to the Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire hotel upon arrival; a transfer from Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire hotel to Calgary International Airport is included. Allow two hours for check-in.

MEALS : B

PORTOFCALL : Calgary

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Price Per Day: $ 420 per day

25 Tauck Travel Reviews & Ratings

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4.2 out of 5 (100+ reviews)
Excellent 16
Great 4
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Disappointing 4
Terrible 1
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Guide
4.3
Activities
4.3
Lodging
4.5
Transportation
4.6
Meals
4.2

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Nine Tours and Done

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Sad to see a once good tour company stumble and fall into mediocrity. That’s Tauck post-Covid. My May 2023 tour of Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley was done on the cheap by Tauck, yet cost me thousands of dollars extra as a solo traveler on a special small-group tour.



5-star hotels switched to 3 and 4 (without any compensation or explanation)… many more meals “on your own”… lots of “self-guided” tours of museums and chateaux and castles we knew nothing about… airline quality “rubber chicken” dinners, not in hotel restaurants, but in sad and isolated business convention spaces… poorly-trained newer Tour Directors (like the one on this tour) with limited experience traveling outside her tiny Canadian village or dealing with people from diverse backgrounds.

She even confessed that this was a second gig job that took her away from her own business back home! You get what Tauck pays for, but unfortunately, not what YOU pay for. 

Speaking to a “Guest Relations” agent was comically pointless. She tried to make everything my fault, which I now understand is par for the course with the “new” post-Covid Tauck. Please reconsider spending huge amounts of your hard-earned money on a tour company that has lost its way and no longer delivers.
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Skip this cruise - not worth it

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My husband and I went on the Treasures of the Mediterranean Isles Trip jn October 2022. This was our third Tauck cruise with Ponnant but our first post covid and the level of food and serive on Ponnant ships has dropped alot. The food was, at best, cafeteria food at a bad high school. My husband ate salad and cheese and crackers
For dinner every night because the entrees were terrible. You could be the first person at breakfast and everything on the buffet was cold, nothing was hot. there warming trays had tea light candles underneath them.
Wine served at dinner was low quality whicj says something since it was French wine. Tours were poorly
Planned, guides were ok at best. There is no time to shop or eat on land 9 times out 10. We were in Sicily but never got a chance to eat Sicilian food. So disappointed in this ver expensive cruise. The land portions in Malta and Marseiile were better but the tours in Malta were short, limited and subpar. This was our 8th Tauck trip and we have since cancelled our next three. We are not paying Tauck prices for mediocre experiences.
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Tauck/Aon terrible travel insurance

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Tauck partners with Aon for travel insurance. We bought this insurance through Tauck specifically to cover us in case of a positive for test for Covid and could not go on the cruise. Three days before the trip, one of us tested positive with very mild symptoms. We contacted Tauck and they agreed to refund 1/2 of the tour cost and the insurance would pay for the other half. When we called the insurance they said they required a PCF test. The test was taken and came back positive. Two months later they denied the claim because we didn’t go to a doctor. That was not necessary or practical. We had proof of Covid. Tauck is not willing to help. This was the insurance they recommended and sold to customers. We have now read many reviews of terrible service from Aon. Why is Tauck a partner to this company and not willing to help their clients? BEWARE. Terrible customer service.
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Nice trip but not if you are a loyal Tauck Customer like myself

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This was my 16th Tauck Tour. I was assigned a room with a "mountain" view only to be obstructed by lawn chairs, pool covers, large plants and buildings. It was a 1st floor room. I complained to tour director who said everyone got the same (NOT TRUE). I called Tauck 800 number on Sept 3 to request a call back from Customer Service. It took them until September 8 for a call back. The person on the phone was rude, non caring and (I'm paraphrasing) and told me just because you have taken 16 tours doesn't mean you deserve a better view that a first time customer. He went on to imply Tauck doesn't respect loyalty and wants to impress first time travelers. I ended the call and wrote an email to a good person at Tauck who was very helpful in the and requested this go to the top. I included pictures of my view and one dead fly because there were flies in the room and I guess Tauck thinks that makes the room special? I'm not done with them yet. Consider my treatment by this Customer Care agent before spending the big bucks to travel with Tauck.
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Great if you like 5-star hotels and lots of food

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The tour covered most of Switzerland, with one day in Italy, which could have been eliminated. If you want to see the country from a bus or train, and you desire luxury hotels and gourmet food, then this is the tour for you. If you want to have a closer connection to the local people, and walk a bit in the mountains, or even hear the cowbells up close, then don't take this trip. While the trip was nice, I felt a disconnect from the local people and the country itself. We were always separated in a private train car, or on a private tour. I came home not really knowing what it's like to live there, other than it's very expensive.
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Pay for a 4 star trip and get 2 star food

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Guide5.0
Activities4.0
Lodging5.0
Transportation5.0
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My husband and I took the Treasures of the Mediterranean tour two weeks ago. The food off the ship was very good. The food on the ship was subpar (2 stars out of 4 stars). We ended up ordering French Fries at the beginning of each meal so we would at least have something to eat. I called Tauck and voiced my concerns. They offered us a $250 voucher each for another trip. I hardly think the food portion on the yacht was $250. Why would I go on another Tauck trip when my first one, which was our retirement celebration due to the poor food. The majority of the people on the trip were dissatisfied with the food and their reviews reflected it.
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