Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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Canadian Rockies by Road: Vancouver, Whistler, Jasper and Banff
12 days by road from Vancouver to Calgary: the Sea to Sky Highway, Whistler, the waterfalls of Wells Gray, Jasper, the Icefields Parkway, Lake Louise and Banff.
12 days · Vancouver to Calgary · up to 12 guests
The Icefields Parkway (Highway 93) from Parker Ridge Photo: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Icefields_Parkway_from_an_elevated_viewpoint,_Jasper_National_Park,_Alberta,_Canada.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 12 days, 11 nights
- Start and end
- Vancouver to Calgary
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Moderate
Mostly easy walks of 1 to 2 hours on good paths at up to about 2,200 m, with a harder option on each walking day: the High Note Trail in Whistler (about 9 km), the Moul Falls trail in Wells Gray (about 5 to 6 km), the Bald Hills above Maligne Lake (about 10 km and 500 m of climbing), a 3-hour guided icewalk on the Athabasca Glacier and the Lake Agnes climb (about 7 km return and 400 m of climbing). Any walk can be swapped for the easy option or sat out. One long driving day of about 6 hours (day 5); every other day is under 4 hours, and one very early start for Moraine Lake.
- Meals included
- 11 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 3 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,080 (estimated price)
- Season
- Mid-June to mid-September
Highlights
Why this trip
- The Sea to Sky Highway with lunch at the top of the Sea to Sky Gondola above Howe Sound
- PEAK 2 PEAK between Whistler and Blackcomb, and a guided visit to the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
- A whole day in Wells Gray: Spahats, Dawson and Helmcken Falls before the day visitors
- Mount Robson and the salmon at Rearguard Falls on the road into Jasper
- The Icefields Parkway with your choice of the Ice Explorer or a guided icewalk on the Athabasca Glacier
- Moraine Lake at first light on the Parks Canada sunrise shuttle, then Lake Louise and the Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Two nights in every base except Lake Louise, ending with the Banff Gondola and the hot springs
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 1,080 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Vancouver
Vancouver International Airport to your hotel in downtown Vancouver
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Vancouver
- Drive about 30 min
Fly into Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and a driver meets you in the arrivals hall for the drive into the city, about 14 km and half an hour, to your central hotel for the first two nights.
Evening
The group meets in the early evening, so landing by mid-afternoon leaves time to settle in. If you arrive early, walk the seawall around Coal Harbour, where floatplanes take off and land below the North Shore mountains, or wander the brick streets of Gastown, the oldest part of the city. At about 6 pm your See Sight Tours guide gathers the group for a short briefing on the twelve days ahead: how the drives are paced, what to pack for cold glacier mornings and warm interior afternoons, and how the easy and active options work on walking days. Then we walk to a restaurant nearby for a welcome dinner together, a first chance to meet the people you will share the road with.
Included
- Pick-up at Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner
Free time: Free until the early-evening briefing
Activity: Plan to land by about 3 pm; the exact meeting time comes with your final itinerary.
Stanley Park and the Museum of Anthropology
Stanley Park to the University of British Columbia, then Granville Island
- Breakfast
- Stay in Vancouver
- Drive about 1 h
Morning
After breakfast we start in Stanley Park, the forested peninsula beside downtown. The van drops us at Brockton Point for the totem poles, and we walk a stretch of the seawall towards Lions Gate Bridge, with freighters at anchor and the North Shore mountains across the water. From there we drive across the city to the University of British Columbia and the Museum of Anthropology, where the Great Hall holds carved poles, canoes and house posts from First Nations of the Northwest Coast, below tall windows facing the mountains. Your guide explains whose land this is: the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.
Afternoon
We finish around lunchtime at Granville Island, where the Public Market is the easy place for lunch on your own, and the afternoon is free. Take the small ferries across False Creek, rent a bike for the seawall, browse Gastown, or simply rest before the road begins tomorrow.
Evening
Dinner tonight is your choice.
Included
- Stanley Park with your guide: the Brockton Point totem poles and a walk on the seawall
- Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia
- Drop-off at Granville Island
Optional experiences
- Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
- Bike hire on the seawall
Free time: Afternoon and evening free in Vancouver
Activity: About 2 hours on foot, on flat paths and museum floors.
The Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler
Vancouver to Squamish on the Sea to Sky Highway, then Whistler
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Whistler
- Drive about 2 h
Morning
We leave mid-morning, after the commuter traffic, and take the Sea to Sky Highway north along the cliffs above Howe Sound, a fjord where the Coast Mountains drop straight into the sea. First stop is Shannon Falls, a few minutes' walk from the car park to a waterfall of about 335 metres. Next door, the Sea to Sky Gondola lifts us about 885 metres above the water in roughly ten minutes.
Afternoon
At the top there are viewing decks over the sound, the Sky Pilot Suspension Bridge and easy forest loops, and we sit down to lunch at the summit lodge with the view. Back on the road we stop at Brandywine Falls, which drops about 70 metres into a basalt canyon, then roll into Whistler in the late afternoon: about 125 km and two hours of driving in all.
Evening
Your guide leads a short walk around the car-free village, built for skiing and a co-host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the evening is free.
Included
- Shannon Falls
- Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, with lunch at the summit lodge
- Brandywine Falls
- Orientation walk in Whistler Village
Free time: Evening free in Whistler
Activity: Short walks only, about 1.5 hours in total.
Whistler: PEAK 2 PEAK and the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb, then Whistler Village
- Breakfast
- Stay in Whistler
Morning
We go up the mountain first, while the morning air is clearest. The Whistler Village Gondola carries us up Whistler Mountain, and from the Roundhouse we ride the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, about 4.4 km across the valley to Blackcomb and back, with the peaks and glaciers of Garibaldi Provincial Park to the south. Up top you choose your pace: the gentle loops near the Roundhouse, or the High Note Trail with your guide, about 9 km along a ridge above the turquoise Cheakamus Lake once the snow has cleared.
Afternoon
We are down in the village by early afternoon for a guided visit to the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, which introduces the two Nations who share this valley through carved canoes, weaving, a pit house and a longhouse, and whose café serves bannock. The rest of the day is free: swim at Lost Lake, see the Audain Art Museum, or find a patio on the Village Stroll and watch the mountain bikers come down.
Included
- Whistler Village Gondola and PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola
- Guided visit to the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
Optional experiences
- Audain Art Museum
- Bike hire on the Valley Trail
- Zipline tour
Easier option: Stay on the short loops near the Roundhouse and ride PEAK 2 PEAK twice, once in a glass-floored cabin if you like.
More active option: Hike the High Note Trail with your guide, about 9 km on a rocky alpine path, usually open from about mid-July.
Free time: Late afternoon and evening free in Whistler
Activity: Alpine paths at about 1,850 to 2,200 m; it can be cold and windy at the top even in summer.
Over the Coast Mountains to Clearwater
Whistler to Pemberton and the Duffey Lake Road, Lillooet, Marble Canyon and Kamloops, then north to Clearwater
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Clearwater
- Drive about 6 h
This is the trip's one long driving day: about 440 km and roughly six hours at the wheel.
Evening
We could have split it with a one-night stop in Kamloops; we chose a second night in Clearwater instead and break the drive into short stretches. We leave Whistler at about 8:30 am, pass Pemberton and climb the Duffey Lake Road, steep and winding, with a stop on the shore of Duffey Lake. Near Lillooet we look down on Seton Lake, then sit down to lunch in Lillooet, Mile 0 of the old Cariboo Wagon Road of the gold rush. After lunch the country turns dry: sagebrush, benchlands and the limestone cliffs of Marble Canyon, where we walk to the shore of Crown Lake. Past Cache Creek we follow Kamloops Lake, then turn north up the North Thompson River to Clearwater, arriving around 5:30 pm. Dinner is included tonight.
Included
- Stops at Duffey Lake and the Seton Lake lookout
- Sit-down lunch in Lillooet
- Walk to Crown Lake in Marble Canyon Provincial Park
- Kamloops Lake viewpoint
- Dinner in Clearwater
Activity: Longest drive of the trip, about 6 hours over the day with four stops, a sit-down lunch and no stretch longer than about 2 hours. The Duffey Lake Road has steep grades; tell us if you get carsick and we will seat you up front.
Wells Gray: Spahats, Dawson and Helmcken Falls
Clearwater up the Clearwater Valley Road into Wells Gray Provincial Park and back
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Clearwater
- Drive about 2.5 h
A whole day for Wells Gray Provincial Park, a wilderness of old volcanoes, lava canyons and waterfalls north of Clearwater, reached on the paved Clearwater Valley Road, about 45 km each way to Helmcken Falls. We set off at about 8 am, before most day visitors, and stop first at Spahats Creek Falls, where a creek drops into a narrow canyon cut through layers of old lava flows. Further in, Dawson Falls spreads about 100 metres wide over a lava ledge, a short walk through the forest from the road. Then Helmcken Falls, where the Murtle River plunges about 141 metres into a bowl it has carved, one of the highest waterfalls in Canada; on sunny mornings rainbows hang in the spray.
Afternoon
We come back to Clearwater for a sit-down lunch, and the afternoon is yours: rest, paddle on Dutch Lake at the edge of town, or hike with your guide to Moul Falls, where the path leads behind the curtain of water: about 130 km and two and a half hours of driving in the day with the Moul Falls trip.
Evening
Dinner together.
Included
- Spahats Creek Falls
- Dawson Falls
- Helmcken Falls
- Sit-down lunch in Clearwater
- Dinner in Clearwater
Optional experiences
- Canoe or kayak hire on Dutch Lake
- Rafting on the Clearwater River
Easier option: Stay at the falls viewpoints in the morning, then take the afternoon off in Clearwater.
More active option: Hike to Moul Falls with your guide in the afternoon, about 5 to 6 km return through forest, and walk behind the falls.
Free time: Afternoon free in Clearwater
Activity: Short walks to the three falls, about 2 hours on foot in the morning; the viewpoints are fenced but the paths can be uneven.
Mount Robson and over Yellowhead Pass to Jasper
Clearwater to Valemount and Mount Robson, then over Yellowhead Pass to Jasper
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Jasper
- Drive about 4 h
We drive north up Highway 5 along the North Thompson River, through Blue River to Valemount, with the Monashee and Cariboo mountains closing in: about 320 km and three and three-quarter hours of driving, broken into three parts.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down stop in Valemount. A few minutes beyond, a short walk at Rearguard Falls leads to the rapids where, from about mid-August, chinook salmon try to leap upstream at the end of a journey of about 1,200 km from the Pacific. Then the Mount Robson visitor centre, below the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies at 3,954 metres; the summit is often in its own cloud, so we give it time. The road climbs gently to Yellowhead Pass and the Alberta border, where clocks go forward an hour and we enter Jasper National Park.
Evening
We reach Jasper in the late afternoon, with some slopes near town still showing the 2024 fire, and the evening is free.
Included
- Sit-down lunch in Valemount
- Rearguard Falls
- Mount Robson visitor centre and viewpoint
- Jasper National Park admission
Free time: Evening free in Jasper
Activity: Clocks move forward one hour at the British Columbia to Alberta border.
Maligne Lake and Spirit Island
Jasper to Medicine Lake and Maligne Lake, then back to Jasper
- Breakfast
- Stay in Jasper
- Drive about 2 h
Morning
After breakfast we drive the Maligne Road into the valley east of Jasper, where elk often graze along the verge. We stop at Medicine Lake, which has no surface outlet: it drains through sinkholes in its bed into an underground river, and by late summer it can shrink to mudflats and channels. At Maligne Lake, the largest natural lake in the Canadian Rockies, we board the cruise to Spirit Island, a small wooded island and a sacred place for the Stoney Nakoda, with peaks and glaciers on every side. Back on shore, the easy Mary Schäffer Loop follows the water past signs telling how Schäffer reached the lake in 1908 using a map drawn for her by Samson Beaver, a Stoney Nakoda hunter.
Afternoon
Lunch is your choice at the lake. We are back in Jasper by mid-afternoon, and the rest of the day is free to walk the town, ride the SkyTram up Whistlers Mountain, or rest. Maligne Canyon was closed in 2026 after the fire; we confirm before departure.
Included
- Medicine Lake viewpoint
- Maligne Lake cruise to Spirit Island
- Walk on the Mary Schäffer Loop
Optional experiences
- Jasper SkyTram
- Athabasca River float trip
Easier option: The cruise and the flat Mary Schäffer Loop, about 3 km.
More active option: If Parks Canada has the trail open (we confirm before departure), hike the Bald Hills trail above Maligne Lake with your guide, about 10 km return and 500 m of climbing, then take a later cruise; back in Jasper by about 5 pm.
Free time: Afternoon free in Jasper
The Icefields Parkway and the Athabasca Glacier
Jasper to the Columbia Icefield on the Icefields Parkway, then Bow Summit, Bow Lake and Lake Louise
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Lake Louise
- Drive about 3.5 h
Today is the drive: 233 km of the Icefields Parkway south along the spine of the Rockies, about three and a quarter hours at the wheel spread across the whole day. We stop at Athabasca Falls, where the river pours into a narrow gorge it has cut through hard rock, and at Sunwapta Falls, then climb to the Columbia Icefield, which feeds the Athabasca Glacier you can see from the road. Here you choose, and both are included: the Columbia Icefield Adventure, an Ice Explorer that drives onto the glacier for a walk on the ice plus the glass-floored Glacier Skywalk, or a guided icewalk of about three hours on the glacier with a certified glacier guide.
Afternoon
Lunch is at the Icefield Centre. In the afternoon we cross Sunwapta Pass into Banff National Park, walk up to the Peyto Lake viewpoint near Bow Summit, the parkway's highest point at about 2,070 metres, and stop at Bow Lake below the Crowfoot Glacier before Lake Louise.
Included
- Athabasca Falls and Sunwapta Falls
- Your choice: Columbia Icefield Adventure with the Glacier Skywalk, or a guided icewalk on the Athabasca Glacier
- Lunch at the Columbia Icefield
- Peyto Lake viewpoint and Bow Lake
- Banff National Park admission
Easier option: The Columbia Icefield Adventure: the Ice Explorer drives you onto the glacier, and the Skywalk is a level walkway.
More active option: The guided icewalk: about three hours on the Athabasca Glacier with crampons supplied by the guides.
Free time: Evening free in Lake Louise
Activity: It is cold and windy on the glacier even in midsummer: bring a warm layer, gloves and sunglasses.
Moraine Lake at first light, Lake Louise, then Banff
Lake Louise village to Moraine Lake and Lake Louise by Parks Canada shuttle, then down the Bow Valley to Banff
- Breakfast
- Stay in Banff
- Drive about 1 h
An early start, and worth it. Private cars cannot drive the road to Moraine Lake, so we leave the hotel at about 4:30 am for the Lake Louise lakeshore and board a Parks Canada Alpine Start shuttle at about 5 am; Parks Canada releases the exact slots in spring and our team confirms yours.
Morning
We reach Moraine Lake as first light reaches the Valley of the Ten Peaks, before the day crowds, and climb the short Rockpile trail for the view down the water. A packed breakfast comes with us, and a warm layer is essential: dawn at about 1,885 metres is cold even in July. The Lake Connector shuttle brings us to Lake Louise by mid-morning, below the Victoria Glacier. Now choose your pace: walk the flat lakeshore path, or hike up with your guide to the Lake Agnes Teahouse for tea and soup beside a small lake below the Beehive.
Evening
Mid-afternoon we drive about 58 km down the Bow Valley to Banff, our base for the last two nights, and the evening is yours.
Included
- Parks Canada Alpine Start shuttle to Moraine Lake for sunrise
- Lake Connector shuttle to Lake Louise
- The Lake Louise lakeshore with your guide
Optional experiences
- Canoe hire on Lake Louise
- Tea and food at the Lake Agnes Teahouse (paid there)
Easier option: Walk the flat lakeshore path to the far end of Lake Louise and back, about 4 km.
More active option: Hike to the Lake Agnes Teahouse with your guide, about 7 km return with about 400 m of climbing.
Free time: Evening free in Banff
Activity: The only pre-dawn start of the trip. Carry cash for the teahouse.
Johnston Canyon, the Banff Gondola and the hot springs
Banff to Johnston Canyon and back, then Sulphur Mountain
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Banff
- Drive about 1 h
We leave Banff at about 8 am and drive half an hour up the Bow Valley to Johnston Canyon, still quiet at that hour. A paved path and steel catwalks fixed to the limestone walls climb gently about 1.1 km up the narrow canyon to the Lower Falls, where a short tunnel through the rock brings you into the spray. Keen walkers carry on to the taller Upper Falls, about 2.6 km from the trailhead, while the rest stroll back at their own pace. Back in Banff we ride the Banff Gondola up Sulphur Mountain, where a boardwalk along the summit ridge leads to a stone weather observatory built in 1903, with the town, the Bow River and Mount Rundle spread below.
Afternoon
The afternoon is free, and your entry to the Banff Upper Hot Springs is included: the springs on this mountain are why Canada's first national park was created here in 1885.
Evening
In the evening we sit down together for a farewell dinner.
Included
- Guided walk at Johnston Canyon
- Banff Gondola up Sulphur Mountain
- Banff Upper Hot Springs entry
- Farewell dinner
Optional experiences
- Lake Minnewanka cruise
- Canoe hire on the Bow River
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Easier option: Walk to the Lower Falls only, about 2.2 km return on a gentle path.
More active option: Continue to the Upper Falls, about 5 km return from the trailhead.
Free time: Afternoon free in Banff
Activity: If the eastern Bow Valley Parkway is closed to vehicles, we reach Johnston Canyon by the Trans-Canada Highway and Castle Junction.
Lake Minnewanka and out to Calgary
Banff to Two Jack Lake and Lake Minnewanka, then east on the Trans-Canada Highway to Calgary International Airport
- Breakfast
- Drive about 2 h
Morning
After breakfast we drive ten minutes out of town to Two Jack Lake, where on a still morning Mount Rundle stands reflected in the water, and on to the shore of Lake Minnewanka, the largest lake in Banff National Park, held behind a dam that drowned a small resort village in the 1940s. Bighorn sheep often wander along this road. Then we head east on the Trans-Canada Highway past Canmore and out through the mountain gap, where the Front Ranges end abruptly and the foothills roll down to the prairie. It is about 160 km and an hour and three-quarters to Calgary International Airport (YYC), arriving around 1 pm, so please book a flight leaving after 3 pm. If you are staying on in Calgary, your guide can drop you in the city instead; ask when you book. Your See Sight Tours guide sees you to the terminal and says goodbye.
Included
- Two Jack Lake and Lake Minnewanka
- Drop-off at Calgary International Airport (YYC)
Activity: Book a flight leaving Calgary after about 3 pm.
- Vancouver2 nights
- Whistler2 nights
- Clearwater2 nights
- Jasper2 nights
- Lake Louise1 night
- Banff2 nights
- Calgaryend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: Summer days in the valleys are often 20 to 25°C and Kamloops and Lillooet can be hotter, but dawn at Moraine Lake and the wind on the Athabasca Glacier are cold even in July, so pack layers and a rain jacket for afternoon showers. Smoke from distant wildfires can haze the views on some days in July and August. Snow can linger on high trails into July. Elk are likely around Jasper; black bears, grizzly bears, mountain goats and bighorn sheep are possible from the road but never guaranteed, and chinook salmon reach Rearguard Falls from about mid-August.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Travellers who want to see the land change from the Pacific to the prairie, at road level
- The Rockies with hotels, not tents, and two nights in most places
- A mix of easy walks and harder optional hikes on the same day
- Solo travellers who want a group of no more than 12
- Anyone who wants the gondolas, glacier and cruise already paid for
Not for you if you want
- Travellers who want to avoid one long driving day (the Rocky Mountaineer trip crosses by train instead)
- Step-free access: several viewpoints and trails are on uneven ground
- A winter or ski holiday: the trip runs mid-June to mid-September
- Travellers who want luxury resort hotels throughout
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
11 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Vancouver2 nights
- Whistler2 nights
- Clearwater2 nights
- Jasper2 nights
- Lake Louise1 night
- Banff2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 11 nights in central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard: 2 in Vancouver, 2 in Whistler Village, 2 in Clearwater, 2 in Jasper, 1 in Lake Louise village and 2 in Banff
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and drop-off at Calgary International Airport (YYC)
- A private air-conditioned vehicle and professional driver for the group from Vancouver to Calgary
- Parks Canada Alpine Start shuttle to Moraine Lake and the Lake Connector to Lake Louise
- Boat cruise on Maligne Lake
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group from the welcome dinner in Vancouver to the airport in Calgary
- A local guide at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
- Certified glacier guides on the Athabasca Glacier icewalk
Activities
- Vancouver: Stanley Park and the Museum of Anthropology
- Squamish: Shannon Falls and the Sea to Sky Gondola
- Brandywine Falls
- Whistler: the Whistler Village Gondola, PEAK 2 PEAK and the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
- Marble Canyon Provincial Park
- Wells Gray Provincial Park: Spahats Creek, Dawson and Helmcken Falls
- Rearguard Falls and Mount Robson
- Jasper: Medicine Lake and the Maligne Lake cruise to Spirit Island
- Icefields Parkway: Athabasca Falls, Sunwapta Falls, Peyto Lake and Bow Lake
- Columbia Icefield: the Ice Explorer and Glacier Skywalk, or a guided Athabasca Glacier icewalk
- Moraine Lake at sunrise and Lake Louise
- Banff: Johnston Canyon, the Banff Gondola and the Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Lake Minnewanka
- Parks Canada national park admission for every park day
Meals
- 11 breakfasts, including a packed breakfast for the Moraine Lake morning
- 5 lunches: at the Sea to Sky Gondola summit, in Lillooet, in Clearwater, in Valemount and at the Columbia Icefield
- 4 dinners: a welcome dinner in Vancouver, two dinners in Clearwater and a farewell dinner in Banff
Not included
- International flights to Vancouver and from Calgary
- Travel insurance
- Canadian eTA or visitor visa, where your passport needs one
- Lunches and dinners not listed
- Drinks
- Tips for your guide and driver
- Optional activities, such as the Jasper SkyTram, river floats and rafting, canoe hire and the Audain Art Museum
- Food and drink at the Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Personal expenses
- Extra hotel nights before or after the trip
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,080 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
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Questions
What does the price include?
Eleven hotel nights, airport transfers in Vancouver and Calgary, a private vehicle and driver, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, 11 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 4 dinners, Parks Canada admission and every visit in the day plan, including PEAK 2 PEAK, the Sea to Sky Gondola, the Maligne Lake cruise, the Athabasca Glacier, the Moraine Lake shuttle, the Banff Gondola and the hot springs.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, so the group fits around one table at lunch, everyone hears the guide at each stop, and getting in and out of the vehicle at viewpoints takes minutes, not a quarter of an hour.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from the welcome dinner in Vancouver to the airport in Calgary, with a professional driver at the wheel. Local guides lead the visit to the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, and certified glacier guides lead the Athabasca Glacier icewalk.
How long are the drives?
Most days have under four hours of driving, and several have under two. Day 5, Whistler to Clearwater, is the long one at about 440 km and roughly six hours, broken by four stops and a sit-down lunch in Lillooet. Every day in the plan shows its kilometres and hours.
How fit do I need to be?
Moderately active. Most walks are 1 to 2 hours on good paths. Each walking day also has a harder option, such as the High Note Trail in Whistler, a glacier icewalk or the climb to the Lake Agnes Teahouse, and you can always take the easy option or sit a walk out.
I am travelling solo. Is there a single supplement?
Yes, a room of your own costs from CAD 1,080 more, shown up front before you request to book, with no surprises later. If you would rather share, tell us when you book and we will tell you whether we can pair you with another solo traveller on your departure.
When is the best time to go?
Mid-June to mid-September. That is when the Moraine Lake shuttle, the Maligne Lake cruise, the glacier trips and the Lake Agnes Teahouse all run. July and August are warmest but busiest; late June can still have snow on high trails, and September brings cooler mornings and fewer crowds.
How does booking work?
Choose a departure and send a request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken when you send the request. The small group starts from CAD 7,215 per person sharing, taxes included.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. Besides the small group, the trip runs as a private trip for your party only, with your own guide and vehicle, on a date you choose. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we will quote the same hotels and activities without a guide.
Do I need a visa or eTA to visit Canada?
Most visitors need either an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) or a visitor visa, depending on their passport; US citizens need neither, but must carry a valid passport. Check the Government of Canada rules for your passport before you book flights, and apply early if you need a visa.
Is Jasper open after the 2024 wildfire?
Yes. The town and Jasper National Park are open and rebuilding, and you will see burned slopes near town. Maligne Canyon was closed for the 2026 season, so day 8 uses Medicine Lake and the Maligne Lake cruise instead. We confirm what is open before your departure and add the canyon back if Parks Canada reopens it.
How is this different from the Rocky Mountaineer trip?
Our Rocky Mountaineer trip crosses from Vancouver to Banff in two days by train, in GoldLeaf, with luxury hotels and a heli-hike, at a much higher price. This trip takes twelve days by road, adding Whistler, Wells Gray, Mount Robson, Jasper and the Icefields Parkway, with central 3-star-plus hotels.
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