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Calgary
Tag 1
Day 1: Arrival in Canada Welcome to beautiful Canada 🍁! You will land at Calgary International Airport (YYC)🛬. This is also our meeting point today (I will announce the meeting time closer to the trip), where we will meet our fellow TripMates in person and pick up our rental car to start off directly into the wild of the Canadian Rockies 🏞️! If you want to visit Calgary city, please plan to arrive a couple of days earlier in order to do some sightseeing on your own. INCLUDED ✅ Rental car and transfer ADDITIONAL FEES ❌ Fuel for the whole road trip (split in the group)
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Banff
Tag 1-4
Day 1 - 4: Banff National Park (driving distance ~ 200 km) We will spend our first four days in the historic Banff National Park, which is the oldest and among the most stunning in Alberta Province! We will have a sufficient amount of time to explore some of the pristine lakes and peaks during our stay here! I have planned multiple hiking routes in the park, such as a day hike to the turquoise Lake Luise and another day to the peaks of Banff NP with panoramic views! INCLUDED ✅ 3 nights in Banff NP ✅ National park fee ✅ Day hike to Lake Louise ✅ Day hike in the Banff area with spectacular views OPTIONAL (additional fees) ❌ Canoeing, kayaking, white water rafting
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Saskatchewan River Crossing
Tag 4-6
Day 4 - 6: Saskatchewan River Crossing (driving distance ~ 130 km) We will depart after breakfast and drive on the Icefields Parkway to a little town called Saskatchewan River Crossing. From here, we can go on multiple amazing glaciers walks to see the surrounding glaciers. We will hike up to Saskatchewan as well as the Athabasca Glacier. It is also possible to join a guided glacier tour with a local guide for an additional fee. With the guide and crampons, we will be able to walk onto the glacier. INCLUDED ✅ 2 nights in Saskatchewan River Crossing ✅ National park fee ✅ Hike to see the Saskatchewan Glacier ✅ Hike to Athabasca Glacier (if you want to walk ON the glacier, a guided hike with local guide can be arranged) ✅ Driving on the magnificant Icefields Parkway
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Jasper
Tag 6-8
Day 6 - 8: Jasper National Park (driving distance ~ 130 km) The Jasper NP is part of UNESCO`s Rocky Mountains World Heritage. It offers plenty of wildlife and self-guided trails, so we can enjoy a full day outdoors in the wild. I will bring along some suggestions for the hikes and we`ll choose together which one we`ll walk during our stay here. Also, Jasper is the world's second-largest dark sky preserve. That means, if the night sky is clear we will see a spectacular milky way with our bare eyes! INCLUDED ✅ 2 nights in Jasper NP ✅ National park fee ✅ Beautiful day hike on one of the many hiking trails in the area ✅ See the world's second-largest dark sky preserve
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Clearwater
Tag 8-10
Day 8 - 10: Clearwater in Wells Gray Provincial Park (driving distance ~ 320 km) Today, we leave the Rocky Mountains and head further into another stunning nature reserve, the Wells Gray Provincial Park. On the way to Clearwater, where we will spend the next to nights, we have the opportunity for multiple photo stops along the way! Our day in Clearwater can be planned individually. Those, who need a day break after hiking in the Rockies, can take some time off and just enjoy the beauty of the area. For adrenaline junkies, there are some more activities planned such as white water rafting and more extended hikes to waterfalls in the area! INCLUDED ✅ 2 nights in Clearwater ✅ National park fee ✅ Hike to the highest waterfall in Canada OPTIONAL (additional fees) ❌White water rafting on the Clearwater River
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Prince George
Tag 10-11
Day 10 - 11: Prince George (driving distance ~ 500 km) We have a scenic and long drive today and start early after breakfast. We drive on the old so-called Old Cariboo Gold Rush Route towards Prince George. As the name suggest, this area used to be very popular during the gold rush in the 19th century. In Prince George we have a free evening to relax after the long drive and have a filling dinner. INCLUDED ✅ 1 night in Prince George
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Smithers
Tag 11-12
Day 11 - 12: Smithers (driving distance ~ 300 km) We start this day early in order to make some interesting and scenic photo stops. En route, we see a lot of left-behind ghost towns from the gold rush era and make a visit to the historical site of Fort St. James. Fort St. James used to be a blooming fur trading town during the 19th century. It is the largest group of original wooden buildings and portrays the relationship between the fur traders and the Carrier First Nation - the indigenous people of north-central British Columbia. We stay overnight in Smithers before we continue our journey. INCLUDED ✅ 1 night in Smithers ✅ Visit to historical site of Fort St. James
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Stewart
Tag 12-14
Day 12 - 14: Stewart (driving distance ~ 330 km) In the morning, we can enjoy a delicious breakfast and have some time to explore Smithers. On our way to Stewart, we pass a scenic and historic route through some of the province's most isolated areas, the Stewart–Cassiar Highway. It is crossing Indian Reserves and gives multiple interesting and historically rich places to explore. We will stop at the Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site and see the original totem poles in Gitanyow. The next two nights we spend in the small town of Stewart, which is located right at the border to Alaska. From here, we will make a day trip to Alaska the next day. INCLUDED ✅ 2 nights in Stewart ✅ Visit Bear Glacier ✅ See totem poles in Gitanyow ✅ See Gitwangak Battle Hill Site OPTIONAL (additional fees) ❌ Visit to Ksan Historical Village
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Hyder
Tag 14
Day 13: Day trip to Hyder in Alaska After breakfast, another special day trip awaits us: We cross the border to Alaska and drive to a small town called Hyder. There we visit the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site. In July, the annual salmon run can be experienced at this site and often bears can be seen as well who come here for their pray🦈. A genuinely amazing spot to see plenty of different wildlife! INCLUDED ✅ Day crossing to Hyder ✅ Salmon Creek Wildlife Observation Site
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Prince Rupert
Tag 14-15
Day 14 - 15: Prince Rupert (driving distance ~ 300 km) On day 14 we drive about 5 hours from Stewart to Prince Rupert to spend the night there. Next morning at 7:30 we embark on the ferry from Prince Rupert to Vancouver Island. Crossing time in the Inside Passage is approximately 16 hours and we pass some beautiful fjords, where - if we are lucky - will be able to see whales from the ferry! From the ferry terminal on Vancouver Island, it is about a 1.5h drive to our remote lodge in Telegraph Cove, where we will spend the next two nights. INCLUDED ✅ 1 night in Prince Rupert ✅ Ferry crossing to Vancouver Island
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Telegraph Cove
Tag 15-17
Day 15 - 17: Telegraph Cove (driving distance ~ 65 km) Our lodge is located right by the small harbor in the midst of wild nature and surrounded by pine trees. Is it a perfect place to enjoy hikes in the lush rainforest. If we haven`t seen whales during our ferry crossing, we have another great opportunity here in Telegraph Cove. Guided boat tours run daily and we can join a guided whale-watching expedition as well. INCLUDED ✅ 2 nights in Telegraph Cove OPTIONAL (additional fees) ❌ Whale watching tour ❌ Kayaking
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Tofino
Tag 17-20
Day 17 - 20: Tofino (driving distance ~ 470 km) We leave Telegraph Cove in the early morning and drive further south to Tofino, which is located on the western banks of Vancouver Island. We have a bear-watching trip planned for our first day here and after that, we have time to join some extra activities that are highly recommended in this area such as kayaking and hiking. On the second day in Tofino we drive to see the scenic Long Beach, which is famous for the driftwood logs on the shores. It is also a great place to surf! So if you are into surfing or watersports, equipment can be rented on spot! INCLUDED ✅ 3 nights in Tofino ✅ Guided bear-watching tour ✅ Visit Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve OPTIONAL (additional fees) ❌ Surfing ❌ Kayaking
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Vancouver
Tag 20-21
Day 20 - 21: Vancouver (driving distance ~ 280 km) Today, we leave Vancouver Island and take a ferry to the mainland. We will arrive in Vancouver in the afternoon and return our car to the airport. The next two night we`ll spend in Vancouver and enjoy the civilized city life again after days of road trip adventures! INCLUDED ✅ 1 night in Vancouver ✅ Ferry crossing to Vancouver
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