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Diamonds in the Rough
Jewels of Rugged Western Canada

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  The tour begins
in that wild west
town of Calgary
Calgary  
 

Experience a day
of whitewater
rafting as we
head into the
Canadian Rockies

Banff  
  Spend two nights in
Banff, home of the
famous Banff Springs
Banff Springs Hotel  
  A cable car ride up
Sulphur Mountain
provides our first
birds-eye view
of the Rockies
Sulphur Mountain Gondola  
  Hiking near
Banff will provide
an exhilarating
outdoor adventure
Hiking  
  (not to mention
incredible photo
opportunities)
Hikers  
  Lake Louise
is our next
destination
Lake Louise  
  We'll hike and
enjoy High Tea
at the famous
Chateau
Chateau Lake Louise  
  Peyto Lake
is a
dazzling
sight
Peyto Lake  
  Canoeing in
the Rockies
is a blissful
experience
Canoeing  
  The Columbia
Icefields Parkway
is one of the
most dramatic
highways on earth
Icefields Parkway  
  We stop for a
snowcoach ride
out onto the
Athabasca
Glacier
Athabasca Glacier  
  Next is Jasper
National Park,
real bear country
 
  A gondola lifts
us for views of
Mt. Robson
Mt. Robson  
  More hiking
opportunities in
the high Rockies
 
  A cruise
on Maligne
Lake to a
Spirit Island
Maligne Lake  
  Being surrounded
by such awesome
natural beauty cannot
help but rejuvinate
the spirit
 
  Next, a highlight
of the tour—
the trip from
Jasper to
Vancouver
via rail . . .
 
  . . . through
some of
the most
spectacular
scenery . . .
 
  . . . that you
could find
anywhere
in the world!
 
  We spend one
night in Kamloops
along the way . . .
 
  . . . before we
continue on
by train . . .
 
  . . . to the gorgeous
city of Vancouver, BC
where even more
adventures await
 
  Join us in the land
of those fabled
Canadian Mounties
in search of the
Jewels of Rugged
Western Canada!