Nine days in Canada takes you from the multicultural waterfront of Toronto and the thundering spectacle of Niagara Falls across to the mountains and Stanley Park of Vancouver, then up into the Canadian Rockies at Banff where turquoise glacier lakes are surrounded by peaks that look like they were painted. Canada is vast, beautiful, and endlessly surprising.
Nine days in Canada takes you from the multicultural waterfront of Toronto and the thundering spectacle of Niagara Falls across to the mountains and Stanley Park of Vancouver, then up into the Canadian Rockies at Banff where turquoise glacier lakes are surrounded by peaks that look like they were painted. Canada is vast, beautiful, and endlessly surprising.
Arrive at Toronto Pearson International Airport and transfer to your downtown hotel. Afternoon at the CN Tower, at 553 metres the symbol of Toronto, with a glass floor observation deck and optional EdgeWalk on the exterior. Evening in the Distillery District, a Victorian industrial complex converted into galleries, restaurants, and boutiques. Overnight Toronto.
Morning at the Royal Ontario Museum with an extraordinary natural history and world cultures collection including the dinosaur gallery. Afternoon drive 1.5 hours to Niagara Falls, one of the world's great natural spectacles. Evening at the falls as they are illuminated in colour after dark - the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side are far more impressive than the American Falls. Overnight Niagara Falls.
Morning at Niagara including the Journey Behind the Falls tunnel that puts you inside the roar of the waterfall. Drive back to Toronto and take an evening flight to Vancouver on the Pacific coast. Overnight Vancouver.
Full day exploring Vancouver. Morning walk or cycle around Stanley Park, a 400-hectare rainforest park on a peninsula in the city with the famous Seawall, totem poles, and views to the North Shore mountains. Afternoon at Granville Island Public Market for local seafood, fresh produce, and artisan crafts. Evening in Gastown, Vancouver's oldest neighbourhood with its steam clock and cobblestone streets. Overnight Vancouver.
Morning at Capilano Suspension Bridge, a 137-metre long bridge 70 metres above the Capilano River in a coastal rainforest, with the Treetops Adventure walk through the Douglas firs. Drive up Grouse Mountain for gondola views over Vancouver, the sea, and the islands. Optional full day in Whistler ski resort village 2 hours north if you prefer mountains. Overnight Vancouver.
Morning flight to Calgary and drive 1.5 hours into the Canadian Rockies to Banff, a mountain town inside a national park with peaks in every direction. Afternoon walk through Banff town along the Bow River. Evening at the Banff Springs Hotel, a castle-like grand hotel, for a drink with views of the Rockies. Overnight Banff.
Full day in Banff National Park. Morning at Lake Louise, the impossibly turquoise glacier lake with the Victoria Glacier rising behind it - the most photographed scene in Canada. Drive to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, even more dramatic than Louise in golden morning light. Afternoon hike into Johnston Canyon through limestone walls to two stunning waterfalls. Overnight Banff.
Drive north on the Icefields Parkway, consistently ranked one of the world's most scenic drives, through glacier-carved valleys with waterfalls falling from 300-metre cliffs. Stop at the Columbia Icefield for the Ice Explorer bus drive onto the Athabasca Glacier and the Glacier Skywalk glass-floor platform above the valley. Continue to Jasper. Overnight Jasper.
Morning boat cruise on Maligne Lake to the iconic Spirit Island, a tiny forested island surrounded by mountains reflected in the turquoise water - one of Canada's most photographed images. Drive or fly back to Calgary or Edmonton for your return flight home. End of tour.
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