DAY 1  We’ll begin our wonderful adventure to the Canadian Rockies with an included coffee and roll break. Our travels take us into North Dakota and our overnight in Bismarck, where we’ll enjoy an included welcome dinner.


DAY 2  An included breakfast starts our day, then we’re off for the Canadian border. After clearing customs (have your proof of citizenship with you) we’ll head for Regina, Saskatchewan, where we'll visit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Museum and Chapel. Later we’ll check into our hotel for the night, with the evening free to relax and have dinner on your own.


DAY 3  We’ll head west this morning across Saskatchewan, the “Bread Basket of Canada.” Our travels will take us through the cities of Swift Current and Medicine Hat to Calgary, Alberta. After checking into our hotel for the next 2 nights the evening will be free to relax and have dinner on your own.

DAY 4  We’ll enjoy our included breakfast then depart for our guided tour, including the Winter Olympic Site. This afternoon will be free to relax, take in some of the Stampede activities or maybe the optional afternoon Rodeo performance. Later this afternoon we’ll head to the Calgary Stampede grounds and take our reserved seats in the Grandstand for our included dinner, followed by the exciting Chuck Wagon races and the evening’s Grandstand entertainment.


DAY 5  This morning following our included breakfast, we’ll head west into the Canadian Rockies and along the Icefields Parkway, often referred to as “the most scenic highway in the world.” Our destination is the beautiful Chateau Lake Louise, the “Jewel of the Rockies,” for our included lunch. Following lunch you’ll have time to explore the hotel and grounds before we head back to Banff. We’ll tour Banff National Park, see Bow Falls, and visit Yoho National Park including spectacular Takakaw Falls and Emerald Lake, on the way back to Banff. Upon arrival we’ll check into our hotel for the next 2 nights, located in the heart of downtown Banff on Main Street. The evening will be free to relax or explore Banff. 

DAY 6  Following our included breakfast, we’ll again drive the spectacular Icefields Parkway to the Columbia Glacier at Athabasca Falls for our exciting SnoCoach ride on to the glacier. You will even have the opportunity to step out onto the glacier. We’ll then return to Banff, taking in some more of the wonderful sites along the way. Back in Banff, you’ll have the opportunity to rest or go exploring.

DAY 7  An included breakfast starts our day, then we’ll head east back through Calgary and turn south, stopping for a morning break. Our travels will take us along the beautiful Rocky Mountains back into the United States and long the east side of Glacier National Park.  The scenery will be wonderful today as we stop for an included lunch at the historic St. Mary Lodge located at the east entrance to Glacier National Park.  We'll continue southeast this afternoon to our overnight in Great Falls, Montana.


DAY 8  After an included breakfast, we'll head south to experience a real highlight, the "Gates of the Mountain" (named by Meriwether Lewis).  We'll board a boat for our narrated cruise on the Missouri River, where the cliffs rise 1200 feet above the river on both sides, forming a canyon of natural wonders.  Later we'll continue south and east across the Big Sky Country of Montana, making a lunch stop (on your own) and an afternoon break en route to our overnight in Billings.  The evening will be free to relax and have dinner on your own.


DAY 9  After our included breakfast we’ll continue across eastern Montana and into North Dakota, where we'll stop to visit Theodore Roosevelt national Park. We’ll overnight in Bismarck, North Dakota, where we’ll enjoy our included Farewell Dinner.


DAY 10  Following our included breakfast we’ll continue east across North Dakota and back into Minnesota. We’ll arrive home late this afternoon filled with wonderful memories of the awesome Canadian Rockies.

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