Northwest Trails

Tour Itinerary

Seattle

2 night’s at Sixth Avenue Inn
Arrive in Seattle and transfer to your comfortable downtown hotel. After settling yourself in, there’s plenty of time to explore, acquainting yourself with the city perhaps on a Ride the Ducks! tour, which takes in the very best of the city both on land and sea! The new Olympic Sculpture Park is well worth a visit as is historic Pioneer Square. There’s also an impressive downtown shopping district for those in need of some retail therapy! The birthplace of grunge, feel what its like to be a rock star at the Experience Music Project or head instead to the Woodland Park Zoo, one of the world’s finest. The observation deck of the Seattle Space Needle is a must for stunning views.

Seattle – Vancouver

2 night’s at  Holiday Inn Vancouver
Time to hit the road and head to Vancouver, Canada’s spectacular western gateway. Arriving late afternoon, drop your bags off at your hotel before heading out to enjoy the city at night. The next day is yours to spend at leisure, visiting the quaint provincial capital of Victoria on Vancouver Island perhaps or the famed Butchart Gardens. Another night, another restaurant – there’s plenty to choose from!

Vancouver – Fraser River Canyon/Kamloops

1 night at Sandman Inn & Hotel
Follow the path of the prospectors today as they made their way through the Fraser River Canyon and into the Cariboo Region during the gold rush. In the afternoon, continue through the interior of British Columbia along the Thompson River named after the famous trapper and explorer David Thompson. Reach the rugged town of Kamloops late afternoon ready to enjoy a relaxing evening.

Kamloops – Jasper National Park

1 night at Maligne Lodge
Continue north, marvelling as you drive at the majestic beauty of the Monashee Mountains in the Canadian wilderness. Traverse famous Yellowhead Highway by Mount Robson, the highest peak in the US Rockies before reaching the city of Jasper in Jasper National Park, your base for the night.

Jasper National Park – Banff National Park

1 night at Quality Resort Chateau Canmore
From one national park to another today via the Icefields Parkway that runs along the ridge of the Rockies. The largest body of ice south of the Arctic Circle, the scenery will take your breath away as you literally ride the backbone of the Continent! Stop at Lake Louise before arriving in Banff.

Banff National Park - Calgary

1 night at Sandman Hotel Calgary West
Enjoy a last leisurely stroll through downtown Banff before continuing along the Bow River Valley to Calgary, another superb destination with a wealth of facilities to tempt you, not least a wealth of outdoor pursuits! In the afternoon, a city tour which includes Calgary’s 1988 Winter Olympics sites will help you get acquainted.

Calgary – Waterton Lakes National Park/Glacier National Park/Kalispell

1 night at Red Lion Kalispell
Say goodbye to Calgary and continue south to beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park which shares the international boundary with Montana’s Glacier National Park. A geological wonderland, it encompasses 1,600 square miles of Rocky Mountain Peaks with spectacular vistas at every turn. Once you’ve put your camera away, drive the aptly named Going to the Sun highway to Kalispell.

Kalispell – Yellowstone National Park

1 night at Brandin Iron Motel
After a hearty breakfast, travel past Flathead Lake and across the Continental Divide through the Big Sky of western Montana – true cowboy country! Continue onwards to Yellowstone, the world’s first national park and a World Heritage Site with natural wonders in abundance.

Yellowstone National Park – Grand Teton National Park/Jackson Hole

1 night at Point Inn and Suites
Admire the dramatic peaks of the Grand Teton Mountains en-route to the rustic town of Jackson Hole. Very friendly in atmosphere, there’s the National Elk Refuge to explore and the National Museum of Wildlife Art or simply wonder around its unique town square with huge antler arches on every corner!

Jackson Hole – Craters of the Moon/Twin Falls

1 night at Red Lion Hotel Canyon Springs
Drive west today through the lunar landscape of the Craters of the Moon National Monument, which boasts one of the nation’s highest concentrations of volcanic features – you really will feel as though you’re on another planet! Continue to the awe-inspiring cascade of the Shoshone Falls – dubbed the Niagara of the West – before arriving at Twin Falls, your base for the night.

Twin Falls – Oregon Trail/Boise/Pendleton

1 night at Shilo Inn Richland
A drive through the vast Boise National Forest today will delight, where a segment of the historic Oregon Trail can be seen. Later, arrive in Boise – the City of the Trees and Idaho’s state capital, a perfect place to enjoy lunch. If you’ve time, stop at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Centre in Baker City, which focuses on life along the Trail before arriving in Pendleton, home of the annual Pendleton Round-Up-Rodeo!

Pendleton – Yakima/Mt Rainier National Park

1 night at Red Lion Yakima
Yakima is your first stop today, an important agricultural region which produces apples, cherries, pears, peaches and apricots in abundance. After stocking up on some fruit fresh, continue to Mt Rainier National Park to marvel at its ice-clad extinct volcano towering above the surrounding area.

Mt Rainier National Park Area – Seattle

1 night at Sixth Avenue Inn
There’s another chance to admire the sheer beauty of Mt Rainier and its evergreen forests this morning before heading back to Seattle. Enjoy a last night in this vibrant city, taking home with you many treasured memories of your time on the road in western Canada.

This tour is operated by ATI.

Hotels are subject to change.