【Winter Tour】7-Day Winter Tour from Vancouver: Banff, Sulphur Mountain, Lake Louise and Choose Victoria or Whistler

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Product Code: 4081

OVERVIEW

Highlights

    • Exclusive: FREE snowshoes rentals (worths $160) ! Experience snowshoeing excitement on the scenic Lake Louise
    • Quality hotel accomodation during the Rockies: Two nights in Prestige Hotels and one night in the heart of Banff at Elk + Avenue
    • Stay overnight in the premium hotel Prestige Salmon Arm Resort (subject to availability)
    • Optional 1 night hotel upgrade to 5 Star Chateau Lake Louise. Further upgrade to Lakeview room at promotional rate
    • Guaranteed sufficient time for you to explore the European-style village of Banff. Take the Banff Gondola (adm) for a magnificent view of the Rockies
    • Arrange to immerse your body in the soothing Banff Sulphur Mountain hot springs while snowflakes are dancing. Surely an experience of a life time (optional)
    • Choose one day tour either in Victoria, visiting Butchart Gardens OR in Whistler, the Winter Olympics co-hosting city
    • Exclusive Bonus mini ferry ride to the Granville Island during a Complimentary Half Day Vancouver City Tour (conditions apply)
    • Visit renowned Okanagan Winery and the GMP certified Ginseng factory in Kamloops for gifts & souvenirs
    • Hotel options in Vancouver Downtown or Central Richmond
Tour Code
4081
Duration
7 day
Departure City
Vancouver
End City
Vancouver
Tour Type
Bus/Coach
Language
Chinese, English

IS THIS TOUR FOR ME?

Tour Themes: Cultural & Historical

Learn about history and local culture with in-depth tours and activities

Tour Type: Guided Tour

Multiple local tour guides/drivers available throughout your tour/activity

Group Size: Standard Group Tour

Tour with fellow travelers from all over the world

Activity Level: Moderate

Designed for travelers in good health who are comfortable with light walking or hiking

Quality: Budget Friendly

Experience the most affordable tour service and accommodation with fast-paced itineraries. Enjoy budget hotels, certified guides, and included transportation. Please note that a mandatory service fee and additional costs for optional activities may apply.

Itinerary

Day 01
Vancouver

Hometown - Vancouver

Hotel: Type A-Value: Hampton Inn by Hilton / Type B-Deluxe: Westin Wall Centre / Executive Hotel / Type D-Premium: Sheraton Wall Centre or similar

Meal: Breakfast: excluding Lunch: excluding Dinner: excluding

Welcome to Vancouver.

★Bonus Complimentary City Tour(approx. 3.5 hrs; limited to guests meeting our tour guide before 1:30pm):
Covering top attractions such as Downtown, Stanley Park, Canada Place, etc. Exclusive! Bonus Mini Ferry Ride, from English Bay to Granville Island!

 

Tips:
* False Creek Ferries operation is weather-permitting; closed on Dec.25 & 26.

Meal

  • Breakfast: excluding
  • Lunch: excluding
  • Dinner: excluding
Day 02
Vancouver

Please Choose One from: Victoria One-Day Tour or Whistler One-Day Tour

Hotel: Type A-Value: Hampton Inn by Hilton / Type B-Deluxe: Westin Wall Centre / Executive Hotel / Type D-Premium: Sheraton Wall Centre or similar

Meal: Breakfast: excluding Lunch: excluding Dinner: excluding

You can choose one option from Victorica One-Day Tour or Whistler One-Day Tour.

Option 1【Victoria One-Day Tour】
Vancouver - BC Ferries - Victoria - Inner Harbour - Butchart Gardens - Vancouver (Ferries & Garden Adm Incl.)  
Depart for Vancouver Island by ferry and capture the spectacular scenery en route. After passing by Chinatown, visit Beacon Hill Park's remarkable Mile "0", Legislative Buildings, and explore other significant heritage architectures surrounding the Inner Harbour. Visit the world famous Butchart Gardens before returning to Vancouver.
  
  

Option 2【Whistler One-Day Tour】
Vancouver - Sea to Sky Highway - Whistler - Gondola - Vancouver (Sightseeing Gondola Adm Incl.)
Drive along the Sea to Sky Highway. Pass by Horseshoe Bay, Shannon Falls, and Squamish, arrive at Whistler- host of 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Ride the Whistler Mountain Gondola and Peak2Peak. Relax at the mountain and the village. Delight yourself with an exciting experience of snowshoeing for FREE.
  
  

Tips:
* Whistler Gondola & Peak2Peak operation is seasonal; subject to change without notice.
* Snowshoeing activity is weather dependent; damage deposit $50.

Visiting Attractions

  • Vancouver Island Vancouver Island
  • Chinatown, Victoria Chinatown, Victoria
  • Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour
  • British Columbia Parliament Buildings British Columbia Parliament Buildings
  • Butchart Gardens Butchart Gardens
  • Whistler Village Whistler Village
  • Peak 2 Peak Gondola Peak 2 Peak Gondola

Meal

  • Breakfast: excluding
  • Lunch: excluding
  • Dinner: excluding
Day 03
Vancouver

Vancouver - Kelowna - L. Okanagan - Winery - Salmon Arm

Hotel: Prestige Harbourfront Resort or similar

Meal: Breakfast: excluding Lunch: excluding Dinner: excluding 【Optional Meal Plan: 9】: Lunch and Dinner Available

Start our journey via the trans- Canada highway; pass through Fraser valley, and head east for Kelowna, the heart of the Okanagan Valley and home to world-class vintners. At Lake Okanagan, let us listen to its legendary story and search for the lake monster "Ogopogo". Visit one of the most renowned wineries before settling down at Salmon Arm in the evening.

  

【Free upgrade Hotel to Prestige Harbourfront Resort】
  

Visiting Attractions

  • Okanagan Lake Okanagan Lake

Meal

  • Breakfast: excluding
  • Lunch: excluding
  • Dinner: excluding
  • 【Optional Meal Plan: 9】: Lunch and Dinner Available
Day 04
Banff

Salmon Arm - The "Last Spike" - Banff Gondola (adm) - Sulphur Mtn. Hot Springs (optional) - Banff

Hotel: Elk + Avenue or similar

Meal: Breakfast: excluding Lunch: excluding Dinner: excluding 【Optional Meal Plan: 9】: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Available

Proceed to Eagle Pass and visit the "Last Spike" of the transcontinental railway connecting the east and the west. Travel through the Rogers Pass. After a thrilling gondola ride (mandatory) to the summit, captivated by the majestic Rocky Mountains. Next, discover the town of Banff within the country's first national park. Immerse your body in the soothing Banff Sulphur Mountain hotsprings (optional).

【Last Spike】
  

【Banff Sulphur Mt Gondola
  

Tips:
* Gondola and Hotsprings operation is seasonal and subject to change without notice, please prepare swimming gears which are also rent-able at the Hotsprings.

Visiting Attractions

  • Canadian Pacific Railway's Last Spike Canadian Pacific Railway's Last Spike
  • Banff National Park Banff National Park
  • Canadian Rockies Canadian Rockies
  • Sulphur Mountain Sulphur Mountain

Meal

  • Breakfast: excluding
  • Lunch: excluding
  • Dinner: excluding
  • 【Optional Meal Plan: 9】: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Available
Day 05
Salmon Arm

Banff National Park - Lake Louise - Snowshoeing - Vernon

Hotel: Prestige Vernon or similar

Meal: Breakfast: excluding Lunch: excluding Dinner: excluding 【Optional Meal Plan: 9】: Lunch and Dinner Available

Journey to the Lake Louise, often referred as the "Jewel of the Rockies." The panoramic view of magnificent snow-capped mountains surrounding the emerald colour of the lake attracts millions of visitors worldwide. If weather permits, you may enjoy snowshoeing experience on ice surface of the scenic Lake Louise. Settle down at Vernon in the evening.
  

Tips:
* Snowshoeing activity is weather dependent, damage deposit $50.

Visiting Attractions

  • Lake Louise Lake Louise

Meal

  • Breakfast: excluding
  • Lunch: excluding
  • Dinner: excluding
  • 【Optional Meal Plan: 9】: Lunch and Dinner Available
Day 06
Kamloops

Vernon - Kamloops - Ginseng Factory - Fraser Valley - Vancouver

Hotel: Type A-Value: Hampton Inn by Hilton / Type B-Deluxe: Westin Wall Centre / Executive Hotel / Type D-Premium: Sheraton Wall Centre or similar

Meal: Breakfast: excluding Lunch: excluding Dinner: excluding 【Optional Meal Plan: 9】: Breakfast and Lunch Available

Head west for the BC interiors and arrive at Kamloops, a city with over 2000 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the only GMP certified Ginseng factory in West Canada and learn about the amazing healing power of Ginseng. After passing by Hope and Hunter's Creek, arrive in Vancouver in the late Afternoon.

【Kamloops】【Ginseng】
  

Visiting Attractions

  • Sunmore Ginseng Factory Sunmore Ginseng Factory

Meal

  • Breakfast: excluding
  • Lunch: excluding
  • Dinner: excluding
  • 【Optional Meal Plan: 9】: Breakfast and Lunch Available
Day 07
Vancouver

Vancouver - Hometown

Meal: Breakfast: excluding Lunch: excluding Dinner: excluding

Enjoy a free day or join the bonus Vancouver Outlet Shopping (limited to guests with at least half free day in Vancouver and depart after 3:00pm). Transfer to Vancouver Airport afterwards.

Meal

  • Breakfast: excluding
  • Lunch: excluding
  • Dinner: excluding
Please note that order of day-to-day itinerary is adjustable depending on tour start day.

Own Expenses

Day Activity Price Additional Information
D4 National Park and Banff Gondola $72.00/Adult; $51.00/Child (6-15) Mandatory fee
D4 Banff Sulphur Mountain hotsprings $9.25/Adult; $8.00/Elder (65+); $8.00/Child (3-17) Excluding tax
  • All mandatory fees must be paid in cash to the tour guide and tickets cannot be pre-purchased separatedly.
  • Any optional activities you wish to join must be paid to your tour guide in cash.

Pick-up Details / Transfers

【Vancouver Arrival】
YVR airport:
* Domestic Arrivals: please meet at Claim Belt #3 after luggage pick-up.
* International Arrivals: please meet at the 'Welcome Figures' wooden statue in Arrival Hall after luggage pick-up.
* Complimentary YVR Airport Transfer Time (scheduled operation): 8:00am - 9:30pm (Tour A & B); 8:00am - 8:00pm (Tour D).
* We offer one complimentary airport pick-up from YVR Airport for each room within the above time frame. After the tour, we transfer guests to the airport together. If you need additional transfer service, please contact us for availability and price.
【Vancouver Departure】
* We'll transfer you to Vancouver airport afterwards. Suggested departure flight time after 9:30pm. We are not liable to any delays caused by weather, road conditions and other circumstances.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Package Includes

    • Complimentary Vancouver airport pick up and drop off
    • 6-night hotel accommodations
    • Professional bilingual tour escort
    • Ground transportation
    • Tax Included

Package Excludes

    • Service fees for tour guide and driver:
      Vancouver Mini City Tour: CAD$6.00/guest/way
      YVR Airport Pickup: CAD$4.00/guest/way
      YVR Airport Drop off: CAD$2.00/guest/way
      General Tour Day: CAD$15.00/guest/day
    • Airfares or related transportation between your home and destination
    • All personal expenses including hotel room service, airport and hotel porterage
    • Fuel Surcharge
    • Optional tours (Prices may vary due to different seasons and is subject to the final price on the box office.)
    • Except for the admission fees, optional tour fees and service fees mentioned above, other fees and tax should be paid in CAD. If you choose to pay in USD, you should pay the price difference caused by the currency exchange rate.

Special Notes

    • Cancellation/Amendment Policy:
      * 33 or more days prior to departure date - $60/person penalty
      * 25-32 days prior to departure date - 30% penalty
      * 17-24 days prior to departure date - 50% penalty
      * No refund or changes 16 or less days prior to departure date. No partial refund on any unused services. 
      * Hotel upgrades and optional activities (such as FlyOver Canada, Seaplane, Whale Watching Tour, Boeing Factory, Amtrak Train, etc) are non-changeable and non-refundable for any cancellation.
      * Tour fares and hotel upgrade surcharge in Rockies tour are subject to change. 
    • We reserve the rights to cancel the tours without liability 14 days prior to departure, and reschedule the tours or refund payment if the number of participants is inadequate to form a group.
    • Seattle transfers arrangement available, please contact us for more information (Seattle transfers will be arranged by Quick Shuttle service. Services dates are every Friday to Monday).
    • Operations of False Creek Ferries, Banff Sulphur Mountain Hotsprings, Snowshoeing and etc. are seasonal and weather-permitting, subject to change without notice.
    • Please contact us to provide your flight information at least 7 days before your tour departure.
    • Please bring Visa/MasterCard for the hotel incidental deposits.
    • All hotel rooms are non-smoking. Any violation will be penalized $350 and up (non-refundable cleaning fee).
    • Limited to one medium sized suitcase and one carry-on luggage per guest. Any additional luggage may be charged of $35 per piece.
    • Optional activities and Quick Shuttle Services are subject to individual operator's terms & conditions.
    • Please read our Terms & Conditions and any other relevant policies carefully. By completing a reservation, you declare and warrant that you, your clients and all the participants have read, understood and agreed to all our terms and conditions.
    • We reserve the rights to modify the itinerary without liability. The local operator acts only in the capacity of agents for airlines, hotels, restaurants,  bus companies, train companies, shipping lines providing transportations, hotel accommodations, meals and other services. The local operator is not liable for any injury, death, loss or damage of personal property resulting from the use of the services. If the services included in the tour cannot be supplied or there are changes in an itinerary for reasons beyond the control of the operator, the operator will arrange for the provision of comparable services. Some coach may provide safety seat belts. Any resulting additional expenses will be payable by tour participants. Purchase of travel insurance is strongly recommended.
    • A visa is not required for U.S. citizens. However, please bring your Photo I.D and proof of citizenship (U.S. birth certificate or naturalization certificate) for re-entry to the United States. A passport is highly recommended. Children, ages 18 and under only require a birth certificate. If you are not an American citizen or permanent resident, please bring your passport, I-94 card or resident alien card. Due to heightened security at the border, additional paperwork is required from visitors from some countries. This only applies to a very few countries. Please be aware of the status of your country or origin or check with the local immigration office to ensure that multiple-entry into the U.S. is allowed. This will avoid unnecessary delays. Should any person be detained upon re-entry to the U.S., we will be unable to wait while the additional paperwork is filed. Additional charges may apply for transportation.
    • If you would like to stay at a specific hotel in Vancouver (anyone we offer from A to D), there will be an extra charge of $40.00 per room, per night.
    • We strongly recommend that you contact the airline and local tour provider to confirm your flight arrival time and arrange for pick-up before you depart for your excursion.
    • Wear with a light coat for cool mornings & evenings during the summer. A winter jacket is required for autumn through spring. A hat, umbrella, sunglasses and bug repellent are also recommended.
    • Flight information must be provided in order for the airport transfer services to be arranged. At our discretion, if flight information is not provided or provided last minute, your reservation will be noted as a self transfer and no airport transfer services will be arranged. If you decide to self transfer to the tour's first night's hotel, please inform us at your earliest convenience. If you opt out of a transfer service, you may reinstate the airport transfer service if notification to reinstate the service is given well in advance of the tour's departure. Urgent requests to reinstate airport transfer services will not be guaranteed. If a flight is delayed, Tours4Fun/local provider will attempt to arrange a later airport transfer service, however; this later service is not guaranteed. If an airport transfer service is not available and cannot be provided, all guests are responsible for self transferring to the tour's first night's hotel.
  • Depending on your arrival time, your hotel room may not be available until the afternoon. Most hotels allow check-in between 1:00pm-3:00pm, however some charge a fee for early check-in. Please check at the hotel desk to see if you may store your luggage at the hotel if you wish to explore the city on your own before check-in.
  • Please Note:
    1. Guests are not allowed to use a CITY PASS, NATIONAL PARK PASS and admission ticket purchased by themselves to join the sightseeing attractions included in this tour.
    2. Guests who do use a CITY PASS, NATIONAL PARK PASS or admission ticket purchased by themselves, will not be offered the transportation service for that day, and will possible need to pay a penalty fee. Please consult your tour guide for details.
  • Language: This tour is escorted by a professional bilingual tour guide and/or driver guide (English/Chinese). Tours and/or languages may be combined to operate this tour depending on the number of passengers who have booked a particular departure.
  • Bus Arrangement: Passengers on the same reservation will be arranged on the same bus unless stated otherwise. If you wish to be on the same bus as another party /an existing reservation, please note your request with the reservation number in the comment section on the checkout page or notify us at least 24 hours prior to tour departure.
  • Tours4Fun cooperates with top local area tour operators and ensures the best quality of services to all travelers. We provide tour coaches that all are insured with a liability insurance coverage from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 to make sure that your trips are safer and more enjoyable.
  • The time we mentioned in the itinerary is for reference only. Please refer to your guide on tour for the actual arrangement. The visiting order and duration might be changed according to actual and practical situation for better service.
  • This tour/activity is overseen by a select local operator in the region. Upon booking your tour or activity and after receiving confirmation, you will be issued an e-ticket detailing the local operator's name and contact information. If you require assistance finding a specific tour, please contact us for more information.

Pricing Info

Your reservation is always subject to confirmation by email, normally within one to two business days.

* Price for Single Occupancy applies when one person stays in one standard hotel room.
* Price for Double/Triple/Quadruple Occupancy applies when two/three/four people stay in one standard hotel room respectively.
* Triple/Quadruple price does not guarantee a third/forth bed in the room but it can be requested at the time of check-in.
* The maximum room capacity is four people including adult(s) and children/infants.
* Please note that passengers traveling with infant(s), must pay tour fare for the infant. It is illegal for an infant to board a bus without an assigned seat. Infants are not permitted on the bus unless they have an assigned paid seat; please leave a comment when booking your tour if you are traveling with an infant.

Reservation Info

    1.Immediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a Receipt of Reservation via email.
    2. Within one to two business days of submitting your reservation you will receive a status update email from us. If you need to book an airline ticket, we recommend that you do so after you receive a confirmation of your tour reservation from us.
    3. An E-Ticket will be sent to you via email as soon as details of your reservation are confirmed or your supporting information is received by us. We will provide you with all detailed information about your tour on the E-Ticket. Contact information for local tour provider will be included on E-Ticket for your convenience or re-confirmation purpose if re-confirmation is required.
    4. Simply print your E-Ticket and present it with your valid photo ID on the day of your activity to your tour guide. Please remember E-Ticket is your proof of purchase.

Terms and Conditions

    - Your purchase does not guarantee confirmation. Your purchase will initiate a reservation process. We will confirm with you via email within one to two business days.
    - Prices may vary due to availability. We reserve the right to make price adjustment without prior notice.
    - Please refer to our Standard Amendment, Cancellation and Refund Policy before you make reservation.
    - Please refer to Customer Agreement before you make reservation.
    - Local tour provider reserves the right to make modifications to tour arrangements including order of tour activities, hotel and its location if deemed necessary.

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