Canada Family Adventure
Trip Details
- Duration: 13 days
- Visited Areas: Canada
Canada is a destination made for families. With soaring peaks, pounding waterfalls, glacial lakes, endless walking tracks and a vast array of wildlife, this is a country that is sure to enthral both the young and the young at heart. Pitch a tent under the stars in breathtaking national parks, toast marshmallows on a working cowboy ranch, hike along mountain trails and relax together surrounded by some of the country's most breathtaking scenery. This is a trip that has it all and is sure to delight the whole family.
Itinerary
Day 1 Seattle
Begin the adventure in Seattle where there's time to see the Space Needle or check out the colour of Pike Place Market.
Day 2 Whistler
Thrillseekers will delight in riding bikes through the mountain terrain of Whistler.
Day 3 Kamloops
Perhaps visit the British Columbia Wildlife Park to see cougars, moose and timber wolves.
Days 4-5 Wells Gray Provincial Park
Enjoy two nights camping at a cowboy ranch. Spend days hiking in the wilderness or canoeing on the lake, then at night, toast marshmallows around the campfire.
Day 6 Mt Robson Provincial Park
Hike through this scenic park, home to Mt Robson - the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.
Days 7-8 Jasper National Park
Activities abound at Jasper, so why not go mountain biking or hike beneath the chain of soaring mountains? Keep eyes peeled for elk, moose, deer and mountain lions.
Day 9 Banff National Park
Soak up breathtaking views while driving along the Icefields Parkway connecting Jasper and Banff national parks. Stop by the Athabasca Glacier - and maybe to take a ride on an ice mobile - before continuing on to the beautiful lakes of the Canadian Rockies.
Day 10 Yoho National Park/Golden
Fed by several glaciers, the racing ice-blue waters of Kicking Horse River plow through the Yoho National Park. After visiting the park, spend the night camping near the town of Golden.
Day 11 Kelowna
Pass through the spectacular Glacier National Park, home to more than 400 glaciers. Stop at Mt Revelstoke National Park, then set up camp near Kelowna.
Day 12 Vancouver
Explore Stanley Park by bicycle or hit the shops in town.
Day 13 Seattle
The adventure ends back across the border in Seattle.
