Date: October 1-9, 2025 (9 Days)
Activity Level: Moderate
Unwind before winter in beautiful Victoria! Enjoy a scenic relaxing 2 day drive through Banff National Park, Kicking Horse Pass, Yoho National Park, Rogers Pass and the beautiful Okanagan. Once in Victoria enjoy a Victoria City Tour, Butchart Gardens with High Tea, island tour including Duncan and Chemainus and free time to relax and explore. Meet new friends and embrace beautiful evenings with a stroll of the harbor, take in some shopping, or just enjoy being outside in the mild Victoria climate.
Pick-up Locations:
- St Albert – St Albert Inn and Suites
- North Edmonton – Petro Canada/A&W
- Sherwood Park – Super 8
- South Edmonton – Evario Event Center
- Leduc – Royal Hotel
- Red Deer – Radisson Hotel
- Calgary West – Petro Canada/McDonalds
Pricing
Price includes all applicable taxes
Deposit Required: $100/person
Final Payment Date: August 29, 2025
Sales Cut Off Date: August 29, 2025
What's Included
- Transportation on an air-conditioned, washroom-equipped motorcoach
- Services of an experienced Pro Tours Tour Director & Professional Driver
- Onboard entertainment
- Meals Included: 3 Breakfast, 3 Lunch, 2 Dinner
- 8 nights accommodations
- 1 night Golden @ Holiday Inn Express
- 1 night Merritt @Best Western Plus
- 5 nights Victoria @ Chateau Victoria
- 1 night Sicamous @ Best Western Sicamous Inn
- Free time in Banff
- Kicking Horse Pass
- Yoho National Park
- Rogers Pass
- Ice Cream at Dutchman Dairy
- Ferry crossings as indicated
- Locally guided Victoria & area city tour
- Locally guided tour of portion of island
- Butchart Gardens including High Tea lunch
- Kilby Historic Site show and lunch
- Sightseeing and admissions as outlined in the itinerary
- Free day to do as you choose in Victoria
- Luggage Handling where available
- Miles of Smiles
- Meals not specified
- Gratuity for your Tour Director
- Gratuity for your Coach Driver
- Gratuity for Step-on Guides
Tour Details by Day
Meals Included: Welcome Dinner
Embark on a picturesque Victoria Vacation beginning in St. Albert, with stops in Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Leduc, Red Deer, and Calgary for lunch. Journey to Banff for a leisurely stroll through its enchanting townsite. We then carry on into BC over the Kicking Horse Pass into Yoho National Park ending our day in Golden. We will be greeted by a welcome dinner where you can mingle and meet your travel partners.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Today takes us through Rogers Pass leading to Revelstoke for a short break. We will then continue on our way through the North Shuswap where we will enjoy an included lunch. With the Okanagan scenery to enjoy we will make our way to Merritt for the evening.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will head south on the Coquihalla, stopping at Kilby Historic Site. Located near the junction of the Harrison and Fraser Rivers, the Kilby Historic Site stands as the only reminder of the once thriving community of Harrison Mills, British Columbia, Canada. We will step back in time and enjoy a live show “Victorian secrets” and enjoy a delicious lunch before departing. Next will be the Tsawwassen ferry terminal where we will embark on an hour-and-a-half journey across the Strait of Georgia, to the Swartz Bay Terminal on Vancouver Island. We will make a grocery stop on the way to our hotel the Chateau Victoria where you can get settled in your spacious suite for the next 5 evenings.
Meals Included: None
Today you will have a local guided city tour which will conveniently end at lunch time for you to enjoy on your own. You have the whole afternoon free to discover the harbor now that our guide has pointed out the best places to visit and see. This gives you ample time to explore the inner harbor or check out some of the shops on Government Street. Enjoy a relaxing soak in the jacuzzi or dip in the pool before dinner.
Below are some attractions you may be interested in booking in your spare time.
Cabs are available at all times from the lobby, some attractions have complimentary transfers.
Victoria Carriage Tours 1-250-383-2207 A Taste of Victoria Food Tours 250-893-9815
BC Whale Tours 250-590-5030 Eagle Wing Whale and Wildlife Tours 250-384-8008
Hop On Hop Off City Tours 250-385-6553 Craigdarroch Castle 250-592-5323
Government House 250-387-2080 Royal BC Museum 250-356-7226
Tea at the Empress 250-389-2727 Harbour Air Seaplanes 250-384-2215
Meals Included: None
Enjoy an entire day free on your own. Choose from many options listed on the previous day or just spend the day wandering around the inner harbor. With so much to see and do you will not be short on activities or just choose to relax by the pool with a good book, or a game of cards with old or new friends.
Meals Included: None
Embark on an optional exciting day of sightseeing as we make our way up the island. We start with a stop in Goldstream visiting some giant trees, continuing on to Split Rock for views of Salish Seas, San Juan Islands and Canadian Gulf Islands for some great photo Opportunities. We also visit Cowichan Bay- a cute seaside village with quaint shops and a great location for Fish N Chips and a wonderful bakery for lunch on your own. A visit to Duncan to view the totem poles and Chemainus to view the Murals and explore some shops with time for ice cream. A wonderful day out of Victoria on Vancouver Island own
Meals Included: Lunch (High Tea)
This morning’s itinerary includes a leisurely visit to the fifty-acre Butchart Gardens, featuring a limestone lookout, Ross Fountain, and Bog Garden. Post exploration, we’ll indulge in a High Tea complete with sandwiches, English trifle, scones, and sweets. The day concludes with a return to Chateau Victoria, leaving the afternoon free to enjoy the inner harbor.
Meals Included: Farewell Dinner
Today’s journey involves a picturesque ferry ride back to the mainland, offering fresh views along a new route. Our destination is Sicamous, where a homestyle farewell dinner awaits, included in the experience to mark the end of our travels.
Meals Included: Breakfast
On the final day of our Victoria Vacation tour we will retrace our drive through the mountains over the Rogers Pass past Golden and Banff as we descend into the Prairies. We will begin to make drop offs in Calgary and then head south continuing to return customers to their home cities ending in St Albert.