Bindlestiff Tours Seattle Overnight Experiences

7 days Canadian Rockies hotel tour. GUARANTEED DEPARTURES!

A totally private tour with just your group and your expert tour guide!
Private tours require the purchase of 10 seats. But we will be happy to accommodate any size group from 1+ guests.
Enjoy a fantastic 7-day tour of the Canadian Rocky Mountain national parks. Canoe Lake Louise, explore Banff, Jasper, Yoho national parks and get a glimpse of Mt Robson. Visit Whistler, Vancouver and Clearwater on this tour through Western Canada’s awe-inspiring scenery. Marvel at the stunning vista's, including alpine lakes, waterfalls, giant glaciers and jagged Rocky Mountain’s towering above you at every turn. This tour offers fantastic wildlife spotting opportunities.
Highlights
Canoe on Lake Louise
Explore the Icefield parkway- take an optional helicopter over the Columbia Icefield
Hike or bike in Jasper national park
View Mt Robson
Visit Whistler
Explore Vancouver
6 night hotel accommodation in 3-star hotels
INCLUDED
Fabulous National Park hikes
Incredible wildlife viewing opportunities
View Mt Robson
Visit Whistler
Explore Vancouver
All camping equipment except your sleeping bag (rent from us with advance notice for $40pp)
This tour has a free downloadable App with tour commentary in French, German, Spanish and Italian.

OPTIONAL Booked and paid locally with your tour guide:
Canoe on Lake Louise $110-$120 per canoe CAD
Helicopter over the Columbia Icefield $200-$350 pp CAD
Hike or bike in Jasper national park $20-$40 per person CAD

NOT INCLUDED
Local food kitty payment of $50 USD per person – covers 7 picnic style lunches
Tour guide gratuities not included-we recommend $140- $150 person
Day 1- Seattle to Kamloops


Today takes us through Kamloops British Columbia where the North and South Thompson rivers meet. Kamloops is abundant with stunning scenery and great wildlife viewing. Cougars, bears elk and more inhabit the Thomson River Valley. En route stop for a short walk and picnic at Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park. The landscape encompassing the park is characterized by low elevation valleys and lush, rounded mountains. Bridal Veil Falls, which tumbles 197 ft (60.05 meters) over a smooth rock face, creating a “veil-like” effect.

Day 2- Yoho national park


The word Yoho comes from the Cree word for awe and wonder and it soon becomes apparent why. Explore trials around the magnificent Emerald Lake where you can take a walk around the lake or simply relax in the lake shore café and enjoy the views. This afternoon we drive the Kicking Horse Pass across the Continental Divide into Alberta. Enjoy panoramic vistas of peaks exceeding 10,000 feet (3.05 km) on Rogers Pass at the summit in Canada’s Glacier National Park en route to Banff, our night stop.
Banff is a fun mountain town offering some alpine nightlife and numerous cafés and restaurants.

Day 3- Banff National Park- Lake Louise


Lake Louise is an alpine lake known for its stunning turquoise glacier fed waters ringed by high peaks and overlooked by a stately château. Multiple hiking trails lead up to the Lake Agnes Tea House for bird's-eye views of the lake. Take a hike to the Plain-of-Six-Glaciers, take is easy exploring the lake shore or choose to canoe on these pristine waters. This afternoon visit Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1.88 km) for some epic photos.

Day 4-Icefields parkway Jasper national park


You are in for a real treat today. Spend the day driving and exploring the Icefields Parkway. This drive offers endless vistas, jagged mountains, glaciers and wildlife viewing opportunities- truly one of the world's most spectacular drives. Enjoy short walks, views of Bow Glacier and Peyto lake, take an optional helicopter flight over the Columbia Icefield or strap on some crampons and step out on the Athabasca glacier- this day just keeps on giving.

Day 5- Jasper National Park


This morning is yours to enjoy Jasper - the largest national park in Canada. Marvel at the snow capped summits and beautiful lakes in this true wild mountain wilderness. Jasper offers an abundance of wildlife sightings, jagged mountain peaks, alpine lakes and numerous hiking/biking opportunities. Choose to visit Miette hot springs, or hike/bike the famous trails around stunning lake shores. After a full day of activities we follow the Yellowhead Highway, hugging the mighty North Thompson River to our night stop of Clearwater BC. See the base of 12,972-foot Mount Robson (the highest point in the Canadian Rockies) and maybe catch a glimpse of the infamous peak.


Day 6 Whistler



On to the alpine resort of Whistler, nestled at the base of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains. Today is free to explore all that Whistler has to offer. Enjoy spectacular scenery and incredible photo opportunities as you explore this cute ski town and home of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Day 7 Vancouver and Seattle


This morning drive the spectacular Sea to Sky highway to Vancouver. This morning, tour Vancouver, including the waterfront, gas lamp district, Chinatown, and Stanley Park. Head to Seattle for your evening downtown or drop off at the departure hotel.

This epic Western Canada tour ends at approx. 8pm