
Tour · 14 nights · with Explore Worldwide
A 14-night escorted tour with Explore Worldwide through Canada’s Pacific coast and Rockies, moving from Vancouver island’s forests to glacier-fed lakes and mountain towns in a relaxed small-group style.
Highlights
Stanley Park rainforest in Vancouver
Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island
Totem poles along Pacific Rim National Park coast
Helmcken Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park
Athabasca Glacier on the Icefield Parkway
This two-week escorted tour by Explore Worldwide leads from Vancouver into the Pacific coast’s rainforests and totem poles on Vancouver Island, where time slows down in Victoria’s old town and Butchart Gardens. After some free time near the wild shores of Pacific Rim National Park, the route follows the ‘Sea to Sky’ Highway to Whistler and then onward to the Rockies.
Journeys
Passing through the vast wilderness of Wells Gray Provincial Park and the glacier country of Jasper National Park, the itinerary includes gentle walks amidst giant Douglas Firs and hikes beside clear waterfalls. The drive along the Icefield Parkway turns up views of the Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Glacier before settling into Canmore and Banff, where paths climb through forest to mountain summits and lakes edged by snow-capped peaks.
The final day visits Kananaskis Country’s calm trails, with a chance to spot wildlife, before the trip ends in Calgary. The journey presses well beyond standard tourist highlights, with time to appreciate the landscape’s quiet details, such as moss-covered boulders and totem carvings, as well as the region’s indigenous heritage.
Itinerary
Vancouver
Victoria
Whistler
Jasper
Canmore
When to go
Lowest price each month, per person.
Explore Worldwide confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.
Need to know
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The operator
Small-group adventures, walking and wildlife
Small groups with local leaders, and a fondness for the places at the end of the road. Trips are graded so you know how active they are.
You book with Explore Worldwide directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.

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Banff
Lake Louise
Calgary
These are the places the trip visits, in order. Explore Worldwide publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.