CANADA ~ ALBERTA & BRITISH COLUMBIA

DAY 01 – Tue: July 01, 2025 - Calgary (D)
Your adventure begins as you arrive Calgary, and make your way to the hotel for the night.
Overnight: Calgary

Day 2: Wednesday, July 02, 2025 – Lethbridge (B,L,D)
Following breakfast, travel into the foothills of Alberta where most of the cattle ranching takes place.  A stop will be made at Bar U ranch, one of the first, most successful and most enduring large scale ranching operations in Canada.  Discover the life of an Alberta ranching cowboy from the late 1800s at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site. Back-dropped by the Rocky Mountains – it’s a true Alberta experience! Enjoy lunch in Nanton followed by a visit to a historic functioning grain elevator – situated along the Canadian National Railway. Continuing south to Lethbridge, viewing the longest railway bridge in Canada. Arrive the city of Lethbridge, the largest city on southern Alberta and home of the Canadian Agricultural Research Centre. This evening dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Lethbridge. 

Day 3: Thursday, July 03, 2025 – Lethbridge – Strathmore (B,D)
Breakfast at hotel. A morning visit farm that produces mint, spearmint, dill, plus and other products for food productions, as well as products like toothpaste and essential oils. After lunch visit a local farm that grow potato, sugar beet and bean farm.
Overnight: Strathmore.   

Day 4: Friday, July 04, 2025 – Lacombe (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Travelling east to the Alberta Badlands, take in the sights of Horseshoe Canyon. Visit to the largest Western Store in Canada. With over 100,000 square feet of retail space.  Everything from western apparel, tack, home décor to arena chutes and stock trailers – And be sure to check out one of our 1400 saddles in stock. This afternoon visit a large feedlot operation with over 25,000 head of cattle.  This feedlot serves as a model for other feedlots in Alberta with its innovative system which is cutting edge technology. After lunch visit a Hay Processing Plant where the hay is sourced from local farmers and is then taken immediately to the plant to be dehydrated. The plants have one of the largest and most modern dehydration facilities. The plant dries the forage at a lower temperature to preserve protein and nutrients in the alfalfa and forage, as well as maintaining the fresh green color.  At the plant, after dehydration, the hay is then cubed where large quantities are processed down to around 5-inch square pellets, stores then shipped worldwide. Tasting and tour of a local micro-brewery. Travel to Lacombe for a three night stay.
Overnight: Lacombe.   

Day 5: Saturday, July 05, 2025 – Lacombe (B,L,D)
First visit is at a large farm equipment dealership for tour. This is followed by a visit to a local honey & bison farm. Enjoy a “bison safari” hay-ride through the bison herd.  This is followed by a tour of the honey extraction facility.  Lunch will also be on the farm with time to visit the farm store featuring locally produced honey, beeswax, candles, bison meat, and local artisan items. Enjoy lunch on the farm featuring fresh ingredients. This evening enjoy a Alberta focused gourmet dinner.  
Overnight: Lacombe

Day 6: Sunday, July 06, 2025 – Lacombe (B,L,D)
A morning visit to a dairy farm. Visit to the Jungle Farm for a tour of the strawberry farm/U-Pick. Enjoy an Alberta focused lunch including AB beef and fresh grown strawberries from the farm! The afternoon will be spent at LAL Farms, our family farm, for a visit & dinner.
Overnight: Lacombe. 

Day 7: Monday, July 07, 2025 – Banff & Jasper National Parks (B,L,D)
A coffee stop will be made in Rocky Mountain House, the "Gateway to the Prairies" and a historic trading post for the Hudson Bay Company. Travel past Lake Abraham, one of Canada's largest man-made lakes. This afternoon drive to the Columbia Icefields Discovery Center where you board an amazing SnoCoach glacier ride onto the Glacier surface.  The Columbia Icefields are situated inside Jasper National Park.  Return to hotel for the night including a buffet dinner.  These accommodations are situated in the heart of the Canadian Rockies situated in Banff National Park. 
Overnight: Banff National Park

Day 8: Tuesday, July 08, 2025  – Banff – Canmore   (B,D)
After breakfast, continue along the scenic Icefields Parkway, one of the most scenic highways in Canada.  Visit Peyto Lake & Bow Lakes. Visit to beautiful Lake Louise, a crowning jewels in Banff National Park & the Canadian Rockies. Continue into Banff and take the gondola to the Sulphur Mountain Observation Centre. Later this afternoon arrive your hotel for the night including dinner.
Overnight: Canmore. 

Day 9: Wednesday, July 09, 2025: Calgary Stampede (B)
Enjoy a full day at the Calgary Stampede with reserved seating for the Chuckwagon Races and Grandstand Show and Fireworks this evening. This will be a very late evening. 
Overnight: Calgary for two nights.

Day 10: Thursday, July 10, 2025 - Calgary Stampede (B,D)
Return to Stampede Park with time to explore the different exhibits, prior to reserved seating at the afternoon Rodeo performance. Return to hotel late afternoon.
Overnight: Calgary. 

Day 11: Friday, July 11, 2025 – Calgary – Victoria (B,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning visit to Bass Pro Outdoor Shops. Transfer to the Calgary International Airport for the 90-minute flight to Victoria. Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. Transfer to our hotel located along the inner-harbour, for a two night stay.
Overnight: Victoria.

Day 12: Saturday, July 12, 2025 – Victoria (B,L)
Breakfast at hotel. No visit to Vancouver Island would be complete without a visit to Butchart Gardens. Enveloping you in lush greens and colorful blooms, these garden and local setting are a must-see oasis. Lunch will also be included at the gardens. Arrive back at hotel in Victoria, with free time to explore on your own.
Overnight: Victoria.
Optional whale watching tour available to add on if interested!  

Day 13: Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Vancouver/Richmond (B,L)
Breakfast at hotel. A morning visit to the BC Forestry Discovery Centre, an open air museum of forestry both past and present. View the beautiful Chemainus Murals Project, displaying over 60 different historical series. Continue along the coastline for Duke’s Point near Nanaimo, to board the BC Ferry to travel to the mainland. Enjoy a cruise of the Georgia Strait, taking in the sights and sounds of the local wildlife and scenery.
Overnight: Vancouver region

Day 14: Monday, July 14, 2025 – Vancouver, BC (B,D)
Breakfast at hotel. A morning visit to Capilano Suspension Park – the breathtaking and thrilling forest experience. Transfer to Granville Island to take in the infamous Granville Island Market. Free time this afternoon to explore Vancouver. Dinner in Vancouver.
Overnight: Vancouver region

DAY 15 – Tue: July 15, 2025 – END OF TOUR  (B) 
Tour comes to an end.

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