Iconic experiences in Canada and Alaska including the Rocky Mountaineer train, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel and Glacier Bay are among the highlights of an exclusive, new cruise tour package in 2015 offered by Cruise Express.
Bookings made before November 30, 2014, on the 24-day hosted tour, which departs Australia on May 30, 2015, will receive a free night in Vancouver at the start of the tour, with a partner also receiving a free return flight to Canada, offering a saving of around $2000 per couple.
The luxury, escorted tour begins with a three-night stay in Vancouver before an 11-night tour of the Canadian Rockies, starting with a two-day journey aboard the world-renowned Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Jasper in Gold Leaf class. Stays at two of Canada’s most famous and spectacular hotels – the luxurious Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and the historic Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel – follow and the tour then continues to Whistler and also Victoria on Vancouver Island for a two-night stay at the historic Fairmont Empress Hotel and a visit to the beautiful Butchart Gardens, home to one of the world’s most popular floral displays.
During the rail and coach tour of Canada, guests can choose from a range of complimentary activities including a dog sled tour, ziplines, rafting, canoeing, helicopter tours and jetboating.
Back in Vancouver, passengers then board Holland America Line’s deluxe liner, ms Noordam, for a seven-night, round-trip voyage to Alaska in a verandah stateroom, with visits to spectacular Glacier Bay, the frontier gold town of Skagway, the world’s salmon capital, Ketchikan, and the Alaskan capital of Juneau, ringed by mountains, with the only access by sea and air.
Including flights, cruise, rail, coach tour and 44 meals, fares from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth are available from $13,990 per person, twin-share for the first passenger and from $11,990 for the partner who receives a free return flight to Canada for bookings made before November 30. From Adelaide, fares are available from $14,365 for the first passenger and $12,365 for the partner. Fares include a free extra night in Vancouver pre-tour.
Call Cruise Express on 1300 764 509 or visit www.cruiseexpress.com.au.
SOURCE Cruise Express