9 days option:
Tour starts: Seattle, WA
Tour ends: Seattle, WA
8 days option:
Tour starts: Seattle, WA
Tour ends: Vancouver BC
6 days option:
Tour starts: Vancouver, BC
Tour ends: Vancouver, BC
All tours are tailored to the client’s desired standard and specifications but all include:
Hotel accommodation and motorcoach transportation. Admissions to attractions, local guides and meals (incl all taxes and fees) as detailed in the itinerary.
Flights (unless specified for domestic connections), driver, guide and tour escort gratuities
Lush forests, pristine coastline, majestic mountains all combine in this wonderful tour of the Pacific Northwest that extends from the United States to its friendly northern neighbor Canada.
Indigenous tribal history, New Economy, Grunge Music, Glass Art – there is so much to see, and experience in Seattle where the iconic Space Needle towers above it all.
Surrounded by snowcapped mountains and deep blue sea, Vancouver is breathtakingly beautiful and has made its name onto numerous “most beautiful” and “most livable” in the world city lists.
Cross the bridge if you dare and walk into the enchanted forest just outside of Vancouver, one of North America’s most popular tourist attractions that draws over 800000 visitors per year.
Ride the PEAK 2 PEAK gondola, a 1.88-mile long ride across the mountain valley to Whistler Mountain, holding the world record as the longest suspended lift system and highest of its kind. Mountain Views are spectacular.
Visit this world famous show garden once built onto an old quarry which show cases ornate landscaping that is ever changing with the seasons.
The new world side of the “Downton Abbey” era. Step back in time and into the lives of the rich and famous of the 1890’s.
Seattle
Day 1-2-8-9
Vancouver
Day 3 – 4 – 5
Victoria
Day 6 – 7
The iconic city skyline with the Space Needle will greet you as you transfer from the Seatac airport to your hotel. The night is at leisure.
Overnight: Seattle
Take the day to explore this beautiful city. A guided tour of Seattle includes the downtown, Pioneer Square Historic District, Waterfront Park, and views of the Space Needle and the Lake Washington Ship Canal and Locks. Enjoy some free time for lunch and browsing at famed Pike Place Market, where the famous “throwing” fishmongers will always put on a show for visitors . In the afternoon ascend onto the famed Space Needle to enjoy the breathtaking views over the city and the Bay. Customization options for this day are plentiful and reach from touring the “City under the City” with an Underground tour, visiting the Chihuly Glass Art Museum or a dinner tour to nearby Tillicum Village with Salmon cooked the Northwestern Tribal way.
Overnight: Seattle
Venture North today with a first stop in picturesque Skagit Valley, home to the annual Tulip Festival in spring and also a typical northwestern Waterfront filled with art galleries and shops to stroll along and find an early lunch. Continue north with a scenic bypass along Chuckanut Drive, home to many farmlands and apple orchards, producing most of the US apple consumption. In the afternoon arrive in Vancouver, BC, dubbed “most livable” city in North America. When arriving the lush greens of the vast Stanley Park and the deep blues of the waters will immediately charm you.
Overnight: Vancouver
Today enjoy a sightseeing tour to see Vancouver’s downtown core, its gastown, the spectacular North Shore and beautiful Stanley Park, location for many famous movies and Tv Shows, such as “Once upon a Time” or the “Twilight Saga”. In the afternoon, head to North Vancouver and visit the impressive Capilano Suspension Bridge. Originally built in 1889 the bridge stretches 450 feet/140 meters across and 230 feet/ 70 meters above the Capilano River. As it is a traditional suspension bridge it is a shaky walk only for those who dare. Cross the bridge for a spectacular walk through a what seems like an enchanted forest with wildlife exhibits, tree houses and climbs.
Overnight: Vancouver
Travel the fabulous “Sea to Sky Highway” today to beautiful Whistler. Home of the 2008 Winter Olympic Alpine events, the Olympic spirit is still present here more than a decade later. The alpine resort town is charming and draws equal numbers of winter and summer sport enthusiasts annually. Embraced by two mountains, Whistler and Blackcomb, one could easily spend the day sitting at the mountain base and watch the daredevil mountain bikers incredible descends from either peak.
To enhance your experience we suggest to include the Peak to Peak Gondola Tour:
At the base of Blackcomb Mountain climb aboard the first of three gondolas for a ride to Rendezvous Lodge high atop Blackcomb. From there take the PEAK 2 PEAK for an 11 minute/ 4.4 KM journey along the longest unsupported span suspended at 3000 m. The views from here are spectacular and you will almost feel like you float across.
At Roundhouse Lodge, have a bite to eat before you final gondola takes you down to Whistler Village where quaint shops and stores await. There will be time for shopping before going back to Vancouver.
Overnight: Vancouver
This morning, board the large ferry for the journey across the Strait of Georgia to Vancouver Island. Home of the Provincial Capitol of British Columbia, the island and its capital city, Victoria is known for its old world charm, stemming from the residences of the rich and famous during the 1800’s.
Here, discover why Butchart Gardens are world-famous for ornate landscaping and superb Italian, Japanese, and Rose Gardens.
On a sightseeing tour, picturesque Victoria maintains a delightful English flavor, spiced with red double- decker buses, Tudor-style buildings and immaculate gardens. A guided tour features such sights as the Parliament Buildings, the British Columbia Provincial Museum, Beacon Hill Park and Christ Church Cathedral.
Overnight: Victoria
Begin the day at the Victorian-era Scottish Baronial mansion, Craigdarroch Castle. Built by coal baron Robert Dunsmuir this National Historic Site has been meticulously restored and gives a glimpse of the privileged life in the 1890s. Estates like Craigdarroch can otherwise be found in the Newport area of the Eastern United States attached to the names like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and such. It has been said that many of the daughters of families of wealth in this era were married off to the Old World in England promising an infusion of cash for decaying estates against a title and prestige in the new world.
The afternoon is at leisure, perhaps after learning about the nobles oblige style of the famous of the 1800’s, enjoy a high tea at the Fairmont Hotel or for a more educational time visit the Royal BC museum.
A good customization option would be to add on a whale watching tour as the shores around Victoria are home to a resident pod of Orca Whales that can frequently be seen on a speed boat tour.
Overnight: Victoria
Option 1- Passenger ferry
Late this morning take the passenger ferry Victoria Clipper back to Seattle for one last night in Seattle, allowing for some leisure time or souvenir shopping before your flight back home.
Option2 Full size ferry via Olympic National Park
Early in the morning take the ferry to Port Angeles and continue to a visit of Olympic National Park along Hurricane Ridge. The approximately 1 hour drive brings you from the lowlands blanketed with old growth forests to tree lines, where clumps of subalpine firs give way to open meadows. On a clear day, views of the Olympic Mountains and Strait of Juan de Fuca are spectacular. From here continue to the Seattle Airport area for a final overnight before your return home.
Overnight: Seattle Airport
After your last night in Seattle it is time to return home filled with impressions of lush forests, crisp mountain air and beautiful cityscapes. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will consider more Northamerican travel with G2 Travel.