Tour Highlights

DAY 01 – Sat 08 July - CALGARY
Your adventure begins as you arrive Calgary, and make your way to the hotel for the night.  Overnight: Calgary

DAY 02 – Sun 09 July - LETHBRIDGE (B/L)
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, along with a wagon ride.  Ride into history on a wagon pulled by Percheron horses to discover the life of a 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! Continue to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump for a guided tour of this unique facility and learn about the hunting of the buffalo by a ‘native’ story teller.  Arrive Lethbridge for a 2-night stay.  Overnight: Lethbridge

DAY 03 – Mon 10 July - LETHBRIDGE (B/D)
This morning, travel to “Feedlot Alley” to visit a feedlot operation specializing in both beef cattle feedlots as well as a sheep feedlot. This will be followed with a visit to a commercial greenhouse facilities.  After lunch, visit with a local farmer that grows potatoes, beans, sugar beets and seed canola on his farm. Return to Lethbridge for the night.  Dinner this evening at a local restaurant featuring Alberta grown produce. Overnight:  Lethbridge

DAY 04 – Tue 11 July – LETHBRIDGE – CENTRAL ALBERTA   (B/D)
Depart Lethbridge and travel North towards some of the most fertile farm land in Western Canada.Farms are all rural, depending largely on agriculture and/or ranching for their income. This is followed by a visit to a local family farm that specializes in oil seed and grain production. Enjoy a BBQ dinner at the family farm before transferring to Lacombe for 2 nights.  Overnight: Lacombe  

DAY 05 – Wed 12 July – CENTRAL ALBERTA (B/L)
Today starts with a visit to a local cattle auction market, followed by a visit to a large farm   equipment dealership.  After lunch visit a large dairy farm  as well as a bison ranch.  Return to Lacombe for dinner at a family restaurant serving local produce and products.  Overnight: Lacombe

DAY 06 – Thu 13 July - CENTRAL ALBERTA – BANFF NATIONAL PARK   (B/D)
After breakfast at the hotel, travel west through the farming and ranching country into the Foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.  A coffee stop will be made in Rocky Mountain House, the "Gateway to the Canadian Rockies".  From here, continue the journey past Lake Abraham, one of Canada's largest man-made lakes, before entering Banff National Park for lunch.  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 07 – Fri 14 July – BANFF NATIONAL PARK - CANMORE   (B)
Enjoy a buffet breakfast then travel along the scenic Icefields Parkway, one of the most scenic highways in Canada.  Visit Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, then beautiful Lake Louise, all crowning jewels in Banff National Park. Continue on to Banff, taking a ride on the Banff Gondola up the side of Sulphur Mountain for spectacular views.  Free time to explore Banff on your own.
Overnight: Canmore

DAY 08 –Sat 15 July – END OF TOUR  (B)
Tour comes to an end.

Land price only:  Per Person, Double occupancy - $3,894.00 + $174.70 GST

Single ADD:  $1,684.00 + $84.20 GST

Initial deposit $2,000.00 per person at time of booking
Final Payment per person is due before April 15, 2023

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