July 03 - July 15, 2023
18 Days
Tour Status - Available
Start this Oh Canada tour on the wonderful Rocky Mountaineer Rail as you make your way west. Alberta is a province in Western Canada. Its landscape encompasses mountains, prairies, desert badlands and vast coniferous forests. It has more than 600 lakes, and rich mineral deposits. In the west, the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks have glaciers in the Columbia Icefields. The West in the summertime means hot weather, fields of yellow canola, the "Greatest Outdoor Show" in the World, and many beautiful sights to admire. You will experience the Calgary Stampede, "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", as well as visits in the rural areas of Central Alberta and into the Canadian Rocky Mountain range.
Continue on to the province of Ontario, where you will visit beautiful Niagara Falls as well as the Ontario fruit growing region.
Australian farmers traveling on Alberta & Western Canada agricultural tour. Another reason to travel with Select Holidays as you meet travelers from around the globe.
Tour Highlights
Private, air conditioned motor coach transportation
Accommodations
Meals & Attractions as Outlined
Multiple Farm/Technical Visits
Columbia Icefields
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Visit a Hutterite Colony
Entrance fee for Sulphur Mountain Gondola in Banff
Entrance fee to Calgary Stampede including evening "Grandstand Show & Chuckwagon Races"
Visit local family farm
Knowledgeable Select Holidays escort
Niagara Falls
Ontario fruit growing region
"Gold Leaf" or "Silver Leaf" Service
Plus more…..
DAY 01 - Mon: July 03, 2023~ TORONTO, ONTARIO - ST. JACOBS, ONTARIO (D)
Arrive Toronto then drive out of the city to the St. Jacobs area for the night with dinner enroute. Arrive hotel for a 2-night stay. Overnight: St. Jacobs
*Airfare into Ontario is at an additional cost.
DAY 02 - Tue: July 04, 2023~- ST. JACOBS, ONTARIO (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel then visit the St. Jacobs Farmers Market. It is the largest year-round farmer's market in Canada, and is a popular destination for residents of the town and nearby communities, as well as tourists from Canada, the United States, and Europe. It draws about 1 million visitors annually. This is Mennonite country and you get a tour into the countryside before lunch. This afternoon visit a local farm growing soya beans, corn and beans. Return to hotel for the night.
Overnight: St. Jacobs
DAY 03 - Wed: July 05, 2023~ - ST. JACOBS - NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (B/L)
Breakfast in the hotel then travel to the Niagara Wine Region for tour and tasting. Arrive hotel at Niagara Falls including a voyage of the “Maid of the Mist” under the falls?
Overnight: Niagara Falls
DAY 04 - Thu: July 06, 2023 - NIAGARA FALLS REGION - LONDON, ONTARIO (B/L)
Breakfast in the hotel then depart for the Tobacco, Ginseng & Vegetable growing region for a tour of a local farm. Have lunch then visit a robot dairy operation. Arrive at hotel in London, Ontario for a 2-night stay. Overnight: London
DAY 05 - Fri: July 07, 2023~ LONDON - CHATHAM - LONDON, ONTARIO (B/L/D)
Depart hotel after breakfast and drive to visit a large greenhouse operation which grows peppers and/or tomatoes. Have lunch in the local town then visit a large seed cleaning and processing plant. The facility processes, cleans, and bags only the finest quality food grade soybeans for distribution internationally and has been growing, processing and distributing pedigree soybean seeds for over three decades. They specialize in white hilum, non-GMO and Round-Up Ready soybean seed. Return to hotel in London, Ontario for dinner and the night. Overnight: London
DAY 06 - Sat: July 08, 2023~ LONDON, ONTARIO - CALGARY, ALBERTA (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the London, Ontario Airport for your flight into Calgary, Alberta.
DAY 07 – Sun: July 09, 2023~ CALGARY - 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 08 – Mon: July 10, 2023~ 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 09 – Tue: July 11, 2023~ LETHBRIDGE – RED DEER/CENTRAL ALBERTA (B/D)
Depart Lethbridge and travel North towards some of the most fertile farm land in Western Canada. Visit a Hutterite Colony. These "colonies", are all rural, depending largely on farming 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 Red Deer for 2 nights. Overnight: Red Deer
DAY 10 – Wed: July 12, 2023~ RED DEER/CENTRAL ALBERTA (B/L)
Today starts with a visit and tour to a large dairy operation as well as at grain terminal and fertilizer plant. Following lunch, you will visit the Star Cheese operation. Star Cheese is a field to final product with award winning Gouda from the heart of Alberta. The cheese is made from the milk of their own cows, raised and fed on their land and crafted in a time honored, traditional way. The farm produces Gouda, Swiss Style and Edam. Return to Red Deer for the night. Overnight: Red Deer
DAY 11 – Thu: July 13, 2023~ RED DEER – 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 12 – Fri: July 14, 2023~ BANFF NATIONAL PARK - CALGARY (B)
Enjoy a buffet breakfast then travel along the scenic Icefields Parkway, one of the most scenic highways in Canada. Visit beautiful Lake Louise and continue on to Banff, visiting Bow Lake and Peyto Lake, both crowning jewels in Banff National Park. Take a ride on the Banff Gondola up the side of Sulphur Mountain for spectacular views. You will continue on towards Calgary for the night. Overnight: Calgary
DAY 13 – Sat: July 15, 2023~ CALGARY, AB (B)
Today you will make your way to Stampede Park, home of the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth" Calgary Stampede. This is a whole day at the Calgary Stampede to enjoy as you would choose, from the agricultural pavilions and other many other displays. There is the option to take in the afternoon rodeo performance. (Afternoon Rodeo Tickets must be booked in advance and are at an additional cost) This evening, you will enjoy the thrill and excitement of the world famous Chuckwagon Races, Grandstand show and Fireworks. (NOTE: this will be a late evening) Overnight: Calgary
DAY 14 – Sun: July 16, 2023~ END OF TOUR (B)
Tour comes to an end.
