9-Day Yukon Northern Lights & Rockies Christmas Premium Tour: Vancouver, Whitehorse, Kamloops, Banff, Salmon Arm

* 7:00am Make your way to the Air North Check in counter located at Vancouver International Airport-Domestic Terminal. A  team member dressed in green will be there to assist with the group's check in.
* Check in for your flight, have your passport ready to show. Make your way to the gate, you can purchase food and drinks post security. Remember: No drinks/liquids pre-security.
* Flight departs for Whitehorse. Complimentary snacks served onboard.
* Arrive in Whitehorse, where a representative will greet you. Enjoy a Whitehorse City tour with some time to explore the quaint northern city (this may be done on Day 4, depending on final flight schedule).
* Travel to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve and enjoy a guided tour. From downtown Whitehorse you will take a comfortable ride of approx. 30 km to the Wildlife Preserve. The Yukon Wildlife Preserve offers great opportunities to view and photograph wildlife in its natural habitat: Dall Sheep, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat, Deer, Elk, Woodland Caribou, Wood Bison, Musk-Ox and Moose may be  seen, usually up close!
* Check-in at the Inn on the Lake and receive your Arctic winter clothes.
* Enjoy a gourmet group dinner this evening at the lodge.
* Opportunity to view the Northern Lights late night/early morning.

* Breakfast included.
* Introduction to snowmobiling with a professional guide on Marsh Lake.
* Enjoy an ice fishing demonstration while your guide starts the campfire. Please note, only the guide is licensed to fish. Contact us if you would like to try your hand at ice fishing (additional cost).
* Enjoy a delicious lunch in a beautiful mountains setting (included).
* Dinner (included).
* Free time to enjoy the hotel's facilities including an outdoor hot tub.
* Evening free at leisure with the option to watch the Northern Lights directly outside of your lodge.

* Breakfast this morning at your accommodation.
* For those pre-booked in a traditional dog sledding tour this morning, you will depart from the lodge after breakfast
* Packed lunch included today.
* Enjoy a free day to go snowshoeing, use the fat bikes provided by the lodge, or simply kick back and relax
* Dinner included at your accommodation this evening.
* Take advantage of your last chance to view the Northern Lights!

* Breakfast this morning at your accommodation.
* Pack up and depart the inn for the Whitehorse airport.
* Transfer to the airport to depart on an early afternoon flight returning to Vancouver.
* Upon arrival in Vancouver transfer to the Opus Hotel in downtown Vancouver.
* Evening at leisure.

* Breakfast this morning in the hotel
* 7:30 am - Meet your tour guide in the lobby to depart for the Rocky Mountains
* Your friendly tour Guide will start off the tour with introductions and games so you can meet the other passengers. Hear interesting facts about Vancouver as you make your way out of the city and into the mountains
* Enjoy a number of sights along the way including: the scenic Coquihalla Highway, Bridal Falls, and Canada's only desert
* Stop in Kamloops for lunch
* Experience wine tasting at a local winery
* Check-in to your beautiful riverside accommodation
* Experience a First Nations Cultural Talk this evening. An Indigenous Cultural Host will greet the group and tell stories and legends around a campfire.
 

* Have breakfast at your hotel.
* Depart the hotel in the morning.
* Drive through the beautiful snow-capped peaks of Mount Revelstoke National Park & Glacier National Park.
* Explore Lake Louise with the option to go ice skating (seasonal).
* Continue your drive to Banff.
* Check into your hotel in Banff.
* Free time to go shopping on Banff Avenue and try one of the many restaurants.

* After breakfast, enjoy a driving tour of Banff townsite including Bow Falls, HooDoos, Banff Springs Hotel, and more.
* Take a scenic sleigh ride through a winter wonderland (2025 tour only).
* Option to take the Banff Gondola (additional cost).
* Option to participate in an exciting winter activity like snowshoeing, ice walking, or skiing/snowboarding at Lake Louise Ski Resort (additional cost).
* If you are not participating in an activity, enjoy a free day in Banff.
* Enjoy a group Christmas dinner in Banff (included).

* Breakfast in your hotel.
* Enjoy a scenic drive along Bow Valley Parkway where you may spot wildlife.
* Visit Emerald Lake.
* Visit Roger's Pass National Historic Site.
* Stop at Craigellachie (the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway).
* Check into your boutique hotel located on Shuswap Lake.
* Free time to go for a walk on the lakeside boardwalk or relax in the indoor/outdoor heated pool and hot tub.
* There are many options for dinner this evening including a popular restaurant located in your hotel.

*  Breakfast in the hotel.
*  Enjoy some sightseeing stops on the return drive to Vancouver.
*  Return to Vancouver at approximately 6:30pm.