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Map by inafarawayland.com — toggle layers top-left (route, hikes, photo spots, campsites). Covers Vancouver loop only.
| Days | Stay | Drive in | Nights | Things to do |
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| ⬡ BC COAST & SEA TO SKY | ||||
| Day 1–2🌙 2 nights | Whistler & Sea to Sky British Columbia |
From Vancouver 125 km ~2 hours Hwy 99 North along Howe Sound |
🌙 2 | |
| ⬡ BC INTERIOR — OKANAGAN VALLEY | ||||
| Day 3🌙 1 night | Vernon / Okanagan British Columbia |
From Whistler ~400 km ~5 hours Hwy 99 NE via Pemberton & Lillooet |
🌙 1 |
★ Okanagan Wine Country
Kelowna wineries & tours
Vernon tourism
Joffre Lakes (optional en route)
Fresh fruit markets along the road
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| ⬡ CANADIAN ROCKIES | ||||
| Day 4🌙 1 night | Revelstoke British Columbia |
From Vernon ~230 km ~4 hours Hwy 97N → Hwy 6 via Nakusp + 2 free ferries |
🌙 1 |
★ Meadows in the Sky Parkway
★ Halcyon Hot Springs (en route)
Nakusp Hot Springs (alternative)
Roger's Pass — Glacier NP
Revelstoke town
Two free ferry crossings — no booking needed
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| Day 5–7🌙 3 nights | Lake Louise Alberta — base for Yoho NP too |
From Revelstoke ~260 km ~3 hours Trans-Canada East through Rogers Pass |
🌙 3 | |
| Day 8–9🌙 2 nights | Canmore Alberta — Kananaskis gateway |
From Lake Louise ~80 km ~1 hour Trans-Canada East |
🌙 2 | |
| Day 10–12🌙 3 nights | Banff Alberta — Banff National Park |
From Canmore ~25 km ~20 min Trans-Canada West to Banff exit |
🌙 3 | |
| Day 13–14🌙 1 night | Icefields Parkway Alberta — overnight on the Pkwy |
From Banff ~290 km over 2 days Do NOT rush — spread over 2 full days |
🌙 1 |
★ Full Icefields Pkwy guide
★ Peyto Lake — Bow Summit (iconic!)
★ Columbia Icefield & Athabasca Glacier
Bow Lake
Parker's Ridge hike
Sunwapta Falls
Athabasca Falls
Waterfowl Lake — beautiful overnight spot
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| Day 14–17🌙 4 nights | Jasper Alberta — Jasper National Park |
Continues from Icefields Pkwy End of 2-day Icefields Pkwy drive |
🌙 4 | |
| ⬡ RETURN ROUTE — BACK TO VANCOUVER | ||||
| Day 18🌙 1 night | Clearwater / Wells Gray British Columbia |
From Jasper ~350 km ~3.5 hours Hwy 16 West via Mt. Robson, then Hwy 5 South |
🌙 1 | |
| Day 19–20🌙 2 nights | Pemberton → Vancouver British Columbia — same way back |
From Clearwater ~350 km ~4–5 hours Hwy 5 → Hwy 99 Sea to Sky back to Vancouver |
🌙 2 |
★ Joffre Lakes Provincial Park
Nairn Falls
Sea to Sky — missed stops on way up
Night 19: Pemberton or Whistler area
Night 20: Vancouver — last night before flight YVR→FRA
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| ⬡ EXIT ROUTE — ONWARDS TO CALGARY | ||||
| Day 18🌙 1 night | Calgary Alberta — transit night |
From Jasper ~415 km ~4 hours Icefields Pkwy South + Canmore + Trans-Canada |
🌙 1 | |
| Day 19–20🌙 2 nights | Waterton Lakes NP Alberta — southern Rockies |
From Calgary ~264 km ~2.5 hours Hwy 2 South via Fort Macleod, then west |
🌙 2 |
★ Waterton Lakes NP — far quieter than Banff
Prince of Wales Hotel viewpoint
Cameron Lake
Red Rock Canyon
Waterton townsite — great food & restaurants
US Glacier NP (Montana) visible across the lake
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| Day 21–22🌙 2 nights | Calgary (YYC) ✈ FRA Alberta — fly home from here |
From Waterton ~264 km ~2.5 hours Hwy 2 North back to Calgary |
🌙 2 |
★ Royal Tyrrell Museum (Drumheller day trip)
Horseshoe Canyon — Badlands
Drumheller Hoodoos
Calgary — last evening out
Drumheller day trip: ~1.5h each way from Calgary
✈ YYC → FRA — Air Canada via Toronto
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