Tour Pacific - Vancouver, B.C. to Calgary, Alberta

Tour Pacific is a bicycle tour developed by Cycle Canada, The Veloforce Corporation that travels through some of the most diverse terrains on the continent - from ocean coast to cattle country to high mountains. Scenery ranges from dense coastal forest to rugged rock canyons to alpine meadows. This scenic route offers breathtaking views of mountains and glaciers. On this tour we travel along the world famous Icefields Parkway.

Cycle Canada's Tour Pacific is a supported tour and accommodation is mainly camping.

Cyclists travel through regions where flora and fauna are protected. Services in sensitive areas can be minimal. We stay in no-service campgrounds on one or two nights, on other nights there will be hot showers and power. It is one of our more challenging tours.

We limit the number of riders on this trip to 24. We don't want you to get lost in a crowd and and we do want to eliminate line-ups at conveniences such as showers where we stay overnight. For the camping option we also include a number of indoor stays in cities where there are lots of off-bike tourist attractions.

Included in your Tour Pacific package are a trip preparation Guide, including training tips, route and routine overviews and safety information. Full-day trip orientation on the first day of schedule. Daily maps and route instructions. Luggage service to overnight stays. CycleCanada water bottle, safety triangle to wear while riding. Support staff, cook and driver. Full tool kit and work stand on support vehicle.

Meals included are prepared by our staff including dinners and hot breakfasts on riding days. Fruit and snacks will be available to take with you on riding days.

Mainly camping at serviced campgrounds with one night in no-serivce campground. Indoor stays at university residences. Double accommodation. Camping is in private serviced or government campgrounds.

The support vehicle is equiped with power outlets for charging phones and computers and for pumping up sleeping mats. Riders have individual storage shelves for gear. There is a fridge, coffee maker, shelter tent, tool kit and floor pump.

Leaving Vancouver, we're on the north side of the Fraser River Valley until we reach the Coast Mountains. Our pass through this range is the Fraser River Canyon. Past Hell's Gate, we reach the junction of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers. Then we follow the Nicola River to Kamloops. You will pass by big ranches where cowboys still do the roundups on horseback. Our first day off is in Kamloops. Kamloops is the regional centre for Cariboo district of British Columbia and a town with all the modern amenities.

We'll visit Jasper, an historic townsite in the Rockies where we'll have a day off to explore Jasper National Park. From Jasper we will follow the Athabasca and Sunwapta Rivers - we're on the world renowned Icefields Parkway where we view the the Columbia Icefields a 325 square kilometre field of ice and snow that overflows into 8 spectacular glaciers.

At the Icefields we cross into Banff National Park and make our way to the Saskatchewan River Crossing, or The Crossing. We'll ride through the Mistaya River valley to the highest point of the Parkway which is the Bow Summit at 2056 metres. We stay in Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, 15 km south has excellent hiking trails. Then it's along the Bow River to Banff and down through the foothills to Calgary.

• Tour Pacific

• Vancouver, B.C. to Calgary, Alberta

• Dates:

  June 26 to July 11, 2012

• Fee:

  $1,450.00
• Deposit: $350.00

Fees are per person in Canadian Funds
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is in addition to above fees.
A discount on this tax applicable to non-residents of Canada. We recommend you obtain travel, medical and personal insurance. Please read our policy statement for Cycle Canada events: Policies

You'll find information on other great cycling tours in Canada here: Cycle Canada Events.