Vancouver Trip Overview
Short on time but want to get your Canada in? Then take our one-way trip from Vancouver to Banff, for a quick tour into the Rocky Mountains. The 2 day Roadrunner tour takes you through the Coast Mountains, into the Okanagan Desert and along Okanagan Lake where we’ll try Indigenous cuisine! As we continue eastward you’ll experience the stunning and diverse landscapes of beautiful British Columbia, before we cross into Alberta and finish right in the heart of the Canadian Rockies – Banff!
Note: the Roadrunner is the first 2 days of the 8 day Caribou tour. Some of your fellow travellers will have already travelled together before you join them, and some will be continuing on towards Jasper after you finish.
Moose tours are designed for 18 to 39 year olds, but we welcome all adventurous travellers that are 18+.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Vancouver, Canada
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Short on time but want to get your Canada in? Then take our one-way trip from Vancouver to Banff, for a quick tour into the Rocky Mountains. The 2 day Roadrunner tour takes you through the Coast Mountains, into the Okanagan Desert and along Okanagan Lake where we’ll try Indigenous cuisine! As we continue eastward you’ll experience the stunning and diverse landscapes of beautiful British Columbia, before we cross into Alberta and finish right in the heart of the Canadian Rockies – Banff!
Note: the Roadrunner is the first 2 days of the 8 day Caribou tour. Some of your fellow travellers will have already travelled together before you join them, and some will be continuing on towards Jasper after you finish.
Moose tours are designed for 18 to 39 year olds, but we welcome all adventurous travellers that are 18+.
Itinerary
Day 1: Vancouver – Kelowna
Stop At: Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park, Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park, British Columbia
At our first stop, we’ll take a short walk in a west coast rainforest to check out Bridal Veil Falls.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Hope, Hope, British Columbia
We’ll stop to pickup lunch supplies in the self-proclaimed “Chainsaw Carving Capital of Canada”, the town of Hope, BC.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sudbury Beach, Skaha Lake Road, Penticton, British Columbia V2A 6G8 Canada
After crossing through the Coastal Mountains, we arrive in the semi-arid grasslands of the Okanagan where we’ll go for a paddleboard on Skaha Lake in Penticton.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kelowna, Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Then it’s onto Kelowna on Lake Okanagan, our destination for the night. We’ll be replenishing ourselves with a special dinner at Kekuli Café in Westbank, where you’ll get to try Indigenous cuisine.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Samesun Kelowna – mixed gender, dormitory-style rooms
Day 2: Kelowna – Banff
Stop At: Last Spike, Trans-Canadian Highway 1, Craigellachie, British Columbia V0E 2J0 Canada
See this historic site where the last railroad spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven in November 1885, connecting Canada from West to East.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Revelstoke, Revelstoke, Kootenay Rockies, British Columbia
In Revelstoke, you’ll have the option to go kayaking on a lake, in beautiful, hand crafted wooden kayaks, surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery!
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Banff, Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta
Continuing onwards, we’ll finally enter the Rocky Mountains and cross over the Kicking Horse Pass into Alberta and Banff National Park. Tonight, our tour finishes in the historic town of Banff, in the heart of the mountains.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
