Experience Summer in Canada 2012
For a truly unforgettable holiday, experience summer in Canada
Canada is a marvellous summer holiday destination. A vast land of rocky mountains, sweeping plains, jewel colours lakes, incredible wildlife and warm, welcoming people. Canada promises an adventure of epic proportions. Explore the riches and fall over heels when you step into the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta in 2012.
Check out the great range of extended touring options below and book a trip of a lifetime today!
For availability, prices and bookings call Qantas Holidays 1300 HOLIDAY or 1300 4654 329.
Extended Touring ex Vancouver
In British Columbia you will be moved beyond measure by the sheer enormity of the towering mountains, dense forest and kilometres of coastline, it is often the small details that make a trip to British Columbia most magical. Catch a ferry across a glassy inlet to a quirky island community, visit the harbour city of Vancouver or share a main street meander with a herd of wild moose. BC (as it's locally known) is much more than Canada's most scenic province.
4 days/3 nights Vancouver Express
Visit the City of Vancouver
From Price: $645* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 3 nights standard hotel accommodation
- Hop-on/Hop-off sightseeing tour of Vancouver
- Full day coach/ferry sightseeing tour to Victoria including a visit to Butchart Gardens and return to Vancouver by floatplane
- Provincial taxes
Valid For Travel: 1 June to 30 September 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
7 days/6 nights Pacific Rim Whales & Bears (Standard)
Visit Vancouver, Victoria and Tofino
From Price: $1165* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 2 nights standard hotel accommodation in Vancouver, 2 nights standard hotel accommodation in Victoria and 2 nights standard hotel accommodation in Tofino
- Scheduled coach/ferry transfers from Vancouver to Victoria
- 3 hour whale watching Victoria by Zodiac
- 2.5 hour bear watching tour in Tofino
- Scheduled coach transfers from Victoria to Tofino and from Tofino to Vancouver
Valid For Travel: 1 to 25 June 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
7 days/6 nights Vancouver, Whistler & Victoria Experience
Experience the best of Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria
From Price: $1359* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 2 nights standard hotel accommodation in Vancouver, 2 nights standard hotel accommodation in Whistler and 2 nights standard hotel accommodation in Victoria
- 5 hour sightseeing tour of Vancouver with admission to the Capilano Suspension Bridge
- 7.5 hour coach sightseeing transfer to Whistler, including Shannon Falls
- 3 hour canoeing in Whistler area
- Scenic floatplane transfer to Victoria
- 3 hour whale watching tour in Victoria
- Departure transfer by coach/ferry to Vancouver
Valid For Travel: 1 June to 11 September 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
7 days/6 nights Pacific Lights
Visit Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle
From Price: $1499* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 6 nights standard hotel accommodation
- Sightseeing excursion of Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle
- Admission to the Butchart Gardens
- Whale watching cruise in Victoria (seasonal)
- Selected taxi transfers
- Scenic cruise through the Strait of Georgia on BC Ferries
- Scenic cruise through the San Juan Islands and Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Victoria Clipper
- Scheduled transfers from Seattle to Vancouver
Valid For Travel: 1 June to 30 September 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
4 days/3 nights Grizzlies of the Knight Inlet
Visit Campbell River and Knight Inlet
From Price: $2179* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 3 nights standard hotel accommodation
- Return flight Campbell River / Glendale Cove
- Welcome orientation to wildlife viewing
- All meals and snacks while at the lodge (lunch, dinner and breakfast)
- Complimentary house wine with dinner
- Bear viewing tours
- First Nations User Fee
- Luggage handling at hotels
- National park fees
Valid For Travel: 25 June to 24 July 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
13 days/ 12 nights Western Canada Wilderness
Visit Vancouver, Victoria, Port Hardy, Prince Rupert, Prince George, Jasper and Kamloops
From Price: $4889* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 12 nights standard hotel accommodation
- Excursion from Vancouver to Victoria including ferry fare
- Admission to the Butchart Gardens
- Whale watching tour in Victoria
- Transfer from Victoria to Port Hardy
- BC Ferries Northern Adventure between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert
- Inboard cabin on-board the Northern Adventure
- Whale Watching Cruise or Grizzly Bear Viewing in Prince Rupert
- VIA Rail's Skeena Touring class from Prince Rupert to Jasper. Inclusive of 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner
- Sightseeing excursion to the Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure
- Photograph at the Columbia Icefield
- Sightseeing excursion of Jasper
- Rocky Mountaineer daylight train Redleaf service Jasper to Vancouver, inclusive of 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches
- Transfers to and from train station in Kamloops
- Luggage handling at hotels
- National park fees
Valid For Travel: 25 June to 28 September 2012 for departures on Monday and Thursday only.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
5 days/4 nights Sonora Resort Wilderness Getaway
Visit the Sonora Resort
From Price: $5665* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 4 nights standard hotel accommodation
- Return flight from Vancouver/Sonora Resort
- All meals and snacks while at the resort (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Complimentary beverages (including liquor, wine, beer, pop, juices and water)
- Complete use of mountain bikes for trails
- Full access to Rainbow-Fly Fishing Pond
- Guided Grizzly tour
- Guided Kayak tour
- Luggage handling at Sonora Resort
Conditions: Minimum age to travel on this package is 15 years.
Valid For Travel: 1 to 22 June 2012 for departures on Friday and Sunday only.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
Extended Touring ex Calgary
Alberta is so beautiful you will never want to leave. From the cloud poking mountains of the Canadian Rockies to tranquil glacier fed lakes and wildflower strewn meadows, it's breathtaking and a welcome haven - bears, moose and big-horned sheep all share the backcountry with mountain bikers, hikers and extreme adventure enthusiast.
3 days/2 nights Banff National Park Express
Visit Banff and Lake Louise
From Price: $655* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 2 nights standard hotel accommodation
- Sightseeing excursion of Banff
- Banff Gondola
- Banff Lake Cruise (seasonal)
- Transfer from Lake Louise to Calgary
- Luggage handling at hotels
- National park fees
Valid For Travel: 30 June to 30 September 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
4 days/3 nights Calgary Stampede
Experience the greatest outdoor show on earth and share the milestone of the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede
From Price: $725* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 3 nights' accommodation in a Standard Room at the Sandman Hotel
- LRT Pass for 2 Days (Light Rail Transit Pass)
- Calgary Tower Elevation Pass
- 1 Reserved (North and South Centre Level 5) Evening Show seat per person
- 1 Afternoon Rodeo souvenir program per person
- 2 Sky rides across the Stampede Park (Gondola)
- Event tickets admit to Stampede Park for both days
Valid For Travel: 6 to 15 July 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
5 days/4 nights Rocky Mountain Reflections
Visit Banff, Lake Louise and Kelowna
From Price: $1320* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 4 nights standard hotel accommodation
- Sightseeing excursion of Banff
- Banff Gondola
- Banff Lake Cruise (1 Jun - 30 Sep)
- Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure
- Photograph at the Columbia Icefield
- Exclusive sightseeing between Lake Louise and Vancouver
- Admission to Minter Gardens with guided walking tour
- Wine tasting in Kelowna
- 1 breakfast and 2 lunches
- Luggage handling at hotels
- National park fees
Valid For Travel: 1 to 26 June and 1 to 30 September 2012 for departures on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
9 days/8 nights Summer Adventure in Banff, Jasper & Lake Louise
From Price: $1879* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 3 nights standard accommodation in Banff
- 3 nights standard accommodation at Jasper
- 2 nights standard accommodation in Lake Louise
- Transfer from Calgary to Banff
- Sightseeing excursion of Banff
- 7 hour Banff hiking excursion
- Full-day sightseeing transfer from Banff to Jasper
- Columbia Icefields and Ice Explorer ride
- 3 hour walking tour of Mount Edith Cavell, Jasper
- 2.5 hour white water rafting tour in Jasper
- 3.5 hour wildlife discovery tour in Jasper
- Transfer from Jasper to Lake Louise
- 4 hour sightseeing of the Lake Louise area
- Transfer from Lake Louise to Calgary International Airport
Valid For Travel: 8 June to 9 September 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
7 days/6 nights Lake Louise & Heli Hiking in the Columbia Mountains (Bobbie Burns Lodge)
Experience the delights of Lake Louise and the breath taking scenery from your mountain lodge located in the Columbia Mountain ranges
From Price: $4290* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 2 nights standard accommodation in Lake Louise
- 3 nights standard accommodation at Bobbie Burns Lodge or Bugaboo Lodge
- 1 night standard accommodation in Banff
- Meals: Full board starting with lunch on Day 3 and ending with a boxed lunch on Day 6
- Transfer from Calgary International Airport to Lake Louise
- Taxi transfer from Lake Louise hotel to Brewster Transportation Centre
- Scheduled coach transfer from Brewster Transportation centre to the lodges helipad
- 8 hour hike on the Plains of 6 Glacier trails
- 2.5 days of heli-hiking, with daily helicopter flights
- Certified hiking guides
- Hiking gear: waterproof leather hiking boots, day pack, water bottle, ski pole/walking stick, lightweight wind and rain jacket, wind pants/rain gear
- Return helicopter transfer between helipad and lodge
- Scheduled coach transfer from helipad to Banff
- Transfer from Banff to Calgary International Airport
Valid For Travel: 7 July to 27 August 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
9 days/8 nights Glaciers, Parks and Mountain Passages
Self-driving through Canada's Wests
From Price: $2215* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 8 nights standard hotel accommodation (inclusive of 1 night on-board VIA Rail's The Canadian)
- Banff - 2 hour Banff Gondola ride
- Jasper - 1.5 hour Ice Explorer ride on the Athabasca Glacier
- Vancouver - 10 hour Whistler resort tour including Shannon Falls
- Overnight train from Jasper to Vancouver on The Canadian
- 1 dinner and 1 breakfast on-board VIA Rail
- Mid-sized car (Class C) rental# from day 1 to 6, taxes and insurance
- Personalised Jonview Canada Roadbook containing essential travel information featuring overview notes on the area of travel, local sightseeing and attractions, daily itinerary highlights, provincial maps and city guides
#Conditions: A car drop off fee in Jasper of approximately $290 is payable locally. This fee has been included in the price shown, however it is payable direct.
Valid For Travel: 1 to 24 June 2012 for departures on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
Extended Touring ex Jasper
4 days/3 nights Mountain Resort Express
Visit Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff
From Price: $855* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 3 nights standard hotel accommodation
- Sightseeing excursion from Jasper to Lake Louise
- Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure
- Photograph at the Columbia Icefield
- Sightseeing excursion of Lake Louise
- Transfer from Lake Louise to Banff
- Banff Gondola
- Banff Lake Cruise (seasonal)
- Transfer from Banff to Calgary
- Luggage handling at hotels
- National park fees
Valid For Travel: 1 June to 30 September 2012.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
Extended Touring ex Edmonton
5 days/4 nights Edmonton to Canadian Rockies
Visit Edmonton, Jasper and Banff
From Price: $1220* per person twin share.
Tour Includes:
- 4 nights standard hotel accommodation
- VIA Rail Economy Class seating from Edmonton to Jasper
- Transfer from train station to Jasper hotel
- Sightseeing excursion in Jasper
- Sightseeing excursion from Jasper to Banff
- Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure
- Photograph at the Columbia Icefield
- Sightseeing excursion of Banff
- Banff Gondola
- Banff Lake Cruise (seasonal)
- Transfer from Banff to Calgary
- Luggage handling at hotels
- National park fees
Valid For Travel: 29 June to 30 September 2012 for departures on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Offer Ends:
30 April 2012, unless sold out prior. Availability is limited. Conditions apply.
Online Holiday Packages
Check out our great selection of Canada online packages with flight + hotel suggestions or create your very own accommodation and flight package online. Qantas Frequent Flyers can earn points^ on Canada flight + hotel packages booked online.
Vancouver - 7 night flight + hotel packages
From $3004~ per person twin share ex Melbourne.
From $3005~ per person twin share ex Brisbane.
From $3002~ per person twin share ex Sydney.
From $3315~ per person twin share ex Adelaide.
From $3639~ per person twin share ex Perth.
Price Includes:
From $3002~ per person twin share ex Sydney.
From $3002~ per person twin share ex Sydney.
- Return economy air travel flying Qantas Airways or partner airlines to Vancouver
- 7 nights accommodation twin share
Booking Details:
Prices quoted are for travel from 15 to 22 July 2012 (except 15 to 23 July 2012 ex Perth), other dates are available. Choose the applicable price above to book online or alternatively, search for more departure cities. Make sure you sort by price to display the cheapest price first. Please select 'Change Flights' for the most direct flight listing.
Toronto - 7 night flight + hotel packages
From $3665~ per person twin share ex Melbourne.
From $3666~ per person twin share ex Brisbane.
From $3666~ per person twin share ex Sydney.
From $3979~ per person twin share ex Adelaide.
From $4190~ per person twin share ex Perth.
Price Includes:
- Return economy air travel flying Qantas Airways or partner airlines to Toronto
- 7 nights accommodation twin share
Booking Details:
Prices quoted are for travel from 15 to 22 July 2012 (except 15 to 23 July 2012 ex Perth), other dates are available. Choose the applicable price above to book online or alternatively, search for more departure cities. Make sure you sort by price to display the cheapest price first. Please select 'Change Flights' for the most direct flight listing.
Online Hotels
Book online for Canada hotels and select from a range of accommodation with attractive prices. Plus, Qantas Frequent Flyers can also earn points^ at selected international partner hotels.
Banff hotels from $242+
Calgary hotels from $142+
Jasper hotels from $246+
Lake Louise hotels from $182+
Montreal hotels from $158+
Toronto hotels from $156+
Vancouver hotels from $126+
Terms & Conditions
~Prices are per person twin share, are correct as at 12 March 2012 but may fluctuate if surcharges, fees, taxes or currency change. Amounts payable to third parties not included. Offers are subject to availability. Please check all prices, availability and other information online before booking. Prices and packages quoted refer to the cheapest available flight and hotel packages. Other dates are available. General booking conditions apply. Refer to Online General Booking Conditions.
+Prices are per room per night and are inclusive of applicable taxes and charges. Availability is limited. For credit card payments, a fee of A$4.95 applies to all hotel bookings or a fee of NZ$5.75 applies to New Zealand hotel bookings. Prices quoted are correct as at 12 March 2012 and are subject to change. The Qantas Holidays Online Hotels Terms and Conditions applies. Qantas Holidays Limited ABN 24 003 836 459. Licence No. NSW - 2TA 003 004, VIC - 31288, QLD - TAG 740, WA - TA 510, SA - TTA 48 116.
^You must be a member of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program to earn and redeem points. A joining fee applies. Not a Qantas Frequent Flyer? Join now. Membership and points are subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program. Qantas and Jetstar airfares must be purchased in conjunction with the booking. Bookings must be made through Qantas Holidays call centre or through a travel agent. Packages must include air and land components. Members will also earn points on eligible Qantas and Jetstar flights booked as part of these packages. Quote your Qantas Frequent Flyer number at the time of booking to earn points. Air must be on services with a Qantas or Jetstar flight number. Points will not be awarded for cancelled bookings. If there is one Qantas Frequent Flyer member in a booking and one non-member, the Qantas Frequent Flyer member will receive the Qantas Frequent Flyer points. If there are multiple Qantas Frequent Flyer members in the same booking, the Qantas Frequent Flyer points will be split evenly between all Qantas Frequent Flyer members. Qantas Frequent Flyers travelling on redemption tickets will not earn points purchasing Qantas Holidays product, unless they are travelling with an air and land passenger on the same booking.
