THE CANADIAN ROCKIES: HIGH AND MIGHTY

A Post-Cruise Kosher Tour

Itinerary

Day 1: Seattle - Vancouver

After disembarking from a magnificent cruise, we'll transfer to Vancouver, on the southern tip of British Columbia, the world's most desirable city. Today’s excursion will start at the base of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver from where we’ll ride the Skytram to the top for a magnificent panoramic view of this city, rated the best city in the world in which to live. At the top we’ll pay a visit to the Theatre in the Sky. Upon returning to the base of Grouse Mountain, we’ll continue to visit the famous historic Capilano Suspension Bridge, one of the world‘s longest suspension bridges - 450 feet across and 230 feet above the Capilano Canyon! While enjoying our visit, time may be allowed to explore the surrounding Nature Park, which offers meandering trails through an old-growth forest.

Day 2: Vancouver - Kamloops

This morning we’ll cover some of Vancouver’s main attractions: Gastown, Chinatown, and the City Center, including Robson Street, the new city library, the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, and the site of the Expo 86 World's Fair. We’ll drive through Stanley Park where we'll pass by gardens, the Vancouver Aquarium and Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. The tour bus will stop for a photo-op at the Totem Poles, a tribute to British Columbia‘s West Coast Native heritage. From there we’ll drive through English Bay, one of the trendier parts of town, and Shaughnessy Heights, one of the wealthier areas of Vancouver. Then, it's off to the Fraser River Canyon. Following the Thompson and Fraser Rivers, we’ll will visit the world famous Hell‘s Gate, north of the town of Hope, BC. “Hell’s Gate is just beyond Hope,” say the locals. The rapids of the Fraser River are at their wildest in this location and we dare you to ride on the Hell‘s Gate Airtram, a cable car crossing the river gorge. From here we’ll continue northeast up the Fraser River Canyon, until we reach the city of Kamloops.

Day 3: Kamloops – Jasper

We'll leave our hotel after breakfast and head eastward. We’ll proceed along the Yellowhead Highway to the Village of Blue River which developed as the major center during the turn of the century as pioneers blazed a passage through the rugged mountain. Then we’ll continue east to Wells Gray Provincial Park to view the grandeur of Spahats Falls which drop over a sheer volcanic precipice. Then we’ll travel through Mount Robson Provincial Park, home to impressive Mount Robson, the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies at 3954 meters. All along the way we'll learn about the many different First Nation Tribes that live in this area. At the end of a long day's travel and much sightseeing, we'll arrive at our hotel in Jasper for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Jasper – Banff

This morning we'll continue to view Peyto Lake, Bow Lake, and Crowfoot Glacier after which we'll travel southward along one of the most spectacular highways in North America. The Icefield Parkway is highlighted by occasional wildlife sightings, towering mountain peaks, tranquil lakes and cascading waterfalls. Our travels include a stop at Athabasca Falls before arriving at the Columbia Icefield, considered to be one of the largest bodies of ice below the Arctic Circle. An experience of a lifetime awaits us at the Columbia Icefield! Upon arrival at the Icefield Centre, we'll shuttle to the Athabasca Glacier where we'll board a unique, specially designed Ice Explorer for a guided tour onto the surface of the Glacier - a true Ice Age adventure! Afterwards we'll make our way to our overnight destination – the town of Banff.

Day 5: Banff – Calgary

Today's sightseeing will include a ride up the Banff Gondola for a panoramic 360 degree view of the entire Banff area. Then we'll travel the scenic Bow Valley Parkway to Lake Louise, passing Emerald Lake and Castle Mountain. We'll take some time at Johnston Canyon to walk to the Lower Falls of the river before arriving at Lake Louise. In the afternoon we'll transfer to Calgary International airport for the flight to our home gateways.

Price Includes

• 5* Hotels
• Entrance fees as per the itinerary
• Comfortable air conditioned touring coach
• Kosher half board & lunch packs daily
• Professional experienced English-speaking guide
• Local English-speaking Guide as required

Price Excludes

• Travel & Health Insurance
• Personal expenses and evening entertainment not included in the itinerary
• Tips for local service providers $100 to be collected in cash abroad)
• Shows and evening entertainment not included in the itinerary
• Tip for our Tour Guide (Recommended: $3 per person per day)
• Miscellaneous expenses such as departure fees, visas, security surcharges etc. where applicable.

Important To Know
There may be changes to the order of places visited. We will make every effort to visit every place mentioned in the itinerary.
The tour organizers have no control over airline services such as seating, special meal requests, changes in departure times or delays. These remain the sole responsibility of the airline company.

Kashrut on Tours
Kosher food is provided to our travelers on all our tours. We work with the local Rabbinate to provide Hashgacha for all local ingredients and fresh meat and poultry. In some cases, we fly in kosher food from Israel and other sources, depending on the destination of the tour. We do not guarantee Pat Israel and Chalav Israel for all destinations.

In many destinations we have our own crockery and cutlery. Where we don't, we provide disposables at the meals. When we cook in Hotel kitchens, we ensure proper Kashering and we use our own kitchenware on kashered and covered surfaces. All this is done under the strict supervision of our trained staff/guides who function as our Mashgichim.

Our travelers enjoy gourmet meals prepared by our team including fresh local fish, fruit, and vegetables. This is an integral part of Jewish travel. We make great efforts to assure that our travelers will experience local foods first-hand, while maintaining stringent observance of Kashrut laws on all occasions.

Rabbi Menahem Fogel
A native of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Menahem Fogel served as a pulpit rabbi in South Africa and Canada before returning to Israel in 1984 to take up the position of spokesman of Yad Vashem, in Jerusalem, a position he held for six years.

Since that time he has held senior positions in both the public and private sectors developing interactive computer systems for museums around the world. He also lived and worked in the USA, Netherlands, Austria, UK and India. A lifelong yearning for travel led to his becoming a Tour Manager in 2000 and developed expertise tourism to Japan & China, Alaska, Canadian Rockies and Africa. Recently he took on the added role of Rav Hamachshir for The Kosher Travel Club to ensure the highest standards of Kashrut are implemented on all our Kosher Tours.

For any questions about Kashrut please feel free to email menahemf@netvision.net.il

Deposit, Cancellation Fees & Policy:
A $500 USD Deposit per person must be received at the time of booking in order to confirm your reservation. Payment in full is due 90 days before departure. A minimum number of participants are required to operate tour dates. If a minimum number has not been reached prior to tour departure and the tour is cancelled you will receive a FULL refund.

• 90 days before departure bookings are refundable less a $100 administration fee
• 60-90 days prior to departure: $500 + $100 per passenger
• 30-60 days prior to departure: $1,000 + $100 per passenger
• Less than 30 working days prior to departure: 100% of total - no refund
• We strongly recommend purchasing Travel Insurance.

Insurance
Travel insurance encompassing both cancellation and medical insurance is very important and we cannot stress that enough. We strongly recommend that our clients are adequately insured when travelling. It is crucial to purchase the travel insurance within 14 days from the 1st payment that you make for this trip (flights/cruise/tour etc). Your payment is made directly to the insurance company. We highly recommend the 'cancel for any reason' upgrade option. Our preferred policies are Travel Safe (USA & Canadian residents), Travel Select (USA residents) and Global Trip Protection Elite (All other Nationalities).