Ski Canada
From CAD $4,195
Guarantee
Group Tour
Easy
Rating
(10 reviews)
Experience Overview
Love the mountain life, but love exploring too? This group adventure is a holiday plus ski or boarding trip all rolled into one epic trip - the perfect winter experience at some of Canada’s best winter destinations. Carve it up!
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 3 Dinner (D)
- 5 Breakfast (B)
Included Experience
- Vancouver: Fill up your Insta feed with pics of this first nation’s art installation. We love it!
- Vancouver: Probably one of the most naturally beautiful cities in the world. Vancouver’s got beaches, mountains and rainforest right on its doorstep.
- Vancouver: Get your head in the clouds as you walk across this epic piece of engineering. Did we mention it’s also covered in fairy lights?
- Whistler: Check out the snowy slopes and peaks in this legendary winter resort. Cameras at the ready!
- Banff: Cameras at the ready, folks! On our first day, we’ll visit Canada’s first ever National Park – known for its colourful lakes and beautiful mountains.
- Meet the newest additions to your Contiki wolf pack and support the sanctuary’s amazing work.
Trip Details
Product Code: 17519
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Family, 55+, Luxury
Tour Operator:
Contiki (CA)
Supplier Code: 98.1563B
Starts: Vancouver (BC), Canada
Finishes: Calgary, Canada
Duration: 9 days
Departures: Not Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $4,195 ($466 /day)
Itinerary
We’ll start out with a guided tour of Vancouver (including visits to Stanley Park and the legendary Totem Poles.) You’ll then have free time to explore the city, plus the chance to experience FlyOver Canada, Canada’s ultimate flying ride. In the afternoon, we’ll visit the mighty Capilano Suspension Bridge (tickets included) and then take a walk amongst the treetops of a magical old-growth forest – soothing our minds and souls with that fresh Canadian mountain air. After that, Vancouver is yours to lap up as you please. Get to know the squad over dinner tonight, then if you're in town at the right time, we might head to the hockey rink to watch the Vancouver Canucks do their thing on the ice.
Accommodation: YWCA Hotel Vancouver
Meals: Dinner
Out of Vancouver, we journey north in search of the mecca of snowsports that is Whistler, via the stunning Sea to Sky Highway. As gondolas float between snow-capped mountain peaks, this cosy village buzzes with life and powdery flakes coat everything in sight. We'll have the chance to explore the wondrous slopes by snowmobile too. Spend the afternoon getting acquainted with what is essentially North America’s largest ski resort, before tucking in to a scrumptious (if we do say so ourselves) dinner with the crew.
Accommodation: Pangea Pod Hotel (Multi-Share)
Meals: Dinner
It's slopes o'clock! Whether you’re a beginner bound for the bunny hill or a blackcomb bandit who owns the terrain park, Whistler’s diverse grounds have you covered. Rent a board or a set of skis (or if you've brought your own then that's cool with us), then get ready to shred. If you’ve got the energy for après, there could even be a pub crawl on the cards tonight.
Accommodation: Pangea Pod Hotel (Multi-Share)
Meals: Breakfast
If you’re not keen to drag your aching body back up the mountain today, there’s plenty to do downtown. Take a stroll through the snow, pamper yourself at a day spa or just maintain a steady flow of hot chocolates and watch the world go by. For those back up the mountain, the same deal as yesterday applies, pow pow! If you want a great view and an adrenaline rush, then choose to fly through the skies on a zipline. Tonight, enjoy free time to find a spot for dinner and reflect on just how awesome this mountain playground is. Tomorrow, a new spot beckons... let's do this.
Accommodation: Pangea Pod Hotel (Multi-Share)
It’s time to say goodbye to Whistler’s perfect powder and jump on a plane to Calgary so we can head to the other-worldly beauty of Banff National Park. Flight time. With heads full of breathtaking British Columbian scenery, we'll board a quick flight to Calgary. Almost there. Just a picturesque drive to go before we touch down in Banff. You may have seen photos of Banff on your computer’s desktop background, but nothing can prepare you for how ridiculously good-looking it is in real life. It’s been a long day of travel, so dinner’s on us – eat up and get some rest so you can jump out of bed early tomorrow and explore.
Accommodation: Tunnel Mountain Resort (multi-share)
Meals: Dinner
Banff is nestled in the Rocky Mountains, so if you feel like exploring, you have three resorts to choose from – Mt Norquay, Lake Louise and Sunshine Village. Don’t miss the opportunity to travel by dog sled today too. And if you’re keen to burn the candle at both ends, you can spend tonight exploring Banff’s epic range of bars.
Accommodation: Tunnel Mountain Resort (multi-share)
Meals: Breakfast
Soak up Banff’s beauty from another angle today – perhaps take a helicopter ride over the snow-laden mountains, or go for a hike on the Johnston Canyon Icewalk which can only be described as spectacular. With thundering waterfalls, imposing cliffs and ice tenticles everywhere, it's a perilous nature lovers paradise. Of course for some the mountain is always going to call, so try out a new resort or head back to one of your favourites. Come the evening, we could regroup and swap stories of our day.
Accommodation: Tunnel Mountain Resort (multi-share)
Meals: Breakfast
Those sick of riding downhill will be pleased to note they can give ice skating a whirl in town. Get arty in the afternoon at one of the town's many galleries. Over a drink tonight we will contemplate some seriously epic days of wintery wonder.
Accommodation: Tunnel Mountain Resort (multi-share)
Meals: Breakfast
What better way to bid Banff farewell than a group gondola ride up to Sulphur Mountain? This could possibly be one of the best views you'll ever see, and the highest views in the Rockies at 2281m overlooking the Bow Valley. We'll stop for a visit to the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary – a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience designed to leave you feeling as wholesome as can be at the end of your Canadian adventure. Afterwards, we’ll hit the road again and head to Calgary where we'll say it's not farewell, it's just see you later.
Meals: Breakfast
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Tour Operator
Contiki (CA)
Contiki is a New Zealand-based tour company that caters to 18 to 35-year-olds, offering over 350 different tours in over 75 countries in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.[1] It is a subsidiary of The Travel Corporation. Its tours historically had a reputation for partying;[2][3] however, it also operates wellness trips culturally immersive experiences that focus less on alcohol, which are more popular with Generation Z.[4] The company owns lodging facilities in Europe, including the Chateau De Cruix, a 16th century castle in the Beaujolais wine region, and the Gasthof Schoneck in the Austrian Tyrol. The name "Contiki" comes from the portmanteau 'Con' from the word 'Continent' and 'Tiki'; from the Māori referring to the first man, often symbolised as a pendant known as hei-tiki. It can also be attributed to the New Zealand slang 'Tiki-tour' describing taking a longer route to a destination in order to explore.[5]
In Business Since 1931
Reviews
Anonymous - Traveled, January 2025
Trip of a life time. I thought being a shorter trip you wouldn't get much time to make good friends but I was wrong. We made amazing friends, Alex the trip manager was great. Good amount of time in each place. Canada is the most beautiful place I have ever seen, can't wait to go back. Would highly recommend! Do be aware of additional costs, the adventure activities in Canada are expensive (this is out of Contikis control) Booked through a travel convention which the girl was super helpful and lovely. Would of liked to have the itinerary earlier.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 01/21/2025
Anonymous - Traveled, May 2025
Awesome trip manager (Alex) with amazing locations and optional activities. Combined with an awesome group of people it made for the tour of a lifetime. Good communication and updates about the trip.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/19/2025
Anonymous - Traveled, May 2025
I love they had different options for those who didn't want to ski or snowboard!! This trip exceeded my expectations! There's a fantastic balance between free time and optionals! I definitely recommend this trip to anyone that is thinking of doing it!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/20/2025
Anonymous - Traveled, May 2025
Accommodation was awesome on this trip! Not a huge amount to do in Calgary so don't bother hanging around there more than a day afterwards. Honestly the trip of a lifetime. Yes, the add on extras are expensive on this trip but so worth it especially if you are a skier / snowboarder already! Make sure you budget for the extras as you wont want to miss out. Alex, our trip manager was also awesome, he literally had the answer/solution for everything. He was so organised and this made the trip so much better knowing that everything was under control / sorted for you :)
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/20/2025
Anonymous - Traveled, May 2025
Worth my while but again not exactly what I was told we would get. Awesome time! But unfortunately not everything that was promised was provided.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/21/2025
Kieran Green - Traveled, May 2025
The trip was amazing, the places were great and the experiences were awesome plus our trip manager was great!! The powder rush trip was our first trip with Contiki and all I can say is AMAZING!!!! Canada is incredible and Alex our tour guide was awesome!!! We went to some of the most amazing places and had the best trip we've ever done!! Defiantly won't be our last Contiki trip
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/13/2025
Mellington Drage - Traveled, January 2024
Thumbs up.Good locations and fun all round!!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 01/29/2024
Anonymous - Traveled, May 2025
I love they had different options for those who didn't want to ski or snowboard!! This trip exceeded my expectations! There's a fantastic balance between free time and optionals! I definitely recommend this trip to anyone that is thinking of doing it!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/19/2025
Juli - Traveled, May 2025
Awesome! Trip would definitely recommend. Great free time add ons. Really tiring to do it all, but worth it! Sights were unreal and Alex was just the best Tour Leader.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/20/2025
Jacinta Pink - Traveled, May 2025
Fantastic trip! The itinerary, the destinations, the people and the trip leader were all so incredible. I would go back and do it all again in a heart beat! Fantastic Trip! Many new friends made, fun activities, supportive team manager and memories to last a lifetime.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/20/2025
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