About your Trip

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!

What's Included

Dates & Prices

2023 DEPARTURE DAYS

May 01 to May 31

LOW SEASON

WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS

CAD $519

Jun 01 to Sep 30

PEAK SEASON

WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS

CAD $549

Oct 01 to Oct 31

LOW SEASON

WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS

CAD $519

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TRIP OVERVIEW

FROM CAD $519

2 days/1 night

Season: May – October

Start: 07:30 Vancouver

End: ~21:00 Banff

Max Group Size: 24

ITINERARY SUMMARY

  • Day 1 Vancouver to Kelowna
    Paddleboard on Skaha Lake
  • Day 2 Kelowna to Banff
    Rogers Pass National Historic Site

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

Will you marry me at Bridal Veil Falls?

See the town of Hope where First Blood (Rambo) was filmed

Go for a paddle on Skaha Lake in the Okanagan Valley

Hang out in Kelowna, along Lake Okanagan. Watch out for the Ogopogo lake monster!

A wee bit of Scotland in BC (sort of!)

Finish your tour in Banff, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains

YOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1

Vancouver to Kelowna

The desert is calling! To begin our adventure, we’re going east through the Fraser Valley, where we’ll take a short walk through a West Coast rainforest to Bridal Veil Falls. Then, we’ll traverse the Coastal Mountains, stopping at Lightning Lake in Manning Park at lunchtime. The semi-arid desert grasslands of the Okanagan are next on our itinerary, where we’ll go paddle boarding on the beautiful Skaha Lake. We’ll be replenishing ourselves with a special dinner at Kekuli Café in Westbank, where you’ll get to try Indigenous cuisine, before settling in for the night on Lake Okanagan in Kelowna.

 

Activity Inclusions: Paddle boarding on Skaha Lake

Meal inclusions: Indigenous cuisine dinner

DAY 2

Kelowna to Banff

Being a little greedy with mountain ranges today, crossing not one, not two – but three of them, as we travel through four National Parks towards Banff!  We’ll stop in Revelstoke where you can go lake kayaking or simply enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery.  Finally we’ll enter the Rocky Mountains and cross over the Kicking Horse Pass into Alberta and Banff National Park, spending the night in the historic town of Banff itself, right in the heart of the mountains.

Note: during April/May and from mid-September onwards, we will cross over the Vermillion Pass to enter Alberta and Banff National Park.

ACTIVITIES

The Roadrunner tour offers fun outdoor activities en route from Vancouver to Banff. Experience the best of summer in Briitsh Columbia with paddleboarding on Skaha Lake in the Okanagan (included) and go hiking through incredible scenery on your way into the Rockies. Take in the breathtaking mountain vistas while kayaking on a pristine blue lake or choose to add on adventure activities like horseback riding and whitewater rafting after finishing the tour in Banff. (Note: some of the activities below are only available after finishing the tour in Banff).

Optional activities are booked and paid through your Moose tour guide while on the tour. No need to pre-book! The following optional activities are available on this tour:

ACCOMMODATION

On a non-accommodated tour package, you must book ALL your accommodation yourself. Moose does NOT include nor hold any accommodation reservations on your behalf in the overnight locations on this package. The non-accommodated package is designed for travellers who wish to stay in private rooms or in alternative properties.

For the accommodated version of this tour, click here.

IMPORTANT NOTES

The Roadrunner is the first 2 days of the 8 day Caribou tour, and is part of numerous combination tours we offer. Some of your fellow travellers will have already explored Vancouver Island and/or Whistler together. After you finish in Banff, many travellers will continue towards Jasper the following day.

All tour finish times are approximate. We strongly recommend that you DO NOT book onward travel on the final day of the tour, since traffic or other unexpected circumstances may cause delays.

Please note that our itineraries can change and/or activities can be cancelled without notice as a result of circumstances beyond our control, such as weather, traffic and unforeseen events. If this does occur, there may be alternatives available, or you may get to enjoy more free time to explore on your own!

This tour finishes in Banff. The closest airport is in Calgary (YYC).

If you’re flexible about when you can travel, consider the pros and cons of our travel seasons. In Low Season, you’ll get the BEST VALUE on our tours, there’s less traffic, and far fewer people at the most popular sites. The trade off is that the weather is typically more variable, cooler and wetter. Plus, a few sites may be closed, and the glacial lakes may still be frozen in the spring, although that’s also beautiful! In Peak Season, everything is open, the weather is more consistent, warmer and generally drier, and the glacial lakes are in their full glory. However, our tours cost more, traffic is busier, and the most popular locations on our itineraries can be very busy.

We take your safety, and the safety of our staff and partners very seriously. Click here for more information.

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