Western Canada
Folk Dance Tour
Calgary, Banff, Vancouver, and Victoria
Thrilling Folk Dancing, Folk Music, Natural Scenery, Culture, History, Art, and Adventure!
When: April 11-23, 2025
Led by Led by Cathie Dunklee-Donnell
Featuring
★ Thrilling Western Canada folk dance tour
★ Dance with world renown Sonia Dion and Christian Florescu
★ Day tours of Calgary, Banff, Vancouver, and Victoria
★ Luxury train trip through Rockies and interior British Columbia
★ Bus trip to Banff and Banff National park
★ Visit renowned Butchart Gardens
★ Price includes city tours, transfers, hotels, two meals daily, our own tour bus, all entrance and performance fees.
I can’t wait to go! Reserve my place with my $200 deposit per person.
Price: Land Only: $5995 (US)
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*Download Western Canada Itinerary.pdf
Come with us!
Join us on the first Western Canada Jim Gold Folk Dance Tour this April. It starts in Calgary with spectacular sightseeing in downtown Calgary and a folkdance workshop (TBA).
After dinner, we’ll head to Evergreen Community Spaces to dance with the Calgary Folkdance Fridays. The vivacious and talented Sonia and Cristian will teach us a few dances.
On Saturday, we’ll take a walking tour of Calgary, including the cutting edge architecture of the Calgary library and Studio Bell. In the evening we’ll have another workshop with Sonia and Cristian in the Alexandra ballroom.
Sunday we’ll do more sightseeing and take in an optional Calgary Flames game.
OUR ITINERARY
Day 1: Friday, April 11:
Fly to Calgary. Overnight in Hilton Garden Inn in Calgary’s trendy East Village. Welcome dinner. Dance with local group.
Day 2: Saturday, April 12:
Breakfast at hotel. Walking tour of Calgary, visiting the spectacular and renown Studio Bell National Music Centre and the Calgary Public Library with their stunning and avant-garde architecture. Lunch at the Calgary Tower revolving restaurant with great view of Calgary and the Rockies. Followed by a tour of downtown Calgary’s plus 15 indoor walkway system and the indoor Devonian Garden. Dinner on your own.
Day 3: Sunday, April 13:
Sightseeing in Calgary. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 4: Monday, April 14:
Bus trip to Banff and Banff National park. Hot springs and gondola. Sightseeing tbd. Dinner at Banff restaurant. Overnight at a Banff hotel.
Day 5: Tuesday, April 15:
Bus tour of Banff area and Lake Louise. Dinner at Banff Centre. Overnight at a Banff Hotel.
Day 6: Wednesday, April 16:
Luxury train trip through Rockies and interior BC. Overnight in Kamloops.
Day 7: Thursday, April 17:
Another day of luxury train trip. Arrive in Vancouver. Transfer to hotel.
Day 8: Friday, April 18:
Take bus or train to downtown Vancouver for sightseeing. Transfer by bus to Pitt Meadows Best Western.
Day 9-10: Saturday-Sunday, April 19-20:
Local touring. More program to be announced. Overnight at Pitt Meadows Best Western.
Day 11: Monday, April 21:
Take ferry to Vancouver Island. In the morning we will visit lush and renowned Butchart Gardens. Overnight at the luxury Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Dance with local club.
Day 12: Tuesday, April 22:
Sightseeing in downtown Victoria and inner harbor boat tour. Overnight at the luxury Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Farewell dinner.
Day 13: Wednesday, April 23:
Fly home from Victoria or take the pedestrian ferry to Seattle and fly from there.
REGISTRATION FORM: I can’t wait to go! Enclosed is my registration deposit of $200 per person. Western Canada single supplement: $945. Hotel taxes and service charges: $185. Gratuities not included. Program subject to change without notice. Cancellation 90 days prior to departure: Total refund: Less than 90 days: No refund. Travel insurance is recommended.
Total balance due January 10, 2025
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