Arrive in one of those places you will remember for a lifetime – Kamloops! Transfer to your hotel and enjoy the city, which is rich in history, a thriving arts and culture mecca, with many art galleries featuring paintings, sculptures and other exceptional works from world-renowned artists. Kamloops is also Canada’s Tournament Capital, and is set up to host premier sporting events in numerous world-class facilities. Chances are a sporting event will be on to watch while you are visiting. Overnight.

This morning you pick up your bike at EagleRider’s Kamloops location and you are in for a most fantastic adventure. Take the TransCanada Hwy 1, head east and you arrive in historic Craigellachie. In 1885, the “Last Spike” was driven into Canada’s first transcontinental railway, joining the west to the east. Your next stop should be the alpine city of Revelstoke, where you can tour the Railway Museum - a tribute to the workers that built the nation’s transcontinental railway through the difficult mountain passes. Continue via Rogers Pass, one of BC’s great mountain crossings between Revelstoke and Golden. Set on the banks of the Columbia River, the tranquil town of Golden offers endless outdoor adventures. You could ride the gondola to the top of Kicking Horse Mountain for panoramic views and enjoy a memorable meal at Canada’s highest restaurant, the Eagle’s Eye. Overnight.

Out of Golden you stick with Hwy 1 and you enter Yoho National Park, with astonishing landscapes of 28 peaks, glacial lakes and one of Canada’s highest waterfalls, Takakkaw Falls. You cross into Alberta and just west of the border you will arrive at the stunning resort community of Lake Louise. Here, it feels like being at the doorway to the ruggedness of the Rockies on both sides of the Alberta-B.C. border. Lake Louise itself has two parts – the town side in the Bow River Valley and the famous Lake itself on a plateau up the road. Make sure you enjoy both parts of Lake Louise. It’s another 40 minutes east and you arrive in today’s destination Banff, established in 1883, and the tourist center of the Canadian Rockies. Overnight.

Out of Banff you ride back a few miles to enter Hwy 93 south, the Banff-Windermere Highway – the first motor road across the Canadian Rockies. Your ride will take you through Kootenay National Park – for thousands of years this area was part of the traditional lands identified by Ktunaxa (Kootenay) and Kinbasket (Shuswap) – now represents the southwestern region of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The park is noted for its diversity of landscapes, ecology and climate. Your most scenic ride will take you to Radium Hot Springs, B.C.’s best mountain getaway village. You might want to enjoy a steamy soak in the mineral-rich pools. Overnight.

Continue south on Hwy 93/95 and ride to Kimberly, a western mining town with a distinct European alpine theme. Stroll the Cominco Gardens to take in the scents of the Kootenay Rockies’ only formal gardens. Travel via Cranbrook and pick up Hwy 3, which will take you to the orchard town of Creston, home to Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area. Once you reach Salmo, you ride north on Hwy 6 to historic Nelson, Canada’s finest small town arts community. Overnight.

Out of Nelson you ride west on Hwy 3A to Castlegar, a community with strong Russian influence. Continue on Hwy 3 to Hwy 97 and north to the Okanagan Valley’s orchards, and vineyards. Cradled between two mountain ranges, a chain of blue lakes span the valley floor in this warm-weather region blessed with sandy beaches. Ride via Osoyoos, located in Canada’s only desert – the northernmost tip of the Sonora Desert. Boasting the lowest annual rainfall and highest average temperatures, this is appropriately called B.C.’s Desert Wine Country! Heading north from Osoyoos, you’ll pass through a true desert. Ride via Oliver and Penticton up to Kelowna, the “Napa of Canada”, and your gateway to the Okanagan. A tour of local wineries is a must while here! Kelowna is the center of the fruit and vineyard region around Lake Okanagan – a third of all apples harvested in Canada come from here. The lake is also known for its legendary monster, the Ogopogo, a Loch Ness type beast. Overnight.

This morning you might want to explore the Okanagan Lake area further, as you don’t have too many miles to Kamloops. Enjoy a most scenic ride along the shores of the lake and stick with Hwy 97, which will take you back into Kamloops. Named after the Indian word “cumcloups”, or “the meeting of waters”, the place was founded in 1812 as a North West Co. depot. Kamloops then developed where the north and south branches of the Thompson River converge to form Kamloops Lake. Upon arrival it will be time to return your motorcycle at EagleRider’s Kamloops location and transfer to your hotel. Overnight.

Today your exciting trip will come to an end with your departure flight back home.