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 jump on Hwy 97 West. At Cache Creek Hwy 97 will become Cariboo Hwy, which runs north across the lake-studded Fraser Plateau to Prince George. You’ll ride the original Gold Rush Trail following the path of fortune-seeking prospectors on the Cariboo Wagon Road. This is Cowboy Country, where you can pan for gold along the Gold Rush Trail! At 100 Mile House you can see the only surviving stage coach of the Barnard Express and Stage Line. The area’s riches also include abundant wildlife, ancient mountains, lush valleys, clear lakes and pristine rivers. You go north all the way into Williams Lake, set amid rolling ranchland. Overnight.

Today you stick with Cariboo Hwy and continue travelling north. Just a few miles out of Williams Lake you arrive in Soda Creek, where you can see ancient petroglyphs, visit a sweat lodge and get a taste of the traditional Shuswap way of life. Long before fortune-seeking prospectors arrived in this area, the Shuswap Nation occupied the bench lands for over 5,000 years. Up river from Soda Creek, the Quesnel Museum and Archives houses thousands of artifacts from pioneering life and one of the most significant collections of rare Chinese artifacts in North America. Continue north and you’ll get to the vibrant city of Prince George, an all-season playground. Prince George has over 120 parks, and more than 1,600 nearby lakes, and offers endless opportunities for fishing, boating, hiking and wildlife viewing. Overnight.

You take Yellowhead Hwy 16 east and are on your way to the scenic community of McBride, nestled in Mount Robson Valley. En route to McBride you can enjoy exceptional scenery with the Cariboo Mountains to your right and the Rocky Mountains to your left. Mc Bride is the economic centre of the Robson Valley, a vibrant rural community. While here, you could catch a glimpse of some of the 200 bird species recorded in the area at the Horseshoe Lake bird viewing station, or simply enjoy an easy walk around this thriving artist community. Overnight.

Stick with Hwy 16 and just about 45-minutes from McBride you’ll find yourself in Mount Robson Provincial Park, which is named after the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies – a jagged, snowy pinnacle rising 12,972 ft above largely undisturbed wilderness. The park also houses the headwaters of the Fraser River and the massive Berg Glacier. You’ll cross over to Jasper, which is the gateway to some of the most majestic, pristine and accessible wilderness Canada has to offer. Here, you are surrounded by breathtaking rugged beauty as you ride the Icefields Parkway or unwind at the shores of a beautiful mountain lake. Overnight.

Today you will experience one of Canada’s national treasures and most rewarding destinations - the Icefields Parkway, Hwy 93. This is a world-class journey through the heart of the Canadian Rockies, a vast wilderness of magnificent peaks, ancient glaciers, mountain lakes and broad sweeping valleys. The Icefields Parkway traces a thin line paralleling the Continental Divide, the backbone of the Canadian Rockies, between Jasper and Lake Louise. 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. Continue via Castle Mountain and Vermilion Lakes, one of the oldest known sites of human occupation in Canada. You arrive in Banff, your base for the next two nights. Overnight.

You have all day to enjoy the unique destination of Banff, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town of Banff is also Canada’s first incorporated municipality within a national park. Banff National Park is filled with magnificent scenery, and you might want to join a tour boat providing access to a remote corner of the park, where the vertical walls of the Devil’s Gap rise impressively from the deep, cold water. Or take Banff Gondola, which transports you to the summit of Sulphur Mountain. Wildlife viewing is another major attraction in the park, and you may come across bighorn sheep, elk, deer, or a black bear feasting on dandelions along the Bow Valley Parkway. 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.

Your ride continues west on Hwy 3A to Castlegar, a community with strong Russian influence. Continue on Hwy 3 and travel via Grand Forks, towards Canada’s top summer holiday spot – Osoyoos. With Canada’s hottest weather, warmest lake and only true desert, balmy winter, spring and fall, this friendly town is an all-season destination. Surrounded by scenic mountains, tranquil lake and lush orchards and vineyards, Osoyoos offers a relaxing and beautiful getaway. Overnight.

While here, you might want to take a quick detour to Oliver, Canada’s wine capital. You continue west on Hwy 3, and go to Princeton, your gateway to Similkameen Wine Country. The town and area are steeped in history, and you will find over 50 lakes within a radius of 30 miles here. From Princeton you stick with Hwy 3 all the way to Manning Park, located in the heart of the Cascade Mountains. Named for E.C. Manning, the park has rain forests on its west side and grassland slopes on its east. Between the two extremes lies a land of wild rivers, crystal lakes, towering peaks and alpine meadows that is brimming with recreational opportunities year-round. Overnight.

Today you continue west along Hwy 3 to the small town of Hope, nestled in the Cascade Mountains on the banks of the Fraser River. From here you head north on Hwy 1 and follow the mighty Fraser River, named after Simon Fraser, the first European to navigate its raging waters. You are riding the Fraser Canyon roadway and enjoy awe-inspiring scenery. Cutting a heart-stopping swath through the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Mountains, the river creates a colossal valley of lush forests, dramatic gorges and mountainside farmlands. Make sure to stop at Hell’s Gate to see nature at its most magnificent. Ride up to Lytton, the “Rafting Capital of Canada”, where you overnight.

From Lytton your journey will take you north to Lillooet, mile zero of the original road to the Cariboo gold fields. Miners and traders used this route to the British Columbia interior and it was vitally important during the Cariboo Gold Rush. Ride over to the bustling little town of Cache Creek, located at the junction of the Trans Canada Hwy and the Cariboo Hwy. Long before fur traders, gold rush miners, ranchers and settlers arrived in this valley, people of the Shuswap Nation followed a nomadic lifestyle here for thousands of years. You might want to visit the Shuswap Nation valley display site to get a rare look at a circular pit house known as “kekuli”. Hwy 97 will take you back into Kamloops. Upon arrival it will be time to return your bike at EagleRider’s Kamloops location and transfer to your hotel. Overnight.

Today, your most fantastic ride will come to an end with your departure flight back home.