Canada Motorcycle Tour: Seattle to Calgary Rockies

Your Canada motorcycle tour begins with a scheduled flight from Germany to Seattle. After arrival, a shuttle takes you to a centrally located hotel near the airport and the rental station. The rest of the evening is yours to spend freely, before the actual motorcycle tour begins the next day.

In the morning you explore downtown Seattle, including Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and a Harley-Davidson® store. In the afternoon you pick up your motorcycle and receive a short briefing – the starting point of your Western Canada motorcycle tour through the Canadian Rockies and the Pacific Northwest.

You set off early on Highway 1 toward the Canadian border. After a quick border crossing, you ride through Vancouver and, if time allows, visit Stanley Park. This leg of your British Columbia motorcycle tour ends at a centrally located hotel in North Vancouver.

A free day in Vancouver: optionally join a whale and orca watching tour or visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge. As part of this guided Canada motorcycle tour, there's plenty of time left for Stanley Park, good food, and exploring the city on your own.

Via the Sea-to-Sky Highway you first reach Whistler, then continue through the Coastal Mountains past clear mountain lakes and over mountain passes to Lillooet on the Fraser River. On this leg of your Harley-Davidson Canada tour, you reach Kamloops in the late afternoon.

Along the Thompson River, the route leads to Clearwater, from where a side trip to Helmcken Falls is possible. Near Blue River, optional jet boat tours for bear watching beckon. Your rental motorcycle then carries you on via the Yellowhead Highway to the Valemount area.

In the morning you reach the mighty Mt. Robson and cross into Alberta. The Jasper National Park leg then takes you onto the Icefields Parkway – past Athabasca Falls and the Columbia Icefield, with views of the Rockies' brilliant white glaciers.

After a coffee at Lake Louise, you continue along the Icefields Parkway past Banff, through Yoho and Kootenay National Parks, and along the Cowboy Trail to Calgary. This Calgary leg ends with a city tour and a view from the Calgary Tower over the prairie metropolis.

The Cowboy Trail takes you over the Crowsnest Pass and on through the southern Rockies to Fort Steele, a heritage village with historic 19th-century buildings. This leg of your Rocky Mountains motorcycle tour ends with dinner in the Bavarian-styled town of Kimberley.

Highway 95 passes Kootenay National Park before the Trans-Canada Highway continues through Glacier National Park. In good weather, a detour into Mount Revelstoke National Park for a short hike is worthwhile. This on-road Canada motorcycle tour leg ends in the town of Revelstoke.

The Columbia River accompanies you further south, lined with emerald-green mountain lakes. You may cross Kootenay Lake by ferry and stop for lunch in historic Kaslo. In the afternoon, the Rocky Mountains motorcycle tour continues via Nelson to Castlegar.

Along the Kettle River, you reach the US border again near Grand Forks. Through the Okanogan National Forest and the fruit-growing valley of the same name, this on-road Canada motorcycle tour continues into the North Cascade Mountains to the historic mountain town of Leavenworth.

Through the North Cascades and past Mount Rainier National Park, the last major leg of your Seattle motorcycle tour unfolds. In the afternoon you reach your starting point again and return the motorcycles at the rental station, before a farewell dinner together closes out the day.

The shuttle takes you to Seattle Airport, from where your return flight with a renowned airline departs for Europe. This officially concludes your Canada motorcycle tour, though the memories of the Rockies and the coast will stay with you long after.

Arrival at your departure point in Europe during the morning. This concludes your Canada motorcycle tour through the Canadian Rockies, Vancouver, and the Pacific Northwest – program changes remain subject to change.