Six championship courses, four national-park backdrops, and the Canadian Rockies as your fairway — golf as it was meant to be played.
Ten days, six storied golf courses, and a private Mercedes-Benz Sprinter through the Canadian Rockies and Pacific Coast. From the Stanley Thompson masterpiece beneath the Fairmont Banff Springs to the cliff-edge tee boxes at Furry Creek on Howe Sound, this is the definitive golf grand tour of Western Canada — built for affluent retirees, low-handicap friends and discerning couples who'd like to alternate green-time with glacier-time.
Tee times are pre-booked. Club rentals can be arranged at every course (Callaway, TaylorMade or Titleist on request). Your Maple Fun driver-guide handles every transfer, every hotel check-in, every dinner reservation — so the only decision left to you is whether to walk or ride. Non-golfing partners are catered for in equal measure: spa appointments at Fairmont Banff Springs, the Maligne Lake cruise to Spirit Island, afternoon tea in a 1908 château, or a private shopping afternoon on Banff Avenue.
Play the Stanley Thompson masterpiece on the grounds of the Fairmont Banff Springs — widely ranked among the world's most scenic 18 holes, with the Bow River, Mount Rundle and the castle hotel framing nearly every shot.
Another Stanley Thompson original (1925) inside Jasper National Park. Elk graze the fairways at dawn; the par-3 ninth across Lac Beauvert is the postcard hole.
Two Robert Trent Jones Sr. courses rebuilt after the 2013 flood and re-opened to acclaim. High alpine setting at 1,500 m — the ball flies further than you remember.
Nicklaus Design 36 holes carved into the Highlands above Victoria. Mountain course or Valley course, your guide's choice on the day.
Sea-to-Sky cliff-side golf on Howe Sound — the course that featured in 'Happy Gilmore.' Bring a camera for the par-3 14th over the Pacific.
A non-golf day on the Icefields Parkway — board a Brewster Ice Explorer onto the Athabasca Glacier and walk the 280-metre-high glass skywalk above Sunwapta Valley.
Banff Springs · Jasper Park Lodge · Château Lake Louise · Empress (Victoria) — the great hotels of the Canadian Pacific Railway, all on a single itinerary.
Rest day scenic touring on Day 5 — three of the most photographed lakes in Canada, with no golf to chase.
Fly into Vancouver International (YVR) for connecting service to Calgary International (YYC), where your Maple Fun driver-guide meets you in arrivals with a hand-held name card. Sprinter transfer ninety minutes west into Kananaskis Country — the quieter, locals-only side of the Rockies, just south of Banff National Park. Check in to the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge for a welcome dinner of Alberta beef and a glass of Okanagan red. Clubs and bags are stored overnight at the resort's bag drop. Early to bed — tomorrow's tee time is 9:30 a.m.
Tee time 9:30 a.m. on the Mount Kidd Course at Kananaskis Country Golf Course — a Robert Trent Jones Sr. design rebuilt to championship standard after the 2013 flood, reopened 2018 to glowing reviews. The 1,500-metre altitude adds roughly ten percent to your carry; the views of Mount Kidd and Mount Lorette will add a few more strokes if you let them. Carts and forecaddies pre-arranged. Light lunch at the clubhouse, then ninety minutes north to Banff townsite for two nights at the Fairmont Banff Springs — the original Canadian Pacific castle, opened 1888.
An unhurried morning at the Fairmont, then a short stroll across the grounds to the Banff Springs Golf Course — Stanley Thompson's 1928 mountain masterpiece, played by Bobby Jones, Sam Snead and Tiger Woods, and consistently ranked among the world's top 100. The signature 'Devil's Cauldron' fourth, a 192-yard par-3 over a glacial pond to a green guarded by Mount Rundle, is the most photographed hole in Canadian golf. Tee time 10:00 a.m. — late enough for a proper Fairmont breakfast first. Caddies available on request (book ahead via your guide). Afternoon at leisure: tea in the Rundle Lounge, the sulphur pools at the Banff Upper Hot Springs, or the Banff Gondola up Sulphur Mountain (75 minutes, suitable for non-golfers in the morning).
A driving day with a glacier in the middle. Depart Banff after breakfast and head north on the Icefields Parkway — 230 km regularly cited as one of the world's most scenic drives. Photo stops at Bow Lake and Peyto Lake; at the Columbia Icefield, board a Brewster Ice Explorer six-wheeled snow coach for the drive directly onto the Athabasca Glacier (45 minutes on the ice). Lunch at the Icefield Discovery Centre, then onward past Athabasca Falls and into Jasper National Park. Late afternoon arrival at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in time for a twilight nine at Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course — another Stanley Thompson design (1925), 6,663 yards of fairways carved through lodgepole pine, with elk grazing the rough at dusk. Or save the full round for tomorrow morning if your group prefers.
Tee off at 9:00 a.m. for the full 18 at Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course — Stanley Thompson's 1925 design, recently restored and consistently ranked in Canada's top 10 public courses. The par-3 ninth across Lac Beauvert with the lodge as backdrop is the holiday-card shot. Carts pre-booked; the course is genuinely walkable for fitter players. While the golfers play, non-golfing partners join the Maligne Lake cruise to Spirit Island — a 90-minute interpretive boat tour to the most photographed scene in the Canadian Rockies, with pickup direct from the lodge. Everyone reconvenes for dinner at the Moose's Nook Northern Kitchen at the lodge.
A non-golf day by design — the legs deserve it. Reverse the Icefields Parkway south, with a stop at any photo points missed on Day 4. Arrive Lake Louise mid-afternoon for check-in at the Fairmont Château Lake Louise. Time for a private guided shuttle to Moraine Lake (access by reservation only — Maple Fun handles the booking) for the rockpile viewpoint and the original Canadian $20-bill scene. Return for sunset on the Château's terrace overlooking Lake Louise itself — turquoise from glacial rock-flour suspended in the meltwater. Dinner at the Walliser Stube or the Lakeview Lounge.
Early breakfast, then the two-hour drive east through the foothills to Calgary International. Short 90-minute flight to Vancouver (YVR), where a second Maple Fun guide and Sprinter are waiting. Afternoon tee time on one of the Lower Mainland's premium private-access courses — typically Northview Golf Club (a former Air Canada Championship venue) or Morgan Creek (Thomas McBroom design), depending on group preference and availability. Twilight rates secured. Evening check-in at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, with dinner at the lobby's Yew Seafood + Bar.
Morning BC Ferries crossing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay (95 minutes through the Gulf Islands — bring coffee on deck). On arrival, your Vancouver Island guide collects you with the Sprinter and drives twenty minutes to Bear Mountain Resort in the highlands above Victoria. Tee time at the Mountain Course (Jack Nicklaus Design, 7,212 yards, opened 2003) — one of only a handful of courses in the world co-designed by Jack and Steve Nicklaus, featuring forced carries over arbutus-tree ravines and a 232-yard par-3 nineteenth (yes, nineteenth). Evening check-in at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria's Inner Harbour, opened 1908, with the resort's famous afternoon tea service running daily from 11:00 a.m. — partners not playing can book the tea while the round finishes.
Drive north on Vancouver Island to Nanaimo for the BC Ferries crossing to Horseshoe Bay (105 minutes through the Strait of Georgia). On the mainland, join the legendary Sea-to-Sky Highway — voted one of the world's most beautiful drives, hugging Howe Sound between snow-capped Coast Mountains and Pacific fjord. Optional half-round (9 holes) at Furry Creek Golf & Country Club, the cliff-side course made famous in 'Happy Gilmore,' with its par-3 14th playing directly out over the ocean. Continue ninety minutes to Whistler Village for check-in at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler — North America's premier ski resort in its summer guise of mountain biking, hiking and Peak 2 Peak Gondola.
A leisurely Fairmont Chateau Whistler breakfast, then the two-hour scenic descent back down the Sea-to-Sky to Vancouver International Airport. Time for a final coffee on Robson Street if your schedule permits before your Maple Fun guide drops you at YVR departures. Allow three hours for international check-in; long-haul flights to Asia, Europe and Australia depart YVR from late afternoon through evening. Safe travels home — and please send us a card with your handicap update.
Forecaddies CAD $80–$120 per bag per round. Highly recommended for first-time players at Banff Springs — the local knowledge on the Stanley Thompson greens is genuinely worth the fee. Book 48 hours ahead via your guide.
Pre-arrange a matched Callaway, TaylorMade or Titleist set delivered to your first hotel and collected from your last — saves checking clubs on the international flight. CAD $450–$650 for the full ten days.
30-minute Rockies overflight with a glacier landing. Operates from a heliport near Canmore — easy add-on on Day 3 or Day 4. CAD $400–$550 per person.
Combine with your Brewster Ice Explorer ticket. 30-metre glass-floored cantilever 280 metres above Sunwapta Valley. ~CAD $40 per person when bundled.
Mineral pool circuit + 60-minute massage. Ideal for non-golfing partners during Day 3's round. ~CAD $385 per person.
1903-style high tea in the original Canadian Pacific castle, ~CAD $85 per person. Reservation required — your guide can arrange.
Add Stanley Park, Granville Island, Capilano Suspension Bridge and a half-day in Steveston before the tour begins. Particularly worthwhile for first-time visitors to Canada.
All six courses require collared shirts (polo or mock-neck), tailored shorts at mid-thigh minimum or full-length golf trousers, and soft-spike golf shoes. Denim, athletic shorts, t-shirts and metal spikes are not permitted. Fairmont Banff Springs and Bear Mountain are the strictest — please dress accordingly. The clubhouse at Banff Springs additionally requires smart casual for dining (collared shirt for gentlemen).
Yes — premium rental sets (Callaway, TaylorMade or Titleist) are available at all six courses, typically CAD $85–$140 per round. For groups travelling without clubs, we recommend the ten-day rental package: a matched set delivered to your first hotel and collected from your last, saving the airline baggage hassle entirely. Reserve through your guide at booking.
All abilities, from low-single-digit handicappers to enthusiastic high-handicappers, will enjoy this tour. The Stanley Thompson designs at Banff Springs and Jasper Park Lodge are notoriously kind off the tee but demanding around the greens. Bear Mountain's Nicklaus design is the most penal — tee selection makes a real difference. Your guide will brief on tee-box recommendations at each course.
Light rain is part of mountain golf — bring waterproofs and play on. In the rare case of dangerous weather (lightning, heavy storm), courses will close and tee times are rescheduled to the same or following day where possible. If a rescheduling is not possible, green fees are refunded in full and your guide will arrange an alternative activity (spa, sightseeing, museum).
Absolutely. Non-golfing partners enjoy spa appointments at four different Fairmont properties, the Maligne Lake cruise to Spirit Island, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, the Icefields Parkway, Banff Avenue, Fairmont Empress afternoon tea in Victoria, the Inner Harbour and Whistler Village. Roughly half of all couples on this tour have one golfer and one non-golfer — the itinerary is designed for both.
Reasonably fit for an active retiree. Each golf day is 18 holes with a cart (4–5 hours on course). The non-golf walking (Maligne Canyon catwalks, Moraine Lake rockpile, Lake Agnes Tea House) is all optional. Altitude tops at 2,000 m on Day 4 — light shortness of breath is normal; serious cardiac conditions should be disclosed at booking.
June through mid-September is peak season. Mountain rounds typically 14–24°C on the course, dropping to 8–12°C in early morning. Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland are warmer (18–26°C) and drier in July–August. Always pack one warm layer and a waterproof shell.
Yes — fully reversible at no extra cost, subject to flight availability and tee-time scheduling. Some travellers prefer the reversed order to finish on the iconic Banff Springs course; others prefer the Coast finish at Whistler. Discuss your preference at booking.
All Maple Fun driver-guides speak English. We can guarantee Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese or Vietnamese-speaking guides on request — please mention this at booking. Note that Banff Springs and Jasper Park Lodge pro shops are English-speaking only; your guide will assist with translation at check-in.
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