Whistler Family Getaway
6 days

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  • Itinerary
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  • Accommodation
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  • Dates + Prices
Whistler Blackcomb, North America’s most famous ski resort, has something for every member of your family. This dynamic adventure combines skiing, zip trekking and tubing to create the all around family experience. An evening reservation at a fun Whistler restaurant takes the pressure off finding the perfect place for you and your family to relax in the evening. All of our trips are fully customizable. Let our ski and snowboard experts help you create the prefect family ski vacation today!
Outline

Arrive Vancouver
5 nights Whistler
Depart Vancouver
ITINERARY


Day 1 – Welcome to the West Coast

A friendly guide welcomes your family to Vancouver as you begin your Whistler ski adventure. After being shown to your motor-coach, begin your scenic transfer along the famous Sea to Sky highway. Watch for wildlife and waterfalls along the way!

You arrive in Whistler and instantly see why it is named among the world’s best ski resorts. Twin peaks with unbeatable terrain, Whistler and its many fun activities are yours to discover over the next few days.

Check in at your choice of Whistler’s best family hotels all offering comfortable rooms and friendly service. Central locations mean that your family will be within walking distance of the gondolas and the lively Whistler Village.

By providing your details and standard of skiing we can have your family’s skis ready at Summit Rental for your arrival. Complimentary slope side storage allows you to rest easy during your afternoon snack or hot chocolate.


Day 2 – Lessons/Ski Whistler

This morning the youngest of your crew are off to ski lessons! Whether your kids are beginners or advanced skiers, a Whistler Ski professional can help teach the basics or break some developing bad habits.

While your kids are learning from the best you get to warm up on your own! Whistler Blackcomb features 8100 acres of skiing terrain, more than 200 trails, and access to 3 glaciers, 37 lifts, and 12 alpine bowls. This year Whistler Blackcomb welcomes the impressive addition of a peak to peak gondola. The widest and highest in the world, this gondola will ensure the best views and that you get to maximize your time on two of the best mountains in the world.


Day 3 – Whistler & Mediterranean Cuisine

After sharing all the fun stories from their first lesson, your kids are off for their second day of learning new skills and perfecting old ones. Lucky for you, it’s another day of exploring the hills on your own!

Tonight you have reservations at the colourful Caramba! Restaurante. Warm Mediterranean food heats you from the inside after a cool day on the slopes. If it’s not too busy your kids can sit right up at the pizza chef’s counter and watch him throw the dough and expertly cook it in the wood burning oven. With a little practice, they may just become expert pizza chefs on their own!


Day 4 – Whistler & Zip Trekking

Today is the third and final day of your kids ski lessons. They’ll be racing you down the mountain in no time! Enjoy mountain hopping on your own between Whistler and Blackcomb. Today would be the perfect day to take advantage of the peak to peak gondola. For best viewing wait for one of the glass bottomed cabins; these silver cabins feature real glass in the windows and a fenced glass bottom for a one of a kind gondola experience.

You’ve flown down Whistler Mountain on skis; now try flying through the trees on North America’s number one zipline tour. Zip Trekking is a truly unique and exhilarating way to see Whistler. The Bear Tour is a combination of 5 thrilling zip lines through snow capped trees. Zip Trekking is not only a one of a kind adventure but also a great way to learn more about Whistler. Your knowledgeable guides teach you about the surrounding ecosystem and what we can do to help preserve this.


Day 5 – Whistler & Tubing

Today your kids get to show you their new skills! Spend a day skiing together before heading over to Whistler’s exciting Tube Park.

Family fun continues on into the evening tonight as the tube park becomes the place to be when the lifts close. No skill or equipment required tonight is your opportunity to let loose and cruise down Blackcomb on a tube! The Whistler Blackcomb tube park is the perfect place for the young and the young at heart.

One last family dinner in whistler village is the perfect close to a great vacation in Whistler. Treat yourselves to a hot chocolate with whipped cream and maybe a drop of Irish cream for those of age!


Day 6 – Depart with Fond Memories

Much too soon, you leave the clean air and spectacular sights of Whistler behind as your family ski vacation comes to an end. Wind down the sea to sky highway on your way to the airport for your flight home.

Options & Upgrades
  • Great hotel rates to add some time exploring Vancouver, as well as day-trips and tours make great additions to this trip
  • Revive your muscles with a skiers massage or spa treatment
  • Nightrider snowmobiling extends the days fun
  • Snowshoeing tours are a relaxed way to explore the Alpine
  • Rest those ski legs for a day and set of with a team of huskies on your own dog sled
Accommodation
Standard, Superior and Deluxe options
Trip Highlights

  • 3 days kids ski or snowboard instruction with a Whistler Ski Pro
  • 4 days lift passes for adults and children
  • Ziptrek Eco Tour for the whole family
  • North America’s favorite ski resort, more runs, more terrain
  • Evening meal at Caramba restaurant
  • Most conveniently located family hotels
  • 4 Days ski equipment rental

Request A Booking

Reserving Your Trip Is Easy
  1. Call us toll free
    1 800 667 4744 (US/Can)
    0 800 917 5924 (UK)
    1 800 992 872 (Aus.)

    Office hours:
    M-F, 6am - 6pm Pacific Time.
    Friendly Expert Sat 10am - 4pm.
    A personal trip advisor will help you book your perfect trip.

  2. Reserve Online using the form at left. We will contact you as quickly as we can and you will not be under any obligation until after we have confirmed all details with you.
    At that time a US$500 per person deposit is payable and you will be subject to our usual terms and conditions.

Reserve your spot without obligation for 48 hours. Our consultants will contact you to confirm details before you pay a deposit.

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2008-09 Package Start Dates

This package is available daily from November 27th, 08 until April 19th, 09.
Standard USD$ CAD$
Double Child (2 - 12 yrs) Double Child (2 - 12 yrs)
Nov 27 - Dec 11 2008 1,205 600 1,361 678
Dec 12 - Dec 19 2008 1,239 626 1,400 708
Dec 20 - Dec 24 2008 1,453 801 1,642 906
Dec 25 - Dec 30 2008 1,783 1,050 2,015 1,186
Dec 31 - Jan 2 2009 1,609 918 1,818 1,038
Jan 3 - Jan 29 2009 1,354 716 1,530 809
Jan 30 - Mar 27 2008 1,558 829 1,760 936
Mar 28 - Apr 8 2009 1,387 738 1,567 834
Apr 9 - Apr 21 2009 1,168 556 1,320 628
Superior USD$ CAD$
Double Child (2 - 12 yrs) Double Child (2 - 12 yrs)
Nov 27 - Dec 11 2008 1,170 697 1,322 788
Dec 12 - Dec 14 2008 1,184 703 1,338 794
Dec 15 - Dec 16 2008 1,688 703 1,908 794
Dec 17 - Dec 18 2008 2,193 703 2,478 794
Dec 19 - Dec 30 2008 2,844 840 3,214 949
Dec 31 - Jan 2 2009 2,639 840 2,983 949
Jan 3 - Jan 31 2009 1,845 742 2,084 839
Feb 1 - Feb 26 2009 2,142 835 2,420 944
Feb 27 - Feb 28 2009 1,839 742 2,078 839
Mar 1 - Mar 29 2009 1,796 742 2,030 839
Mar 30 - Apr 3 2009 1,500 703 1,694 794
Apr 4 - Apr 14 2009 1,567 703 1,771 794
Apr 15 - Apr 21 2009 1,292 703 1,460 794
Deluxe USD$ CAD$
Double Child (2 - 12 yrs) Double Child (2 - 12 yrs)
Nov 27 - Dec 11 2008 1,284 693 1,451 783
Dec 12 - Dec 16 2008 1,384 699 1,564 790
Dec 17 - Dec 18 2008 1,470 699 1,661 790
Dec 19 - Dec 21 2008 1,690 786 1,909 888
Dec 22 - Dec 23 2008 2,105 786 2,379 888
Dec 24 - Dec 25 2008 2,585 787 2,921 889
Dec 26 - Jan 1 2009 2,898 835 3,275 944
Jan 2 - Jan 3 2009 2,182 786 2,466 888
Jan 4 - Feb 9 2009 1,979 831 2,236 939
Feb 10 - Feb 20 2009 2,289 886 2,587 1,001
Feb 21 - Mar 27 2009 1,863 782 2,105 884
Mar 28 - Apr 11 2009 1,730 740 1,955 836
Apr 12 - Apr 21 2009 1,446 740 1,634 836
Price Notes

FREE NIGHT INCLUDED ON THE STANDARD PACKAGE - BOOK BY DECEMBER 15TH TO QUALIFY

• Prices are per person and based on 2 adults and 2 children aged 2 - 12 years

• Larger then normal room types are used to give extra space.

The following properties are chosen for their family friendly facilities and the most convenient location.

• Standard level packages are based on the Glacier Lodge.
• Superior level packages are based on the Hilton Resort & Spa.
• Deluxe level packages are based on the Pan Pacific Mountainside

We are based in Vancouver and are happy to advise on the best family options for Whistler. Any package can be customized to suit your group size and child or teen ages. We can give advice and book ski school, nannies or a crèche.

Includes
• 5 nights accommodation
• 4 Day Whistler Blackcomb lift pass for 2 adults and 2 children
• 3 days children’s ski and snowboard school
• Ziptrek Ecotour - fly through the snowy forest canopy safely attached to steel cable
• Evening meal at the family-friendly Caramba restaurant
• Toboggan down snowy channels on inflatable rings at the Tube Park
• Free local calls, incoming faxes and one DVD rental per day, newspaper and in room coffee (Standard package only)
• Services of a representative to meet you at Vancouver International Airport and within the resort
• Round-trip luxury motor coach transfer between Vancouver and your Whistler hotel
• 1 800 customer service number
• Provincial and resort tax

Not Included
• Meals
• Adult Skiing/snowboarding lessons
• Airfare
• Goods & services Tax (GST)
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