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            The Two Trains Adventure

 From Toronto     
Trains and Motor Coach    12  Days
(tour CT107) 

Visit the Canadian Shield, the vast prairies, the majesty of the mighty Canadian Rocky Mountains
Toronto - Sioux Lookout - Edmonton - Jasper - Banff - Lake Louise - Yoho Park and Takkakkaw Falls - Vancouver  


Day 1  Board the train this evening in  Toronto at Union Station (downtown) and unpack for the next 3 nights aboard VIA's Trans-Continental.  Your porter is on-hand throughout the journey to ensure that you have a comfortable stay.  Roll across the Canadian Shield, boreal forests, countless lakes and the hardest rock on Earth! 1/3 of the fresh water in the World is in Canada and you will see some of it on this trip.    
VIA RAIL BEDROOMS  /  DINING CAR  /  DOME CAR  /  PARK-LOUNGE CAR

Day 2  Arrive into Winnipeg to take on more passengers and continue rolling through Manitoba, the province of 100,000 lakes.  Drink in the vistas from the Dome Cars and enjoy the terrific on-board service including World-Class Cuisine.       How about a night cap in the Park Car tonight?

Day 3  Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the Dining Car and relax as we forge across the great wheatfields of Saskatchewan 

Day 4  Cross into Alberta before our arrival into Edmonton, capital largest metropolis in Alberta.   After a brief stop we continue the train journey to the "Jewel of the Canadian Rockies" JASPER, Alberta.  Disembark and we are transferred to our hotel for the first of 2 nights.  Keep on the lookout for wild animals often seen in and around the town.   

Day 5  This morning we tour alpine  JASPER and, above the townsite, beautiful PYRAMID LAKE.   Perhaps take an optional cruise of magnificent MALIGNE LAKE and its incredible aquamarine waters.  The views are stunning and the water is a shade of blue found only in these mountains.   Spirit Island is a famous spot for  photographers seeking the perfect picture.  Return to Jasper via the Valley of the FIVE LAKES.   A few miles to the south of  Jasper is the JASPER GONDOLA which will take you to the top of the "Whistlers" from where the views of the valleys and peaks are outstanding.   Nearby are ATHABASCA FALLS and HORSESHOE LAKE.
 



Great vistas roll by the dining car


Vermilion Lakes near Banff and Lake Louise

Day 6   Depart Jasper for Banff on our deluxe motor coach along the Icefields Parkway.  This is one of the most scenic drives on earth.  We'll ride a Sno-Coach (weather permitting) onto the Columbia Icefield's ATHABASCA GLACIER

Day 7  SULFUR MOUNTAIN GONDOLA to the top for amazing views, stroll the massive Banff Springs hotel or take one of the many hikes available from town.  Helicopter tours can be arranged as well as boat tours on LAKE MINNEWANKA. 

Day 8  Today we board the second of our amazing Canadian Trains.  The Rocky Mountaineer departs Banff in the morning westbound and features "all daylight" travel.  Enjoy lunch aboard as you cross the continental divide and roll on through 5 mountain ranges toward the coast.  Stop in Kamloops and you are transferred to your hotel for the evening.   Travel past lakes and lofty peaks and traverse the famous spiral tunnel and then over the Kicking Horse Pass.    Today we board the second of our amazing Canadian Trains.  The Rocky Mountaineer departs Banff in the morning westbound and features "all daylight" travel.  Enjoy lunch aboard as you cross the continental divide and roll on through 5 mountain ranges toward the coast.  Stop in Kamloops and you are transferred to your hotel for the evening.   Travel past lakes and lofty peaks and traverse the famous spiral tunnel and then over the Kicking Horse Pass. 

Day 9  Re-board the Rocky Mountaineer in the morning and continue west, shadowing the Thompson River through the Fraser Valley.  We arrive at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver at about 4:00PM.   Transfer the short distance to your downtown hotel for the evening.  Perhaps visit Vancouver's   stately revolving restaurant or the classy and famous "Seasons Restaurant" near Queen Elizabeth Park.  Harbor dinner cruise anyone?     QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK  |  STANLEY PARK

Day 10  Today our motor coach will deliver you from your hotel to Vancouver Island.  We include round-trip ferry passage, entrance to the wondrous beauty of Butchart Gardens and time to visit Victoria.  Return to you hotel around supper time.  Overnight Vancouver

Day 11  Our sightseeing tour of Vancouver includes Gastown, Chinatown (second larges in  North America), Granville Island and Stanley Park.  Overnight Vancouver

Day 12  Check out of hotel and end of services.

    
        The castle-like Banff Springs hotel


This tour can also be booked in the opposite direction
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Summer tours from only $3,238CAD, per person, including tax, twin occupancy.
Prices are lower November through May

We recommend travel insurance.
Initial non refundable deposits are $250USD 
with final payment due 45 days prior to departure

We include:   Via Rail Trans-Canada train journey including private bedroom (all meals are included aboard the train but not on motor coach tours or in hotels), tourist-class or superior hotels across Canada, motor coach tours as per itinerary,  GST tax is additional.  Checked baggage is not available on the train, smaller overnight bag is recommended.

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        Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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