TRAINS ACROSS CANADA GREAT PRICES

Day 2 TORONTO - NIAGARA Today includes 2 choices. We include a full day tour to Niagara Falls including a ride on the Maid of the Mist to the base of the falls. Or we can include a city tour of Toronto including views of the Skydome and the CN Tower. Optional group dinner tonight is at the spectacular 1,100 foot level of the CN Tower (the World's tallest free standing structure). Overnight Toronto.

Day 3 TORONTO–VIA RAIL CANADIAN TRAIN Transfer to Union Station for an early morning departure on The Canadian, VIA Rail’s premier transcontinental train. You will spend the next two days and nights on this classic trip across Canada’s heartland. Your first-class rail cars are refurbished art deco cars from the 1950s. Try the observation dome for unparalleled views of the Canadian countryside as you roll past Ontario’s landscapes, or pass the time in one of the comfortable lounges. All meals are included, and you won’t want to miss any of them as the chef offers a tempting array of soups, salads, entrees, and desserts. (L,D)

Transfer to Union Station for an early morning departure on The Canadian, VIA Rail’s premier transcontinental train. You will spend the next two days and nights on this classic trip across Canada’s heartland. Your first-class rail cars are refurbished art deco cars from the 1950s. Try the observation dome for unparalleled views of the Canadian countryside as you roll past Ontario’s landscapes, or pass the time in one of the comfortable lounges. All meals are included, and you won’t want to miss any of them as the chef offers a tempting array of soups, salads, entrees, and desserts. (L,D)

Note: For your convenience, baggage that will not be needed during the train journey will be checked through to Jasper. Checked baggage will not be accessible during the journey. Plan to pack an overnight case with necessities, including medications, eyeglasses, and other important items, for the train portion of the tour.
VIA RAIL BEDROOMS / DINING CAR / DOME CAR / PARK-LOUNGE CAR

Day 4 VIA RAIL CANADIAN TRAIN THROUGH MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN Continue past sparkling lakes and sun-dappled forests today as you enter Manitoba, arriving at Winnipeg in the early evening. Tonight relax in your private bedroom as The Canadian continues across the prairies of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. (B,L,D)

Day 5 VIA RAIL CANADIAN TRAIN–JASPER Wake up and enjoy a delicious breakfast before arriving in Edmonton this morning. After a short stop, continue on The Canadian into the very heart of the Canadian Rockies. Arrive at JASPER this afternoon. An orientation tour includes Jasper’s unspoiled beauty. Perhaps an optional river raft trip on the Athabasca River to end the day? The evening is free for you to enjoy the ambience of this delightful mountain setting. (B,L) Overnight Jasper, Alberta

Day 6 JASPER Consider an optional trip to MALIGNE LAKE, where you embark on a narrated cruise. On the return journey, stop to view mighty Maligne Canyon. With free time this afternoon you might take a hike along the trails and watch for elk, or stroll the streets of Jasper. Note: The excursion to Maligne Lake is weather permitting. Overnight Jasper, Alberta

Day 7 JASPER–BANFF Board your coach this morning and journey through JASPER NATIONAL PARK, stopping along the way at the COLUMBIA ICEFIELD for a snowcoach ride on the 1,000- foot-thick Athabasca Glacier. Continue down the Icefield Parkway to LAKE LOUISE, whose cold waters mirror the surrounding mountains and glaciers, before arriving in BANFF NATIONAL PARK for a leisurely two-night stay. Note: Unfavorable weather conditions may affect the availability of the Columbia Icefield snowcoach excursion. Overnight BANFF, Alberta

Day 8 BANFF This morning, consider an optional helicopter ride high over the Canadian Rockies. For the afternoon, join the optional excursion to SULFUR MOUNTAIN for a thrilling gondola ride, complete with panoramic views of Banff’s spectacular scenery and a stop at sparkling Bow Falls. Tonight, try an optional dinner featuring cuisine and entertainment all about Canada. Overnight Banff, Alberta

Day 9 BANFF–KAMLOOPS Leave Banff National Park and travel over Kicking Horse Pass on the Continental Divide. Travel through YOHO NATIONAL PARK, where pre-Cambrian fossils were discovered, and Glacier National Park, where recreational mountain climbing was introduced to North America a century ago. Late this afternoon, arrive at the cattle-ranching center of Kamloops, a Shuswap Indian word for “meeting of the waters.” Overnight Kamloops, British Columbia

Day 10 KAMLOOPS–VANCOUVER Travel west today and follow the mighty Fraser River through a region rich in railroad history. Upon arrival in VANCOUVER, see Stanley Park, Gastown, Chinatown, and the harbor on your included city tour. This evening, we suggest an optional excursion to visit Storyeum, Vancouver’s newest attraction, situated appropriately in historic Gastown. Enjoy the entertaining multimedia story of Vancouver’s history as portrayed in musical form by actors on various stages, as you travel underground from room to room. Then a delicious West Coast dinner at a waterfront restaurant with views of Vancouver’s Harbor. VANCOUVER, see Stanley Park, Gastown, Chinatown, and the harbor on your included city tour. This evening, we suggest an optional excursion to visit Storyeum, Vancouver’s newest attraction, situated appropriately in historic Gastown. Enjoy the entertaining multimedia story of Vancouver’s history as portrayed in musical form by actors on various stages, as you travel underground from room to room. Then a delicious West Coast dinner at a waterfront restaurant with views of Vancouver’s Harbor. Overnight Vancouver

Day 11-12 VANCOUVER–WHISTLER This morning, board the Whistler Mountaineer® Northbound for a three-hour journey to Whistler. Enjoy the early morning views of downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park as the train hugs the scenic waterfront. Arrive in the early afternoon at the alpine resort of Whistler, nestled at the base of the breathtaking Blackcomb Mountain. Overnight Whistler, British Columbia, for the next two nights.

Day 13 WHISTLER-VANCOUVER Morning at leisure after which we depart to Vancouver. Board the Whistler Mountaineer for the journey south. Cross over pinnacle of Brandywine Falls before Cheakamus Canyon, where the river below tumbles through a craggy gorge. Arrive early evening in Vancouver. Overnight Vancouver.

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We can arrange a separate day-trip or additional nights on Vancouver
Island including ferry passage, Butchart Gardens and Victoria.