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Grand Rockies Rail Circle - 12 days from £2699

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The Canadian Railroad Adventure

The Canadian Railroad Adventure

Eastern Canada & the Maritimes

Experience three of Canada’s most iconic rail journeys as you take a spectacular circular route from Vancouver through the Rocky Mountains and back. Take your seat aboard the wonderful Rocky Mountaineer for the journey from Vancouver to Banff, and then from Jasper to Whistler, where you board the Rocky Mountaineer to return to Vancouver on the Whistler Sea to Sky Climb route. The stirring beauty of the Canadian Rockies is second to none.

Journey highlights

Travel aboard the world-acclaimed Rocky Mountaineer train through the stunning scenery of the Rockies
Enjoy panoramic views from your Coast Classic seat as the Rocky Mountaineer travels along the eastern shores of Howe Sound with the ocean to the left and the mountains to the right
Experience the incredible twisting Spiral Tunnels of Cathedral Mountain
Keep your eyes open as you may catch a glimpse of a grizzly bear or two!

What’s included

Page & Moy Tour Manager
Return flights to Vancouver
10 nights hotel accommodation on a room only basis plus 2 breakfasts, afternoon tea and 4 lunches on the trains
Hotel porterage
Gratuities on trains

Included excursions

City tour of Vancouver
Banff & Lake Louise
Snocoach ride on the Colombia Icefield

Optional excursions

Jasper National Park
Vancouver’s North Shore

Your Accommodation

All hotels are of a good standard and most have a bar and restaurant. Guest rooms have private facilities.

VANCOUVER
Blue Horizon Hotel (3-star), 3 nights room only

KAMLOOPS
Thompson Hotel (3-star) or similar, 1 night room only

BANFF
Brewsters Mountain Lodge (3-star) or similar, 2 nights room only.

JASPER
Amethyst Lodge (3-star), 2 nights room only

QUESNEL
Best Western Tower Inn (Redleaf) or Sandman Hotel (Goldleaf), 1 night room only

WHISTLER
Delta Whistler Suites (4-star), 1 night room only

YOUR TRAINS

ROCKY MOUNTAINEER
Vancouver to Banff You travel during the day on this privately owned train and stay overnight in Kamloops, enjoying ‘Redleaf ’ service with assigned seating and meals served at your seat.

Why not treat yourself to the ‘GoldLeaf’ service, available at a supplement of £459 per person per journey? You’ll have assigned seating in the upper-deck ‘GoldLeaf ’ Dome Coach, where you can enjoy stunning views from the panoramic windows. Early booking is highly recommended.

Jasper to Whistler - Enjoy RedLeaf service with assigned seating and meals served at your seat; continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are included, and alcohol may be purchased on board.

Whistler to Vancouver - Our Coast Classic seats feature large picture windows, access to the open-air observation car, breakfast served at your seat and onboard commentary.

If you choose to upgrade to Glacier Dome seats, from £50 per person, you have the added benefit of panoramic views from the dome windows.

Please note: All trains are non-smoking.

Your Itinerary

DAY 1 UK/Vancouver

We fly to Vancouver and transfer to our hotel for a two night stay.

DAY 2 Vancouver

Join our included sightseeing tour of Vancouver this morning, where you will see the Victorian streets of Gas Town, exotic Chinatown, Robson Street, the main shopping district with its array of boutiques and cafes, and the beautiful gardens of Stanley Park, famed for its numerous totem poles. The afternoon is free or why not join our optional excursion to Vancouver’s North Shore to visit Grouse Mountain and take a walk over the Capilano Suspension Bridge.

DAY 3 Rocky Mountaineer train (First Passage to the West) – Vancouver to Kamloops

This morning, board the Rocky Mountaineer train for the start of your spectacular twoday, all daylight journey across the Continental Divide and along the Kicking Horse Pass to Banff. Travelling in RedLeaf class, you will enjoy superb service and spectacular views from the comfort of your reclining seat. You will pass through the meadows of the Fraser River Valley and cross over the Coastal Mountains before heading east along Fraser Canyon, where you can peer down into the raging maelstrom of Hell’s Gate. Continue along the Thompson River to the town of Kamloops, where you will stay overnight.

DAY 4 Rocky Mountaineer train (First Passage to the West) – Kamloops to Banff

We rejoin the Rocky Mountaineer this morning for the second part of our incredible journey to Banff. Prepare yourself for some of the world’s most spectacular mountain scenery as you journey alongside the South Thompson River, passing Craigellachie, on to Rogers Pass. The train then follows the Kicking Horse River and ascends the Kicking Horse Pass before navigating the incredible twisting Spiral Tunnels of Cathedral Mountain. Arrive in Banff and transfer to your hotel for a two night stay.

DAY 5 Banff

Canada’s oldest National Park is a natural wonderland of jagged snow-capped mountains, dense forests, rushing rivers and hot mineral springs. Enjoy a short orientation tour of the town of Banff, which lies at the heart of Banff National Park and then continue to Lake Louise.

DAY 6 Icefields Parkway

An unforgettable day is in store as we leave Banff and travel along one of the most visually dramatic highways in the world, Icefields Parkway, passing through some of the country’s highest mountain peaks. We’ll have the opportunity of an included snocoach ride over the vast glaciers of the Columbia Icefields. If we’re lucky we might even catch sight of a moose or grizzly bear. We arrive in Jasper later on today, a friendly town at the foot of Whistler Mountain, and our base for the next two nights.

DAY 7 Jasper National Park

The day is free to explore the delights of Jasper, a former railroad town and now the focal point of its own breathtakingly beautiful national park. Why not take in the jewel-like Pyramid and Patricia Lakes and the deep limestone gorge of Maligne Canyon on this morning’s optional tour, then spend the afternoon exploring at your leisure. Perhaps take a ride on the Jasper Sky Tram to the summit of Whistler Mountain; or an exhilarating raft trip along the Athabasca River.

DAY 8 Rocky Mountaineer train (Rainforest to Gold Rush) – Jasper to Quesnel

We embark on another magnificent two-day, all daylight journey aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train today as we travel along the Rainforest to Gold Rush route from Jasper to Whistler. We pass Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Rockies, and travel through the spectacular Rocky Mountain Trench. Discover the gold mining heritage of the region in Quesnel, where we stay overnight.

DAY 9 Rocky Mountaineer train (Rainforest to Gold Rush) – Quesnel to Whistler

Reboard the train this morning for another thrilling day taking us to the heart of the Gold Rush towns. We follow the length of the mighty Fraser River, through the Fraser Canyon and the vast ranchlands of the Cariboo Plateau and along the Anderson and Seton lakeshores. We arrive later in Whistler, one of Canada’s most beautiful mountain resorts and home to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, where we will stay overnight.

DAY 10 Rocky Mountaineer train (Whistler Sea to Sky Climb) – Whistler to Vancouver

Today we board the Rocky Mountaineer train for a spectacular three-hour journey in Coast Classic class from Rocky to Vancouver. Take in the views as we journey along the Sea to Sky Highway through spectacular forested landscapes, past the magnificent Coast Mountains and skirting along the shores of Howe Sound. The Rocky Mountaineer pulls in to Vancouver’s North Station, from where we take the relatively short coach transfer across the Lions Gate Bridge into central Vancouver for an overnight stay.

DAY 11 Vancouver/UK

Enjoy free time in Vancouver today, before transferring to the airport for your return flight to the UK.

DAY 12 UK

Arrival in the UK.

Dates, Prices & Departure

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Surcharges

The price of fuel has risen dramatically over the past months in line with oil prices. As a result many airlines and cruise lines have imposed additional fuel charges. In common with other businesses our prices now include an additional charge for all new bookings which has been introduced to cover these costs.

Supplements

Single rooms £610
GoldLeaf First Passage to the West £459/Rainforest to Gold Rush £459
Goldleaf for both journeys £888
Glacier Dome £50
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Travel Information

Flights are by scheduled services of British Airways
Departing London Heathrow 1710h
Return arrival 1340h.
Regional connecting flights to London also available.

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