Day 1 –
Arrive Toronto
Welcome
to
Toronto.
Your package includes a transfer from the airport to your hotel. Your
afternoon and evening are at leisure. Toronto is a beautiful city with
lake frontage, fine restaurants and interesting shops.
Overnight –
Fairmont
Royal York
Day 2 –
VIA Rail Toronto to Jasper
With
the new schedule VIA Rail has adopted, you have all day to enjoy this
cosmopolitan city. We have included a city tour that allows you to hop
on and off at various attractions throughout the city. Plan to have
dinner before the train departs at 10:00PM, at a nearby restaurant. The
Fairmont Royal York is just across the street from the station. Nothing
shows you Canada like a trip on the train. Once aboard, the staff will
see you settled into your room. Your sitting room by day, converts to
upper and lower berths at night. As a
Silver and Blue Class passenger, your fare includes all
meals, use of any lounges and access to the domed skyline car for
spectacular viewing. The VIA Rail staff will brief you on the dining
schedule. Seating in the domed skyline cars is on a “first-come,
first-serve” basis. Hot tea and coffee are available in the lounge area
continuously.
Overnight – VIA Rail Sleeper Car
Days 3
& 4 – VIA Rail to Jasper
Overnights – VIA Rail Sleeper Car
Day 5 –
Arrive Jasper
You are
scheduled to arrive into
Jasper
mid-afternoon. The staff of the
Fairmont
Jasper Park
Lodge will meet you at the station and transfer you to
the Lodge. Here you will experience wilderness luxury at its finest.
Overnight – Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Day 6 –
Jasper
If you
decide to have breakfast from room service, you will be surprised to see
it delivered on a bike, an experience that only the Jasper Park Lodge
provides. Your “Discover Jasper” tour gives you a wonderful look at
this beautiful area. This afternoon, stroll along the Lodge’s walking
paths, rent a paddleboat, swim, play tennis or golf.
Overnight – Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Day 7 –
Jasper to Banff
Say
goodbye to Jasper as you start a day filled with majestic peaks, rushing
streams and thundering waterfalls. A highlight of this day is a visit
to the
Columbia Icefields for a ride on a specially-constructed Ice
Explorer. This afternoon you’ll enjoy scenic stops along the way
including a stop at
Lake Louise, “The Jewel of the Canadian Rockies”. Your
arrival into
Banff is scheduled for early evening.
Overnight –
Fairmont
Banff Springs Hotel
Day 8 –
Banff
Bring
your camera, as your “Discover Banff” tour takes you to the sightseeing
highlights of this area. Your day includes Bow Falls, Hoodoos, Surprise
Corner,
the Cave and Basin – where Banff’s history began, and a
gondola ride to the top of
Sulphur Mountain.
This afternoon is at leisure to explore Banff’s many boutiques and
shops.
Overnight – Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Day 9 –
Banff to Kamloops Rocky Mountaineer
Today
your journey takes you over the Continental Divide, the Spiral Tunnels
and Kicking Horse Pass. You will travel through Rogers Pass with
tunnels, snow-sheds and glistening glaciers. Continue along Shuswap
Lake, the South Thompson River and the ranchlands leading to Kamloops.
When you arrive, the
Rocky Mountaineer staff will meet and transfer you to your
hotel. Breakfast and lunch are served aboard the train.
Overnight –
Kamloops
Day 10
– Kamloops to Vancouver
You
return to your train to set off for another day of scenic wonders, as
you travel through the fertile fields of the Fraser River and the
Coastal Mountains on your way to
Vancouver. Once again, the Rocky Mountaineer Rail staff
will be on hand to serve breakfast, lunch and snack services at your
seat. The train is scheduled to arrive into Vancouver early evening. Our
choice of hotels is a short taxi ride from the Vancouver rail station.
Upon arrival to your hotel, the staff will assist you with your
check-in. For dinner consider Gastown, a lovely 19th century
restoration offering a selection of excellent restaurants and shops.
Overnight –
Marriott Pinnacle or
Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside
Day 11
– Vancouver
Both
The Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside and the Marriott Pinnacle are
beautiful hotel’s centrally located in the heart of Vancouver. Use your
Vancouver sightseeing tour to explore Vancouver. Your hop-on hop-off
tour stops along the way at many of Vancouver’s famous attractions,
including Stanley Park, the Aquarium, Granville Island, the Capilano
Suspension Bridge, Grouse Mountain, colorful Chinatown, BC Place, the
Sunken Gardens of Queen Elizabeth Park and the Bloedel Conservatory.
Overnight –Vancouver
Day 12
– Depart Vancouver
Enclosed with your travel documents is a transfer voucher from your
hotel to the airport. The staff of the hotel you are staying at will
direct you to your pick up point. We hope you enjoyed your visit to
Canada, and that it will be one of many return trips.
Ask about the Kamloops Dinner and
Musical Revue Shows!
