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The Great Two Trains Explorer |
From
Toronto 
 Train and Motor Coach 10 Days (tour CT106) |
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The
Canadian Shield, The Lofty Rocky Mountains, Across the divide to the Pacific Ocean |
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Day 2
Wednesday/Friday
Each day is a culinary delight as all meals are included. We pass
sparkling lakes and boreal forests as we roll into Manitoba, the province
of 100,000 lakes. Drink in the vistas from the dome cars and enjoy
the terrific on-board service. We arrive in Winnipeg for a brief
stop and continue our train journey.
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Day 5
Saturday/Monday
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.
The Columbia Icefields are 125 square miles in size (massive!), with no
fewer than 30 glaciers where 3 river systems flow to three different
oceans. The Icefields Parkway delivers us
past
BOW
LAKE, PEYTO
LAKE and MISTAYA
LAKE
south to
LAKE
LOUISE,
one of the most enchanting spots on earth. We see the reflections of
the mountains in her aqua blue waters and we'll find out how rock flour
helps the water retain its mesmerizing color. Continue further into BANFF
NATIONAL PARK
to the
majestic town
of BANFF.
Overnight in one of
our Banff hotels.
Day 6
Sunday/Tuesday
A very special day awaits! Our excursion today includes mountains, lakes and waterfalls. Depart Banff on
our motor coach and travel the beautiful Bow Valley Expressway to JOHNSTON
CANYON where you are given time for a short nature
walk. We continue to beautiful MORAINE
LAKE to see its mystical
green waters and then visit
LAKE
LOUISE. Visitors come from all over
the World to stand before this magnificent setting. After lunch at Lake Louise
(lunch not included in fare), cross the Great Divide and enter Yoho
National Park. You’ll visit Yoho’s scenic highlights such as tumbling
Takakkaw Falls, Emerald Lake and the Natural Rock Bridge before returning
to Banff in the late afternoon. What a great day! Overnight
Banff Day 8
Tuesday/Thursday
This morning, board the Rocky Mountaineer westbound (Sundays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays). The Rocky Mountaineer is all daylight travel and is one
of the most dramatic train trips in the World. Service by on-board
multi-lingual attendants is superb. You will travel through rugged
terrain and experience the great Spiral Tunnels (where the train circles
around inside a mountain and comes out over itself) and ascent over Rogers
Pass. Roll on through 5 mountain ranges to the city of Kamloops.
We stop and transfer to our hotel for the night (included). |
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Day
9 Wednesday/Friday Re-board the Rocky
Mountaineer in the morning and continue west. This region of Canada
is interesting as we emerge from the great Rockies into Canada's only
desert. Dramatic scenery rolls by as we parallel the mighty Thompson
and Fraser Rivers past Hell's Gate. Arrive in Canada's most
beautiful city, Vancouver in the early evening. Transfer on your own
to our downtown hotel (a very easy cab ride). Day 10 Thursday/Saturday End of services or extend your stay and visit BUTCHART GARDENS and the city of VICTORIA (on Vancouver Island) or travel up to WHISTLER Resort area (North of Vancouver). We can pre-book 7 night ALASKA CRUISES at wholesale rates. |
This tour can also be booked in the opposite direction
MORE TOURS FROM TORONTO
Summer tours from only $2,768CAD, 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
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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 7%. Checked baggage is not available on the train, smaller overnight bag is recommended. |
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