Great Cities and Rail Tour

From the city built on two rivers to the Pacific Ocean, there is plenty of spectacular 
scenery that you will see nowhere else in the World.
Winnipeg - Saskatoon - Edmonton - Jasper - Kamloops - Vancouver 

Tours can also start on Wednesdays and Fridays with two nights in Jasper instead of three

Day 1 Sunday  Our tour begins in cosmopolitan Winnipeg with our boarding of our train downtown.   Our porter will help us check into our cabin and let us know about meals, snacks and the first class service provided by "Silver and Blue" hospitality.    VIA RAIL BEDROOMS  /  DINING CAR  /  DOME CAR  /  PARK-LOUNGE CAR

Day 2   Monday  Enjoy a delicious breakfast and relax as we forge across the great wheatfields of Saskatchewan before our morning arrival into Edmonton, capital and most vibrant 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.  Keep on the lookout for wild animals often seen in and around the town.  

Day 3  Tuesday   This morning we tour 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.  Those staying for additional nights can travel on their own a few miles to the south of  Jasper to the JASPER GONDOLA from where the views of the valleys and peaks are outstanding and ATHABASCA FALLS / HORSESHOE
LAKE.  Overnight at one of our Jasper Hotels for two nights

Day 5  Thursday  Board VIA Rail trans-continental in the early afternoon.  Cross over the Continental Divide.  Travel through no fewer than 5 mountain ranges, past emerald lakes and raging rivers and massive Mount Robson.  Sunset to the west is usually a photographers delight especially from one of the dome cars.  

Day 6  Friday  Travel along the Fraser Valley and arrive in VANCOUVER, British Columbia in the morning and pick up your luggage.  Take a taxi for the short drive to one of our downtown hotels.  Check in and have the rest of the day to explore Vancouver.  We recommend Gastown and the World's first outdoor steamclock.  Robson Street is loaded with restaurants and shopping.  Vancouver has two cruise ship piers and a walk along the promenades is interesting. 

Day 7 Saturday   We are picked up at our hotel (or very near) and begin our exciting VANCOUVER sightseeing tour.   Discover QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK and its beautiful grounds and STANLEY PARK with its famous totem poles.  Cross the Lions Gate Bridge to the Capilano Suspension Bridge where you can take a heart quickening walk across.  At Grouse Mountain you ride the Skyride Gondola to the summit where there are lumberjack shows, parasailers launching down the valley, and incomparable views of Vancouver and the Inside Passage.  Pier into the misty distance to see Vancouver Island, which you will be visiting tomorrow!  Visit the second largest Chinatown in North America and then have the evening free to take in one of Vancouver's great restaurants such as the "Seasons Restaurant" or maybe book an optional harbor cruise dinner or perhaps one of two revolving restaurants.  Overnight at one of our Vancouver Hotels

Day 8 Sunday  We are picked up at our hotel and depart on a great adventure.  We transfer by motor coach onto British Columbia Ferries ships to sail the inside passage to Vancouver Island.  Our motor coach drives us to beautiful BUTCHART GARDENS.  With its millions of flowers it is hard to imagine this was once a horrid rock quarry.  Continue to VICTORIA, capital of British Columbia and the most "British" city in Canada.  Enjoy a scenic drive with vistas of the Juan de Fuca Strait and the Olympic Mountains.  There is enough time for shopping and High Tea at the Empress Hotel before returning to the ferry which will deliver us back to our Vancouver hotel.

Day 9 Monday  End of services or we can arrange additional nights and activities in refreshing and beautiful Vancouver.  How about a tour to Bowen Island, WHISTLER ski resort, whale watching, or we can pre-arrange a self drive boating adventure!

 



Comfortable bedrooms aboard the train
 

 

 

Lakes and waterfalls in majestic Alberta

 

 

 

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