The Two Trains Adventure 

Winnipeg to the Rockies including the Icefields Parkway and Banff and on to the Pacific Rim
Winnipeg - Saskatoon - Edmonton - Jasper - Banff - Lake Louise - Kamloops - Vancouver

 
Day 1  Wednesday/Friday Our incredible train journey commences!  Board VIA Rail train at Winnipeg's downtown train station.  Dinner is served aboard this evening.   You will love the international cuisine served by VIA's super-friendly staff.   Enjoy the scenery roll by your picture windows and appreciate the long Canadian summer days.  Your porter will prepare your sleeping accommodations for the evening.   

Day 3  Friday/Sunday  This morning we tour alpine  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.    A few miles to the south of  Jasper is the JASPER GONDOLA which will take you to the top of the "Whistlers" from where the views of the valleys and peaks are outstanding.   Nearby are ATHABASCA FALLS and HORSESHOE LAKE.

Day 4  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 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 at one of our Banff Hotels

   
Fabulous food and scenery

 

Beautiful sunset crossing the continental divide

Day 6  Monday/Wednesday  Today you are free to visit one of the most popular and best-known sites in the Rocky Mountains, LAKE LOUISE and nearby MORAINE LAKE.  Gaze at glacier covered Victoria Peak reflected in the shimmering turquoise waters of the lake.  You can hike up to the teahouse, go canoeing, hiking or relax in the adjacent Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.  This is truly a day you will never forget!  Overnight at one of our Banff Hotels

Day 7  Tuesday/Thursday   Today we board the second of our amazing Canadian Trains.  The Rocky Mountaineer departs Banff in the morning westbound and features "all daylight" travel.  Enjoy lunch aboard as you cross the continental divide and roll on through 5 mountain ranges toward the coast.  Stop in Kamloops and you are transferred to your hotel for the evening.   Travel past lakes and lofty peaks and traverse the famous spiral tunnel and then over the Kicking Horse Pass. 

Day 8  Wednesday/Friday  Re-board the Rocky Mountaineer in the morning and continue west, shadowing the Thompson River through the Fraser Valley.  We arrive at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver at about 4:00PM.   Transfer the short distance to your downtown hotel for the evening.  Perhaps visit Vancouver's   stately revolving restaurant or the classy and famous "Seasons Restaurant" near Queen Elizabeth Park.  Harbor dinner cruise anyone?     QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK  |  STANLEY PARK

Day 9  Thursday/Saturday  Transfer to Vancouver International airport or you may choose to extend your stay and visit Vancouver and the largest island in North America, mighty Vancouver Island.  Those extending their stay can go whale watching, see 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.

   
Vermilion Lakes near Banff

Incomparable Lake Louise