Canadian Rail Adventure from Toronto

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VACATION FEATURES:

Accommodations
- 8 nights hotel accommodation
- 3 nights aboard VIA Rail

Meals
- 5 Breakfasts
- 5 Lunches
- 4 Dinners

Sightseeing Excursions and Tours
- Niagara Falls Day Tour
- Discover Jasper Tour
- Icefields Parkway & Columbia Icefield from Jasper to Lake Louise
- Lake Louise and Yoho Valley Tour*
- Discover Banff Tour
- Rocky Mountaineer "Redleaf" from Banff to Vancouver

Admissions
- Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure
- Banff Gondola Ride

Transfers
- VIA Rail from Toronto to Jasper
- Transfer from the Jasper Train Station to your Jasper hotel
- Transfer your Banff hotel to the Banff Train Station
- Taxi transfer in Vancouver

Documentation
- Icefield Photograph
- Brewster Sightseeing Excursion discount coupon
- Itinerary, brochures, maps and vouchers
- National Park entrance fees
- Hotel luggage handling

ITINERARY:

DAY 1 - Arrival into Toronto

Upon arrival at Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport transfer independently by scheduled airporter service, limousine or taxi to your downtown hotel (transfer not included).

DAY 2 - Toronto to Niagara Falls Sightseeing

This morning, depart on a full day sightseeing excursion to Niagara Falls. Travel through the orchard-laden Niagara Peninsula to Niagara Falls, one of the great wonders of the world. Highlights of today’s excursion include a lunch buffet while overlooking the fall, plus a trip of the world-famous “Maid of the Mist”, (included and seasonal) which takes you to the base of the majestic Horseshoe Falls. Also included is a trip along the beautiful River Road, which winds its way along the Niagara Gorge. Stops are made at the Floral Clock and at the historical community of Niagara-on-the-Lake before returning to Toronto.

DAY 3, 4 & 5 - VIA Rail's 'Canadian' from Toronto to Jasper

Today is free day to enjoy Toronto. Transfer to Toronto’s Union Station this evening (transfer not included) and board VIA Rail’s “Canadian” for your journey to Jasper. Travel through the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan before entering the province of Alberta and the resort town of Jasper. For the next two days, continue your journey through rugged Northern Ontario to Winnipeg and the Great Central Plains. A full breakfast, lunch and dinner are included onboard the train each day.

DAY 6 - Arrival into Jasper

Conclude the final leg of your trip to Jasper by travelling through Edmonton towards the majestic Rocky Mountains. Breakfast and lunch are once again included onboard the train today. Upon arrival at the Jasper train station, transfer to your selected hotel (transfer included).

DAY 7 - Exploring Jasper

An introduction to Jasper will encompass some outstanding scenery including Medicine Lake and Maligne Canyon, with its narrow gorge and limestone walls reaching 50 metres (164 feet) below, the deepest canyon in Jasper National Park. Continue via the incredible disappearing Medicine Lake and then Maligne Lake (one of the most photographed lakes in the world). Once onboard the tour boat, begin a 90-minute cruise heading toward the south end of this postcard setting. Marvel at the magnificent shoreline with dense forests and glacial peaks rising abruptly from the water’s edge. A photography stop at the much acclaimed Spirit Island highlights the scenic wonders of this cruise. Return to Jasper, where the remainder of the day is at leisure.

DAY 8 - Jasper to Lake Louise

Today’s journey travels south along the famous Icefields Parkway, one of the most spectacular highways in North America. This excursion to Lake Louise also takes you through Jasper and Banff National Parks with a stop at the Columbia Icefield allowing time for a Brewster Ice Explorer tour onto the icy slopes of the Athabasca Glacier. This excursion allows you to travel in a specially designed Brewster Ice Explorer to the middle of the glacier while the driver/guide explains how the glaciers are formed and points out interesting geological features (Ice Explorer included). The ice is 365 metres (1,200 feet) thick – about the height of the Empire State Building. At the icefall below the glacial headwall, take the option of stepping out onto the ice formed from snow that fell 400 years ago. After your unique ice adventure, time is allowed at the Columbia Icefield Centre, to relax over lunch (not included) and visit the new and expanded Parks Canada Interpretive Centre. In the afternoon, continue to Lake Louise, the “Jewel of the Rockies.”

DAY 9 - Lake Louise to Banff

Depart Lake Louise this afternoon and travel into the scenic Yoho National Park and over the Continental Divide. Some of today’s highlights include Takakkaw Falls (one of the highest in the world), Emerald Lake and the Spiral Tunnels at the Kicking Horse Pass. Travel over the Kicking Horse Canyon and stop at the Natural Rock Bridge that spans the Kicking Horse River. Continue onto Banff after the tour and be dropped off at your hotel.

DAY 10 - Discovering Banff

This morning’s excursion tours through the town of Banff and its environs. Ascend Tunnel Mountain Drive to view Bow Falls, visit Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake. Later, take a ride (included) on a gondola car to the top of Sulphur Mountain. Enjoy a 360º panorama of a sea of mountain ranges, valleys, lakes and a bird’s eye view of the Banff townsite, 770 metres (2526 feet) below. The remainder of the day is free to explore on your own or wander through Banff’s boutiques, cafés and museums.

DAY 11 - Rocky Mountaineer's 'Redleaf' service from Banff to Kamloops

This morning, transfer (included) to the Banff train station and board Rocky Mountaineer’s daylight train for a two-day journey through the Rockies. Complimentary breakfast and lunch are served at your seat. Complimentary snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are also provided. Today, travel across the Continental Divide, through Yoho National Park and the famous Spiral Tunnels. Before arriving into Kamloops, pass Craigellachie, where the “last spike” was driven, completing the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885. Upon arrival in Kamloops, you will be transferred (included) to your hotel.

DAY 12 - Rocky Mountaineer's 'Redleaf' service from Kamloops to Vancouver

Early this morning, transfer (included) to the Kamloops train station and re-board the Rocky Mountaineer daylight train for the journey to Vancouver. Breakfast and lunch are once again served at your seat. Today, begin following the Thompson River through the stark, arid beauty of the interior of British Columbia. Pass the raging turbulence of Hell’s Gate, where millions of gallons of water per minute rush through the narrowest point of the Fraser Canyon. Before reaching the coastal city of Vancouver, travel through the final range of mountains, the Pacific Coast Mountains and into the fertile fields of the Fraser Valley. Upon arrival at the Vancouver train station, transfer via taxi to your selected hotel (taxi transfer included).

DAY 13 - Departing Vancouver

Transfer from your hotel to Vancouver International Airport (transfer not included) for your homeward or onward flight. You may use a scheduled airporter service, taxi or limousine.

*When day tours or attractions are not operational in the off-season, the price will be adjusted or there will an alternative excursion/attraction made available.