Canadian Treasures From Toronto

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VACATION FEATURES:

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

Meals
- 4 Breakfasts
- 5 Lunches
- 3 Dinners

Sightseeing Excursions and Tours
- Niagara Falls Day Tour
- Icefield Parkway & Glacier Experience from Jasper to Banff
- Discover Banff Tour
- 2 Day Journey 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
- Joe Badali's Ristorante discount coupon
- Itinerary, brochures, maps and vouchers
- National Park entrance fees
- Hotel luggage handling

ITINERARY:

DAY 1 - Arriving in Toronto

Overnight at your selected Toronto hotel.

DAY 2 - Exploring Toronto and Niagara Falls

A full day sightseeing excursion to Niagara Falls (includes lunch) and a visit to historic Niagara-on-the-Lake. Return to Toronto for a second night.

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

This morning, depart Toronto on VIA Rail's 'Sleeper Touring' class. This service includes classic dining car, sightseeing dome car, games car, onboard showers and VIA's friendly hospitality. Journey through the forests and rugged rock plateaus of Northern Ontario to Winnipeg and the Great Central Plains (meals included).

DAY 6 - Arriving in Jasper

On your final leg of today's journey, you will travel through Edmonton towards the majestic Rocky Mountains. Breakfast and lunch are included onboard. Arrive into the alpine resort town of Jasper (late afternoon) and transfer to your hotel.

DAY 7 - Jasper to Banff Sightseeing

Today, travel south along the amazing Icefields Parkway, one of the most spectacular highways in North America. Tour to the Columbia Icefield and take an 'Ice Explorer' ride on the Athabasca Glacier (included April 15 - October 15). In the afternoon, after a brief stop in Lake Louise, you will arrive into the bustling resort town of Banff.

DAY 8 - Discovering Banff

The 'Discover Banff' excursion highlights your morning with a visit Banff Hoodoos and Bow Falls. Your final stop will be the Banff Gondola for a quick ride to the summit of Sulphur Mountain. Your afternoon is free to enjoy the many shops, restaurants and hiking trails of this friendly town.

DAY 9 - Banff to Lac Le Jeune

A morning departure from Banff takes you to Lake Louise and through the heart of the Canadian Rockies to Revelstoke (lunch included). Towering mountains and cascading waterfalls surround you as you travel through Kicking Horse Pass & Roger's Pass. Continue on to peaceful Lac Le Jeune resort for your overnight stay (dinner included).

DAY 10 - Lac Le Jeune to Vancouver

Today's tour will travel to Vancouver via the Coquihalla Highway. It passes through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the province. This dramatic change of environment is always exhilarating, as you go from misty coastal cedars and tall firs to bright sunlight on the high rock faces in the space of half an hour. Continue past the Coquihalla, traveling through Hope. While here, be sure to try to get some photos of the world-famous totem poles. Minter Gardens is the lunch stop for today. After lunch, there will be some time for a leisurely stroll around the world-class gardens before your departure for Vancouver.