Rockies Rail & Road: VIA Rail from Vancouver
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Rockies Rail & Road: VIA Rail from Vancouver
7 Days/6 Nights
Relaxation meets freedom in this vacation! Combine pampering and amazing Canadian Rocky scenery onboard VIA Rail's 'Canadian', with a Brewster Discovery Drive. Your itinerary, complete with rental car, accommodations, and sightseeing, allows you time to explore the wild beauty of our mountain parks at your own pace. The perfect vacation balance for anyone with an adventurous spirit and plenty of time. TOUR CA86

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Pricing Per Person
May 2 - May 25, 2010 Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Moderate$2313$1595$1389$1286
Deluxe$3204$2153$1964$1797
May 27 - June 24, 2010 Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Moderate$3008$2040$1748$1601
Deluxe$4032$2689$2423$2199
June 27 - August 24, 2010 Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Moderate$3118$2094$1785$1628
Deluxe$4206$2776$2481$2243
August 26 - October 5, 2010 Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Moderate$3306$2282$1973$1816
Deluxe$4448$3017$2723$2484
October 7 - October 14, 2010 Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Moderate$2668$1956$1752$1650
Deluxe$3382$2477$2327$2187

Prices are per person listed in Canadian/US dollars. Subject to applicable taxes. Package prices and itinerary are not finalized until confirmed by a Vacations Canada travel planner.  Contact your travel professional or a Vacations Canada travel planner to customize or build your own vacation package. View Terms and Conditions.


VACATION FEATURES:

Accommodations
- 5 nights hotel accommodation
- 1 night aboard VIA Rail
Rental Vehicle
- 5 day mid-size car

Meals
- 2 Breakfasts
- 2 Lunches
- 2 Dinners

Sightseeing Excursions and Tours
- Overnight VIA Rail Journey from Jasper to Vancouver

Admissions
- The Vancouver Lookout Tower
- Banff Gondola Ride
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Cave & Basin National Historic Site
- Columbia Icefield Glacier Experience

Documentation
- GPS Tour Guide
- National Historic Sites Pass
- Icefield Photograph
- Itinerary, brochures, maps and vouchers
- National Park entrance fees
- Hotel luggage handling


ITINERARY:

DAY 1 - Vancouver to Lac Le Jeune

Begin your vacation with an early morning rental car pickup in Vancouver, and drive to peaceful Lac Le Jeune. Travel along either the Coquihalla Highway via Merritt (highway toll not included on this route) or the Trans-Canada Highway via the Fraser Canyon, where you can stop at Hell's Gate and other great viewpoints. Dinner included at Lac Le Jeune Resort.

DAY 2 - Lac Le Jeune to Banff

After breakfast, drive eastward along the Trans-Canada Highway to your destination- the alpine resort of Banff. En route you'll view Shuswap Lake, Rogers Pass, Glacier & Yoho National Parks, the Spiral Tunnels of the Canadian Pacific Railway - and so much more! Take some time to photograph Lake Louise, referred to by many as the jewel of the Canadian Rockies.

DAY 3 - Discovering Banff

Explore the wonders of world-famous Banff National Park, a scenic alpine town that's also a centre for arts and entertainment, shopping, restaurants and nightlife. Luxuriate in the mineral waters of the newly-renovated Upper Hot Springs and ride the Banff Gondola for a 360 degrees look at Banff and the Bow Valley.

DAY 4 - Banff to Jasper Sightseeing

Today you will drive to Jasper via Canada's most spectacular mountain highway - the Icefields Parkway. Be sure to stop and explore, take pictures, enjoy the peaks, valleys, waterfalls, glaciers and turquoise lakes. A ride on the Brewster Ice Explorer, visiting the Athabasca Glacier adjacent to the Columbia Icefields Interpretive Centre, is included in your package. Begin a two-night stay in Jasper.

DAY 5 - Exploring Jasper

Take time to discover Jasper and it's lovely surroundings on your own. Drive to Maligne Canyon and Maligne Lake, where you can take a scenic lake cruise; try the Whistlers tramway for a panoramic view of the townsite and surrounding area; or head eastward to Miette Hot Springs. Suggested options are not included in this vacation.

DAY 6 & 7 - VIA Rail's 'Canadian' from Jasper to Vancouver

Return your rental vehicle in Jasper and begin the two-day rail portion of your vacation. An afternoon departure onboard VIA Rail's Silver & Blue class, will begin your overnight rail journey to Vancouver. You will travel along the tranquil North Thompson River, through B.C.'s Interior Plateau with its sagebrush and Ponderosa pines, and finally along the rugged Fraser Canyon past Hell's Gate into the Coast Mountain range. Your vacation concludes upon arrival in Vancouver.


*** Want to travel aboard the Rocky Mountaineer? Check out this package (CA88) ***

"We really enjoyed the tour our driver Brian was the best, great commentary. The Ice Explorer & touring through the Rockies was great!"

J & C Roberts
Elmswells, UK

"A marvellous first experience of Canada from Banff to Vancouver!"

V. Brinkworh
Birmingham, UK

"I have just got back to the UK after being on a Rockies tour with your company, the service was first class!"

A. Farnhill
Shipley, England

Available Videos

Banff Gondola

Banff Gondola

Columbia Icefield Glacier Experience

Columbia Icefield Glacier Experience

Take a ride on VIA Rail

Take a ride on VIA Rail

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