THIS TOUR WILL CATER TO FOLKS THAT ENJOY GREAT TRAIN RIDES, SPECTACULAR SCENERY AND EXCITING SIGHTSEEING. WE OFFER YOU THE BEST OF THE GREAT CANADIAN WEST INCLUDING THE CANADIAN ROCKIES, CARIBOO COUNTRY, FRASER RIVER CANYON, VANCOUVER ISLAND, JASPER NATIONAL PARK, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, LAKE LOUISE, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA ALL LINKED BY THE GREAT CANADIAN TRAINS OF THE WEST.
Your Itinerary
Day 1:
MAY 19: INDEPENDENT ARRIVALS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AND OVERNIGHT LODGING.
Day 2:
MAY 20; MORNING DEPARTURE ONBOARD AMTRAK NEW TALGO PASSENGER TRAIN SEATTLE TO VANCOUVER. IN VANCOUVER WE HAVE LUNCH AT THE FAMOUS 'TOP OF VANCOUVER' REVOLVING RESTAURANT WHICH IS 553 FEET ABOVE THE CITY. THEN WE VISIT THE INTERESTING GRANVILLE ISLAND MUSEUMS WHICH INCLUDES TRAINS, SHIPS AND FISHING. NEXT WE BOARD VIA RAIL'S FAMOUS CANADIAN PASSENGER TRAIN EVERYONE IN FIRST CLASS SLEEPER. ONCE WE DEPART THE CITY YOU CAN GO UP TO THE DOME CAR AND WATCH THE COUNTRYSIDE GO BY AS OUR TRAIN APPROACHES THE FRASER RIVER CANYON. FEEL FREE TO HAVE DINNER IN THE DINING CAR THEN A LATE NIGHT CAP OF WINE IF YOU LIKE IN THE DOME CAR AS THE TRAIN HEADS EAST ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA.
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Day 3:
MAY 21: WAKE UP TO THE BEAUTIFUL SPLENDOR OF REMOTE BRITISH COLUMBIA AS OUR TRAIN APPROACHES THE RUGGED SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS IN MT ROBSON PARK. AGAIN THE DOME CAR IS A GREAT PLACE TO VIEW THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. THEN YOU CAN HAVE BREAKFAST IN THE DINING CAR AS THE ROCKIES GLIDES BY. SOON WE WILL ENTER JASPER NATIONAL PARK AND DETRAIN AT THE TOWN OF JASPER. AFTER HOTEL CHECK-IN THE REST OF THE DAY IS YOURS TO RELAX AND ENJOY THE TOWN OF JASPER.
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Day 4:
MAY 22: TODAY WE HAVE A FULL DAY EXCURSION BY MOTORCOACH ON THE FAMOUS ICEFIELDS PARKWAY WHICH RUNS BETWEEN JASPER AND BANFF, ALL IN ALBERTA. RUSHING WATERFALLS, CRYSTAL CLEAR RIVERS EMERALD LAKES, ALPINE MEADOWS AND GLACIER CAPPED PEAKS CREATE AN EVER CHANGING ADVENTURE OF MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS. WATCH FOR WILDLIFE, AS WE COULD SEE ELK, RAM, LONG HORN SHEEP, MOOSE, BEAR AND MUCH MORE. ON OUR WAY TO BANFF WE WILL STOP TO SEE LAKE LOUISE. THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST BREATHTAKING BEAUTIFUL DRIVES IN ALL OF CANADA. OVERNIGHT LODGING IN BANFF.
Day 5:
MAY 23: TODAY WE OFFER YOU ANOTHER MOTORCOACH TOUR OF BANFF NATIONAL PARK, JOHNSTON CANYON, MORAINE LAKE, TEN PEAKS, YOLO NATIONAL PARK, TAKAKKAW FALLS,EMERALD LAKE, KICKING HORSE PASS (ON THE ALBERTA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER) AND THE FAMOUS SPIRAL TUNNELS LOOKOUT. WE THEN RETURN TO OUR HOTEL IN BANFF AND REST OF THE DAY TO RELAX AND ENJOY THIS UNIQUE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE.
Day 6:
MAY 24: WE BOARD THE FAMOUS ROCKY MOUNTAINEER PASSENGER TRAIN AT BANFF FOR ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR TRAIN RIDES IN THE WORLD. EVERYONE WILL BE IN FIRST CLASS GOLDLEAF DOME CAR CLASS. OUR TRAIN WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE HEART OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AS WE MAKE OUR WAY WESTBOUND BACK INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA. AS YOU RELAX COFFEE AND ORANGE JUICE WILL BE SERVICED AT YOUR SEAT UNTIL YOUR TABLE IS READY FOR A FULL BREAKFAST DOWNSTAIRS. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE DINING EXPERIENCE WITH WHITE LINEN, GLEAMING TABLEWARE AND FRESH CUT FLOWERS ON THE TABLE. QUITE SIMPLY, THIS IS AS GOOD AS ITS GETS, COMFORT, LUXURY AND SPECTACULAR SCENERY. THE VISTAS AROUND EVERY CURVE WILL KEEP YOU IN TOTAL AWE. FEEL FREE TO STEP OUT ONTO THE REAR OUTSIDE PLATFORM FOR A BREATH OF FRESH MOUNTAIN AIR OR FOR THAT PERFECT PHOTO. WE WILL TRAVEL THROUGH BANFF NATIONAL PARK, YOHO NATIONAL PARK, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK BEFORE ARRIVAL IN KAMLOOPS BEFORE SUNSET. YOU WILL ALSO BE SERVICE A WONDERFUL LUNCH ONBOARD. AT KAMLOOPS WE TRANSFER TO OUR FIRST CLASS HOTEL, THEN YOU CAN HAVE DINNER IN THE EVENING WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE IT.
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Day 7:
MAY 25: WE RETURN TO THE TRAIN STATION TO BOARD OUR TRAIN, WHICH HAS BEEN PARKED FOR THE NIGHT, AND CONTINUE WESTBOUND TOWARDS VANCOUVER. TODAY WE WILL TRAVEL INTO THE THOMPSON AND FRASER RIVER CANYONS BEFORE ENTERING THE GREATER VANCOUVER AREA. AGAIN, BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE SERVED ONBOARD WITH ALL OF THE DRINKS AND SNACKS YOU COULD POSSIBLY WANT. UPON ARRIVAL IN VANCOUVER WE TRANSFER TO OUR LODGING IN NORTH VANCOUVER, ACROSS THE BAY.
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Day 8:
MAY 26: TODAY WE BOARD OUR PRIVATE CHARTER TRAIN PULLED BY A OLD TIME STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ON THE BRITISH COLUMBIA RAILROAD FOR A JOURNEY NORTHBOUND IN REMOTE BRITISH COLUMBIA. WE WILL TRAVEL ALONG HOWE SOUND THEN THRU CHEAKAMUS CANYON AND PASS THE SKI RESORT OF WHISTLER. THEN WE CROSS OVER THE COAST RANGE AND INTO PEMBERTON VALLEY. SEVERAL STOPS WILL BE MADE TODAY TO TAKE PHOTOS AND TO LET YOU EXPLORE SMALL TOWNS ALONG THE ROUTE AS OUR HARD WORKING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IS WATERED AND SERVICED. THE LAST LEG OF OUR JOURNEY TODAY WILL FOLLOW THE SHORES OF REMOTE ANDERSON AND SETON LAKES WHERE THERE ARE NO ROADS AT ALL. WE THEN PARK OUR TRAIN FOR THE NIGHT IN THE TOWN OF LILLOOET, MILE 0 OF THE ORIGINAL CARIBOO WAGON ROAD OF THE 1860'S. YOU WILL BE TRANSFERED TO LOCAL LODGING FOR THE NIGHT.
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Day 9:
MAY 27: WE REBOARD OUR CHARTER STEAM TRAIN AND RIDE IT DEEP INTO THE RUGGED FRASER RIVER CANYON. AT ONE POINT OUR TRAIN IS OVER 2000 FEET ABOVE THE RIVER ON A NARROW LEDGE. LISTEN TO OUR HARD WORKING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE CLIMB UP THE STEEP GRADE TO THE CARIBOO PLATEAU. AT KELLY LAKE WE WILL TURN OUR TRAIN AROUND AND RETURN TO LILLOOET. AGAIN, SEVERAL STOPS WILL BE MADE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. YOU WILL RETURN TO THE SAME HOTEL AND ROOM YOU HAD THE NIGHT BEFORE, IN LILLOOET.
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Day 10:
MAY 28: AGAIN WE REBOARD OUR CHARTER STEAM TRAIN FOR THE RETURN JOURNEY SOUTHBOUND TO NORTH VANCOUVER. BY TIME WE ARRIVE IN NORTH VANCOUVER WE WILL HAVE TRAVELLED 386 BREATHTAKING MILES ON THE BRITISH COLUMBIA RAILROAD, ALL BEHIND STEAM POWER. UPON ARRIVAL IN NORTH VANOUVER WE TRANSFER TO OUR HOTEL FOR LODGING.
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Day 11:
MAY 29: MORNING VISIT TO GROUSE MOUNTAIN ABOVE NORTH VANCOUVER. THE GROUSE MOUNTAIN SKYRIDE WILL LIFT YOU 3,700 FEET ABOVE THE CITY TO A VISTA OF MOUNTAIN SLOPES, DISTANT LAKES, THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND OF COURSE A GRAND VIEW OF VANCOUVER. YOU CAN EVEN SEE MT. RAINEER IN WASHINGTON. ONCE WE ARE BACK DOWN OFF OF THE MOUNTAIN WE WILL VISIT THE CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE AND PARK. TAKE A WALK ACROSS THE STEEL CABLE CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE THAT IS 230 FEET ABOVE THE RIVER. THEN WE CONTINUE ON TO NEARBY HORSESHOE BAY WHERE WE BOARD THE BC FERRY FOR THE 90 MINUTE CRUISE TO NANAIMO ON VANCOUVER ISLAND. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO ENJOY LUNCH IN THE DINING ROOM OF THE FERRY. UPON ARRIVAL IN NANAIMO WE HEAD SOUTH ON VANCOUVER ISLAND TOWARD VICTORIA. WE STOP AT DUNCAN TO VISIT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FOREST DISCOVERY CENTER. BE SURE TO TAKE A RIDE ON THEIR RAILROAD PULLED BY A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE. WE THEN CONTINUE ON INTO VICTORIA AND HOTEL CHECK-IN.
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Day 12:
MAY 30: WE OFFER YOU ANOTHE FULL DAY TRAIN RIDE ON THE ESQUIMALT & NANAIMO RAILROAD, NOW OPERATED BY RAIL AMERICA. VIA RAIL CANADA OPERATES THE PASSENGER SERVICE WITH THE CLASSIC RDC BUDD RAILCARS FROM VICTORIA TO COURTENAY AND RETURN, A DISTANCE OF 281 MILES. THIS TRAIN IS CALLED THE MALAHAT. ONCE WE ARRIVE BACK IN VICTORIA WE RETURN TO THE SAME HOTEL FOR LODGING.
Day 13:
MAY 31: TODAY WE OFFER YOU A FULL DAY OF SIGHTSEEING VICTORIA AND THE FAMOUS BUTCHART GARDENS. ENJOY VICTORIA , A CHARMING, QUAINT COMMUNITY, WITH HANGING FLOWER BASKETS ON LAMP POSTS AND IVY-COVERED PARLIAMENT AND LEGISLATIVE BUILDINGS. BUTCHART GARDENS OFFERS ONE SPECTACULAR SIGHT AFTER ANOTHER. IN 1904 THE GARDENS BEGAN WITH AN EFFORT TO BEAUTIFY AN OLD QUARRY SITE. FROM THE EXQUISITE SUNKEN GARDEN TO THE CHARMING ENGLISH ROSE GARDEN, THIS 50 ACRE SHOWPLACE TODAY MAINTAINS THE GRACIOUS TRADITIONS OF THE PAST, IN ONE OF THE LOVELIEST CORNERS OF THE WORLD. AFTER OUR GARDEN TOUR WE DEPART EARLY EVENING ONBOARD THE VICTORIA CLIPPER HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. EXPERIENCE MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OF MOUNTAINS, SEASCAPES AND COSTAL TOWNS. OUR SUNSET CRUISE BACK TO THE USA AFFORDS THESE MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OF THE AREA. REMEMBER, THE SUN STAYS UP THIS TIME OF YEAR UNTIL 9PM. UPON ARRIVAL IN SEATTLE AFTER OUR TWO HOUR CRUISE WE CHECK INTO OUR HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
Day 14:
JUNE 1: INDEPENDENT DEPARTURES TO YOUR HOME.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
TOUR PRICE INCREASES AFTER JANUARY 31, 2001 IF RESERVATION AND DEPOSIT IS NOT MADE.
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