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EXPLORER'S CIRCLE


 
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If you love rail travel, this is just the ticket - double your pleasure with two of Canada's premier rail experiences. Savor meals in the dining car onboard VIA Rail; experience Rocky Mountaineer's all daylight journey to ensure that no scenery is missed! Take a few additional days to explore the resort towns of the Canadian Rocky Mountains between train journeys.

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  • 5 nights accommodation
  • VIA Rail's 'Canadian' Sleeper Touring class from Vancouver to Jasper )
  • 'Rocky Mountaineer' Redleaf class
  • 6 Meals
  • Luxury Motorcoach with driver/guide
  • Jasper to Banff Excursion, Columbia Icefield Glacier Experience
  • Icefield Photograph
  • Hotel luggage handling
  • National Park fees
  • All hotel transfers and gratuities on included meals.

Day 1 - VIA Rail's 'Canadian' from Vancouver to Jasper
This evening transfer on your own to Vancouver's vintage rail station, where you'll board VIA Rail's Sleeper Touring Class. Travel through lush farmlands of the Fraser Valley before entering the narrow gorge of the Fraser Canyon. Continue through the rolling ranch country of B.C.'s Interior Plateau as the train follows the North Thompson River to Kamloops and enters the majestic Rocky Mountains.

Day 2 - Arriving in Jasper
Arriving in the alpine townsite of Jasper this afternoon, you will be transferred to your hotel and have the remainder of the day to relax and explore.

Day 3 - Jasper to Banff Sightseeing
The spectacular Icefields Parkway awaits! Board your Brewster luxury motorcoach and journey along one of Canada's most scenic routes, including a stop at the Columbia Icefield Interpretive Centre, where you will board an all-terrain Ice Explorer and venture onto the living Athabasca Glacier (lunch not included). Continue your journey with a brief stop at Lake Louise, on to the bustling resort town of Banff.

Day 4 and 5 - 'Rocky Mountaineer' to Kamloops and Vancouver
All aboard the "Rocky Mountaineer" for a two day rail adventure. Experience the spectacular Kicking Horse Pass views and the Spiral Tunnels as you wind your way through the mountains of the Canadian Rockies. Overnight in Kamloops. En route to Vancouver the 'Rocky Mountaineer' follows the Thompson and Fraser Rivers to Hell's Gate Canyon. Breakfast and lunch are served onboard. Upon arrival in the west coast city of Vancouver transfer via taxi to your hotel.

Day 6 - Departing Vancouver
A morning check-out from your hotel completes your Explorers Circle vacation.

Dates Moderate Hotels Deluxe Hotels
May 2 - May 23 $2,068 $2,474
May 30 - August 29 $2,590 $3,084
September 5 - September 12 $2,778 $3,309

Vacations from Vancouver start Sundays and Fridays

Call 877-929-7245 today to book your Explorer's Circle vacation.


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