Rockies Mountains Train Tours| Rocky Mountaineer Tours.

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Canada's Rockies
Including The Rocky Mountaineer

Private Door to Door UK Airport Transfers
Complimentary when purchasing flights with your Trafalgar tour. Ask for details when booking.

Sightseeing Highlights
• Icefields Parkway: Motor along this spectacular alpine drive. • Columbia Icefield: Ride an Ice Explorer onto the Athabasca Glacier. • Jasper: Learn about Rocky Mountain wildlife from a local expert. • Jasper National Park: Walk Maligne Canyon; learn about local wildlife. • Yoho National Park: View the Spiral Tunnels, Natural Bridge, Emerald Lake. • Banff National Park: Explore this UNESCO World Heritage Site. • Moraine Lake: View this beautiful lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. • Lake Louise: Walk along Lake Louise and learn about the region • Banff: Spend a relaxing three nights in this famed resort town.
Dining Highlights
• Welcome Drink with your Tour Director in Calgary • 6 full breakfasts • 2 three-course dinner • Farewell Dinner with wine in Banff
First Class Travel Highlights
• First Class hotel accommodation includes two-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handlingfees and local taxes. • Touring by luxury air-conditioned motorcoach with reclining seats and onboard restroom • The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional Tour Directors. • A stylish wallet, travel documents and Welcome on Tour book with map. • Complimentary airport transfers are provided on Day 1 and Day 7.
Holiday Itinerary
DAY 1: UK - CALGARY Welcome to Calgary! A complimentary transfer is provided to the tour hotel. Your Tour Director is at the hotel this afternoon to greet you and answer your questions. Join us at 6:00pm for a Welcome Drink at the hotel. Hotel: International Hotel Suites Calgary (FC) DAY 2: CALGARY – ICEFIELDS PARKWAY - COLUMBIA ICEFIELD - JASPER (2) Today our Tour Director will reveal a Hidden Treasure! We travel along the worldfamous Icefields Parkway, one of the world’s most spectacular mountain drives. Marvel at the unsurpassed scenery including sub-alpine forests, meadows, massive glaciers and remarkable lakes. Keep an eye out for grizzly and black bears, moose, elk and other wildlife. At the Columbia Icefield, we board an Ice Explorer for the trip of a lifetime as we drive onto the massive Athabasca Glacier. En route to Jasper, perhaps enjoy an optional float trip down the Athabasca River. We then drive to the quaint township of Jasper, where we spend the next two nights. After dinner, we enjoy a fun and informative lecture on the area’s abundant wildlife. (FB D) Hotel: The Sawridge Inn (SFC) (2 nights) DAY 3: JASPER NATIONAL PARK SIGHTSEEING & AT LEISURE We start the day with a narrated walk along Maligne Canyon, one of the most beautiful gorges in the Canadian Rockies. Marvel at the spectacular rock formations and waterfalls and learn about one of Canada’s longest underground river systems. The rest of the day is at leisure. Perhaps enjoy an optional cruise on Maligne Lake, or a guided nature walk. Activities abound in Jasper National Park and your Tour Director will provide you with suggestions. (FB) DAY 4: JASPER - EMERALD LAKE - MORAINE LAKE - LAKE LOUISE - BANFF (3) Snow-capped peaks, hanging glaciers, pounding waterfalls and surging rivers dominate the landscape as we head to Banff National Park and explore three of North America’s most beautiful lakes. First we cross the Continental Divide and enter Yoho National Park where we view the Spiral Tunnels, Natural Bridge and Emerald Lake, a jewel sparkling with the blue-green hue of an emerald. Next is Moraine Lake, nestled in the dramatic Valley of the Ten Peaks. We then head to Lake Louise, one of the most breathtaking settings in the world. Here we enjoy a narrated promenade along the lakeshore and learn about the geography and history of the area. We end the day in the quintessential alpine village of Banff for a relaxing threenight stay. (FB D) Hotel: Banff Park Lodge (FC) (3 nights) DAY 5: BANFF SIGHTSEEING & AT LEISURE Today enjoy an orientation tour of the Banff area viewing Bow Falls, the classic viewpoint of Surprise Corner along Tunnel Mountain Drive and the wind-shaped hoodoos overlooking Bow Valley. The rest of the day is at leisure. Optional activities in Banff include a helicopter flight over Mount Assiniboine, a Banff Gondola ride, or a relaxing float trip down the Bow River. This evening, perhaps join an optional fun and entertaining musical dinner show. (FB) DAY 6: BANFF AT LEISURE Today is at leisure in Banff for you to pursue your own interests. Enjoy a stroll along Banff Avenue and browse through quaint art galleries and unique speciality shops, or discover more about Banff at one of the local museums featuring interesting exhibits about the history and cultures of Western Canada. A variety of optional activities will be available from your Tour Director who will be happy to assist you in planning your day. This evening, join newfound friends at our Farewell Dinner. (FB FD) DAY 7: BANFF – DEPART CALGARY This morning as we descend from the Canadian Rockies, we stop for a visit to the Ammonite Factory. Found primarily in southeastern Alberta, we learn how this rare opal-like gemstone is mined and manufactured into beautiful jewellery. Upon arrival in Calgary, a complimentary transfer is provided to Calgary International Airport for your return flight to the UK* and the tour hotel in Calgary for passengers extending their stay. (FB)
8 Day Itinerary with Rocky Mountaineer Train
DAY 1 to Day 6: UK - CALGARY Operates as per Days 1-6 above. DAY 7: BANFF - ROCKY MOUNTAINEER - KAMLOOPS Bid farewell to your Tour Director as you board the Rocky Mountaineer train in RedLeaf Service (GoldLeaf Service upgrade available) for a two-day independent daytime rail journey from Banff to Vancouver. Travel through the Spiral Tunnels, past the glaciers of Kicking Horse Pass, under Mount McDonald and along the South Thompson River to Kamloops where you are transferred to your hotel. (CB L) Hotel: Assigned by Rocky Mountaineer DAY 8: KAMLOOPS - ROCKY MOUNTAINEER - VANCOUVER Continue your rail journey through the Thompson and Fraser Canyons, arriving in Vancouver at approximately 5:30pm. A complimentary transfer is provided from the train station to Vancouver International Airport for your return flight to the UK* or the tour hotel in Vancouver for passengers extending their stay. The train’s arrival into Vancouver can be subject to delays; we therefore recommend that you allow plenty of time for your onward travel arrangements. (CB L)

Canada's Rockies Ref:DCRA/DCRD - 2011 Departures
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FB = Full Breakfast CB = Continental Breakfast L = Lunch HL = Highlight Lunch D = Dinner HD = Hightlight Dinner BD = Buffet Dinner BG = Be My Guest FD = Farewell Dinner

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