Experience Canada from Toronto on the Jasper via Rail on this train journey. Rail accommodations include a private bedroom in Sleeper Plus class. Along the way stop in Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Edmonton. Upon arrival the journey includes stop at: West Lake Louise, Banff, Glacier National Park, British Columbia’s wine country, and Victoria before concluding in Vancouver.
13 Days • fr. $6,934
Welcome to Toronto! At 6 pm, meet your traveling companions for a welcome drink. Your Tour Director will prepare you for your upcoming adventure.
MARRIOTT TORONTO DOWNTOWN EATON CENTRE
Drive along the shores of Lake Ontario to Niagara Falls. For the adventurous, your Tour Director will suggest optional flightseeing over the falls. Then, enjoy a Niagara Falls sightseeing cruise for a thrilling boat ride to view the thundering falls from river level.
NOTE: Operation of the Niagara Falls sightseeing cruise is subject to favorable weather and/or river conditions. Favorable conditions usually exist from May to mid-October. When weather is unfavorable, a walking tour through the scenic tunnels will be substituted.
Return to Toronto for a sightseeing tour of the downtown area and a free evening.
Breakfast
MARRIOTT TORONTO DOWNTOWN EATON CENTRE
A day at leisure to enjoy all that Toronto has to offer. This evening, enjoy dinner atop the 1,815-foot-tall CN TOWER.
Later, transfer to Union Station for a late-evening departure on the Canadian, VIA Rail’s premier transcontinental train. Spend the next three days and nights on this classic trip across Canada’s heartland. Your Sleeper Plus class rail cars are refurbished art-deco cars from the 1950s. Domed observation cars let you enjoy views of the Canadian countryside as you roll past Ontario’s landscapes. (Train travel is subject to unforeseen delays.0
Breakfast, Dinner
VIA Rail's Transcontinental Train
Watch the scenic countryside from your windows as you relax in first-class refurbished art deco cars from the 1950s. Travel past the sparkling lakes and sun-dappled forests of Ontario. Try the observation dome for unparalleled views or enjoy quiet conversation in one of the comfortable lounges.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
VIA Rail's Transcontinental Train
Enter Manitoba with its endless golden prairies and vast cultivated fields. Arrive in Manitoba’s capital city of Winnipeg, where you may disembark the train, if time allows, to explore this historic city. Reboard the train late this morning and continue west.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
VIA Rail's Transcontinental Train
From Winnipeg to Jasper, the train roughly parallels the famed Yellowhead Route, Canada’s historic trail of westward expansion. Arrive in Jasper this afternoon for a 2-night stay.
Overnight in Jasper.
Breakfast, Lunch
CHATEAU JASPER
Enjoy a day in Jasper to explore at your leisure. You may wish to play a round of golf on one of the top-rated courses in North America or stroll the streets of Jasper with its array of specialty stores.
This afternoon, enjoy an excursion to Maligne Lake for a fully-narrated CRUISE to Spirit Island. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Overnight in Jasper.
Breakfast
CHATEAU JASPER
This morning, travel through Jasper National Park on Icefields Parkway to the 750-foot-thick Columbia Icefield for a thrilling Ice Explorer Ride. Climb Sunwapta Pass to savor stunning vistas of alpine meadows, waterfalls, and massive glaciers.
Next, stop at Lake Louise, whose green-blue waters form a perfect mirror reflection of Mount Victoria.
Continue into Banff National Park.
Breakfast, Dinner
BANFF PARK LODGE
This morning’s sightseeing includes the Bow River and Falls. The rest of the day is at leisure. Consider an optional helicopter flightseeing trip for a bird’s-eye view of the Rockies.
Breakfast
BANFF PARK LODGE
This morning, travel through the spectacular beauty of Yoho National Park, one of Canada’s most popular recreational areas and site of pre-Cambrian fossil finds.
On to Canada’s Glacier National Park, where the motorcoach climbs 4,379-foot-high Rogers Pass, a perfect spot for photos of the surrounding mountain cliffs and glaciers.
Continue to the resort city of Kelowna, attractively set on the shores of Okanagan Lake. The evening is at leisure.
Breakfast
DELTA GRAND OKANAGAN RESORT
Catch a BC Ferry to Vancouver Island and the very British “Garden City” of Victoria. Upon arrival, visit world-famous Butchart Gardens. Later, your orientation tour of Victoria includes the gardens of Beacon Hill Park, the Fairmont Empress Hotel, Bastion Square, and Thunderbird Park. Over dessert this evening, enjoy a private presentation with a local storyteller and historian who will entertain you with stories of the city’s interesting characters and colorful events.
Breakfast, Dinner
Catch a BC FERRY to Vancouver Island and the very
Today is at leisure for independent sightseeing and shopping. Your Tour Director suggests an optional wildlife and whale-watching trip. For shoppers, Government Street’s elegant shops and Market Square’s collection of specialty stores are good places to start. History buffs should be sure to visit the Royal British Columbia Museum. Enjoy dinner on your own at one of the many restaurants in this harbor city.
Breakfast
DELTA VICTORIA OCEAN POINTE RESORT
This morning, take the BC Ferry and sail through the Gulf Islands, an archipelago known for its Mediterranean-type climate. Arrive in Vancouver for a city tour that includes the harbor and beaches, Chinatown, historic Gastown, and Stanley Park with its towering evergreen forests and totem poles. This evening, your Tour Director hosts a special farewell dinner.
Breakfast, Dinner
WESTIN BAYSHORE VANCOUVER
Your tour ends after breakfast with guests departing on individual schedules.
Breakfast
All rates listed are per person based on double occupancy and are subject to change without notice. Your land package pricing will be confirmed and guaranteed once your deposit is received and applied to the booking, except where price increases may result from increases in government taxes or fees. Room configurations are subject to availability. Guests added to your party after the booking are priced at the prevailing rate at the time they are added.