Rocky Mountaineer Grand Rail Circle

Day 1 London – Calgary – Banff
Titan’s VIP Home Departure Service® transports you from your front door to London Heathrow Airport and your scheduled Air Canada direct flight to Calgary. On arrival in Calgary our coach transports you to Banff, the largest town in the parks, set in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and our hotel for the next two nights, the Caribou Lodge.

Day 2 Banff – Lake Louise – Banff
This morning we board our coach for a tour through the surrounding area of Banff and its lakes. We visit the most famous of Canada’s many lakes, Lake Louise, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Queen Victoria’s fourth daughter. There is time to take an optional gondola ride or relax at the historic Chateau Lake Louise, a luxury hotel dating back as far as 1911. This evening we are free to dine in one of the many restaurants on offer in this delightful town.

Day 3 Banff – Columbia Icefield – Jasper
Today we head northwards through the Rockies to Jasper, with some fantastic scenery and possible wildlife sightings along the way. We stop at the Columbia Icefield and take an included Ice Explorer ride on to the surface of the Athabasca Glacier (subject to favourable weather conditions).Your journey is lead by an experienced driver-guide, who shares a wealth of fascinating information about glaciers, icefields and their impact on our environment. There is also the opportunity to safely step out onto the glacier and stand on this powerful ancient ice. On arrival into the charming town of Jasper, we transfer to our hotel for the next two nights, the Lobstic Lodge.

Day 4 Jasper
This morning we board our coach for an unforgettable sightseeing journey that begins with the limestone gorge of Maligne Canyon and continues along the shore of Medicine Lake, rushing Maligne River and one of the most photographed spots in the world, the magnificent Maligne Lake. Our evening is spent in Jasper, with an included dinner.

Day 5 Jasper – Quesnel
Our Rocky Mountaineer journey begins early this morning as we board the train for the Rainforest to Gold Rush route. You will pass by the awesome Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies at 12,972 ft and then enter the Rocky Mountain Trench, where the Rocky Mountains rise steeply to the north and the Cariboo Mountains soar to the south.
We continue west through the forests of northern British Columbia and arrive into Quesnel this evening where we disembark and transfer to our hotel for the night. Quesnel was once the centre of the Gold Rush in the 1800’s and hosts one of the oldest buildings in British Columbia, the Hudson’s Bay Trading Post.
There are several restaurants in the city for to you choose from for your evening meal. Your accommodation in Quesnel is arranged by Rocky Mountaineer.

Day 6 Quesnel – Whistler
An early start this morning to continue our travels along this impressive route. Today you will enjoy some of the most breathtaking and varied scenery found anywhere in the world. We travel through the vast rangelands of the Cariboo Plateau as we leave Quesnel, and through the desert-like conditions of the Fraser Canyon before passing the stunning lakeshores of Seton and Anderson Lakes. Our destination today is the delightful mountain resort of Whistler, and our hotel, the Delta Whistler Village Suites.

Day 7 Whistler – Vancouver
You have the morning to explore Whistler before we join our Rocky Mountaineer train this afternoon for the Whistler Sea to Sky Climb route to Vancouver. The three hour trip to the coastal city of Vancouver will take you past the jagged snow-capped peaks of the Tantalus Mountains and by an old extinct volcano, through the scenic Cheakmus Canyon and Howe Sound, arriving into the city early evening. We transfer to our hotel, the Coast Coal Harbour, our home for the next three nights.

Day 8 Vancouver
This morning you will get acquainted with the many attractions of Vancouver including Stanley Park, Gastown and Chinatown, during a morning sightseeing tour. In the afternoon, take the optional excursion to Grouse Mountain and Capilano Suspension Bridge, the world’s longest and highest suspended footbridge or maybe visit Granville Island with its colourful markets.

Day 9 Vancouver
A further day to explore Vancouver or maybe take an optional trip to Vancouver Island by ferry and visit Butchart Gardens with its display of flowering trees and scrubs. The Sea to See level excursion will take place on this day.

Day 10 Vancouver – Kamloops
Our train adventure continues as we catch our Rocky Mountaineer train for what has been called the most spectacular train journey in the world. Today we pass through the fertile farming lands of the Fraser River Valley, then along the walls of the narrow Fraser and Thompson River Canyons. We travel through dramatic landscapes and on past the shimmering waters of Kamloops Lake, before arriving at Kamloops. Your Accommodation in Kamloops is arranged by Rocky Mountaineer.

Day 11 Kamloops -Banff
All aboard for our last train journey to our final destination, Banff. Today’s highlights as we travel east include the Continental Divide, the Spiral Tunnels, the Kicking Horse Canyon, Rogers Pass, Craigellachie where the Last Spike on the Canadian Pacifi c Railway was driven and of course the snow-capped mountains of the Canadian Rockies. We arrive into Banff early evening and transfer to our hotel, the Caribou Lodge.

Day 12 Banff – Calgary – London
Some free time today before we transfer to Calgary Airport for our return Air Canada direct flight to London.
Or extend your stay – call for details

Day 13 London
Arrive at London Airport where our staff will greet and transfer you to Titan transport for the journey home to your front door.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

For the 26th May 2012 departure the hotel in Banff will be the Fox Hotel & Suites.

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