Travel in the comfort of "Silver and Blue" service aboard Canada's Trans-Continental train. Private bedroom, dining car cuisine, dome car views of wildlife and vast pristine ranges all await you.

Day 1 Our tour begins in bustling Toronto with arrival at our hotel.

Day 2 Toronto
Our incredible train journey begins! Transfer to Union Station (downtown) for our departure (Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday). All aboard the "VIA Rail Transcontinental" bound for the Pacific Coast. Our first class rail cars are refurbished to the 1950's genre in Art Deco. The observation dome offers unequalled views as we roll across the Appalachian Shield of Ontario. The private bedrooms are comfortable and all meals are included (Checked baggage is not available until day 5, smaller overnight bag is recommended on the train). Be sure to visit the Bullet Car for a nightcap.

Day 3 VIA RAIL
Each day is a culinary delight as all meals are included. We pass sparkling lakes and boreal forests as we roll into Manitoba, the province of 100,000 lakes. Drink in the vistas from the dome cars and enjoy the terrific on-board service. We arrive in Winnipeg for a brief stop and continue our train journey.

Day 4 VIA RAIL To Jasper, Alberta
Enjoy a delicious breakfast and relax as we forge across the great wheatfields of Saskatchewan before our morning arrival into Edmonton, capital and most vibrant metropolis in Alberta. After a brief stop we continue the train journey to the "Jewel of the Canadian Rockies" Jasper, Alberta. Disembark and we are transferred to our hotel. Keep on the lookout for wild animals often seen in and around the town.

Day 5 Jasper to Banff
Some free time this morning or join an optional cruise on spectacular Maligne Lake. This lake rivals its sister, Lake Louise, in spectacular color and beauty. Depart Jasper for Banff on our deluxe motor coach along the Icefields Parkway. This is one of the "most scenic drives on earth". We'll ride a Sno-Coach (weather permitting) onto the Columbia Icefield's Athabasca Glacier. The Columbia Icefields are 125 square miles in size (massive!), with no fewer than 30 glaciers where 3 river systems flow to three different oceans. Arrive in Banff for the first of two nights here.

Day 6 Banff, Alberta
Join us on an afternoon tour up Sulfur Mountain by gondola. The views will take your breath away. In the evening we can enjoy an optional dinner featuring cuisine and entertainment all about Canada. The very adventurous can choose to take a helicopter ride over the Canadian Rockies.

Day 7 Lake Louise
The Bow Valley delivers us West to Lake Louise, one of the most enchanting spots on earth. We see the reflection of Mount Victoria in her aqua blue waters and we'll find out how rock flour helps the water retain its mesmerizing color. Continue to Kelowna by motor coach in the sunny Okanagan via Kicking Horse Pass. Pass over the Continental Divide and begin our slow downhill descent to the Pacific Ocean. Travel through Glacier National Park and see Illecillewaet Glacier. Later into Canada's wine country and on to Kelowna, British Columbia.

Day 8 Kelowna to Whistler
Today, through the Cascade Mountains down to the coast. Traverse the alpine Duffy Lake Road to famous Whistler.

Day 9 Victoria, Vancouver Island
Follow the "Sea to Sky" highway past 1,000 foot Shannon falls to board the ferry through the Strait of Georgia. Welcome to Vancouver Island. Continue to the most British of North America's cities, Victoria. After an afternoon tour we dine on traditional Canadian Fare.

Day 10 Victoria After breakfast we depart for World famous Butchart Gardens. The millions of flowers and awesome landscaping delight one and all. It is absolutely astounding to think this paradise was once a dismal rock quarry. Free time this afternoon of how about taking a carriage ride through the streets of this lovely "Colonial British" city. Overnight Victoria.

Day 11 To Airport Board our ferry for the journey back to the mainland. We provide transfers to Vancouver International airport en route or you may choose to extend your stay and visit Vancouver or embark on an exciting Alaska Cruise.

Additional nights can be arrange in Vancouver
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Included:
Friendly and humorous professional tour guide while on motor coach tours, Via Rail Trans-Canada train journey including private bedroom (all meals are included aboard the train), 10 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 6 dinners (3 course), First Class Superior hotels across Canada, Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Sno-Coach ride on Athabasca Glacier, deluxe Air-Conditioned motor coach transportation from Jasper to Vancouver and Victoria, ferry passage, Butchart Gardens, National Parks admissions fees. Checked baggage is not available on the train from day 3 until day 5, smaller overnight bag is recommended on the train.

We strongly recommend travel insurance

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