Rocky Mountaineer, is known to many as a must-do vacation thanks to the awe-inspiring vistas that showcase nature’s most beautiful aspects of sparkling lakes, snowy mountains, and local wildlife at every turn. Experience the wonderment onboard this all day-light journey by rail while you enjoy fresh, culinary creations inspired by the passing regions. The train takes you on a journey, stopping overnight in cosmopolitan cities like Seattle and Vancouver and quintessentially Canadian mountain towns, such as Banff and Jasper.
In this itinerary 'Experience the West'! The journey takes you to the beautiful and stunning mountain towns of Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff, whilst also including a trip to the Columbia Icefields and a helicopter tour through the soaring peaks of the Rockies.
Contact us now to book your space on this iconic journey and make the most of the special offer for a free hotel, on selected dates, pre/post the Journey through the Clouds. The trip duration is 7nights/8days and includes 2 nights on the Rocky Mountaineer. The journey can be taken in either direction, from Vancouver to Calgary or from Calgary to Vancouver
‘At-a-Glance’ Illustrative Itinerary
DAY 2 VANCOUVER TO KAMLOOPS
Today will be an early start as you board the Rocky Mountaineer train at 07:30 local time, Vancouver Station at 7:30am. You will commence your journey from the coastal city of Vancouver into the heart of British Columbia’s interior arriving at Kamloops. The journey will take you through dramatic changes in scenery, from the lush green fields of the Fraser Valley, then up through forests and winding river canyons. The peakspeaks of the Coast and Cascade Mountains will surrounded you as you pass through to the desert-like environment of the British Colombia interior. Highlights include the rushing cold mountains waters of Hell’s Gate, Fraser Canyon and Thompson River deep in a valley of steep slopes and rock sheds. Your day concludes as the train travels along the shores of Kamloops Lake into Kamloops between 6:00pm and 7:30pm.
Spend the evening exploring the city or relaxing in your hotel room. Breakfast & lunch included onboard.
DAY 4 JASPER
You have arrived in Jasper and will embark on a sightseeing tour of the highlights.
Overnight in Jasper
DAY 5 ICEFIELDS PARKWAY TOUR JASPER TO LAKE LOUISE
Today you will travel to Lake Louise via one of the most scenic highways in the world, the Icefields Parkway. Highlights are Bow Lake, Glacier Skywalk, Athabasca Falls and the awe inspiring Columbia Icefield, one of the largest accumulations of ice south of the Arctic Circle and one of the most accessible icefields in North America. Here you will the opportunity you ride on an Ice Explorer to the middle of the Athabasca Glacier to learn more about the geological features that have prevailed for thousands and thousands of years. Afterwards, a brief stop will be made at Bow Lake before arriving in Lake Louise in the afternoon.
This evening you will overnight in Lake Louise.
