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West-East Trans Canada Odyssey

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Embrace Canada's many contrasts on a West to East voyage, with a tour of the spectacular Rocky Mountains before joining VIA Rail's legendary train, The Canadian, and concluding in Toronto with an excursion to Niagara Falls.

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VIA Rail's The Canadian

VIA Rail's The Canadian

Tour Pace

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Tour experience

Scenic City Tour experience

Included Sightseeing


  • Vancouver See English Bay, Chinatown, Gastown and the totem poles of Vancouver's Stanley Park.

  • Victoria Enjoy breakfast then explore the floral displays and join an informative talk at Butchart Gardens. See the Inner Harbour, Parliament Buildings and Bastion Square.

  • Whistler Enjoy a walking tour of the village.

  • Kelowna Taste local vintages at a beautiful winery.

  • Banff National Park Stroll along Lake Louise and enjoy an informative talk with your Tour Director. Also view Moraine Lake, the Spiral Tunnels and Natural Bridge.

  • Yoho National Park Gather around a bonfire overlooking Emerald Lake, roast s'mores and enjoy a liqueur.

  • Athabasca Glacier Board an Ice Explorer to visit the glacier.

  • Jasper National Park Enjoy a fun get-together with a wildlife expert. Join an interpretive walk at Maligne Canyon.

  • The Canadian Train Relive the Golden Age of Travel on one of the world's greatest rail journeys.

  • Toronto Explore the city with a "Hop-on, Hop-off" pass.

  • Niagara Falls Sample wines of the Niagara Peninsula. Experience close-up views on the Maid of the Mist cruise. Stop at the Whirlpool and Rapids observation deck.

Included Dining


  • Welcome Drink with your Tour Director in Vancouver (WD)

  • 11 full breakfasts (FB)

  • 3 full breakfasts (FB), 2 lunches (L) and 3 three-course dinners (D)

  • onboard VIA Rail's The Canadian train

  • 2 three-course dinners in Whistler and Yoho National Park (D)

  • Highlight Dinner with wine in Victoria (HD)

  • Dine-Around evening at your choice of selected restaurants in Banff (DA)

  • Highlight Dinner with wine in Jasper (HD)

  • 24 included meals in total

Included Private Car UK Transfers


  • Exclusive door to door airport transfers

 

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Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Day 1 (Door to Door)

Arrive Vancouver

Enjoy your private car door to door transfer to your departure airport before your scheduled flight to Vancouver, where a transfer is provided to your first hotel. After meeting with your Tour Director this afternoon, please join us at 6pm for a Welcome Drink.
Hotel: Fairmont Pacific Rim (D)

Day 2

Vancouver - Victoria (2)

Today we explore Vancouver seeing Stanley Park, English Bay, Gastown and Chinatown. Later we travel by ferry to Victoria and join an orientation tour that introduces us to the Inner Harbour, ornate Parliament Buildings and Bastion Square. Perhaps hire a horse-drawn carriage ride to complete your tour. Dinner tonight is served at one of Victoria's restaurants. (FB, HD)
Hotel: Grand Pacific (SFC)

Day 3

Victoria sightseeing

We start the day with breakfast at the famous Butchart Gardens, 55 acres of exquisite floral displays, meandering paths and spectacular views. A representative from the gardens will give a brief talk on the gardens and the history of the Butchart family. We then have ample time to explore these gardens that have delighted visitors from around the world for over one hundred years. We can then enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Victoria. Perhaps take advantage of a sparkling day for a whale-watching cruise? (FB)
Hotel: Grand Pacific (SFC)

Day 4

Victoria - Whistler

Enjoy the morning at leisure before our journey across the Strait of Georgia back to the mainland. We travel to Whistler and join a guided walking tour of the village and learn about this 2010 Olympic venue. (FB, D)
Hotel: Four Seasons Resort Whistler (D)

Day 5

Whistler - Kelowna

This morning we travel into the lush Okanagan Valley to Kelowna and visit a beautiful winery and enjoy a wine tasting from an array of outstanding local wines. This evening is at leisure. (FB)
Hotel: Delta Grand Okanagan Resort (D)

Day 6

Kelowna - Banff National Park (2)

We journey through four of Canada's most breathtaking national parks: Mount Revelstoke, Glacier, Yoho and Banff. We enjoy a sightseeing tour of Banff before arriving at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel for a two-night stay in the heart of Banff National Park. This evening, your Tour Director offers you a selection of restaurants for your dining pleasure. (FB)
Hotel: The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel (D)

Day 7

Banff at leisure

Today is at leisure in Banff. Perhaps enjoy an optional float trip down the Bow River or a helicopter tour of Mount Assiniboine. Your Tour Director will be happy to assist you in planning your day. (FB)
Hotel: The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel (D)

Day 8

Banff - Yoho National Park

We enjoy an interpretive walk along the shore of beautiful Lake Louise and learn about the history and geography of this stunning area. Later we see another great icon of the Canadian Rockies, Moraine Lake, crowned by ten notable peaks. We stop at the Spiral Tunnels viewpoint and learn about the construction of these famous tunnels. Next we pass by the spectacular Natural Bridge and arrive at exquisite Emerald Lake, one of Canada's most outstanding wilderness settings. Our home tonight is the historic Emerald Lake Lodge. After dinner, stargaze under the night sky and savour a liqueur and s'mores, a traditional American campfire treat, by a lakeside bonfire. (FB, D)
Hotel: Emerald Lake Lodge (D)

Day 9

Yoho National Park - Jasper National Park (2)

Today we drive along the unforgettable Icefields Parkway and witness amazing scenes such as the Crowfoot Glacier and Columbia Icefield, North America's largest sub-polar ice pack. At the Athabasca Glacier we climb aboard a speciallydesigned Ice Explorer for a guided tour over steep grades, snow and ice as we ascend part way up the glacier. Our home for tonight is at the beautiful Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, in the heart of Jasper National Park, an alpine wonderland of immense forests, jewelled lakes, soaring waterfalls, soothing mineral hot springs, rugged glaciers, colourful meadows and majestic mountains. Tonight we enjoy a Highlight Dinner with your Tour Director and travelling companions. (FB, HD)
Hotel: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (D)

Day 10

Jasper - The Canadian train

We join our Tour Director for an interpretive walk at Maligne Canyon, one of the most scenic gorges in the Canadian Rockies before an informative presentation about some of the park's most interesting residents including elk, moose, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, beaver and caribou. Late afternoon, bid farewell to your Tour Director and settle into your private compartment with en-suite facilities in VIA Rail Canada's Sleeper Touring class on board The Canadian, one of the world's greatest rail journeys. (FB, D)
Hotel: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (D)

Day 11

The Canadian train

Enjoy comfortable accommodations, delicious meals and impeccable service on board the train. See prairies stretching to the horizon and cross forests studded with sparkling lakes. Discover the unique pleasure of rail travel by night as the gentle rocking of the train lulls you to sleep. (FB, L, D)

Day 12

The Canadian train

A further day of scenery on board The Canadian. (FB, L, D)

Day 13

The Canadian - Toronto sightseeing (2)

After breakfast we arrive in Toronto and transfer to our hotel. Then we can spend the day discovering cosmopolitan Toronto, using our included "Hop-on, Hop-off" sightseeing pass to see the city's highlights. (FB)
Hotel: Hilton Toronto (MD)

Day 14

Niagara Falls excursion

Today we travel to one of the world's great natural wonders, Niagara Falls and enjoy close-up views of the falls on the Maid of the Mist cruise. Later we journey along the Niagara Peninsula to the picturesque community of Niagara-on-the-Lake, the colonial capital of Upper Canada and a nationally recognised historic site. The region's climate is ideal for wine-making, so there is a stop at a local winery for tasting before returning to Toronto. (FB)
Hotel: Hilton Toronto (MD)

Day 15

Depart Toronto

Our tour comes to an end with a departure transfer to Toronto International Airport for your return flight back to the UK. (FB)

Day 16 (Door to Door)

Arrive UK

On arrival at your UK airport, your driver will greet you and escort you to your waiting private car for your door to door transfer to your home.

 

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The Fairmont Banff Springs

The Fairmont Banff Springs (MD)

The Fairmont Banff Springs offers all the amenities of a world-class resort, with superbly appointed guest rooms and attentive, personalized service as well as a host of fine dining experiences.

The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (MD)

A village of cedar chalets and heritage log cabins connected by picturesque paths, The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge's guestrooms all offer fantastic views central to the Canadian Rockies together with luxurious amenities.

Delta Grand Okanagan Resort (SFC)

The Grand Okanagan amenities include boutiques, safe deposit box, fully equipped gym, indoor and outdoor pools, hot tubs and a dry sauna.

Emerald Lake Lodge (SFC)

The Emerald Lake Lodge enjoys a lovely wilderness location on a peninsula overlooking beautiful Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park. The Lodge also offers a fantastic restaurant and a lounge with an 1890's saloon.

Fairmont Pacific Rim (D)

In the heart of the historic port the hotel offers views of the North Shore Mountains and Stanley Park. Amenities include a spa, restaurant. bistro, lounge & bar, pool and hot tub.

Hilton Toronto (MD)

The Hilton Toronto hotel offers superb fine dining, elegantly stylish guestrooms and is ideally located steps from stunning Toronto attractions. Facilities include a fitness room, pool, two restaurants and a bar.

Hotel Grand Pacific - Victoria (D)

The 10-story Hotel Grand Pacific faces the Inner Harbor in Victoria, offers magnificent harbor, mountain or city views and is within strolling distance of the myriad of boutiques, museums, galleries and cafes of historic Old Town, as well as all the amenities of downtown Victoria. The Spa at the Grand offers extensive massage and exfoliation treatments, facials, manicures, hair and nail services and makeup application. The hotel's health club features an indoor pool and spa tub, an aerobics studio, a sauna, a steam room, a squash court and a fitness centre. The hotel houses the elegant Pacific Restaurant, Pacific Lounge, and The Mark.

Four Seasons Resort Whistler (D)

Nestled among the mountains, the Four Seasons Whistler is located less than a kilometer from the foot of Blackcomb Mountain and Blackcomb Upper Village. This lodge-inspired hotel features timber-beam peaked ceilings and includes a health club with an exercise centre, complimentary instructor-led fitness classes, heated outdoor pool, and spa tubs. Guestrooms feature views of the countryside or mountains and the Fifty Two 80 Bistro offers a fireplace, mountain views and a menu with seafood and regionally inspired dishes.

 

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