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Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer®
Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer™
Experience some of the world’s most spectacular scenery, by road and famous rail, and discover the best of glorious British Columbia and Alberta.
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This journey through Western Canada begins with the wild beauty of Banff, with opportunities to explore before you head, via Lake Louise’s turquoise waters and on the renowned Icefields Parkway, to historic railroad town Jasper, at the gateway to its National Park.
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After the chance to join an optional excursion to Canada’s longest cable car and spectacular Maligne Lake, board the famous Rocky Mountaineer for the unforgettable two-day scenic journey west on the Yellowhead Route, past towering Mount Robson, plunging Pyramid Falls, and through the Monashee and Caribou mountains to sparkling Vancouver. A chance to discover a city often voted ‘best place in the world to live’ is followed by a final two days on Vancouver Island, exploring unashamedly ‘British’ provincial capital Victoria, and perhaps crowning your wonderful tour with a visit to worldfamous Butchart Gardens.
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If you want to experience Western Canada at its finest, the Rocky Mountaineer experience will really bring that to life!
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Tour Highlights & Inclusions
• Two nights in Banff, the capital of The Rockies • Journey to ‘Gem of the Rockies’ Jasper, via Lake Louise, on the Icefields Parkway • Discover Jasper National Park and Maligne Lake on an optional excursion • Board the Rocky Mountaineer for a scenic journey from
Jasper to Vancouver • Spend two nights in glittering Vancouver • Two nights in provincial capital Victoria • SilverLeaf Service travel on board Rocky Mountaineer from Jasper to Vancouver (upgrade to GoldLeaf for a supplement) • Meals on board Rocky Mountaineer • Nine nights’ carefully chosen three- and four-star roomonly accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Flights to Calgary, returning from Vancouver, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager
Personalise your holiday
• Banff & Sulphur Mountain Gondola (half day) – from £55 • Banff Helicopter Ride – from £185 • Jasper Skytram & Sightseeing (half day) – from £45 • Jasper Harley Davidson Sidecar Tour – from £135 • Vancouver & Capilano Suspension Bridge (full day) – from £85 • Butchart Gardens – from £35 • Victoria Whale Watching (half day) – from £85 Upgrade to GoldLeaf Service from £600 (call us for details) Room for Sole Use from £789
Please note: The transfer time from Calgary airport to your hotel is one hour and 30 minutes, and four hours via scenic ferry crossing on your return to Vancouver. For more details of the Rocky Mountaineer, please see the details on page 129.
your hotels
Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels. Elk and Avenue Hotel, Banff nights 1-2 Whistler’s Inn, Jasper nights 3-4 Kamloops night 5 Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver nights 6-7 The Embassy Inn, Victoria nights 8-9
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Five-Star Alaska Cruise & the Canadian Rockies
Enjoy an unforgettable tour and cruise showcasing some of North America’s – and indeed the world’s – most breathtaking natural wonders.
Inside Passage
Banff National Park The undoubted highlight of this extraordinary holiday will be a seven-night cruise onboard a superbly appointed, five-star cruise ship of Holland America Line. Board the ship in Vancouver after a journey through the Rocky Mountains, sailing through the fabled Inside Passage to wild, remote Alaska, calling at Glacier Bay to one of North America’s last great wildernesses before you complete a thoroughly enthralling tour with a stay in glittering Vancouver. Fly west to oil and Stampede town Calgary and journey up into the Rocky Mountains to beautiful Banff, enjoying the chance to explore the spectacular Rockies capital and perhaps joining exciting optional excursions that include an unforgettable helicopter ride to view the stunning panorama. Head on to stunning Lake Louise, where turquoise waters are set against the backdrop of the Victoria Glacier, then along the renowned Icefields Parkway to historic railroad town Jasper, at the gateway to its national park, for an overnight stay in one of Canada’s most ‘western’ townships. The scenic journey continues past towering Mount Robson, the Canadian Rockies’ highest point, and along the Yellowhead Highway to mountain resort Sun Peaks, before you arrive in Vancouver to board the Holland America Line ship for the cruise towards wilderness state Alaska. Sail through the scenic Inside Passage, surrounded by a densely forested land of mountains and glaciers and dotted with remote settlements, and call first at Alaskan capital Juneau, a surprisingly chic and modern gateway to the Mendenhall ice-pack, and at Skagway, still a pioneering town of honky-tonk saloons and Klondike memorabilia. A shore excursion to Klondike Gold Rush National Park will lift the veil on one of American history’s most colourful chapters. The last of the Alaskan ports of call is historic Ketchikan, with the chance to take an optional float-plane excursion to the remote Misty Fjords National Park.
Personalise your holiday
• Banff & Sulphur Mountain Gondola (half day) – from £52 • Rockies Helicopter Ride – from £190 • Vancouver & Capilano Suspension Bridge (full day) – from £90 • Vancouver Island, Victoria & The Butchart Gardens (full day) – from £147
Room for Sole Use Supplement
Available on request Please note: Cruising on board Holland America: Shore excursions from the cruise are bookable on board the ship. Gratuities on board Holland America ships are not included in your holiday price and are automatically charged at a cost of $12.50 per person per day. The transfer time from Calgary airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes and from Vancouver airport approximately 45 minutes.
Glacier Bay
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Inside Passage Jasper
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• A seven-night cruise with Holland America
Line exploring UNESCO-listed Glacier Bay, the scenic Inside Passage, Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan • Explore Banff, the capital of the Rockies • Scenic touring through the Rockies via sparkling Lake Louise on the Icefields
Parkway, stopping overnight in Jasper • Discover Vancouver, often voted ‘the best place in the world to live’ • Seven nights’ carefully chosen room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Seven nights’ sharing a twin/double inside stateroom onboard the five-star MS
Koningsdam on a full-board basis (upgrade staterooms available) • Outbound flight to Calgary, returning from
fun fact...
Did you know that the colour of the glacier water found in Glacier Bay National Park is blue? This phenomenon happens when snow falls on top of the water and becomes part of the glacier.
Totem Poles Inside Passage MS Koningsdam
A last day at sea sees you sail back through the Inside Passage to Vancouver, where you bid farewell to the ship and take the opportunity to explore the glittering, waterfront city often voted ‘the best place in the world to live’. An optional guided tour will include restored Gastown, hectic, colourful Chinatown, and the glass and steel wonders of the Burrard Inlet waterfront, while a second optional day heads to beautiful Vancouver Island and the unashamedly British provincial capital, Victoria, with its vast Parliament Buildings and grand old Fairmont Empress Hotel. This hugely enjoyable day also includes a visit to the world-famous, 50-acre Butchart Gardens, after which you’ll return to spend the last evening in beautiful Vancouver. Ample time for some last-minute shopping before a return overnight flight, completes a wonderful discovery of one of the world’s most beautiful corners. your hotels Elk and Avenue Hotel, Banff nights 1-2
This modern hotel stands on Banff Avenue, in the heart of downtown, surrounded by mountain scenery. It has its own restaurant, a bar and a gift shop. The rooms have private facilities, telephones, TV, and tea- and coffee-making facilities. Most rooms also have mini-fridges. Whistler’s Inn, Jasper night 3 On the main street of this very small township in the mountains, this hotel has two restaurants, a pub, a gift shop and an outdoor hot tub. All rooms have private facilities, TV and telephones. Sun Peaks Lodge, Sun Peaks night 4
This lovely mountain inn is situated in the heart of the Sun Peaks resort, close to a variety of restaurants and bars. All the rooms have private facilities, TV with movie channels, safes, telephones, coffee-makers, irons and ironingboards and hairdryers. Five-Star Alaska Cruise HHHHH on board MS Koningsdam nights 5-11
Luxuriously appointed, with spacious teak decks affording panoramic views of the ever-changing scenery, and with crew-to-passenger ratios of nearly one-to-two. In addition to the scenic wonders, you can look forward to fine dining, first-class entertainment and a host of onboard amenities . Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver nights 12-14
This hotel boasts a central location, just a twominute walk from Robson Street and 10 minutes from Canada Place. It has an indoor swimming pool and gym, restaurant and bar.
tour addition
Train inclusive price from £4,999
Add the Rocky Mountaineer™ Rail Tour
Leave the coach and journey through the Rockies from Jasper to Vancouver for an amazing two-day train journey!
Ride the Rocky Mountaineer train from Jasper to Vancouver Board the famous Rocky Mountaineer train on Day Nine for a wonderful two-day journey through the scenic mountain wonderland of the Rockies and the Monashee and Caribou ranges, with an overnight stay in historic Kamloops. You will arrive into glittering Vancouver at the end of Day 10 – a truly fitting addition to a wonderful tour. SilverLeaf Service Included in price The holiday price includes a two-day journey travelling in SilverLeaf Service which includes assigned seating in a single level dome coach with oversized windows. Hot gourmet breakfast and lunch are served seat-side, along with complimentary snacks and beverages including beer and wine. Upgrade to GoldLeaf Service from £600 For that extra special treat upgrade your holiday. GoldLeaf Service includes travel in bi-level coaches with unparalleled panoramic views, à la carte breakfast and lunch served in the lowerlevel private dining room. You will also benefit from an exclusive outdoor viewing platform, where you can inhale the fresh mountain air and take the perfect photo.
