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Codes:
W03PE (Popular), W03SE (Superior)
Tour
Features
- 6
nights accommodation
- 2
day Rocky Mountaineer RedLeaf Service
- 2
breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner
- Ferry
between Seattle and Victoria
- Butchart
Gardens Christmas Lights Tour
- Victoria
City Tour
- Coach
and Ferry service to Vancouver
- Transfer
to Calgary
- Transfers
in Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops and Banff
Itinerary
Day
1 Seattle Arrival Arrive in Seattle for your overnight stay.
Day
2 Seattle to Victoria
Transfer by high-speed catamaran ferry to Victoria early this morning.
This evening you will enjoy a tour of Butchart Gardens illuminated with
colorful lights and decorated for the festive season. Enjoy the entertainment
of musicians and carolers as you stroll throughout the gardens. Overnight
in Victoria.
Day
3 Exploring Victoria
Today is free to explore this British style city on your own. Overnight
in Victoria.
Day
4 Victoria to Vancouver
This morning a city tour of Victoria will take you to Antique Row, Chinatown,
the Empress Hotel, Beacon Hill Park and the Uplands & Oak Bay residential
areas. Afterwards, a motorcoach and B.C. Ferries takes you through the
Gulf Islands to Vancouver. Overnight in Vancouver.
Day
5 Vancouver to Kamloops
Travel onboard the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Kamloops in British
Columbia's interior. En route you will pass through the fertile Fraser
Valley and the Fraser Canyon. One of the Canyon's true highlights is
Hell's Gate where you will watch water torrent past the Canyon's walls
at its narrowest point. This is one of the canyon's true natural treasures.
Upon leaving the Fraser Canyon, the train will follow the Thompson River
to the city of Kamloops. Dinner and holiday entertainment are included
this evening. Overnight in Kamloops.
Day
6 Kamloops to Banff
Continue your journey eastward onboard the Rocky Mountaineer to the
Canadian Rockies and the mountain resort of Banff. First, you will travel
through vast ranchlands to Shuswap Lake before passing Craigellachie,
where the "last spike" was driven completing the Canadian Pacific Railway
in 1885. Beyond Craigellachie is Rogers Pass with tunnels, glistening
glaciers, and snow capped mountains. Before crossing over the Continental
Divide into Banff National Park, you will travel through the unique
Spiral Tunnels in Yoho National Park, a remarkable engineering achievement.
As we travel through the five mountain regions...the magic of the Canadian
winter abounds! Overnight in Banff.
Day
7 Banff to Calgary
Transfer to downtown Calgary or Calgary Airport where your tour ends.
  
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