You arrive in Vancouver and are welcomed by beautiful ocean and mountain vistas.
Watch pristine winter forests pass by, as you enjoy first class on the Canadian train.
A guide will take you to eerie and beautiful Maligne Canyon, frozen in time.
Visit bustling Banff, home of the Fairmont Banff Springs and full of winter delights.
Beautiful Lake Louise is a timeless Rockies highlight to enjoy from a cozy sleighride.
Join in the fun - the Rockies have endless possibilites for winter adventure.
Now it's time to settle for your trans Canadian train voyage.
Enjoy delicious cuisine and a glass of wine as the frozen Canadian landscape slips by.
End in Toronto, a destination unto itself for those who have time to stay.
Celebrate fond memories made, as you spend your last night in Toronto.
Please note - all of our Canada rail packages can be customized to suit your time frame, budget, group size, and interests.
Day 1 – Begin your Canadian train vacation – arrive in Vancouver
Arrive in Vancouver to see the beautiful downtown harbor framed by snow capped coastal mountains. Check in to your downtown hotel, and rest up for tomorrow’s adventures.
Day 2 – Into the Canadian Rockies – Vancouver to Jasper on VIA Rail’s Canadian
The big city attractions, right next to the beauty of nature, are just outside the window of your warm, guided tour of Vancouver. A trip to the North Shore lets you discover Vancouver’s lush coastal rain forest, just minutes from the city center.
This evening, a cozy and comfortable cabin awaits you on the Canadian train. A panoramic dome car - where you can relax, unwind, and see the sights all around you - is only a short walk from your cabin. Chatting over a drink with fellow travelers in the lounge car makes the evening end too quickly. You climb into your warm bed and are rocked off to sleep by the clickety-click of timeless tracks as you travel further toward the Canadian Rockies.
Day 3 – Rockies winter wonderland – Arrive in Jasper
You awake on your travels to trees blanketed in fresh snow - with green branches just peeking through - as your Canada rail trip nears the Canadian Rockies. The sun is shining on the pure white snow as you arrive in the mountain town of Jasper. Step off the train and breathe deeply - the fresh mountain air is invigorating.
Day 4 - Explore the Canadian outdoors - Jasper ice walk
With a guide, take a fascinating 3-hour tour through the deepest canyon in Jasper National Park walking on the frozen floor of the canyon and stopping for photos of the Queen of Maligne and Angel Icefalls. Feel like you’ve entered a different world as you discover this area, rich in wildlife and scenery.
Day 5 – Travel the Icefields Parkway – Jasper to Lake Louise
Welcome the morning as you travel south along the Icefields Parkway on a bus transfer. You’re traveling along one of the most scenic highways in the world, so wipe the sleep from your eyes quickly! This scenery is just a warm up for the sight that greets you in Lake Louise. Here, you can choose from a charming lakeside sleighride, or a guided snowshoe tour along the ‘Great Divide’. Warm up after your busy outdoor afternoon, with an indulgent fondue dinner at the Walliser Stube restaurant.
Day 6 – The Southern Canadian Rockies – Lake Louise to Banff
Travel from Lake Louise, and feel the mountains’ timeless embrace as you enjoy the picturesque town of Banff. Banff is the liveliest of the mountain towns on your Canadian holiday and the energy on Banff Avenue is contagious. Quaint shops omit a warm welcoming glow, and the scent of homemade maple fudge wafts out of sweet shops.
Day 7 – Explore the Canadian Rockies – Banff tour
Explore the Canadian Rockies as you sit back and enjoy a tour of Banff and the surrounding area. Be sure to keep your eyes open as you look for wildlife in some of their natural habitats. Every turn your driver makes is breathtakingly beautiful.
Days 8 to 10 – Travel onboard the Canadian train to Toronto
After a leisurely morning in Banff, meet a private driver to head back to Jasper, in time for your train's departure. An epic journey begins as you travel across the remote Canadian wilderness, blanketed in snow. Recount your Rockies adventures with fellow travelers over a glass of wine, or relax in your cozy cabin as you make your way to Toronto.
Day 11 - Toronto arrival
By the time you awake, you will be passing through the picturesque lakelands of Ontario and across the Canadian Shield, before arriving in the metropolitan center of Toronto this morning. Drop your bags at your hotel, and then take a step back in Canadian history as you pass the legislative buildings, and head through bustling Chinatown on a step on / off tour. Overnight in Toronto.
Day 12 - Winter Canada rail adventure ends
Much too soon your Canadian train journey comes to an end, as you leave the snowy vistas & friendly faces of Canada behind.
Day 1 – Begin your Canadian train vacation – arrive in Vancouver
Arrive in Vancouver to see the beautiful downtown harbor framed by snow capped coastal mountains. Check in to your downtown hotel, and rest up for tomorrow’s adventures.
Day 2 – Into the Canadian Rockies – Vancouver to Jasper on VIA Rail’s Canadian
The big city attractions, right next to the beauty of nature, are just outside the window of your warm, guided tour of Vancouver. A trip to the North Shore lets you discover Vancouver’s lush coastal rain forest, just minutes from the city center.
This evening, a cozy and comfortable cabin awaits you on the Canadian train. A panoramic dome car - where you can relax, unwind, and see the sights all around you - is only a short walk from your cabin. Chatting over a drink with fellow travelers in the lounge car makes the evening end too quickly. You climb into your warm bed and are rocked off to sleep by the clickety-click of timeless tracks as you travel further toward the Canadian Rockies.
Day 3 – Rockies winter wonderland – Arrive in Jasper
You awake on your travels to trees blanketed in fresh snow - with green branches just peeking through - as your Canada rail trip nears the Canadian Rockies. The sun is shining on the pure white snow as you arrive in the mountain town of Jasper. Step off the train and breathe deeply - the fresh mountain air is invigorating.
Day 4 - Explore the Canadian outdoors - Jasper ice walk
With a guide, take a fascinating 3-hour tour through the deepest canyon in Jasper National Park walking on the frozen floor of the canyon and stopping for photos of the Queen of Maligne and Angel Icefalls. Feel like you’ve entered a different world as you discover this area, rich in wildlife and scenery.
Day 5 – Travel the Icefields Parkway – Jasper to Lake Louise
Welcome the morning as you travel south along the Icefields Parkway on a bus transfer. You’re traveling along one of the most scenic highways in the world, so wipe the sleep from your eyes quickly! This scenery is just a warm up for the sight that greets you in Lake Louise. Here, you can choose from a charming lakeside sleighride, or a guided snowshoe tour along the ‘Great Divide’. Warm up after your busy outdoor afternoon, with an indulgent fondue dinner at the Walliser Stube restaurant.
Day 6 – The Southern Canadian Rockies – Lake Louise to Banff
Travel from Lake Louise, and feel the mountains’ timeless embrace as you enjoy the picturesque town of Banff. Banff is the liveliest of the mountain towns on your Canadian holiday and the energy on Banff Avenue is contagious. Quaint shops omit a warm welcoming glow, and the scent of homemade maple fudge wafts out of sweet shops.
Day 7 – Explore the Canadian Rockies – Banff tour
Explore the Canadian Rockies as you sit back and enjoy a tour of Banff and the surrounding area. Be sure to keep your eyes open as you look for wildlife in some of their natural habitats. Every turn your driver makes is breathtakingly beautiful.
Days 8 to 10 – Travel onboard the Canadian train to Toronto
After a leisurely morning in Banff, meet a private driver to head back to Jasper, in time for your train's departure. An epic journey begins as you travel across the remote Canadian wilderness, blanketed in snow. Recount your Rockies adventures with fellow travelers over a glass of wine, or relax in your cozy cabin as you make your way to Toronto.
Day 11 - Toronto arrival
By the time you awake, you will be passing through the picturesque lakelands of Ontario and across the Canadian Shield, before arriving in the metropolitan center of Toronto this morning. Drop your bags at your hotel, and then take a step back in Canadian history as you pass the legislative buildings, and head through bustling Chinatown on a step on / off tour. Overnight in Toronto.
Day 12 - Winter Canada rail adventure ends
Much too soon your Canadian train journey comes to an end, as you leave the snowy vistas & friendly faces of Canada behind.
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