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2022 Tour code: RM-AGPA-22
About the tour
Discover five of America's beloved national parks on this 14-day rail tour to America's West. Start your tour with a classic overnight rail adventure aboard the Empire Builder, following the pioneer route into Big Sky Country. Here, we visit the first national park of the itinerary, Glacier National Park. Glorious spectacles of nature and the famed Going-to-the-Sun Road are just some of the sites to behold before we continue onto Yellowstone National Park for a 2-night stay. We see all the most popular attractions, including the Upper and Lower Falls and the most famous sight of all, Old Faithful. The adventure continues as we head to the resort town of Jackson Hole and the picturesque landscapes in Grand Teton National Park. Finally, a visit to Utah brings us to Salt Lake City, the red rocks of Moab and the natural wonders in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
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Less sitting, more walking. You don’t mind longer days of physical activity and sightseeing with some activities that go into the evening. Some rest periods are nice but only when necessary.
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Itinerary
Arrive at Chicago Union Station and board the Empire Builder. Settle into your onboard accommodations and prepare for your overnight rail journey. Travelers may elect to travel from Seattle or points in-between and meet your tour manager in Glacier National Park. Overnight train.
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4.5 / 5 · 128 reviews
THOMAS
Submitted 05 Aug 2019
My wife and I had seen many of our national parks, but had never been to the northwest. We took a trip in September sponsored by Vacations By Rail to Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Canyonlands, and Arches. We met the remainder of our group (46 in all from various parts of the country) in Chicago along with Jennifer, our guide for the tour. The journey from Chicago to East Glacier, Montana, was long (30 hours), but smooth riding. Our hotel for the next 3 nights was the beautiful Lodge, a very imposing log building built by the Great Western RR in the late 1800s. The scenery was fantastic, especially on our Going to the Sun Road on the famous Red Jammers. We saw lots of game, but no bear or wolves. Our 2 night stay in Yellowstone was equally impressive, especially The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Lots of elk and bison along the way. The Grand Tetons were impressive. If we had to pick our favorite park at this point in the tour, we could not. Each was beautiful in its own way. The highlight of our Tetons portion of the trip was the rafting down the Snake River past the Teton Range. We spent 2 nights in Jackson at The Jackson Lodge, the nicest of our hotels in creature comforts. The highlight of Jackson was our evening at The Bar J Ranch for a chuckwagon dinner (those cowpokes sure do eat well) and country entertainment. A must do evening. I, unfortunately, became ill on our trip to Salt Lake City, and had to return home. I give kudos to Vacations By Rail in arranging such a fantastic trip. They employed a wonderful guide, Jennifer, who was so knowledgeable about every place we went. She and our very capable driver, Glenn, arranged rest stops that were not only spaced just right, but in places that were extremely interesting. One was at a bakery in the middle of nowhere that had the best cinnamon rolls. Another was at a picturesque chapel by the Snake River. Another was next to an elk horn bridge and a candy store. Thank you, Vacations By Rail, for a wonderful trip.
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Mary F., Chesterton, IN
Submitted 31 Dec 2018
On a score of 10 - it was excellent. Our 1st rail trip but many motor coach tours - it was an adventure. Robin was a walking encyclopedia, happy, friendly, funny, very caring and helpful. He is and was all good thing wrapped into one. Thank you Vacations By Rail.
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Linda B., Waverly, TN
Submitted 20 Dec 2018
We've had a wonderful time and would recommend VBR. It met my expectations.
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Jean S, Bloomington, MN
Submitted 20 Dec 2018
It was one of the best tours we have been on. Would do it again.
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Linda A, Oakfield, WI
Submitted 20 Dec 2018
Overall we are happy with this trip. The National Parks and scenery were breathtaking. The driver and four leaders made travel very easy for us. We have wonderful pictures and more importantly memories
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Leslie H, Frederick, MD
Submitted 20 Dec 2018
This journey was all I hoped for and more. The itinerary was well designed and the days flew by with new and interesting activities each day. We will recommend it to our friends.
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