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All aboard the Rocky Mountaineer for a thrilling journey highlighted by views of the mighty Rocky Mountains and several of Canada's majestic national parks.

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7 days From $2,571 per person
Travel on your own following a well-planned itinerary

2023 Tour code: PP-CBLE-23

About the tour

One of our most popular trips through the Canadian Rockies, this 7-day journey through Canada puts gorgeous scenery at every turn. The tour begins with two days of sightseeing in Vancouver, before boarding the Rocky Mountaineer for two days of daylight-only travel alongside rivers, canyons, and forests to the beautiful destination of Lake Louise. From here, the journey continues through mountains to the resort town of Banff, which is renowned for its variety of outdoor attractions and activities and its charming downtown area. Ride the gondola to the top of Sulphur Mountain, visit the hot springs and shop the boutiques over the course of two days before your vacations concludes with a transfer to Calgary.  

This itinerary is also available from Calgary to Vancouver based on your travel preference.

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Itinerary

Day 1 - Vancouver

Arrive in cosmopolitan Vancouver and transfer on your own to your hotel with the remainder of the day at your leisure to begin to explore the city known as the Gateway to the Rockies. Overnight Vancouver.

Day 2 - Vancouver Sightseeing

Get to know the city of Vancouver with a Hop-on Hop-off tour of the city. See all the sights at your own pace as you make a loop of the city, stopping at 30 of Vancouver's attractions including Gastown, Granville Island, Stanley Park, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden, English Bay, and the shops and restaurants along Robson Street. Learn about the city and its popular sights and landmarks, hopping off to better explore the ones that pique your interest. Overnight Vancouver.

Day 3 - Rocky Mountaineer to Kamloops

This morning transfer to the Rocky Mountaineer station and board your train car for your full-day rail journey into the Canadian Rockies. Scenic highlights of today's journey include the Thompson River and Fraser Canyon. Overnight Kamloops.

Includes
  • Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4 - Rocky Mountaineer to Lake Louise

Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer takes you deeper into stunning scenery en route to charming Lake Louise. Highlights of today's journey include Craigellachie, where the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railroad was driven, and Rogers Pass. Your rail journey ends as the Rocky Mountaineer pulls into the depot at Lake Louise. Overnight Lake Louise.

Includes
  • Breakfast, Lunch
Day 5 - Lake Louise to Banff

After a leisurely start to your day, board a coach for your scenic transfer to Banff. If time remains after checking into your hotel, you may wish to begin to explore the town, stopping in some of the shops or enjoying some regional cuisine at a local restaurant. Overnight Banff.

Day 6 - Banff Sightseeing

Today's sightseeing tour takes you through towering mountains, hoodoos and Cave & Basin National Historic Site, home to the hot springs that make Banff famous. Next, board the Banff Gondola for the 8-minute ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain, where 360-degree panoramic views of the Bow Valley await you. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. Shop, visit the hot springs and get back to nature as you explore Canada's first National Park. Overnight Banff.

Day 7 - Calgary

Your journey through the Canadian Rockies ends today with your transfer to the Calgary Airport for your flight home.

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Pricing Plans

Superior
Hotels include the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Post Hotel, and Rimrock Resort Hotel. Bask in the breathtaking scenery of the Canadian Rockies through the panoramic windows of the custom-designed single-level dome coach in Rocky Mountaineer's SilverLeaf Service.

Deluxe
Hotels include Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and Fairmont Banff Springs. Travel first-class aboard Rocky Mountaineer's GoldLeaf Service. A custom-designed bi-level dome coach puts travelers right in the middle of the awe-inspiring scenery of the Canadian Rockies as they enjoy gourmet meals prepared by onboard chefs.

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Taxes are not included on rail portions and are subject to change.

Departure times

Departure times vary based on selected rail vacation. This information will be provided in your final documents. For more information please speak with your rail specialist.

Mobility information

Due to the nature of our tours they are generally unsuitable for those with restricted mobility. If you’d like to discuss any particular vacation with us in this respect, then please don’t hesitate to call us.

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4.5 stars4.5 / 5 · 47 reviews

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SUSAN TOOMSEN

5 stars

Submitted 5/Oct

The Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Banff was beyond wonderful. Totally met our expectations. Superb service and food. Staff could not have been nicer. Everything scheduled perfectly and carried out very well. We'd recommend.

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Catherine Compernolle

5 stars

Submitted 3/Oct

Beautiful trip! Train staff was attentive and knowledgeable. Pricey, but different levels of the tour are available. We decided to go full luxury and our decision to stay at the Fairmont hotels was well worth it, especially in Banff. The food on the train was plentiful and good. While others have complained about the speed of the train, it allowed all to fully enjoy the spectacular mountain views. Even the day trip tours were good. I also heard about train snafus and delays, but that is out of the control of the Rocky Mountaineer and Vacations by Rail make that possibility clear when you sign up. Our experience was fantastic!

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Thomas Knoll

5 stars

Submitted 21/Sep

Exciting and wonderful

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MARJORIE JEAN THOMPSON

4 stars

Submitted 21/Sep

This is overall a fine vacation package. The Vancouver and Banff hotels were fabulous, Banff being the crown jewel. The 2-day rail trip was a wonderful experience with superb staff service, including tour-guide knowledge of the terrain, and fine food. Guests should be notified that there is no ready transportation to see Lake Louise if you are not housed at the one hotel on the lake. You will need to make your own way with limited transport options in the morning hours provided. Also, the "departure time" listed on your voucher for the day tour of Banff may not correspond to when your bus actually shows up (in our case, the half-hour difference cost us most of our breakfast buffet that day). Otherwise, the package offered by VBR is a very special experience that affords personal flexibility alongside guided tour portions. Well worthwhile!

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EDMUND SIEKIERSKI

5 stars

Submitted 21/Sep

We’ll put together package. Everything from the hotels, the train, meals and beverages, transportation, and handling of luggage was exceptional. And we need to thank “Mother Nature “ for the wonderful scenery

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KATHERINE HOLMAN

3 stars

Submitted 17/Sep

Train ride was superior ! The staff ,food and scenery were ‘top notch’! However we found out at the last minute that we were not being picked up at our Vancouver hotel for transport to the train station Instead us 80 rear olds had to drag our suitcases for 4 blocks at 6:30 AM to a different hotel for pickup ! Despite having a voucher for the Lake Louise Hotel we were told on arrival that our room had been canceled in June . We ended up being provided with one room for 2 couples which we had to pay for!! Although I had expressed a desire to the agent that I was looking forward to seeing the lake our hotel was no where near the lake and no transportation was available ! - very disappointing !

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