Page 32 - Explore Magazine Summer 2017

EXPERIENCE THE

WONDERMENT

With more than 65 vacation packages to choose from, Rocky Mountaineer
lets you create your perfect experience of the Canadian Rockies.

The Canadian Rockies are known to many as a must-do vacation cosmopolitan cities, small towns, and vast landscapes. The train
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thanks to their awe-inspiring vistas that showcase sparkling lakes, travels only by daylight, so you don’t miss a moment of the passing
snowy mountains and local wildlife at every turn. Rocky Mountaineer, scenery. In the evenings, you stay in a selection of high-quality
the luxury tourist train operating in Western Canada and the Pacific hotels and can explore a bit of the destination before boarding the
Northwest, is the best way to see all this part of the world has to offer. train the following day.
From Vancouver and Seattle to the mountain towns of Banff, Lake Four extraordinary routes, each with its own distinctive highlights, let
Louise and Jasper, Rocky Mountaineer weaves through a mix of you create a journey to suit your interests, including unique excursions.

FIRST PASSAGE TO THE WEST: 2
JOURNEY THROUGH THE CLOUDS: Vancouver > Kamloops > Lake Louise and Banff
Vancouver > Kamloops > Jasper
Travelling between Vancouver, Kamloops and Jasper, this History comes alive as you travel the rail route that
united Canada as a nation more than 130 years ago.
route lives up to its romantic name. Weaving alongside the You’ll travel through lush rainforests and semi-arid
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Fraser River and through craggy mountains, you’ll view desert, alongside the powerful Kicking Horse River, and
the vast white expanse of the Albreda Glacier, the rushing into the Rocky Mountain towns of Lake Louise and Banff.
waters of Pyramid Falls and towering Mount Robson, the
highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. COASTAL PASSAGE:

RAINFOREST TO GOLD RUSH: Seattle > Vancouver > Canadian Rockies
Travel from coastal rainforests to the peaks of the Canadian
Vancouver > Whistler > Quesnel > Jasper 4bia and Alberta, serving up the crème de la
Rockies. This unique rail experience connects the cosmopolitan
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cities of Seattle and Vancouver to the ever-changing landscapes
Recapture the romance of the Gold Rush era as
of British Colum
you ascend through the rugged mountain terrain of
crème of Western Canada with a bit of America on top.
Whistler, moving towards the old mining trail known
as the Cariboo Wagon Road and historic Quesnel,
the Gold Pan City, then onto Jasper, the quaint
mountain town nestled in the Canadian Rockies.
Popular Rocky Mountaineer excursions include navigating
Vancouver’s Howe Sound in a Zodiac boat to find seals, eagles
and maybe even orca whales during a sea safari.
CIRCLE JOURNEY:
You can also take a guided drive through Jasper National Park
and the Columbia Icefields, where you can walk on the Athabasca
Combine routes to experience it all
Experience all the highlights Rocky Mountaineer
has to offer with a circle journey. Starting and
You can also combine two must-do vacations into one amazing
ending in the same destination, Circle Journeys
journey by pairing your Rocky Mountaineer rail journey with
combine two routes to give you more time on board Glacier and marvel at the expansive Rockies at every angle.
an Alaska Cruise. With this vacation package, the scenery will
the train, and more opportunities to experience the continue to impress with glaciers, wildlife, and ocean views from
vast untouched beauty of the Canadian Rockies. on board a spectacular ship.
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