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Denver Rocky Mountain Getaway Roundtrip from Chicago

Five-day Chicago-Denver roundtrip on the California Zephyr with a park tour

Denver Rocky Mountain Getaway Roundtrip from Chicago, a rail journey with Amtrak Vacations

Amtrak Vacations runs this 5-day, 4-night independent rail vacation between Chicago and Denver, Colorado, using Coach class seating on the California Zephyr for the roundtrip journey. Two of the trip's four nights are spent at a hotel in Denver, and no tour manager travels with the group throughout. The package includes a guided city tour of Denver and a separate sightseeing tour of Rocky Mountain National Park, which the operator describes as reaching 'the alpine world' along Trail Ridge Road, with wildlife and more than 300 miles of hiking trails in the park. No day-by-day itinerary is published, so the exact order of the city tour, the park tour and the rail journey is not specified in advance. This suits travelers who want a long-distance rail journey to a single mountain destination, with a couple of guided outings included, rather than a fully escorted multi-city tour.

What to know before you look closer

  • No hotel name or star rating is given for the Denver stay; the evidence lists only 'hotel accommodations' without specifying the property or class.
  • The trip's 4 nights include only 2 nights of named hotel accommodation; the evidence does not specify how the other two nights are spent, though the roundtrip journey is in Coach seating on the California Zephyr.
  • The operator publishes no day-by-day itinerary for this package; confirm the order of the guided city tour, the park tour, and the rail schedule with Amtrak Vacations before booking.

Included

  • Guided city tour of Denver
  • 2 nights' hotel accommodations
  • Sightseeing tour of Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Roundtrip Amtrak in Coach accommodations onboard the California Zephyr

Questions travellers ask

Is rail travel included?
Yes. The package includes roundtrip Amtrak in Coach accommodations on the California Zephyr between Chicago and Denver.
Which train is used?
The California Zephyr, in Coach class, for the roundtrip between Chicago and Denver.
Is it escorted?
No. It is described as an independent rail vacation with no tour manager throughout, though a guided city tour of Denver and a sightseeing tour of Rocky Mountain National Park are included.
How many hotel nights are included?
Two nights' hotel accommodations in Denver.
How long is the trip?
Five days and four nights, starting and ending in Chicago.

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