Great Rail Journeys
Across Canada by Train
Independent rail crossing of Canada on four named trains, Vancouver to Halifax
15 daysfrom $8,474
55% rail
Vacations By Rail · Escorted small-group tour
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Travel across Canada on a remarkable journey from Nova Scotia to Vancouver, featuring the nation's most iconic rail journeys and stays in luxurious Fairmont hotels.
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Halifax
Beginning your journey in Halifax
Arrive in Halifax and make your own way to the hotel, meeting the Tour Manager with the evening free.
- Day 2overnight: Halifax
Exploring 'Canada's Ocean Playground'
A guided tour of Nova Scotia including Peggy's Cove, Mahone Bay and the UNESCO-listed harbor town of Lunenburg.
- Day 3railovernight: Train (VIA Rail's Ocean)
An overnight journey on VIA Rail's Ocean
Board VIA Rail's Ocean in a private Sleeper Plus cabin for an overnight journey through New Brunswick toward Québec City.
- Day 4overnight: Québec City
The sights of Quebec City
Transfer to the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, then a guided city tour and a visit to a 1920s sugar shack for a maple syrup tasting and lunch.
- Day 5railovernight: Toronto
Riding the Corridor Service to Toronto
Train via Montreal along the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario to Toronto's Union Station.
- Day 6overnight: Toronto
Cruising into the mist of Niagara Falls
A full-day guided excursion to Niagara Falls including a boat cruise and views from Table Rock, with a stop in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
- Day 7railovernight: Train (VIA Rail's Canadian)
Across the Canadian Shield on VIA Rail's Canadian
Board VIA Rail's Canadian in a private Sleeper Plus cabin for the first of three nights, crossing Ontario and the Canadian Shield.
- Day 8overnight: Train (VIA Rail's Canadian)
Into the great wide open of Canada's plains
Cross Manitoba and Saskatchewan's prairies aboard the Canadian, passing Winnipeg and Saskatoon.
- Day 9overnight: Train (VIA Rail's Canadian)
Crossing beautiful Alberta
Travel through Alberta toward Edmonton and the Rocky Mountains, with views from the Park Car.
- Day 10overnight: Jasper
Arrival in Jasper
Arrive in Jasper and transfer to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, with the rest of the day free.
- Day 11overnight: Jasper
Exploring Jasper independently
A free day to explore Jasper National Park, including Maligne Canyon and Maligne Lake.
- Day 12overnight: Banff
Along the incredible Icefields Parkway to Banff
Coach along the Icefields Parkway, an Ice Explorer excursion onto the Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia Icefield Skywalk, then on to the Fairmont Banff Springs.
- Day 13overnight: Banff
The beauty of the Rockies' national parks
A coach tour of Emerald Lake, Lake Louise and the Spiral Tunnels at Kicking Horse Pass.
- Day 14overnight: Kamloops
Boarding Rocky Mountaineer in GoldLeaf Service
A daylight-only GoldLeaf journey on the Rocky Mountaineer through Banff National Park and across the Continental Divide to Kamloops.
- Day 15overnight: Vancouver
Toward Vancouver on Rocky Mountaineer
Continue on the Rocky Mountaineer through the Thompson and Fraser Canyons to Vancouver, checking in to the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
- Day 16overnight: Vancouver
Delving into Vancouver's sights
A guided tour of Gastown, Chinatown, Stanley Park and Granville Island, with free time to continue exploring.
- Day 17
Traveling home
Check out of the Vancouver hotel this morning and begin your journey home.
Included
- Expertise of a Tour Manager from start to finish
- 12 nights' 4 & 5-Star hotel accommodation
- 1 night in a Sleeper Plus Cabin aboard VIA Rail's Ocean
- 3 nights in a Sleeper Plus Cabin aboard VIA Rail's Canadian
- GoldLeaf Service on Rocky Mountaineer
- All rail, cruise and coach travel throughout your tour
- 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners
- Small Group - max group size of 25
- All guided tours and excursions
Not included
- Cancellation & Travel Insurance
- Flights and Airport transfers not included
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