Vacations By Rail
Canada's Rockies & Alaska Cruise
16 daysfrom $5,295
Vacations By Rail · Independent rail & cruise vacation
Trans Canada by Rail & Alaska by Sea
Combine a Canadian train adventure between two of the country's most cosmopolitan cities and a cruise through Alaska's waters and to some of its most famed ports of call on this land and sea expedition.
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Toronto
Toronto, Canada's Largest City
Transfer to your hotel in the heart of Toronto. Free time to explore CN Tower, Eaton Centre, Chinatown, Old Town Toronto and ethnic markets.
- Day 2railovernight: Overnight train
Board VIA Rail's Canadian
Breakfast on your own, then to Toronto's Union Station to board the Canadian. Settle into Sleeper Plus accommodations and relax in the observation lounges.
- Day 3overnight: Overnight train
En Route to Vancouver
Hot breakfast in the Dining Car while admiring the Canadian Shield. First-class passengers have access to all lounges, the Skyline Car and the Park Car.
- Day 4overnight: Overnight train
En Route to Vancouver
Journey through Saskatchewan, settled by Europeans in 1774, with a 1992 First Nations land claim agreement noted.
- Day 5railovernight: Overnight train
VIA Rail, Nearing Vancouver
Travel through Alberta and the Canadian Rockies; a short stopover in Jasper before continuing west past Mt. Robson into British Columbia. Final dinner aboard the train.
- Day 6overnight: Vancouver
Arrival in Vancouver
Transfer on your own to your hotel. Explore Gastown, Granville Island or Stanley Park.
- Day 7overnight: Vancouver
Sightseeing in Vancouver
Full free day, or optional excursions: Vancouver City Tour & Capilano Suspension Bridge, Granville Island Market Food Tour, Bike Tour through Stanley Park.
- Day 8overnight: Overnight ship
Vancouver Cruise Port and Departure on Holland America Cruise
Check out and board Holland America's ms Nieuw Amsterdam. Depart Vancouver for Alaska's Inside Passage.
- Day 9overnight: Overnight ship
Cruising Alaska's Inside Passage
Ship day at leisure: spa treatments, the Culinary Arts Center (presented by Food & Wine Magazine), or poolside.
- Day 10overnight: Overnight ship
Juneau
Port call at Juneau: Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau Ice Fields, Tongass National Forest; optional kayaking, rafting or flightseeing; Mt. Roberts Tramway.
- Day 11railovernight: Overnight ship
Skagway
Visit Skagway: White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, old-time saloons, Trail of '98 Museum, Gold Rush Cemetery.
- Day 12overnight: Overnight ship
Glacier Bay Scenic Cruising
Cruise Glacier Bay, home to 16 glaciers, 12 reaching shorelines and calving icebergs.
- Day 13overnight: Overnight ship
Ketchikan
Visit Ketchikan: salmon fisheries, Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park, Saxman Village, Misty Fjords National Monument.
- Day 14overnight: Overnight ship
Cruising the Alaska's Inside Passage
Relax onboard the ship, cruising the Inside Passage and enjoying ship amenities.
- Day 15
Vancouver
Arrive in Vancouver; option to extend your stay or transfer to the airport for your return flight home.
Included
- Hotel accommodations for 3 nights
- 7-night round-trip Alaska cruise aboard ms Nieuw Amsterdam
- Transportation aboard VIA Rail (4 nights on train)
- All meals onboard the train and ship
Not included
- Cancellation & Travel Insurance is not included in the price of the tour but can be arranged
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