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55 offer you discount on Trafalgar Worldwide Escorted Tours To book, call Trafalgar direct on 020 7828 8143 and quote Ref:TT55 for the Travel 55 discounted price Trafalgar is the world's favorite provider of great value escorted tours to worldwide destinations. With unrivalled travel expertise since 1947 and the best tour directors in the industry, with a Trafalgar tour you will enjoy the perfect, hassle-free trip. |
Trans-Canadian Adventure |
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Sightseeing Highlights |
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• Vancover: Discover Chinatown, Gastown, English Bay and Stanley Park. • Victoria: See the city’s landmarks; explore the Butchart Gardens. • Whistler: Join a walking tour of this 2010 Olympic venue. • Cache Creek: Visit the Historic Hat Creek Ranch and a native village. • Banff National Park: Explore this UNESCO World Heritage area. • Banff: Tour the township; enjoy a scenic gondola ride. • Lake Louise: Join an interpretive walk along the lake. • Icefields Parkway: Motor along this spectacular alpine drive. • Columbia Icefield: Ride an Ice Explorer onto the Athabasca Glacier. • Jasper National Park: Explore Maligne Canyon and hear about the underground river system; learn about local wildlife from a local expert. • Toronto: Hop-On, Hop-Off Toronto city sightseeing day pass. • Niagara Falls: Cruise aboard the Maid of the Mist; visit Niagara-on-the-Lake; tour a local winery and enjoy some barrel tasting. |
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Dinning Highlights |
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• 13 full breakfasts • 2 lunches onboard The Canadian train • 1 three-course dinner • 1 buffet dinner • 3 three-course dinners onboard The Canadian train • 2 Local highlight restaurant dinners in Victoria and Kamloops |
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First Class Travel Highlights |
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• First Class hotel accommodation includes two-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handlingfees and local taxes. • Touring by luxury air-conditioned motorcoach with reclining seats and onboard restroom • The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional Tour Directors (Days 1-9) • VIA Rail’s The Canadian train (Silver & Blue Class) from Jasper to Toronto. • Private compartment with ensuite facilities that transforms into a cozy bedroom at night with comfortable upper and lower berths. • Delicious meals served in the Silver & Blue Dining Car. • Full access to the Park Car with its glass-dome ceiling, Skyline Car and Bullet Lounge. • All tips to train personnel included. • Ferry across the Strait of George from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay and from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay • A stylish wallet, travel documents and Welcome on Tour book with map. • Complimentary airport transfers are provided on Day 1 and Day 14. |
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Itinerary |
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1: UK - VANCOVER Welcome to Vancouver! A complimentary transfer is provided to the tour hotel. Your Tour Director is at the hotel this afternoon to welcome you and answer your questions. Join us at 6:00pm for a Welcome Drink at the hotel. Hotel: Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel (SFC) |
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7: BANFF SIGHTSEEING & AT LEISURE Our exploration of Banff includes the classic viewpoint of Surprise Corner along Tunnel Mountain Drive, Bow Falls and the wind-shaped rock formations known as hoodoos. We then board the Banff Gondola for a ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain to experience a bird’s eye view of six mountain ranges from the upper terminal. The rest of the day is yours to do as you please; perhaps take an optional scenic helicopter flight over Mount Assiniboine, or a float trip down the Bow River. (FB) |
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2: VANCOUVER – STRAIT OF GEORGIA – VICTORIA (2) Our tour of Vancouver takes us to Stanley Park where we view the totem poles, English Bay, Chinatown and Gastown with its charming cobblestone streets. We then cross the Strait of Georgia by ferry to Vancouver Island and journey by coach to quaint Victoria. Here, an orientation tour introduces us to Bastion Square, the Inner Harbour and the Parliament Buildings. Later, there is an opportunity to take an optional horse-drawn carriage ride through this charming city. This evening we enjoy a Highlight Dinner at a local restaurant. (FB HD) Hotel: Inn at Laurel Point (SFC) (2 nights) |
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8: BANFF - LAKE LOUISE – ICEFIELDS PARKWAY – JASPER (2) Our first stop is at beautiful Lake Louise to experience an interpretive walk. We then head north along the Icefields Parkway, driving beneath thundering waterfalls and glistening glaciers. We continue onto the Columbia Icefield where we board an Ice Explorer for a unique journey onto the massive Athabasca Glacier. Afterward, it’s off to Jasper National Park. After dinner, we learn about Rocky Mountain wildlife during a presentation by a local expert. (FB BD) Hotel: Chateau Jasper (SFC) (2 nights) |
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3: VICTORIA SIGHTSEEING & AT LEISURE
We start the day with breakfast at the famous Butchart Gardens. A representative from Butchart Gardens will give us a brief talk on the history of the Butchart Family and the gardens’ exhibits. We then have time at leisure to explore this 55-acre showcase of extraordinary floral displays. Back in Victoria, the rest of the day is at leisure. Perhaps join one of our optional activities including whale watching. This evening, why not experience the magic of Old Chinatown on our optional guided walking tour followed by a Chinese banquet? (FB) |
DAY 9: JASPER - THE CANADIAN (3) Join an interpretive walk at Maligne Canyon, one of the most beautiful gorges in the Canadian Rockies, and learn about the underground river system, one of the longest in Canada. The afternoon is at leisure until it is time to bid farewell to your Tour Director as you board The Canadian train for your independent rail journey to Eastern Canada. Settle in your private Silver & Blue class compartment with private facilities and get ready for one of the world’s great train journeys. (FB D) (3 nights) |
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4: VICTORIA – SEA-TO-SKY HIGHWAY – WHISTLER We travel north to Chemainus, a seaside town known for its beautiful murals. We then journey across the Strait of Georgia, back to the mainland and along the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway. After a stop at the 1,105-feet Shannon Falls, we continue to Whistler, a quaint alpine village home to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (FB) Hotel: Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa (SFC) |
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10 to Day 11: ONBOARD THE CANADIAN Enjoy the train’s comfortable amenities, delicious meals and gracious service. As your rail adventure continues, see prairies stretching to the horizon, sparkling lakes and forests which are ablaze in orange, yellow and red in autumn. (FB LD) (FB LD) |
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5: WHISTLER – CACHE CREEK – KAMLOOPS Climbing over the Coast Mountains, we journey along the scenic Duffy Lake Road, often referred to as “one of the best drives in Canada.” At the Historic Hat Creek Ranch we explore the original buildings and learn about this early trading post. We also visit a native village and learn about the Shuswap Nation’s fascinating history and culture. This evening we enjoy a Highlight Dinner at a local restaurant in Kamloops. (FB HD) Hotel: The Thompson Hotel (FC) |
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12: THE CANADIAN - TORONTO (2) |
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6: KAMLOOPS – CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARKS – BANFF (2) Today we head for the great Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, a UNESCO World Heritage area. We first visit Mount Revelstoke National Park, where we travel from dense old-growth rainforest of giant cedar and pine to sub-alpine forest leading to alpine meadows and tundra with spectacular views of the ice-clad peaks of the Monashee Mountains. Next, we enter Glacier National Park and climb over Rogers Pass. After crossing the Columbia River, we enter the Rocky Mountain trench. Our next national park is Yoho, where we view the Natural Bridge spanning the Kicking Horse River. Crossing the Continental Divide, we enter Banff National Park, Canada’s (FB D) Hotel: Banff Park Lodge (FC) (2 nights) |
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13: NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION
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Trans-Canadian Adventure Ref: DBTW - 2010 Departures |
Trafalgar Escorted Worldwide Tours. Claim 7% off the brochure prices shown below. When booking with Trafalgar Tours quote Travel 55 Ref:TT55 |
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FB = Full Breakfast CB = Continental Breakfast L = Lunch HL = Highlight Lunch D = Dinner HD = Hightlight Dinner BD = Buffet Dinner BG = Be My Guest FD = Farewell Dinner |
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To book, call Trafalgar Worldwide direct on 020
7820 8143
Quote Ref TT55 for the Travel 55 discounted price |