Your itinerary
1.
London to Vancouver
Your door-to-door pick-up driver will take you to London
Heathrow for your non-stop Air Canada flight to Vancouver where the
4 diamond Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites becomes your home for the
next three nights.
2. Vancouver
Start with a city tour of Vancouver including Stanley Park,
False Creek, Gastown, Chinatown, the Lions Gate Bridge and Capilano
Park, with lunch at the Bridge House Restaurant, before spending
the late afternoon and evening at leisure. L
3. Victoria or Vancouver
Today's optional trip to Victoria introduces you to all the
major sights and includes a ferry crossing to Vancouver Island and
the beautiful Butchart Gardens. Alternatively, spend time in
Vancouver
4. The Canadian
After a day at leisure, board the Canadian in the evening for
dinner and the start of your 3000-mile journey across Canada. Spend
the night on board in a curtained-off double berth (private rooms
can be booked at a supplement). D
5. Jasper
Arriving in Jasper after early-morning views of the Rockies, pay
an optional visit to Maligne Lake for lunch (bookable locally) or
enjoy time at leisure. This afternoon, make yourself at home at the
3 diamond Lobstick Lodge, which is not air-conditioned. B
6. Jasper
Join the optional trip to the Columbia Icefield or spend a day
exploring beautiful Jasper under your own steam.
7. The Canadian
Rejoin the Canadian mid-morning for the start of a two-night
journey to Toronto. L D
8. The Canadian
Continue travelling on the Canadian, leaving the prairies and
passing many beautiful lakes and forests. B L D
9. Toronto
A fascinating day as the train covers part of the track that
required 12,000 men, 5000 horses and 3000 dog teams to lay it.
Reaching Toronto in the evening, you can relax at the 4 diamond
Novotel Hotel in the middle of the main entertainment area. B L
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10. Toronto
A morning exploring Toronto's famous sites: the Parliament
Buildings, City Hall, Toronto University and the CN Tower. In the
afternoon, take an optional harbour cruise, visit Lake Ontario or
spend some time at leisure.
11. Niagara Falls or Toronto
Spend today at spectacular Niagara Falls on an optional tour
which includes lunch and returns via the Whirlpool Rapids and
Queenston Heights. Alternatively, your day is free in Toronto.
12. Toronto to Ottawa
Journey by coach through rural Ontario, pausing in Kingston to
view the St Lawrence River, and on via the beautiful Thousand
Islands Parkway to Ottawa's centrally-located 4 diamond Lord Elgin
Hotel.
13. Ottawa
Canada's capital, Ottawa, is an understated city renowned for
its scenic beauty. Today's morning city tour of the 'tulip capital'
includes visits to the parks and canal waterways, the Parliament
Buildings and the National Art Centre.
14. Ottawa
A full day at leisure to explore further, shop or simply
relax.
15. Ottawa to Montreal and flight home
A two-hour coach journey takes you to Montreal for a brief visit
to the Notre Dame Basilica, Mount Royal Park and the French Quarter
before your non-stop, overnight Air Canada flight to London
Heathrow departs in the early evening.
16. London
Your door-to-door pick-up driver will meet you at London
Heathrow and chauffeur you home.
Travel notes
The Canadian is a renovated 1955 train that acts as a hotel on
rails. While open space is by necessity limited, it has a lovely
restaurant, lounges and bars where you can relax with other
passengers and take in the views. As the train passes through the
Rockies to the prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and
on to Ontario and Toronto, the scenery is unparalleled. Many remote
communities remain dependent upon Canada's rail system so freight
services carrying supplies still have priority on the rail lines.
This means there can be the occasional delay to our
schedule.
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