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A View From The Top Vancouver, Rocky Mountaineer "GoldLeaf" Daylight Sightseeing Train from Vancouver to the Canadian Rockies, Banff and Lake Louise
CARTAN’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
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Day 1 - Arrive in Vancouver Welcome to Vancouver, Canada’s glimmering city on the Pacific. A limousine transfer has been arranged from the airport to your hotel. The Sutton Place Hotel is an elegant European-styled Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The hotel is favored by the celebrity set and is a
perennial Conde Nast Traveler Gold List Winner. Day 2 – Vancouver at Leisure Vancouver is a city that invites you to walk and enjoy her ocean views. If you like to shop you will be tempted, as the shopping is all around you. If this is your first visit to Vancouver, consider a city
sightseeing tour. Day 3 - Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf Service Vancouver to Kamloops (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) An early morning is in order, and we have arranged for a limousine to pick you up at the hotel and take you to the rail station where the Rocky Mountaineer staff will welcome you and assist with your check in arrangements. As GoldLeaf passengers, you have confirmed seating in the Dome Car with elegant hot meal service in the lower level dining room. Breakfast and lunch are served aboard the train and the meals get rave reviews! Your journey takes you through the fertile fields of the Fraser River Valley and the towering peaks of the Coastal Mountains, before entering the Fraser Canyon and viewing the raging turbulence of Hell’s Gate. You follow the Fraser River through beautiful landscapes to Kamloops for an overnight stay with dinner at your hotel. The Rocky Mountaineer staff will provide transfers between the train and
your hotel. Day 4 – Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf Service Kamloops to Banff (Breakfast & Lunch) Continue your journey eastward to the Canadian Rockies. First you will travel through vast ranchlands to Shuswap Lake. Next pass Craigellachie, where the "last spike" was driven completing the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885. Beyond Craigellachie is Rogers Pass with its tunnels, glistening glaciers and snow capped-mountains. Before crossing over the Continental Divide into Banff National Park, the train will travel through the unique Spiral Tunnels a remarkable engineering achievement. Once again breakfast and lunch will be served in the GoldLeaf dining room. When you arrive in Banff,
the Rimrock is just a short taxi ride from the rail station. Day 5 – Banff at Leisure You can golf, ride bikes, hike and take a trip to the top of Sulpher Mountain for stunning views. Day 6 – Banff to Lake Louise This morning meet your driver and say goodbye to Banff as you get ready for a sightseeing day filled with towering peaks, rushing streams and thundering waterfalls. A highlight of this day is a visit to the Columbia Icefields for a ride on a specially constructed sno-coach. When you tour by private car, you can pack a multitude of sightseeing treasures into a day. Your driver knows the history, the people, and the geology of the area. Sharing special places brings a great deal of value to this day. When you arrive at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, your driver will assist with your check in
arrangements. Day 7 – Lake Louise at Leisure Flower filled grounds, crisp summer days and the unique beauty of Lake Louise help you understand why people say, "you must see it to believe it. Day 8 – Lake Louise to Calgary A private car transfer has been arranged for your trip to Calgary Airport, so you can depart at your convenience. If you would like more information on any of our tours, please go to our "Request Form". Site Map For Tour Package Information Contact SNOWBIRD TRAVEL AGENCY Snowbird Travel Agency@Copyright 1998-2008. All rights
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Experience the elegance of
Vancouver’s Sutton Place Hotel, enjoy "A View From The Top" aboard Rocky
Mountaineer’s GoldLeaf Service, with confirmed dome car seating as you travel
from Vancouver to the Canadian Rockies. In Banff, "A View from the Top" is
exactly what you will see as the lobby of the Rimrock Hotel, is built into the
side of a mountain. Spend a day of sightseeing with your own driver guide. From
your lakeside room at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, see what many consider
to be the most beautiful lake in the world. 
