Elegant Canadian Rockies August 14-22, 2013

While there are many tour programs to the Canadian Rockies, only Train Holidays offers one with a magical and nostalgic beginning, travel aboard a 1940's style private streamliner train, the "Great Western Limited" to stunning Glacier National Park, Montana. Our guests will enjoy a manner and style of train travel that has all but vanished with a choice of Pullman sleeping car accomodations, all with private facilities, comfortable beds, fluffy pillows and turn-down service. Onboard, there is an inviting dining & lounge area for relaxing in and meals are freshly prepared onboard by a skilled chef and served on tables graced with fresh roses and white linen. All meals, wines & spirits while aboard are included and there is simply no finer way to travel from Seattle to glorious Glacier National Park.

At Glacier National Park we have included the storied "Going to the Sun" Highway on the famed red open-air "jammer buses" and this is only an entree to our next visual treat, breathtakingly beautiful and seldom-visited Waterton National Park in Alberta, a charming village many of our guests consider the highlight of their Canadian Rockies holiday. We then travel to Banff, stopping en route at the acclaimed Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage site, for a four-night stay in the heart of Banff Township. Few tours offer four nights in Banff and this allows time not only to see the nearby area and we have included with such treats as breakfast at Chateau Lake Louise one day and dinner one evening at Le Beaujolais overlooking the Bow River, one of the hightest rated restaurants in Canada.

DAY 1 AUGUST 14 Today we fly to the Emerald City, Seattle, and after a brief city tour we check into our Downtown Luxury Hotel, close to the famous Monorail, shopping and the Space Needle or Pikes Market. Tonight we enjoy our welcome dinner at the famous Ivar’s of Seattle for great seafood!

DAY 2 AUGUST 15 We board the Great Western Limited in Seattle in late afternoon and are soon running alongside Puget Sound during our welcome reception, a nice beginning to a refined holiday. Later today, we cross the Cascades while enjoying an elegant welcome dinner. Tonight is spent aboard as we roll east over the Burlington Northern Railroad. R,D

DAY 3 AUGUST 16 The luxurious Grouse Mountain Lodge welcomes us today and an indoor pool, outdoor spas, tennis, a fitness center, golf and fly-fishing are all available. There is a complimentary shuttle to quaint downtown Whitefish and we have intentionally left the day free to you to enjoy the resort and area as you like. B

DAY 4 AUGUST 17A day of spectacular sightseeing in Glacier National Park including the fabled 'Going to the Sun' Highway over the Continental Divide aboard an iconic red open-air 'jammer bus', a stunning journey. Later today, we enter Canada and overnight at the historic Prince of Wales Lodge, Waterton Lake, one of the most photographed sites in North America. B

DAY 5 AUGUST 18 We depart Waterton this morning with a stop in fascinating Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, while en route to Banff. Later today, we arrive in Banff and begin our four night stay in the heart of Banff village at the Banff Park Lodge. .B,L

DAY 6 AUGUST 19 A full day to enjoy Banff beginning with a gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain followed by a visit to the Banff Hot Springs which the town is famous for. Later tonight, our welcome dinner with the rest of the evening at leisure at the Banff Park Lodge in Banff. B,D

DAY 7 AUGUST 20 A day of stunning beauty as we travel to Lake Louise with time to visit fabled Chateau Lake Louise, one of the most photographed lakes in the world. We also visit Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks and have the afternoon and evening at leisure. A visit to the Cave & Basin museum is highly recommended! B

DAY 8 AUGUST 21 A final full day to enjoy Banff and a fine time to visit the nearby Whyte Museum for a view of historic Banff and its beginnings, the superb Banff Center for the Arts or river rafting on the Bow River. Tonight is our Farewell dinner with time for an evening stroll through Cascade Gardens, a delightful farewell to this magical village. B,D

This tour package includes round trip airfare, all taxes, baggage handling and airline baggage fees for one bag per person, all gratuities to all drivers, guides, hotel and listed restaurants, your train staff and your Uncommon Journeys Tour Manager.