Rocky Mountaineer: Rainforest to Gold Rush
RAIL JOURNEY
VANCOUVER | WHISTLER | QUESNEL | JASPER
The Rainforest to Goldrush journey is a spectacular 3 day rail journey between Vancouver, Whistler and Jasper. Overnight in Whistler and Quesnel hotels enroute on this all-daylight railway journey takes you through some of Canada's most breathtaking mountain scenery.
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Your Itinerary
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
Day 1 : Vancouver to Whistler
Transfer from downtown Vancouver to the train station for a breathtaking rail journey along the Sea to Sky Corridor. Enjoy spectacular views of Howe Sound and the Coast Mountains, Brandywine Falls, Mount Garibaldi and the impressive Cheakamus Canyon. On arrival in Whistler, transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Whistler.
(Meals included: breakfast)
Day 2 : Whistler to Quesnel
Board the Rocky Mountaineer this morning in Pemberton, this journey will be made by motorcoach. Enjoy breathtaking and varied scenery, from the river canyons and lush farmland of the Pemberton Valley to the desert-like conditions of the Fraser Canyon to rolling hills and vast ranchlands of the Cariboo Plateau. Highlights include the shorelines of Anderson Lake and glacial-fed Seton Lake, sweeping views of the Fraser Canyon and the crossing of Deep Creek Bridge, one of the highest railway bridges in the world. Follow the banks of the Fraser River to Quesnel for your overnight stay.
(Meals included: breakfast, lunch)
Day 3 : Quesnel to Jasper
Continue eastwards following the Fraser River north to Prince George. Travel through the forest of northern British Columbia, home to plentiful wildlife, including a large population of moose. Enter the Rocky Mountain Trench where you will be surrounded by the steeply rising Rocky and Cariboo Mountains. Continue climbing past Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, and through the Yellowhead Pass into the province of Alberta and the town of Jasper where your rail journey ends.
(Meals included: breakfast, lunch)
Also operates in reverse direct, contact us for information.
