Fresh Tracks offers several highly rated tour packages for train travel in Canada. Their featured tour is 'Best of Canada in a Week," which departs from Toronto and ends in Vancouver. This nine-day, eight-night tour starts with a complete city tour of Toronto. Travelers ride a train with a glass covered panoramic dome car. On day five, the train enters the Rocky Mountains and Jasper National Park. The trip continues through the Okanagan and Fraser valleys, Thompson Canyon and Hells Gate before winding down to Vancouver. The trip is also available in the reverse direction. Prices as of spring 2010 begin at $898 for double occupancy private cabins.
VIA Rail was voted number one in a recent Vancouver Sun article highlighting the five best train trips in Canada. The rail company offers three-, four- and five-day "Getaways" packages. Rates start at $149 per person based on double occupancy, as of spring 2010. This rail line also offers longer Holiday tour packages with trips between seven and 14 days starting at $1,049 per person. Tours depart from Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Jasper and Vancouver. Many trips include hotel accommodations, city or sightseeing tours and specified meals.
When traveling through the Canadian Rockies, the best choice is the Rocky Mountaineer. This award-winning train features four distinct routes including departures from Vancouver traveling to Whistler, Calgary or Jasper, and a route from Whistler to Jasper. Stops highlight Jasper and Banff national parks, coastal rain forests and inland canyons and waterfalls. As of spring 2010, tour prices begin at $849 per person based on double occupancy. These tours easily combine with city stop tours or Alaskan cruise vacations departing from Vancouver.
