Winter Semi-Guided 7-Day Tour VIA Rail from Calgary to Vancouver

Calgary, Canada

7 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Driver/Guide: English service language
Hotel accommodations as listed
Traffic Accident Liability
Banff Gondola
Via Rail Train Seat ticket

Meals & All Personal Expenses such as laundry, phone & travel insurance.
Optional add-on Activities, Excursion and Tours listed on the itinerary
Winter Banff Gondola

CA$72.45 per person

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup point

Calgary Intl Airport
2000 Airport Rd NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 6Z8 Canada

Pickup details

This itinerary includes an airport pick-up service. Please provide your flight information at least 3 days in advance. Free Airport Pick-up Service: Each booking is entitled to one complimentary airport pick-up service from Calgary International Airport (YYC) on the tour start date only. Multiple pick-ups can be arranged with an additional fee. 1.Free Pick-up Time: 07:30 - 21:30. The last guide pick-up departs at 20:00. the last hotel shuttle pick-up departs at 21:30. If you miss these, guests must make their own way to the hotel. Pick-up Locations: 1.Westar Guide Pick-up: 10:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:00 / 20:00 (exact times arranged based on flight information). Location: Arrival Level, Door 5, Westar Service Counter. 2.Hotel Shuttle Pick-up: 07:30–21:30 (exact times arranged based on flight information). Location: Calgary Airport Arrival Hall, outside Door 4 at Parking Stall #16.

Meeting point

Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre
1316 33 St NE, Calgary, AB T2A 6B6, Canada
If we don’t receive your flight details in time, we’ll assume you’ll arrange your own transport to the hotel, and no free pickup will be provided. Guests must self-check in at the hotel on the first night and will meet our driver/tour guide the next day for the trip.

End point

1150 Station St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4C7, Canada
Arrive at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver at approximately 8:00 AM local time. Welcome to Vancouver! Upon arrival, the tour concludes and participants are free to continue their travels independently.

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrive Calgary (Airport pick-up or Self-Check in) - Free day

1 Stop

Calgary (Pass By)

Accommodation: Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre or similar.

Meals: Not included

Day 2

Calgary - Johnston Canyon Upper Falls - Banff Town-Bow Falls - Surprise Corner- Banff Gondola -Banff

7 Stops

Calgary

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Johnston Canyon, Upper Falls

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Banff Avenue

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Bow Falls

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Surprise Corner Viewpoint

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Banff Gondola

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Banff Avenue

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Banff Elk + Avenue Hotel, Banff Inn, Canalta Lodge, Caribou Lodge, or similar

Meals: Not included

Day 3

Banff - Marble Canyon - Yoho National Park - Emerald Lake - Natural Bridge - Lake Louise - Banff Town - Banff

8 Stops

Banff

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Marble Canyon

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Emerald Lake

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Natural Bridge

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lake Louise Village Grill & Bar

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Lake Louise

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Banff Avenue

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Banff Avenue

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Banff Elk + Avenue Hotel, Banff Inn, Canalta Lodge, Caribou Lodge, or similar

Meals: Not included

Day 4

Banff - Peyto Lake - Bow Lake - Lake Louise Village - Vermilion Lakes - Lake Minnewanka - Two Jack Lake - Banff

8 Stops

Banff Avenue

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Peyto Lake

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bow Lake

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lake Louise Village Grill & Bar

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Vermilion Lakes

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lake Minnewanka

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Two Jack Lake

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Banff Avenue

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Banff Elk + Avenue Hotel, Banff Inn, Canalta Lodge, Caribou Lodge, or similar

Meals: Not included

Day 5

Banff - Icefields Parkway - Jasper (No Westar tour guide service on this day, it is a self-guided tour)

1 Stop

Banff

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Whistler's Inn, Athabasca Hotel, Chateau Jasper, or similar

Meals: Not included

Day 6

Jasper - VIA National Rail (No Westar tour guide service on this day, it is a self-guided tour)

1 Stop

Jasper (Pass By)

Accommodation: On the VIA train

Meals: Not included

Day 7

VIA National Rail - Vancouver (No Westar tour guide service on this day, it is a self-guided tour)

1 Stop

1150 Station St (Pass By)

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Not included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
The price of child mandatory fee will be adjusted, please check with the operator.
Depending on arrival date, travelers’ itinerary sequences may difference from the product discription.

Any of the Optional add-on Activities, Excursion, Tours, and meals must be booked at least 10 days prior to tour start. All add-on items are subject the availability.
This is a combined bus tour. Besides the regular Pickup and drop-off locations, additional points may be added to the tour.
If for any reason you need to leave our group during the trip, you must fill out a “Letter of Liability Release”, no exceptions.
If you have special needs (such as but not limited to: bed type, vegetarian options, high-chairs, etc.) please inform us at least 7 days before your trip. We will do our best to accommodate you, but there is no guarantee.
If you have a connecting international flight after the tour, please ensure that your flight departs after 10:30 pm.（**Please understand that depending on schedule, traffic and weather conditions, your arrival time in Vancouver may be adjusted **）
The North American Hotel Standard Room is equipped with one large bed or two standard beds. If you have a specific request for bed types, please inform us at the time of booking and we will do our best to accommodate you.
We require you to sign the disclaimer before participating in any optional winter activities; and highly recommend purchasing a travel insurance.
Westar will not be responsible for the performance of this Agreement if prevented or delayed by acts of God, strikes or other labour relations matters, accidents, weather, traffic, airport conditions, lack of performance by third-party suppliers, or other causes beyond Westar’s reasonable control from meeting its terms. Nor will Westar be responsible for any loss or damage relating to trip cancellations or any other cancellations.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 55 travelers