USA and Canada Rocky Mountain Discovery

The Mile High City is known as the gateway to the Rocky Mountains. But aside from the Rocky Mountain charm, Denver boasts 300 days of sunshine per year, a burgeoning food scene, and plenty of its own attractions and memorable experiences to impress any visitor.

There’s a reason John Muir once wrote, “The mountains are calling, and I must go.” Following your included tour to Rocky Mountain National Park, you’ll feel the exact same way. It’s a photographer’s delight and a traveller’s favourite.

Do you know anyone who has travelled onboard the California Zephyr from Denver to San Francisco? If so, you’ve probably heard that it is one of the most extraordinary train trips in North America. During your overnight journey, you’ll cross the beautiful Rockies through to Salt Lake City, Reno, and Sacramento before reaching The City by the Bay.

The allure of San Francisco will pull you in the moment the Golden Gate Bridge and city skyline comes into view while traveling from Emeryville station to your hotel. Watch the fog roll in over the Bay and find a cosy restaurant along Fisherman’s Wharf for dinner.

Begin using your included hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour to visit the city’s most popular attractions and landmarks. Experience Golden Gate Park, Haight/Ashbury, North Beach, and Palace of Fine Arts. Enjoy each stop as long as you’d like. Later, relax onboard your Bay cruise, where you’ll get to see the historic waterfront and sprawling skyline from a different perspective. Tonight, dinner is included at a local, popular restaurant.

Continue to see more of San Francisco’s crowd-pleasing attractions with your hop-on, hop-off ticket. Worthwhile stops include the city’s diverse neighbourhoods, bustling shopping district, Lombard Street, Presidio Park, and Little Italy. Later, board Amtrak’s Coast Starlight for your train journey up to Seattle. It’s like no other travel experience along the West Coast.

Seattle is a city of many neighbourhoods, surrounded by seemingly untouched wilderness. Famed for its culture, cuisine, and coffee, it’s no wonder travellers in the millions visit each year.

Take advantage of your hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour and see parts of the city that brought you here in the first place. Visit Chinatown, explore the exciting Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Pier 57, and Occidental Park. Then, relax onboard a narrated harbor cruise. Get a close-up view of the historic waterfront, Elliott Bay and the surrounding Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges. Round out the day using your included admission to the world-famous Space Needle.

Board Amtrak’s Cascades train to Vancouver. Upon arrival, begin exploring the city using your hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour and experience what the views are like from the top of the Vancouver Lookout.

Climb aboard VIA Rail’s Canadian for your overnight train journey through Alberta’s wilderness to breathtaking Jasper.

There’s no end to the adventures and beautiful experiences Jasper has in store for its visitors. The landscapes alone are enough to surprise even the most discerning traveller. Just wait until you see for yourself.

Embark on your sightseeing tour of Jasper. Get to know the historic townsite then explore stunning Maligne Canyon via a series of boardwalks and bridges. During this tour, you’ll also get to enjoy an optional cruise on Maligne Lake to Spirit Island.

Set out to explore the Icefields Parkway. See the Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Glacier and step out onto the glass-floored platform of the Glacier Skywalk! A hot buffet lunch is included at the Columbia Icefield Glacier Discovery Centre.

Continue discovering why the Canadian Rockies are on many travellers’ bucket lists during your tour of the mountains, lakes and waterfall of Banff and Yoho National Parks. Make stops at Bow Valley Parkway, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Valley of Ten Peaks, and Takakkaw Falls. A BBQ lunch at Emerald Lake Lodge is included.

Transfer from your hotel in Banff to Calgary airport and continue with your onward travels.