Rocky Mountaineer Vacations unveils 2008 brochure

Rocky Mountaineer Vacations unveils 2008 brochure
Wednesday, November 07, 2007



Rocky Mountaineer Vacations (RMV), owners and operators of the acclaimed Rocky Mountaineer train and the Whistler Mountaineer, has unveiled the new 2008 brochure featuring an extensive portfolio of vacations that showcase the most unique and picturesque regions of Canada.

Rocky Mountaineer Vacations’ 2008 brochure offers a greater variety of holiday choices with flexibility for package customisation in all six vacation categories: Best Sellers, Rail and Drive Vacations, The President’s Collection, Rail and Wilderness Adventures, Winter Rail Vacations and The Whistler Mountaineer Train. Many of the packages offer one or more of RMV’s spectacular rail routes including the recently introduced Whistler Mountaineer train, which provides a vital connection between the 2010 Olympic Games destinations of Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. as well as the Rocky Mountaineer Fraser Discovery Route, which takes travellers through Western Canada’s gold rush region.All three routes for the Rocky Mountaineer train equally showcase the diverse beauty of Canada’s West and the Canadian Rockies.

“Each year we strive to create an innovative vacation package selection that is easily customised and has the added value and flexibility that Australian travellers are looking for today,” says James Terry, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Rocky Mountaineer Vacations.

New for 2008 is the Rail and Wilderness Adventures, featuring packages that offer the ultimate scenic rail experience, combined with optional outdoor activities in the dramatic Cariboo region or wildlife viewing on the shores of the Pacific coastline. Tours in this collection include the Gold Rush, Rails and Rockies as well as Rockies, Whales and Bears.

The Gold Rush, Rails and Rockies package provides guests a rare opportunity to experience Canada’s magnificent Cariboo Region as well as British Columbia’s rustic outdoors. On this thirteen-night/fourteen day journey, guests will travel onboard the new Whistler Mountaineer in Coast Classic Experience and Rocky Mountaineer’s Fraser Discovery Route in comfortable RedLeaf Service from Vancouver, B.C. to Jasper, Alberta. Travellers will visit Whistler, Quesnel, Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff, enjoy nine nights of hotel accommodations and also have the choice of staying at the remote Cariboo River Lodge, the charming family owned Pine Meadows Guest Ranch or the luxurious Siwash Lake Ranch in B.C’s interior region. The package also includes five days of numerous outdoor activities choosing from a Gold Rush Tour, a gentle river float tour, 4 wheel drive adventures to a cattle drive as well as a complimentary tour of Jasper, an Icefields Parkway Tour (including the Ice Explorer), a Yoho Park Tour (including transfers to Banff), a Banff Tour (including a complimentary ride on the Banff Gondola and transfers to Calgary), several breakfasts, lunches and dinners, a guided lakeshore stroll at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise as well as rail station transfers in Vancouver, Whistler, Quesnel and Jasper.

With 16 departures to choose from, commencing June 3 to September 18, 2008, prices begin at AUD $5,209.00 per adult (based on double occupancy at Popular Hotels).

The second exciting package to the Rail and Wilderness Adventure series is the Rockies, Whales and Bears, a seven night/ eight day tour that allows guests to enjoy whale watching at Long Beach Lodge - a luxurious resort perched on the rugged shoreline near Tofino on Vancouver Island, as well as take pleasure in a guided wildlife excursion in search for black bears and a wildlife trek along the fjord inlets and sheltered bays of Clayoquot Sound. Completing the tour is a spectacular two-day, all daylight scenic journey onboard the acclaimed Rocky Mountaineer train from Vancouver to Banff in RedLeaf Service. Together with four nights hotel accommodation and three nights at a beachfront lodge accommodation, this Rail and Wilderness Adventure package also includes a Hot Springs Explorer Tour (a whale watching tour), two breakfasts and lunches, transfers to and from Long Beach Lodge by motorcoach and ferry, as well as rail station transfers in Vancouver, Kamloops and Calgary.

Travelling both Eastbound and Westbound and offering three weekly departures commencing April 14 through to September 27, 2008, prices begin at AUD $2,361.00 per adult (based on double occupancy at Popular Hotels).
The deluxe Rockies, Rails and Luxury Wilderness package is also new for 2008 and is featured in our exclusive President’s Collection. This luxurious seven-night/ eight-day holiday is one of Rocky Mountaineer Vacations finest rail packages. Travellers will board a float plane to British Columbia’s remote Desolation Sound, a far-reaching inlet blessed with breathtaking scenery and spend three glorious nights at the Sonora Resort, which features superior accommodations, gourmet cuisine and a choice of activities such as a grizzly bear viewing tour, a guided salmon fishing trip, an ATV tour through the rugged wilderness, or a guided eco-nature tour and kayak trip. A rail journey onboard the Rocky Mountaineer train between Vancouver and Calgary in GoldLeaf Service tops off this spectacular trip. Guests also enjoy three nights at Fairmont hotel accommodations in Vancouver and Calgary, float plane dock and all rail station transfers, seven breakfasts and dinners and several lunches as well as private airport limousine transfers.

Travelling both Eastbound and Westbound with departures commencing May 12 through to October 9, 2008, prices begins at AUD 7,512.oo per adult (based on double occupancy) in GoldLeaf Service.


Each Rocky Mountaineer Vacations package includes Canadian GST, luggage handling, a complimentary National Park Pass as well as an Exclusive Attractions Pass, with free admission to a Hop-On Hop-Off Attractions Loop Tour in Vancouver, Vancouver Lookout, Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Whyte Museum and Upper Hot Springs in Banff, Jasper Tramway (including transportation to and from the gondola) and Calgary Tower in Calgary, Alberta