Which Rocky Mountaineer route is the most scenic?

Which Rocky Mountaineer route is the most scenic?

First Passage to the West: Banff to Vancouver… This is the most historic and arguably most scenic route operated by the Rocky Mountaineer, previously known as the Kicking Horse route.

Does the Rocky Mountaineer go through the Spiral Tunnels?

A Canadian luxury rail company, Rocky Mountaineer features four unique routes into destinations like Banff, Jasper, and Lake Louise. Its “First Passage to the West” route is also the only route to take passengers through the historic Spiral Tunnels.

What is the best time of year to take the Rocky Mountaineer?

May is the most popular month to travel because winter is over and train prices are lower than they will be in June, July, August and September. To balance the lower prices, temperatures are lower in Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper in May.

Is the Rocky Mountaineer one way?

Rocky Mountaineer One Way Tours. Our one way tours give you a chance to enjoy the Rocky Mountaineer and the beauties of the Canadian Rockies and then continue your vacation or return home with no back tracking.

What is the best time to go on the Rocky Mountaineer?

Can you sleep on the Rocky Mountaineer train?

There is no sleeping on the train. You are bussed to a hotel to sleep the night and they transfer you back to the train in the morning where you have breakfast and lunch.

What’s the Rocky Mountaineer like?

The Rocky Mountaineer runs the whole route in daylight with an overnight hotel stop in Kamloops so you don’t miss any scenery, and of course on-board food & drink is included. What’s the train like? What’s the journey like?

Where can I book a Rocky Mountaineer train ticket?

Train travel specialist Railbookers can sometimes get special rates for the Rocky Mountaineer, they can also add hotels, transfers, flights & VIA Rail or Amtrak tickets – the packages on their site are examples.

Which is the best Rocky Mountaineer route?

This is the most historic and arguably most scenic route operated by the Rocky Mountaineer, previously known as the Kicking Horse route. It takes the original Canadian Pacific Railway through the Rockies, opened in 1885, indeed it is now the only passenger train operating over the original Canadian Pacific trans-continental line.

What is the best view of the Rocky Mountaineer in Canada?

Rocky Mountaineer Gold Leaf: Probably the best view of Canada’s Rockies you can get. A guide to the Rocky Mountaineer… In 1990, Canada’s national rail operator VIA Rail sold off it’s Rockies by daylight scenic train to a private company called Rocky Mountaineer Vacations, who renamed it The Rocky Mountaineer .