Rocky Mountaineer | Vancouver to Banff, Canada | Gold Leaf | LUXURY TRAIN IN CANADA
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The Rocky Mountaineer is a
The Rocky Mountaineer is a luxury train in Canada that visits the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
The Rocky Mountaineer typically departs from their own station downtown Vancouver. I was on Rocky Mountaineer's “First Passage to the West” which travels from Vancouver to Banff.
We heard the bad news that the rails were still closed due to the fires and we were given an updated schedule for our first day from Vancouver to Kamloops.
The next morning we were driven to the Rocky Mountaineer station, dropped off our luggage and took a shuttle to the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver for an included breakfast before we boarded our buses to Kamloops. Rocky Mountaineer hosts were on board our bus, pointing out a few of the “points of interest” long the way. We stopped at the Britton Creek Rest Stop and were given a snack bag with some refreshments before continuing on to Kamloops. Once in Kamloops we checked into our hotel which was the Delta by Marriott.
The Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf rail car features on the lower level an outdoor viewing vestibule, a dining area, two washrooms and business class style seating in the domed area up above. The seats are fully automated and each guest has their own controls for heat, recline, lumbar support and leg rests. The seat also features power outlets to charge devices and a tray table.
Soon after boarding and a safety briefing we on our way!
We were in the first seating for breakfast, so we went downstairs to the dining area of our train car. We started with a fresh smoothie and a croissant, followed by the Eggs Benedict. The food on board Rocky Mountaineer is so good. The dining area on our GoldLeaf car was very comfortable and was setup with partitions for proper social distancing. You were seated with your travelling party only or you could dine with others if you wished.
The Rocky Mountaineer features some great local wines from the Okanagan Valley, along with local craft beers and ciders.
Craigellachie is an important landmark along these rails as it's where “The Last Spike” was driven in to join the eastern and western railways together.
As we left Revelstoke it was time for lunch! We started off with some bread, marinated olives, mushrooms and a delicious red pepper dip. For lunch I had the steak, that was served with a chimichurri sauce, broccolini, potatoes and carrots. I also tried the herb risotto which was lovely. Dessert was a trio of chocolate which I enjoyed with a coffee and Baileys.
Crossing over the Stoney Creek Trestle we had an amazing view of the waterfall. In 1885 this trestle was originally built out of wood and was the highest timber bridge ever built. It was rebuilt in 1894 using steel and is 82 metres (or 270 feet) high above the ravine below and the trestle is 148 metres (or 486 feet) in length. Make sure you take in these views from the outdoor vestibule.
Just before we got to Golden, the skies started to break from the smoke that we had for most of our journey up to this point. We made our way up the Kicking Horse Canyon along the Kicking Horse Creek which offered some amazing photo opportunities to catch the engines up ahead.
This part of the Trans Canada Highway was known as one of the most deadliest because of the grade, sheer drops and being only two lanes with blind switchbacks. They straightened out a portion of it by building a large bridge which is the same height as the Stoney Creek Trestle to give you some context of how high that trestle was that we crossed over earlier.
After passing through Field, we travel through the historic Spiral Tunnels, once we've exited the tunnel you can see where we entered the tunnel down below.
The views as we neared Banff are so picturesque. The mountains and the bright blue waters were just stunning.
Gena and Rob who were our hosts did an amazing job and it was definitely a difficult good bye. The Rocky Mountaineer truly is an unforgettable journey.
As a Virtuoso Travel Advisor my clients receive added benefits when booking vacations such as the Rocky Mountaineer through me. I'd love to work with you as your travel advisor, contact me for more information here: https://wanderlustjourney.ca/contact-me/
I wrote a blog post on this journey with the Rocky Mountaineer in GoldLeaf which can be read here: https://wanderlustjourney.ca/2021/07/...
For my previous journey in 2016 on the Rocky Mountaineer in SilverLeaf you can read about my experience here: https://wanderlustjourney.ca/2016/10/...
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The Rocky Mountaineer typically departs from their own station downtown Vancouver. I was on Rocky Mountaineer's “First Passage to the West” which travels from Vancouver to Banff.
We heard the bad news that the rails were still closed due to the fires and we were given an updated schedule for our first day from Vancouver to Kamloops.
The next morning we were driven to the Rocky Mountaineer station, dropped off our luggage and took a shuttle to the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver for an included breakfast before we boarded our buses to Kamloops. Rocky Mountaineer hosts were on board our bus, pointing out a few of the “points of interest” long the way. We stopped at the Britton Creek Rest Stop and were given a snack bag with some refreshments before continuing on to Kamloops. Once in Kamloops we checked into our hotel which was the Delta by Marriott.
The Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf rail car features on the lower level an outdoor viewing vestibule, a dining area, two washrooms and business class style seating in the domed area up above. The seats are fully automated and each guest has their own controls for heat, recline, lumbar support and leg rests. The seat also features power outlets to charge devices and a tray table.
Soon after boarding and a safety briefing we on our way!
We were in the first seating for breakfast, so we went downstairs to the dining area of our train car. We started with a fresh smoothie and a croissant, followed by the Eggs Benedict. The food on board Rocky Mountaineer is so good. The dining area on our GoldLeaf car was very comfortable and was setup with partitions for proper social distancing. You were seated with your travelling party only or you could dine with others if you wished.
The Rocky Mountaineer features some great local wines from the Okanagan Valley, along with local craft beers and ciders.
Craigellachie is an important landmark along these rails as it's where “The Last Spike” was driven in to join the eastern and western railways together.
As we left Revelstoke it was time for lunch! We started off with some bread, marinated olives, mushrooms and a delicious red pepper dip. For lunch I had the steak, that was served with a chimichurri sauce, broccolini, potatoes and carrots. I also tried the herb risotto which was lovely. Dessert was a trio of chocolate which I enjoyed with a coffee and Baileys.
Crossing over the Stoney Creek Trestle we had an amazing view of the waterfall. In 1885 this trestle was originally built out of wood and was the highest timber bridge ever built. It was rebuilt in 1894 using steel and is 82 metres (or 270 feet) high above the ravine below and the trestle is 148 metres (or 486 feet) in length. Make sure you take in these views from the outdoor vestibule.
Just before we got to Golden, the skies started to break from the smoke that we had for most of our journey up to this point. We made our way up the Kicking Horse Canyon along the Kicking Horse Creek which offered some amazing photo opportunities to catch the engines up ahead.
This part of the Trans Canada Highway was known as one of the most deadliest because of the grade, sheer drops and being only two lanes with blind switchbacks. They straightened out a portion of it by building a large bridge which is the same height as the Stoney Creek Trestle to give you some context of how high that trestle was that we crossed over earlier.
After passing through Field, we travel through the historic Spiral Tunnels, once we've exited the tunnel you can see where we entered the tunnel down below.
The views as we neared Banff are so picturesque. The mountains and the bright blue waters were just stunning.
Gena and Rob who were our hosts did an amazing job and it was definitely a difficult good bye. The Rocky Mountaineer truly is an unforgettable journey.
As a Virtuoso Travel Advisor my clients receive added benefits when booking vacations such as the Rocky Mountaineer through me. I'd love to work with you as your travel advisor, contact me for more information here: https://wanderlustjourney.ca/contact-me/
I wrote a blog post on this journey with the Rocky Mountaineer in GoldLeaf which can be read here: https://wanderlustjourney.ca/2021/07/...
For my previous journey in 2016 on the Rocky Mountaineer in SilverLeaf you can read about my experience here: https://wanderlustjourney.ca/2016/10/...
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Instagram: @wanderlustjourney.ca
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Facebook: Facebook: WanderlustJourney.ca
Patreon: Patreon: WanderlustJourney
Email: [email protected]
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