Train Travel factsheet

 TRAVEL WITH CHRIS BROWN
ROCKY MOUTAINEER TRAIN TRAVEL: CANADA
Chris and Miguel are all aboard the Rocky Mountaineer for a 5 star locomotive experience. On a 1 kilometre train it's easy to lose your travel buddy, but it's just as easy to get lost in the adventure. While Chris takes in the spectacular scenery on offer, Miguel gets swept up in the gold leaf lifestyle. ROCKY MOUNTAINEER
Rocky Mountaineer has been recognised as one of the world’s greatest trips. Operating for 24 years, Rocky Mountaineer has won several World Travel awards and is known as ‘the most spectacular train trip in world’ and is one of the largest privately owned rail services in North America. Rocky Mountaineer offers 45 Canadian vacations along five unique rail routes. The train journeys travel by daylight offering non-­‐stop scenic experiences of Western Canada. More than half a million guests have travelled on the Rocky Mountaineer, which offers various levels of service including Gold Leaf Service with a la carte meals on a bi-­‐level dome carriage. Rocky Mountaineer prides itself on service, not only on the train journey but also assisting with accommodation bookings and self drive or sight seeing bus tours. http://www.rockymountaineer.com/en_AU/
JOURNEY THROUGH THE CLOUDS
Rocky Mountaineer’s ‘Journey Through The Clouds’ experience is a two-­‐day train journey departing from Vancouver overnighting in Kamloops and then continuing to Jasper. All Rocky Mountaineer experiences travel through the day to maximise the majestic scenery West Canada has to offer. The journey is offered in both directions, departing from Vancouver or departing from Jasper. Each day takes approximately eight hours and travels on rail routes that where constructed over 125 years ago. Rocky Mountaineer pride itself on there service and every journey comes with an on board guide giving interpretive storytelling on historic sites and landscape. Other experiences include wildlife sightings of bear, elk, deer, moose, bald eagles and many others. The train slows to a very slow speed at iconic scenic locations and wildlife sightings allowing passengers the chance to take photographs and observe the sights. Rocky Mountaineer’s ‘JOURNEY THROUGH THE CLOUDS’ – DISCOVERY DRIVE package, from $4,583* per person, GoldLeaf Service. www.rockymountaineer.com or contact your travel agent THE GOLDLEAF SERVICE
Chris and Miguel travelled in the GoldLeaf Service for their Rocky Mountaineer ‘Journey Through The Clouds’ experience. The GoldLeaf Service offers a two level, glass dome coach, with an outdoor vestibule allowing passengers to really take in the out the door experience. The dinning service area is located on the bottom floor of the carriage serving a la carte meals using the finest and freshest local ingredients. The top floor offers full-­‐length dome windows maximizing the outdoor scenery. The GoldLeaf carriages where custom built for Rocky Mountaineer and designed to bring the outdoors in. Rocky Mountaineer’s JOURNEY THROUGH THE CLOUDS – DISCOVERY DRIVE package, from $4,583* per person, GoldLeaf Service. www.rockymountaineer.com or contact your travel agent HOW TO GET THERE – AIR CANADA
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada-­‐U.S. Air Canada together with its Air Canada Express regional partners carried more than 35 million passengers. Air Canada’s daily non-­‐stop Boeing 777 service from Sydney to Vancouver is a key route of the carrier’s growing network and also provides Australian travelers the best gateway to access Canadian and USA cities, in additions to connecting to over 180 destinations from Canada. Air Canada has been named Best Airline in North America in the Skytrax 2014 World Airline Awards for the fifth consecutive year. http://www.aircanada.com/en/home.html WEB LINKS
http://www.rockymountaineer.com/en_AU/ http://www.aircanada.com/en/home.html