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— Martin Flanagan, Founder of Canada Rail Vacations
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Featured Rail Tours
Our most iconic tours - our customers' favourites
Lake Louise Explorer by Rail
Canadian Rockies Tours,Featured
Vancouver to Calgary with Lake Louise and Banff (7 days) From $3332 per person
The Canadian Prestige
Trans Canada Tours,Canadian Rockies Winter Tours,Featured,Most Popular
Vancouver to Toronto on an all-inclusive luxury train (7 days) From $7773 per person in 2023
The Canadian Trip of a Lifetime
Trans Canada Tours,Featured,First Passage to the West,Most Popular
Vancouver to Halifax by rail, coast to coast with Banff, Jasper and Toronto (16 days) From $9354 per person
Train Lover’s Dream
Canadian Rockies Circle Tours,Featured,First Passage to the West,Most Popular
Canadian Rockies Rail Circle with VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer (9 days) From $4524 per person
Rockies Adventurer
Canadian Rockies Tours,Featured,Journey Through The Clouds
Vancouver to Jasper train with Banff National Park (8 days) From $3795 per person
Current Promotions
Worry-Free booking dates available for 2022 and a Final Call Promotion. These are just some of the specials we have available for 2022.
Current Promotions
Final Call Promotion - All new tours booked for the remainder 2022 tours will receive a $300 per couple discount.
More About Our Tours
Find out more about our tours, Canadian rail information and history, and levels of service below.
The Rocky Mountaineer
Experience the gold-standard in luxury train travel and unparalleled customer service
VIA Rail
Find out what it's like to sleep overnight on a classic, nostalgic train
Hotel Accommodations
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Train through the amazing Rockies!
What Do Our Customers Think?
Over the past 27 years we've hosted over 11,000 clients in Canada and USA. We've since had hundreds of clients come back on repeat tours. One gentleman has even travelled with us five times. It warms our hearts when guests rebook year over year as it means so much to us to see and speak with them and keep them in the Canada Rail Vacations' family.
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This has been the tour I dreamt of doing. Along the route, the Rocky Mountaineer was the best in service! They know how to wow the client and are good at it. I have glowing accolades for them. Everything in Alberta was amazing. Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff ... all those stops were incredible. We will arrive home Saturday about 3pm. While there’s no place like home, our journey with Canada Rail Vacations was where it all began in September 2017. Thank you Martin, for operating a tour company that fit our needs....and then some. You gave us options to customize this trip to meet our wishes. Thanks to your staff who know their stuff and coddled me along the way, especially Andrew and Spencer. And a huge shout out to our Tour Guide Julian. Absolutely knowledgeable about the routes we took and of the trains going through the spiral tunnels. Julian really made those 4 days of private tours so worth it for us. You have in us 4 happy clients who will now recommend CRV to others plus we have amazing memories. Thanks Martin.Lori, Brian, Ruby and Rudy, Virginia, USA ( The Canadian Adventurer )
We just returned home from our recent trans Canada train adventure and wanted to pass along our thoughts on the holiday. We arrived in Vancouver on August 11th and stayed at the Fairmont, which was lovely. All of the Fairmont accommodations were outstanding. The Rocky Mountaineer train was exceptional! Both from the aesthetic, the staff, the food, everything was amazing, there was nothing you could want more! The staff in particular on the train were outstanding, I was so touched, as a vegan they went out of their way to accommodate me and went so far above and beyond (I never would imagine that level of service!). We were also so pleasantly surprised by the Delta Kamloops, our room was gorgeous and the location was great. Of course, the scenery in Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper was incredible, and we so often found ourselves speechless. Both of our tours in Banff and Lake Louise with Julian were outstanding. He was so knowledgeable and kept us entertained every moment of the tour! All in all, an incredible experience from booking to the actual trip. Thank you for a memorable holiday!Stephanie, Hovan & Doris K., Toronto, Canada ( The Canadian Adventurer )
Now safely back in Cyprus and settled in again after a great holiday with you in August. Big thanks to Canada Rail Vacations for leaving the excellent wine at the Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver, it certainly dampened down the trail dust! Shame you couldn't join us to drink it! I'd particularly like to say a Thank You to Nancy, Jeremy and Cole for looking after us so well on the first leg of our journey of adventure from Vancouver to Jasper - great job guys! A great thank you to Georgia, Kyle and Gerry for looking after us on the Banff to Vancouver return trip! It was a lovely surprise to see Georgia and her happy smile on the souvenir dvd when I got home! You have a great team from the ladies who sorted us out before we left the hotels in Vancouver and Banff, through the staff waving us off and those welcoming us at each stop. The entire trip was memorable on so many levels, but an understated highlight for me was to stand at waters edge of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, and gaze in wonder at the Walcott Quarry/Burgess Shale! I read about, studied the fossils but to see it in real life was awesome! Anthony, Cyprus (Rockies Circle Essentials)
Now that my wife and I have rested after our very enjoyable tour of Canada and are back into our normal routine we would not like the time to pass without passing on to Canada Rail staff our sincere thanks for the making all the reservations and organizing the itinerary. Suffice to say that things went like clockwork obviously due in large part to the experienced and dedicated Canada Rail staff. We will happily refer you to any of our friends and acquaintances who are considering travelling in Canada and will look to you next time we choose to travel in Canada. Many thanks to all!Doug & Norma L, Farrer, Australia (The Canadian Trip of a Lifetime)
Thanks for helping make this a once in a lifetime experience for my daughter and myself. We had many planned, and unplanned, adventures and have many memories. Cannot say enough wonderful things about the staff on both VIA and Rocky Mountaineer, there were some hiccups with scheduling but the graciousness of the staff was superb. Our hotels were very good and thanks for the special gift in Vancouver. We also used your suggestions for touring the city, spot on! Will most likely never tour Canada again as my husband and myself toured from Toronto east, but I am recommending CanadaRail to my family and friends. Thanks again.Judith & Cameron C, Alabama, USA (The Canadian Adventurer)
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