Top Luxury Train Journeys

Rocky Mountaineer – First Passage to the West

• Route: Vancouver → Kamloops (overnight in hotel) → Banff

• Duration: 2 days / 1 night (off-train hotel stay)

• Highlights: Travel through Fraser Canyon, the Spiral Tunnels, and the Continental Divide.

• Food & Experience: Gourmet meals onboard, panoramic dome windows, storytelling by hosts. No sleeper cars — overnight in Kamloops hotel.

  • The most classic and dramatic scenery of all their routes. Banff is a natural next step for hot springs or luxury lodges.

Optional add-on:

• Stay in Banff or Lake Louise at Fairmont Banff Springs or Post Hotel & Spa (both excellent luxury resorts with hot spring-style spas nearby).

• If you pair this with a stay in Banff or Lake Louise, you could hit Banff Upper Hot Springs.

• Travel idea: Train one way, fly back from Calgary

Rocky Mountaineer – Journey Through the Clouds

Route: Vancouver → Kamloops (overnight in hotel) → Jasper

• Duration: 2 days / 1 night

• Highlights: Mt. Robson (tallest peak in the Canadian Rockies), waterfalls, river valleys (A little quieter and less crowded than the Banff route, still stunning).

• Perfect Pairing: Follow up with a night or two at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge for rustic-luxury + spa vibes. You can visit Miette Hot Springs nearby (not luxurious, but scenic and soothing).