Cosmos

Highlights Include - Toronto, Niagara Falls, VIA Rail through Manitoba and Saskatoon, Jasper, Banff, Kamloops and Vancouver.

Name of tour: Trans-Canada Adventure
Duration: 17 days
Exclusive Price Discounts are shown below

Itinerary:

Day 1 TORONTO.
Enjoy some time at leisure to relax or do some independent exploring. Your Tour Director is on hand this evening to answer any questions.

Day 2 TORONTO. NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION.
Today you have two options: Join our included sightseeing excursion to Niagara Falls, with a Maid of The Mist cruise or continue your exploration of Toronto. World-class shopping abounds in the hundreds of establishments of the Underground City, kilometres of connected paths with shops and restaurants under the city. Tonight's optional outing combines dinner with the spectacular sight of Toronto's lights from the CN Tower, the world's tallest free-standing structure. Note: The operation of the Maid of the Mist cruise is subject to favourable weather and/or river conditions. Usually, favourable conditions exist from May to the end of Ooctober. When unfavourable conditions exist, a walking tour through the scenic tunnels will be substituted.

Day 3 TORONTO-VIA RAIL CANADIAN TRAIN.
Transfer to Union Station for an early morning departure on "The Canadian", VIA Rail's premier transcontinental train. You will spend the next two days and nights on this classic trip across Canada's heartland. Your first-class rail cars are refurbished art deco cars from the 1950s. Try the observation dome for unparalleled views of the Canadian countryside as you roll past Ontario's landscapes, or pass the time in one of the comfortable lounges. All meals are included, and you won't want to miss any of them as the chef offers a tempting array of soups, salads, entrees, and desserts. (L,D) Note: For your convenience, baggage that will not be needed during the train journey will be checked through to Jasper. Checked baggage will not be accessible during the journey. Plan to pack an overnight case with necessities, including medications, eyeglasses, and other important items, for the train portion of the tour.

Day 4 VIA RAIL CANADIAN TRAIN THROUGH MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN.
Continue past sparkling lakes and sun-dappled forests today as you enter Manitoba, arriving at Winnipeg in the early evening. Tonight relax in your private bedroom as "The Canadian" continues across the prairies of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. (B,L,D)

Day 5 VIA RAIL CANADIAN TRAIN-JASPER.
Wake up and enjoy a delicious breakfast before arriving in Edmonton this morning. After a short stop, continue on "The Canadian" into the very heart of the Canadian Rockies. Arrive at Jasper this afternoon. An orientation tour includes Jasper's unspoiled beauty. Perhaps an optional river raft trip on the Athabasca River to end the day? The evening is free for you to enjoy the ambience of this delightful mountain setting.
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Day 6 JASPER.
Consider an optional trip to Maligne Lake, where you embark on a narrated cruise. On the return journey, stop to view mighty Maligne Canyon. With free time this afternoon you might take a hike along the trails and watch for elk, or stroll the streets of Jasper.

Day 7 JASPER-BANFF.
Board your coach this morning and journey through JASPER NATIONAL PARK, stopping along the way at the COLUMBIA ICEFIELD for a snowcoach ride on the (305 metres) 1,000-foot thick Athabasca Glacier. Continue down the Icefield Parkway to Lake Louise, whose cold waters mirror the surrounding mountains and glaciers, before arriving in BANFF NATIONAL PARK for a leisurely two-night stay. Note: Unfavourable weather conditions may affect the availability of the Columbia Icefield snowcoach excursion.

Day 8 BANFF.
This morning, consider an optional helicopter ride high over the Canadian Rockies. For the afternoon, join the optional excursion to Sulphur Mountain for a thrilling gondola ride, complete with panoramic views of Banff's spectacular scenery and a stop at sparkling Bow Falls. Tonight, try an optional dinner featuring cuisine and entertainment.

Day 9 BANFF-KAMLOOPS.
Leave Banff National Park and travel over Kicking Horse Pass on the Continental Divide. Travel through YOHO NATIONAL PARK, where pre-Cambrian fossils were discovered, and GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, where recreational mountain climbing was introduced to North America a century ago. Late this afternoon, arrive at the cattle-ranching centre of Kamloops, a Shuswap Indian word for "meeting of the waters."

Day 10 KAMLOOPS-VANCOUVER.
Travel west today and follow the mighty Fraser River through a region rich in railroad history. Upon arrival in Vancouver, see STANLEY PARK, Gastown, Chinatown, and the harbour on your included city tour. This evening, we suggest an optional excursion, which includes an IMAX show at Canada Place, dinner at a fine West Coast restaurant, and a spectacular 360-degree view and tour at Vancouver Lookout where you'll see the city from approximately fifty stories above street level.

Day 11 VANCOUVER.
The trip ends this morning with guests departing on individual schedules. Transfers are provided to Vancouver International Airport.

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Cosmos-Introduction

More than three decades ago, Cosmos virtually invented the European budget vacation. Since then, the team of experts have developed and refined the concept of low-cost travel. Although others have jumped on the budget-travel bandwagon, Cosmos prices are still the lowest by far, and the choice of budget tours is unique. 

With Cosmos, low prices don't mean "cheap tours". More than a million people have come back to Cosmos for a second or third vacation. Their clients' repeat business is the best testimony to the incredible value they offer.

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