6 Reasons To Book Your Canadian Rockies Trip With Fresh Tracks

Outside the carriage window, Mt. Robson’s impossibly high peak rakes the cobalt sky as the train trundles through the Canadian Rockies. It’s but one piece of nature’s eye candy that tempts travellers during this classic rail journey between Vancouver and Jasper National Park.

More spectacular alpine scenery awaits after you disembark the train to explore Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff on this eight-day trip with Fresh Tracks, a Vancouver-based travel company that specializes in planning personalized tours of Canada.

With the Complete Canadian Rockies by Rail trip, you get to see all the top spots in the Canadian Rockies. After two days on the Rocky Mountaineer train, you have six days to journey down the spine of the Continental Divide, including the trip between Jasper and Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, one of Canada’s most stunning drives.

What’s more, our team of Canadian Insiders has the inside track on what to do and where to stay, and works with you to personalize your train service, hotels and activities, so you end up with a personalized itinerary. Read on for more reasons to book this bucket list trip with Fresh Tracks.

Fresh Tracks has planned more than 30,000 vacations across Canada in the past three decades. In fact, we book nearly 2,000 train tours every year, including the best-selling trip to the Canadian Rockies. This two-day rail journey on the Rocky Mountaineer is arguably Canada’s most scenic, and provides the perfect kick-off to your holiday.

“Your staff is absolutely outstanding; informative, organized and patient. This was probably the best organized tour we have ever taken,” said Anne and Michael Peruscini, clients from Nevada, USA. “The Rocky Mountaineer train portion was one of the best… seats, service and meals, and commentary.”

Fresh Tracks trips aren’t one-size-fits-all group tours. Instead, they are custom, independent vacations. Our dream team collaborates with you to find out your travel needs and unique interests, and curate your itinerary with hotels that fit your budget and experiences that are the right activity level for you.

“Fresh Tracks set up the best vacation for us,” confirmed Gina and Pete Davis, an American couple from California. “The hotels were perfect and the activities matched us nicely.”

You get to pick your preferred excursions, from a guided nature hike in Jasper to a sidecar motorcycle tour down the Icefields Parkway, and more. You can even opt out of organized activities if you’d rather strike out on your own.

Fresh Tracks’ portfolio of hotels and lodges will give you the best views, like a waterfront panorama at the Chateau Lake Louise. We can also recommend cozy off-the-beaten path inns, such as Tekarra Lodge in Jasper, or Emerald Lake Lodge in nearby Yoho National Park.

“Our room on the Gold Level 5th floor (of the Banff Springs Hotel), had the best view of the Bow River, the falls and valley of any room on that floor,” said Californians, Jerry and Janet Barton.

If you have the time and inclination, let us use our vast knowledge of the Canadian Rockies to turn a regular holiday into a dream vacation. We can upgrade your train service to GoldLeaf or extend your trip by tacking on a stay in Whistler, Victoria or most of the stops on the route.

Now more than ever, bubble culture is really appealing, so we can even arrange private transfers and tours for your group, including a bubble group helicopter flight over the Canadian Rockies.

Need more incentive? A recent study found that booking travel increases happiness and can alleviate stress and uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, 97 percent of those surveyed said that having a trip to look forward to makes them happier.