Thomas Cook Tours Offers Last-Minute Discounts on Cross-Canada Rail Journeys

August 10, 2012 (PRLEAP.COM) Travel News
Thomas Cook Tours is offering last-minute, discounted prices on two of its cross-Canada rail journeys.

The Trans-Canada Rail Adventure, a 15-day tour departing on 7 September 2012, is being offered at a discount of £200 per person. This takes the price of the tour from £3745 to £3545.

The Trans-Canada Rail Adventure tour includes rail journeys aboard both the Rocky Mountaineer train and VIA Rail's Canadian. Included in the tour are

  • transport to and from London Heathrow and return flights with Air Canada
  • three nights and a city tour in cosmopolitan Vancouver
  • a rail journey aboard the Rocky Mountaineer to Kamloops, and a night in Kamloops
  • two nights in the Rocky Mountains town of Banff and coach travel to Jasper, also famous for its spectacular mountain scenery
  • two nights in Jasper
  • three nights aboard the Canadian, en route to Toronto
  • two nights and a city tour in Toronto

  • Also being offered at a last-minute, discounted price is The Rocky Mountaineer, an 11-day fully escorted tour due to depart on 8 September 2012. This tour is being offered at a discount of £250 – taking the price from £2845 to £2595 per person.

    This tour, which combines both road and rail journeys, includes

  • transport to and from London Heathrow, and return Air Canada flights
  • road travel from Calgary to Banff, and three nights in Banff
  • a coach journey along the Trans-Canada Highway, with visits to Lake Louise and the Icefields Parkway
  • two nights in Jasper
  • a rail journey aboard the Rocky Mountaineer, from Jasper to Kamloops, and a night in Kamloops
  • three nights in Vancouver, with a city tour

  • For more information about last-minute tour specials, contact a Thomas Cook Tours agent at 0844 879 8018.


    About Thomas Cook Tours
    Thomas Cook organised his first trip in 1841. Since then, Thomas Cook Tours has become synonymous with hassle-free travel to all the world's top destinations. It offers a choice of 70 tours spanning all six continents. Each tour is carefully designed to help travellers make the most of their time on holiday, and to provide the best possible value for money.