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Retired Educators Association of Minnesota presents Canadian Rockies VIA Rail SeptemberAugust 20, 24, 2022 2021 8 DAYS BOOKING TOUR RATES: DISCOUNT! NO RISK DEPOSIT Booking Discount*: $4575 pp double Save $200 Per Person NO CHANGE FEES Regular Rate: pp double $400 Per Couple* Book Now and your Deposit is Risk Free with $4775 No Change Fees until Final Payment Due Date! Single Supplement: +$1075 See back for details** *See Reservation Info for Booking Discount details waters of Maligne Lake, the largest natural lake in the Canadian Rockies. Canadian Rockies VIA Rail (B) Overnight: Jasper DAY 1: ARRIVE VANCOUVER along cobble-stone streets. This afternoon DAy 5: JAspER - IcEfIElDs ParkwAy - Arrive in Vancouver and meet your Tour board VIA Rail’s train, The Canadian, for a BANFF Director. One of the most beautiful and memorable 2 Day & overnight rail excursion Today travel south along the Icefields Parkway, cosmopolitan cities in North America, into the awe-inspiring Canadian Rockies. linking Jasper and Lake Louise, one of North Vancouver dazzles with views of the Pacific Explore the train before settling into your America’s most spectacular drives. Travel the Ocean, majestic mountains and a glittering comfortable Berth in the Sleeper Plus Train road as it winds between snow-domed peaks skyline. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Dinner. Car for the evening. The Berths feature seats and immense hanging glaciers; you may see (D) Overnight: Vancouver that convert to upper and lower beds for elk, deer, bighorn sheep or bear. Stop to see sleeping. Each 20 passenger Sleeper Plus the raw power of the Athabasca Falls. Later DAy 2: VAncouVER IslAnD - VIctoRIA Train Car features washrooms and a shower. ride in a specially designed Ice Explorer on the Today ferry through the scenic Gulf Islands to Dinner is included with this class along 1000-foot thick Athabasca Glacier part of the Vancouver Island. Upon arrival visit the world with exclusive access to the Park Car for Columbia Icefield, one of the largest ice masses famous Butchart Gardens to stroll among panoramic views. outside of the Arctic Circle. Then travel into fifty acres of floral gardens, fountains and (B,D) Overnight: VIA Rail - Banff National Park and arrive at your hotel in meandering paths. Then visit Victoria, British Sleeper Plus Berths the quaint town of Banff for a three-night stay. Columbia’s beautiful capital. Enjoy aVictoria (B,D) Overnight: Banff City Tour featuring the Inner Harbor, the DAy 4: cAnADIAn RockIEs By VIA RAIl - imposing Parliament Building constructed in JAspER nAtIonAl Park - MAlIgnE lAkE DAy 6: BAnff - yoho nAtIonAl Park - 1897 and views of the famous Empress Hotel. The Canadian winds along the North LAKE LOUISE Enjoy a bit of leisure time to take in city’s turn Thompson River passing towering peaks Today view two of the crown jewels of the of the century Victorian charm or shop in the and glacial valleys in a vast wilderness once Canadian Rockies. Stop to view spectacular downtown heritage district. Later return to only accessible by rail. Enjoy the views of the Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks Vancouver by ferry. incredible passing scenery like Mt. Robson, before visiting the Chateau Lake Louise, located (B) Overnight: Vancouver the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Capture Cross the Continental Divide into Alberta, spectacular views and photos of Lake Louise DAy 3: VAncouVER - BoARD VIA RAIl - arriving in Jasper for a one-night stay. This and Victoria Glacier. Then travel through OVERNIGHT ON TRAIN afternoon discover Jasper National Park, Kicking Horse Pass into Yoho National Park to This morning enjoy a Vancouver City Tour whose incredible scenery is comprised of see the Natural Bridge, the remarkable Spiral including Stanley Park, famous for its colorful carefully protected ecosystems, and is a Tunnels and cross the Continental Divide before Indian totem poles, Chinatown & Gastown, photographer’s paradise. Visit to Maligne returning to Banff. This evening enjoy your Vancouver’s turn of the century pedestrian Canyon, a Jasper landmark. Next watch for evening on your own. mall lined with shops and restaurants wildlife as you drive to see the crystal blue (B) Overnight: Banff HIGHLIGhts Three Canadian National Parks Banff, Jasper & Yoho Rail Experience The Canadian Train Sleeper Plus Class on Train - Berths Vancouver City Tour Victoria, BC Vancouver Island Butchart Gardens Lake Louise Valley of the Ten Peaks Icefields Parkway Banff Area Tour Athabasca Glacier Ice Explorer Ride Jasper Maligne Lake 3 Nights - Banff INCLUSIONS Roundtrip Airfare - MSP 2 Days VIA Rail The Canadian Sleeper Plus Class - Berths 11 Meals: 7 - Breakfast & 4 - Dinners Professional Tour Director Motorcoach Transportation Admissions per Itinerary Sightseeing per Itinerary Baggage Handling at Hotels & Train Overnight bag required for train overnight AccoMModatIons DAy 7: BAnff Area touR - AftERnoon 7 Nights Accommodations AT LEISURE 2 - Holiday Inn Centre, Sheraton or Westin This morning enjoy a Banff Area Tour Bayshore, Vancouver including Mt. Rundle, Bow Falls, Tunnel Mountain & the Hoodoos. Later explore 1 - VIA Rail - The Canadian Train - Sleeper Plus Banff and the surroundings on your own. An Class - Berths optional tour will be available this afternoon. 1 - Marmot Lodge, Sawridge Inn, Chateau This evening enjoy a Farewell Dinner with Jasper or Lobstick Lodge, Jasper your fellow travelers in the Banff area. 3 - Caribou Lodge or Ptarmigan Inn, Banff (B,D) Overnight: Banff On some dates alternate hotels may be used TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL DAy 8: BAnff - cAlgARy - flIght hoME Easy Active Transfer to Calgary and fly home filled with 1 2 3 4 wonderful memories of your Canadian Rockies VIA Rail Tour. (B) train Accommodations...sleeper plus class - Berths TRAVEL AND SAVE! Passengers are accommodated in Upper & Lower Berths in the Sleeper Plus Class The Premier Compass Club rewards our which includes onboard meals & sleeping valued guests with special recognition and a accommodations. During the day, the Berths Compass Club Loyalty Credit on future tours feature couch style seats facing each other and cruises. with a window. At night, the seats convert to Upper & Lower beds with heavy private curtains for sleeping. Breakfast & lunch are Guests that have completed a trip will included along with exclusive access to the automatically be enrolled and will receive Park Car with it’s lounges and 360-degree an additional $100 per person or $200 per TOUR RATES: panoramic views. Each Sleeper Plus Car Booking Discount*: pp double features public washrooms, shower facilities couple Compass Club Loyalty Credit applied $4575 to their next Premier World Discovery tour (1) and accommodates up to 20 guests. Small pp double overnight bag required. The Canadian Train or River Cruise. Loyalty Credit is valid for 24 Regular Rate: $4775 departs Vancouver at 3:00 PM on Day 3 and months from your last tour. Single Supplement: +$1075 arrives in Jasper at 11:00 AM on Day 4. The train schedule is subject to change & local rail traffic conditions. The Canadian Train is For more details and information visit: *See Reservation Info for Booking Discount details owned an operated by VIA Rail Canada. premierworlddiscovery.com DEposIt & fInAl pAyMEnt REsERVAtIon FORM (canada) contact Information/Mail Reservation form to: Deposit of $300 per person is due with Reservation Form to secure reservations. Retired Educators Association of Minnesota CANADIAN ROCKIES VIA RAIL Final Payment Due Date is 75 days prior to departure. Attn: Charles Hellie *BOOKING DISCOUNT August 20, 2022 1129 Heritage Drive • Northfield, MN 55057 Make your Final Payment by check prior to the Final Payment Due Date & receive 507.301.3609 $400 per couple/$200 per person Booking Discount! BOOKING #147075 (Web Code) •Initial Deposit can be made by check or credit card to be eligible. [email protected] • www.mnream.org •Payments after Initial Deposit are considered part of Final Payment & must be made by check. Make checks payable to: pREMIER WORlD DISCOVERy ONLINE BOOKING OPTION Save time, postage & secure your seat for this group departure. Simply type https://res.premierworlddiscovery.com into your web browser & use the Enclosed please find a deposit in the amount of $ ($300 per person) Booking Number (Web Code) from this flyer to make your Deposit online in to secure reservations for # of people. just a few minutes. No need to submit a Reservation Form if booking online. pREMIER’s tRAVEl pROTECTIon plAn (tpp) $335 per person (must purchase with Initial Deposit) Premier’s Travel Protection Plan (TPP): Yes, I (we) wish to purchase travel protection (TPP) part A – cancellation waiver provided by pwD (TPP must be purchased with initial deposit) I. Trip Cancellation Waiver (TCW) - Guarantees full refund on all payments, No, I (we) decline travel protection (TPP) except the Trip Cancellation Waiver Fee itself in case of cancellation up to the time and date of departure due to the passenger’s personal illness or death of an immediate family member. Medical/official documentation required. Enclosed please find payment in the amount of $ ($335 per person) II. Premier “Any Reason” Cancellation Waiver (ARCW) - Reimburses 75% of to secure the Premier’s Travel Protection Plan (TPP). the cancellation fees in the form of a future travel credit certificate (FTCC) valid for 1 year, if you cancel more than 48 hours prior to scheduled depar- TOTAl pAyMEnt $ ture for any reason not eligible for cash refund under the TCW (Part A – I.). FTCC is non-transferable, may not be redeemed for cash and does not in- clude any credit for the Trip Cancellation Waiver Fee. The Trip Cancellation Waiver Fee must be paid for with Initial Deposit and is refundable until 180 Rt AIR gAtEwAy RooMMAtE’s Rt AIR gAtEwAy days prior to departure. The Trip Cancellation Waiver does not cover any sin- gle supplement charges due to an individual’s traveling companion cancel- see flyer page 3 for included group RT gateway/departure city, additional charges apply for other RT air packages ing prior to departure.