Sorry ed just looking for more possible feed back Advice please

[Manwithnoname]

I`m considering taking my wife on the Rocky Moutaineer for our 25th anniversary. Flying from Manchester to Vancouver & taking the train back to Toronto via the Rockies Niagra Falls etc.

Would I be better off booking with a Canadian tour operator on line or, should I stick with good old rip off Britain.

Many thanks in anticipation.

[B00]

Why have you asked this twice? And the apology in the title....huh?

[Manwithnoname]

the answeryou are looking for can be found between the apology & the question

[jno]

if a Canadian operator goes bust, make sure you're covered by insurance (or by paying with your credit card). The UK travel market is extremely competitive, so you're unlikely to find yourself greatly ripped-off if you book locally.

Bear in mind that Canada from the Rockies to the St Lawrence is very large and flat, with not a whole lot to see besides grain growing. When I did a similar trip I flew from Calgary to Toronto.

[cazzz1975]

I believe he has asked this twice as his first one received no replies

[pleuni]

Rocky mountaineer is fab! but day on there is plenty!...then is it same & similar & same...you can call them direct - sorry I don't have the number any longer

[Manwithnoname]

thanks jno. Any other tips would be welcome. Thank you.

cazz I am looking for the maximum feedback.

[jno]

in terms of a direct answer, the only suggestion I can offer is 'try it and see'. I doubt you'll be able to put a package of flights and train rides together cheaper than someone like Great Rail Journeys, but you can try.

http://www.greatrail.com/

Alternatively, get someone like Trailfinders to try it for you.

http://www.trailfinders.com/

[MichaelZZ]

We had a wonderful holiday in Canada which we arranged through Just America (www.justamerica.co.uk). We flew from Manchester to Toronto, had 3 days there including fantastic day trip to Niagara. We then flew Toronto to Calgary and picked up a hire car to drive to Banff and then on to Jasper, Kamloops and Vancouver. We flew home from Vancouver.
You'll see that we didn't actually do the Rocky Mountaineer. (I wanted to but Mrs ZZ over-ruled me!) As it turned out it wasn't such a bad move as the weather around the time that we would have been on the train was dull and misty. Speaking to folk who had done the trip from Vancouver to Kamloops, they said much the same as Pleuni. (Scenery - what they could see of it - was very "samey" and they felt the whole thing was over-hyped.)
As I said initially, we had a wonderful holiday. Canada is fantastic, the people are tremendously pro-British and love our royal family. We met some Native Canadians (or whatever the PC term is now) who told us they loved Coronation Street and treated us like celebrities when we told them that we lived only 40 miles from where it was made!
JNO makes a good point about the boring bit across the Prairie Provinces. I suggest that you have a look at air and train timetables to see how long those journeys take. Better still have a good look at Just America's website and then give them a ring. Mike, the boss, has been there. done that. He'll tell you that a very large percentage of their holidays are tailor made to customers' requirements. we have had three holidays with them and our dughter and husband have had one (very complicated but absolutely hitch free!).
Enjoy Canada! I envy you!

[Buenchico]

The only place that you should be booking the rail element is directly with the train operator, VIA Rail. Details here:
http://www.seat61.com/Canada.htm#Canadian
and here:
http://www.viarail.ca/en

[Manwithnoname]

thanks very much guys much appreciated