Suggested Canada itinerary

sheramber

We flew to Calgary, hired a car and drove up to Banff and Jasper. Visited the icefields on the way.

Took the VIA train to Prince Rupert. It wasn't a tourist train as such then. More a service train.Lunch was brought onto the train at one of rural stopsin the middle of nowhere. Just a track and a4x4 waiting.

It was not the luxury train like the RockyMountaineer but still very enjoyable.There was an overnight stop at Prince George.

We then took the ferry down the Inside passage to Port Hardy and then hired a car to travel down to Victoria .

From Victoria we took the ferry to Vancouver and picked up the Rocky Mountaineer to Calgary. Flew home from Calgary.
The Rocky Moutaineer was Gold Leaf and was excellent. Service was fist class and food of the highest standard.

In all we spent 17 days with various overnight and longer stays.

Two planes, two hired cars, two ferries and two trains- a holiday of a lifetime.

zagubov

jackieblack wrote: »

I’ve no idea what you’re referring to, but I’ve never had a problem at any of the border crossings.
There can be a bit of a queue, but if you‘re prepared, have any relevant paperwork ready in case they ask for it and aren’t carrying anything that’s prohibited from export/import across the border, there shouldn’t be any problem.

Therer was a family in the news over the past few weeks, called the Connors who crossed the border mistakenly and for all I know are still in jail.:o

jackieblack

zagubov wrote: »

Therer was a family in the news over the past few weeks, called the Connors who crossed the border mistakenly and for all I know are still in jail.:o

These?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50067575

Sounds like they may not have been as innocent as they claimed.

A British family detained in the US after crossing the border from Canada intentionally entered the country illegally, officials have said.
They said the vehicle was captured on video "slowly and deliberately" driving through a ditch to enter the US.
Two adults in the vehicle had previously been denied travel authorisation to the US, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.

But CBP said that remote video surveillance captured the vehicle crossing a ditch before pulling back on to a road in Lynden, Washington state, and continuing west. The group was pulled over by a border patrol agent shortly after.

The occupants were arrested for illegally entering the US without inspection. During processing, records revealed the two adults that had previously been denied access to the US, CBP said on Tuesday.

The article also says that they were all repatriated to the UK.

enthusiasticsaver

sheramber wrote: »

We flew to Calgary, hired a car and drove up to Banff and Jasper. Visited the icefields on the way.

Took the VIA train to Prince Rupert. It wasn't a tourist train as such then. More a service train.Lunch was brought onto the train at one of rural stopsin the middle of nowhere. Just a track and a4x4 waiting.

It was not the luxury train like the RockyMountaineer but still very enjoyable.There was an overnight stop at Prince George.

We then took the ferry down the Inside passage to Port Hardy and then hired a car to travel down to Victoria .

From Victoria we took the ferry to Vancouver and picked up the Rocky Mountaineer to Calgary. Flew home from Calgary.
The Rocky Moutaineer was Gold Leaf and was excellent. Service was fist class and food of the highest standard.

In all we spent 17 days with various overnight and longer stays.

Two planes, two hired cars, two ferries and two trains- a holiday of a lifetime.

That sounds wonderful. We have decided to do The Rocky Mountaineer Gold leaf. As you say it is the holiday of a lifetime and will only be doing it once. Lots of good reviews online. Our agent has built a trip to Victoria into our itinerary as well. We will also be staying in Banff and doing the icefields.

tocsin

enthusiasticsaver wrote: »

That sounds wonderful. We have decided to do The Rocky Mountaineer Gold leaf. As you say it is the holiday of a lifetime and will only be doing it once. Lots of good reviews online. Our agent has built a trip to Victoria into our itinerary as well. We will also be staying in Banff and doing the icefields.

Just seen your thread - DW and I did the Rocky Mountaineer (round trip Vancouver - Jasper / Banff - Vancouver) in August, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Good views in Gold Leaf, nice food and wine, excellent and informative hosts. The best bit was the open carriage end - no glass in the way of photography, and no problem going there if something interesting came up during a meal!