Sometime in the near future make the time and effort to Travel Transcontinental by Train across Canada. It is one of the most memorable and truly spectacular journeys in the world. Plan your trip well and make the most of a journey that will take a minimum of 7 - 10 days or more depending on your stopovers in various cities and locations. It is very likely you will travel at least 5,500 kilometres, covering 5 different time zones.
Canada is the world's second largest country and yet has a very small population estimated at just over 34 million people (2010 estimates). The majority of the population live in towns and cities close to the United States border. Northern Canada is more remote and much colder. There is no question that Canada is a land of exceptional beauty with many different and varied contrasts.
When you travel by Train it affords you the time to experience, embrace and witness this magnificent country from the Pacific west coast to the Atlantic east coast across the North American continent. The stunning scenery will leave you gasping in amazement with images that will live forever in the canyons of your mind.
I recommend the journey to commence in Vancouver, British Columbia on the west coast and to terminate the epic train ride in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the east coast. Travelling this route allows you to visit a number of great cities and towns such as Jasper, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto (make sure to visit Niagara Falls - American and Canadian), Montreal and Quebec. Before entering Toronto you will by-pass the Great Lakes of North America. The winter Olympic city of Vancouver is definitely worth spending a few days in to see some of the beautiful sites before starting on your venture.
This fantastic trip will enable you to see and take in 2 great Oceans - The Pacific and the Atlantic, many great rivers, the magnificent Great Lakes and other lakes besides, phenomenal landscapes, forests that stretch as far as the eye can see, spectacular valleys, awesome mountains and of course the majestic Rockies.
Ensure to take a very good quality camera preferably with a zoom lens and capture forever the breathtaking scenery that will live forever in your memory. Just be sure to take the necessary time to enable you to appreciate what you see. This is one movie you are definitely going to nominate for an academy award once you have experienced the almighty and daunting embrace of Canada first hand.
The epic train journey across Canada, like no other in the world, will terminate in Halifax - a city so different compared to the other amazing cities of Canada. Every Canadian city has it's own unique style. When you're finished in Halifax and had time to enjoy the culture, if you have the money and time you can then travel back west by Train and benefit from the total experience again going the other way! This is one of those events of a lifetime - travelling by train across Canada.
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