Rocky Mountaineer Introduces New GoldLeaf Themed Winery Tour Experience for 2010

Vancouver, British Columbia (March 24, 2010) – Rocky Mountaineer is pleased to introduce one of its most luxurious packages ever, the new GoldLeaf Themed Winery Tour Experience. This unique package is geared towards wine enthusiasts and allows guests to spilt up their two-day rail journey between Vancouver, BC and Banff, Alberta and explore the Okanagan Valley with an exclusive wine tour experience. These eight-day, seven-night tours combine an enhanced GoldLeaf Service experience onboard the train with visits and tastings at some of BC’s award-winning wineries in the Okanagan region as well as unique excursions on either end.

“We are really excited to share with our guests a region of BC that is known around the world for its exceptional wineries,” says Hubert Wat, Vice President, Marketing of Rocky Mountaineer. “The exclusive tour allows guests to take in a stunning rail journey and gives them the opportunity to indulge and enjoy the Western Canadian provinces of BC and Alberta.”

Guest will enjoy an exclusive onboard experience designed specifically for this package which includes wine-paired meals designed by Rocky Mountaineer’s Corporate Executive Chef and prepared fresh onboard, highlighting the finest regional cuisine and renowned BC wines. Travel onboard a specially designed GoldLeaf Experience Themed Dome, complete with a plush upper-lounge, perfect for taking in the stunning scenery passing by your windows. Guests overnight in deluxe accommodations along the trip, and upon disembarking the train in Banff, can also enjoy a breathtaking helicopter tour or a round of golf on a world-class course in the shadows of the Canadian Rockies.

The GoldLeaf Themed Winery Tour Experience is an eight-day, seven-night package that operates between Vancouver, BC and Banff, Alberta. The package includes a guided tour of the region, visits to seven award-winning wineries, expertly prepared wine-paired meals and a two-day rail journey onboard Rocky Mountaineer’s exclusive GoldLeaf Themed Experience Themed Dome.  This exclusive opportunity is only available on two dates in 2010 – June 17th and September 9th. Rates start at $7499 CDN per person, based on double occupancy. Some of the wineries visited along the tour include Gray Monk Estate Winery, Sumac Ridge Estate Winery, Hillside Estate Winery and Nk’Mip Winery.

For more information on the GoldLeaf Themed Winery Tour Experience or to receive a copy of the 2010 Rocky Mountaineer brochure, please contact your local travel professional or Rocky Mountaineer directly at (800) 665-7245, or visit www.rockymountaineer.com.

Rocky Mountaineer offers 45 unique Canadian vacation packages and four spectacular rail routes through British Columbia and Alberta. This luxurious train travels by daylight through the wild beauty of Canada’s West and is the best way to experience the majestic Canadian Rockies.  The Rocky Mountaineer also runs a three-hour journey with breathtaking scenery between Vancouver and Whistler, BC. Now in its 20th year of operations, the Rocky Mountaineer has grown to become the largest privately owned passenger rail service in North America and welcomed its one millionth guest in 2008. Rocky Mountaineer has been honoured with four World Travel Awards as “World’s Leading Travel Experience by Train” and was recently named by National Geographic as one of the “World’s Greatest Trips.

Media Contacts:

Rose Chase
Travel Media Relations Specialist
Rocky Mountaineer
Vancouver, British Columbia   
Phone: (604) 606-8473
Email: rchase@rockymountaineer.com