New Rail Vacations for 2011
Chicago, Illinois (January, 2011) - Chicago-based tour operator and rail travel specialist Vacations By Rail kicked off the New Year with four new train tours in the U.S.and Europe to add to its collection of more than 100 worldwide rail vacations. All tours include train travel, hotel accommodations, select meals, sightseeing, and services of a professional tour manager among other package inclusions.
National Parks of the West is a 14-day tour to six National Parks-Glacier, Waterton Lakes, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Arches, and Canyonlands-and includes travel aboard the legendary California Zephyr and Empire Builder trains. Departures are available June 28 and August 10. Prices start at $2,995.
Red Cliffs Experience By Rail is a 7-day tour of Utah's Red Cliff Country and incorporates the California Zephyr's legendary route through the Colorado Rockies with some of the nation's most beautiful scenery. Highlights of the trip include visits to Arches and Canyonland National Parks, Dead Horse Point State Park, and Utah's acclaimed Red Cliffs. The singular departure date is March 21 at a rate of $2,174.
Great Trains of the American West is an exciting 11-day tour through Colorado with excursions on five of its scenic trains including the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Heber Valley Railroad, and Pikes Peak Cog Railroad. Departures are available June 8, July 6, and August 3. Prices start at $2,795.
Scenic Switzerland By Train is a 9-day scenic tour to the best of Switzerland. Beginning and ending in Zurich, travelers enjoy visits to Lucerne, Gstaad, Interlaken, Lausanne, Montreaux, St. Moritz, and Klosters. Highlights of this tour include rail excursions aboard the GoldenPass, the Glacier Express, the Bernina Express, and the Gornergrat Bahn. Departures are available April 28 and September 8. Prices start at $2,009.
Tour prices listed are land-only, per person based on double occupancy.
Detailed itineraries for new rail tours as well as Vacations By Rail's full product line can be found at www.vacationsbyrail.com . To book a Vacations By Rail train vacation, contact a rail specialist at 1-877-929-7245.
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About Vacations by Rail:Vacations By Rail is the leading seller of rail travel and tours in North America and the trusted authority on rail vacations. Travelers can choose from the largest selection of independent rail vacations, escorted rail tours, and luxury rail journeys around the world. Vacations By Rail also provides virtually every European rail pass and ticket to meet customers' European travel needs. For more information on Vacations By Rail and the company's products, visit www.vacationsbyrail.com or call 1-877-929-7245.
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
