Rocky Mountaineer, a Canada-based luxury rail-tour firm, announced on Thursday that it will likely be launching a two-day route subsequent summer.
The “Rockies to the Red Rocks” journey — between Denver and Moab, Utah — will cease in a single day in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Passengers will journey on considered one of Rocky Mountaineer’s glass-domed prepare coaches by way of the attractive surroundings of the Southwest.
The price of the journey begins at $1,250 USD per individual, based on the announcement. It contains the two-day preparation journey in addition to the in a single day keep in Glenwood Springs.
The route’s preview season will run from Aug. 15 by way of Oct. 23, 2021, with 40 departures, the corporate stated.
For individuals who wish to ebook a ticket now, they’ll make a $25 refundable deposit.
Rocky Mountaineer continues to be growing varied tour and exercise packages with assistance from native tourism teams and inns, “so the company can expertise much more of the area,” the announcement stated.
“Over the previous 30 years, Rocky Mountaineer has to turn out to be famed for our world-class prepare journey experiences, and now we’re opening our latest prepare expertise within the area the place prepare journey historical past started,” Peter Armstrong, Rocky Mountaineer’s founder, stated in a press release. “This area, with its magnificent surroundings, nationwide parks, huge alternatives to discover, will delight tens of millions.”
The corporate already runs three luxurious prepared routes in Canada, from Vancouver to 3 cities within the Canadian Rockies: Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper.
Steve Sammut, Rocky Mountaineer’s president, and CEO stated the corporate has been engaged in including new routes for a number of years.
In a press release, Sammut stated the Rocky Mountaineer has been searching for a route with “unbelievable surroundings, iconic locations, and the choice for an all daytime, multi-day journey that’s greatest skilled by prepare.”
“The Rockies to the Crimson Rocks may have all of this and extra, and is a chance to carry our award-winning Rocky Mountaineer expertise to showcase the epic surroundings of the Southwest United States,” Sammut stated.