Amtrak Vacations Famous Routes Brochure with AAA - United States

FAMOUS ROUTES

2024-2025 EXPLORE SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS TRAIN ROUTES THROUGHOUT AMERICA

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DID YOU KNOW? You can begin your

AMTRAK VACATIONS ? ®

Bucket List Experience

City to City Service ®

Room to Roam

Satisfy Your Hunger

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Customizable Packages

Hassle-Free

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Why Travel with Amtrak Vacations ....................... 4-5

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Which Rail Vacation is Right for you? .................... 6-7

California Zephyr Rail Experience ............................20 Coast Starlight Rail Experience ................................21

FAMOUS ROUTES Glacier National Park Express ................................ 8-9 Grand National Parks with Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier National Park .................................. 10-11 Grand Rail Experience ......................................... 12-13 Northern Rail Experience ................................... 14-15

Empire Builder Rail Experience ................................22

Additonal information FAQs.............................................................................23 Amtrak Onboard Experience .............................. 24-26 Everyday Membership and Discounts.....................27

Grand Canyon Getaway Roundtrip from Chicago............................................16 Glacier National Park Getaway ................................17 Jazz Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll .......................................18

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RIGHT FOR YOU? National Parks

Roundtrip Vacations

Rail Experiences

Coast to Coast

Rail Getaways Famous Routes

Alaska Rail and Sail Multiple National Parks

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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK EXPRESS 10 DAY ITINERARY

PACKAGE INCLUDES: • Sightseeing architecture cruise of Chicago • Two Medicine Valley Boat Cruise of Glacier National Park

Chicago > Glacier National Park > Seattle

• Big Sky Circle Tour of Glacier National Park • Admission to the Space Needle and Chihuly Garden & Glass Exhibit •

of Seattle

• One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Glacier National Park and Glacier National Park to Seattle onboard the Empire Builder® • 7 nights hotel accommodations; 2 nights’ onboard Amtrak • 1 meal included (1 dinner)

DAY 1: CHICAGO

DAY 2: CHICAGO

DAY 3: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK®

# of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

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DAY 7: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK DAY 4: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK DAY 8: SEATTLE DAY 5: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

DAY 9: SEATTLE DAY 6: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

DAY 10: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SEATTLE

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GRAND NATIONAL PARKS WITH YELLOWSTONE, YOSEMITE AND GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

15 DAY ITINERARY

• Admission to the Space Needle Observatory Deck

Chicago > Salt Lake City > Yellowstone National Park > San Francisco > Yosemite National Park > Seattle > Glacier National Park > Chicago

• Big Sky Circle Tour and Two Medicine Valley Boat Cruise in Glacier National Park

• Sightseeing tour of Yellowstone’s Lower Loop, and Yosemite National Park •

of San Francisco

• One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Salt Lake City; Salt Lake City to San Francisco; San Francisco to Seattle; Seattle to Glacier National Park; Glacier National Park to Chicago in Coach accommodations on the California Zephyr®, Coast Starlight®, and Empire Builder® • 10 nights’ hotel accommodations; 5 nights’ onboard Amtrak • 3 meals included (3 breakfasts)

DAY 1: CHICAGO

DAY 2: SALT LAKE CITY

DAY 5: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 6: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 7: SAN FRANCISCO TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK DAY 3: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

DAY 4: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK DAY 8: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 9: SEATTLE

DAY 10: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

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DAY 11: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

DAY 12: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

# of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 13: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CHICAGO

DAY 14: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 15: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CHICAGO

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GRAND RAIL EXPERIENCE

PACKAGE INCLUDES: •

14 DAY ITINERARY

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Chicago > Seattle > Los Angeles > New Orleans > Washington, D.C. > Chicago

of Seattle of Los Angeles

• Sightseeing city tour of • Monuments by Moonlight tour in Washington, DC • Roundtrip Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Seattle; Seattle to Los Angeles; Los Angeles to New Orleans; New Orleans to Washington, DC; and Washington DC to Chicago onboard the Empire Builder®, Coast Starlight®, Sunset Limited®, Crescent®, and Capitol Limited® • 6 nights hotel accommodations; 7 nights onboard Amtrak

DAY 4: SEATTLE

DAY 5: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 6: LOS ANGELES # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 1: CHICAGO

DAY 7: LOS ANGELES

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DAY 2: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK DAY 8: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 3: SEATTLE

DAY 9: NEW ORLEANS

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DAY 10 NEW ORLEANS

DAY 12 WASHINGTON DC

DAY 11 OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 13 OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 14 YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CHICAGO

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NORTHERN RAIL EXPERIENCE

PACKAGE INCLUDES: •

9 DAY ITINERARY

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Chicago > Seattle > San Francisco > Chicago

of Seattle of San Francisco

• Sightseeing tour of Muir Woods and Sausalito • Sightseeing cruise in • Roundtrip Amtrak® in Coach accommodation from Chicago to Seattle; Seattle to San Francisco; San Francisco to Chicago on the Empire Builder®, Coast Starlight® and the California Zephyr®.

• 4 nights hotel accommodation; • 1 meal included (1 dinner)

DAY 1: YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS IN CHICAGO # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 2: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 3: SEATTLE

DAY 4: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 5: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 6: SAN FRANCISCO

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DAY 8: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 7: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 9: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CHICAGO

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GRAND CANYON GETAWAYS

# of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

GRAND CANYON GETAWAY ROUNDTRIP FROM CHICAGO 6 DAY ITINERARY Chicago > Williams > Grand Canyon National Park > Williams > Chicago • 3 nights’ hotel accommodations • Roundtrip service in Coach accommodations on the Grand Canyon Railway • Grand Canyon Freedom Tour • 2 meals included (1 breakfast, 1 dinner) • Roundtrip Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Williams on the Southwest Chief®

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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK GETAWAY

# of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK GETAWAY ROUNDTRIP FROM CHICAGO 6 DAY ITINERARY • 3 nights’ hotel accommodations, 2 nights’ onboard Amtrak • Big Sky Circle Tour* • Two Medicine Valley Boat Cruise* • One Dinner at Glacier Park Lodge • Roundtrip Amtrak in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Glacier National Park onboard the Empire Builder *Two Medicine Valley Boat Cruise and Big Sky Circle Tour are both seasonal tours.

Big Sky does not run until late-June. Two Medicine Valley Boat Cruises stops running early September.

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JAZZ, BLUES AND ROCK N’ ROLL 9 DAY ITINERARY

PACKAGE INCLUDES: •

sightseeing tour of Chicago

• Sightseeing city tour of Memphis including admission

Chicago > Memphis > New Orleans

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aboard a paddlewheel boat

• Sightseeing city tour of • Jazz brunch at the Court of • One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Memphis; Memphis to New Orleans onboard the City of ®

• 7 nights hotel accommodations; 1 night onboard Amtrak • 2 meals included (1 dinner,

DAYS 1-2: CHICAGO

DAYS 4-5: MEMPHIS

# of nights in a HOTEL

DAY 6: MEMPHIS TO NEW ORLEANS

# of nights on the TRAIN

DAYS 7-8: NEW ORLEANS

DAY 9: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN NEW ORLEANS

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PEAKS TO PACIFIC

PACKAGE INCLUDES: • Sightseeing tour of Rocky Mountain National Park

10 DAY ITINERARY Denver > Rocky Mountain National Park > Salt Lake City > Yellowstone National Park > San Francisco > Yosemite National Park

• Sightseeing city tour of Salt Lake City • Sightseeing tour of Yellowstone National Park’s Lower Loop • Sightseeing tour of • One-way Amtrak® from Denver to Salt Lake City; Salt Lake City to San Francisco on the California Zephyr® in Coach accommodations • 8 nights hotel accommodations; 1 night onboard Amtrak • Roundtrip transfers between Salt Lake City and West Yellowstone

DAYS 1-2: DENVER

DAY 3: DENVER TO SALT LAKE CITY

DAY 4: SALT LAKE CITY

DAY 5: SALT LAKE CITY TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

DAY 6: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

# of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 7: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 8: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 9: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

DAY 10: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SAN FRANCISCO

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CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR RAIL EXPERIENCE 7 DAY ITINERARY

PACKAGE INCLUDES: •

of Chicago

• Admission to the Chicago Skydeck at the Willis Tower

Chicago > San Francisco

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of San Francisco

• One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to San Francisco on the California Zephyr® • 4 nights’ hotel accommodations, 2 nights’ onboard Amtrak • 1 meal included (1 dinner)

DAY 4: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 5: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 6: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 1: CHICAGO

DAY 7: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 2: CHICAGO

DAY 3: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

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COAST STARLIGHT RAIL EXPERIENCE 6 DAY ITINERARY

PACKAGE INCLUDES: •

of Los Angeles

• Seattle CityPASS® including: Space Needle, Seattle Aquarium, Argosy Harbor Cruise, Museum of Pop Culture OR Woodland

Los Angeles > Seattle

OR Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit • One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Los Angeles to Seattle on the Coast Starlight® • 4 nights’ hotel accommodations, 1 night onboard Amtrak

DAY 3: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 4: SEATTLE

DAY 5: SEATTLE

DAY 6: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SEATTLE

DAY 1: LOS ANGELES

DAY 2: LOS ANGELES

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EMPIRE BUILDER RAIL EXPERIENCE 7 DAY ITINERARY

PACKAGE INCLUDES: •

of Chicago

• Admission to the Skydeck Chicago

Chicago > Seattle

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sightseeing tour of Seattle*

• One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Seattle on the Empire Builder® • 4 nights’ hotel accommodations, 2 nights’ onboard Amtrak

DAY 3: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 4: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 5: SEATTLE

DAY 6: SEATTLE

DAY 7: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SEATTLE

DAY 1: CHICAGO

DAY 2: CHICAGO

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