Day 1: Calgary - Banff National Park
Arrive in Calgary and pick up your rental car at the airport. Calgary is nestled beside the Rocky Mountain foothills and famous for the "Calgary Stampede" Rodeo & Show. Short drive to Banff National Park. Check in at your hotel.
Day 2: Banff National Park
Banff is part of the UNESCO Rocky Mountain Park Heritage Site and offers many attractions including Upper Hot Springs, Bow Falls, Banff Springs Hotel and the Hoodoos. Take the Gondola to the Top of Sulphur Mountain and enjoy an amazing 360-degree view of unmatched beautiful mountain scenery.
Day 3: Banff - Jasper National Park
Travel northwards into Jasper National Park along the remarkable Icefields Parkway. Abundant scenic masterpieces unfold around every corner, making this highway of towering peaks, sparkling glaciers and waterfalls among the most impressive drives in the world. Enjoy a stop at the Columbia Icefields Centre for an interpretive Ice Explorer ride onto the Athabasca Glacier (optional).
Day 4: Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is located admist the most beautiful wilderness of the Rocky Mountains. Visit Maligne Canyon and glacier-fed Maligne Lake. From here take a cruise to Spirit Island. The top of Whistlers Mountain promises the best views of the rockies.
Day 5: Jasper - Lake Louise / Yoho
Leave Jasper and travel south on the Icefields Parkway. Today you have time to visit Yoho National Park with Emerald Lake, Natural Bridge and Takakkaw Falls. Arrive at famous Lake Louise, the 'Jewel of the Rockies'. Explore the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and don't forget to take picture of stunning emerald green lake.
Day 6: Lake Louise - Calgary
Spend the morning exploring Lake Louise and Banff before you return to Calgary. The vibrant city of Calgary is nestled beside the Rocky Mountain foothills and famous for the "Calgary Stampede" Rodeo in July. Tour the city and take an elevator to the top of the Calgary Tower – which offers unparalleled views of the city, mountains and prairies beyond.
Day 7: Calgary
Your tour ends with the check out of the hotel. Return your rental car at the airport. |