DAY 1
- Fly to Calgary
- Tour to Banff National
Park
- Bow View Motor Lodge
Today, we will fly to Calgary in the
Canadian Province of Alberta where we begin our Canadian Rockies
Tour. It's just a short drive to these magnificent mountains
and the famous village of Banff, often proclaimed Canada's "Crown
Jewel."
DAY 2
- Breakfast
- Tour of Banff
- Lunch At Banff Springs
Hotel
We will tour the area of the city
Banff. Highlights will include Tunnel Mountain, Lake
Minnewanka, Bow Falls, and the wildlife of the Canadian
Rockies. Lunch today will be at the elegant Banff Springs
Hotel.
After lunch, we will take the road up to Mt.
Norquay Road to one of the aea's most impressive viewpoints.
Don’t forget your cameras!
DAY 3
- Breakfast
- Tour to Jasper Park
Columbia lcefields Ride
Jasper Inn
After breakfast this morning, we take the
Banff-Jasper Highway for our scenic drive to Jasper. Along the
way, we will view Johnston Canyon, Lake Louise, Morraince Lake,
Peyto Lake, and dozen of glaciers!
This afternoon, we will visit the Columbia
Icefields, where we have a special treat for you, a snocoach ride on
the glacier! This is the largest body of ice south of the
Arctic Circle.
DAY 4
- Breakfast
- Tour of Jasper Area
- Tour to Edmonton
- Crowne Plaza Hotel
We will tour this gorgeous country surrounding
Jasper today. Highlights will include Lac Beauvert, Old Fort
Point, Pyramid and Patricia Lakes, Athabasca Falls, and Maoligne
Canyon as well as the grounds of Jasper Park Lodge.
This afternoon, we will tour to Alberta's capital
city, Edmonton.
DAY 5
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Edmonton City Tour
This morning we will sightsee this lovely
city viewing the Civic Centre, the Provincial Legislative Gardens,
the University of Alberta, Old Fort Edmonton, the Museum of Natural
History, Old Strathcona, Churchill Square and the North Saskatchewan
River. A tour of Alberta's Parliament Building is also
planned.
This afternoon, we will visit one of the
world's the largest shopping malls the West Edmonton Mall, with
over 900 shops and services including: the Fantasy Amusement Park,
the Deep Sea Adventure, Pebble Beach Miniature Golf Course, the Ice
Palace (an NHL sized ice rink), live Dolphin Shows, World Waterpark
and so much more!
DAY 6
- Breakfast
- Tour to Calgary
- Best Western Downtown Suites Hotel
- Calgary Stampede
- Chuckwagon Races and Show
We will drive though the heart of Alberta today
seeing cattle ranches, oil wells, and the beautiful yellow fields of
rape seed enroute to Calgary, home of the Calgary
Stampede.
Upon arrival, we will take a tour of
this exciting city. One of the highlights of the day will
include spectacular indoor Devonian Gardens in the heart of the
downtown area
Those wishing to attend the afternoon rodeo
can be dropped off early at the Stampede grounds on their own.
Tonight, we’ll thrill to the Calgary
Stampede's Chuckwagon Races and Evening Stage Spectacular!
The brilliant fireworks finale will cap this memorable day
of
fun and frivolity.
each event. Don't miss the show barns,
casino, midway, western art show, exhibits, live music,
etc.
DAY 7
- Continental Breakfast
- Fly Home
We will reluctantly leave Calgary today as we fly
home with many fond memories of the Canadian Rockies and the Calgary
Stampede.
