Canada’s first national park, Banff encompasses hundreds of glaciers, amazingly coloured lakes, alpine meadows and rugged mountain passes. The park is also the home to world renowned Lake Louise. Jasper National Park is home to the only sand dune ecosystem in the Rockies as well as the thunderous Maligne Canyon and Athabasca Falls and Glacier. Jasper’s wildlife established pathways long before humans and this network of trails has been expanded and maintained to offer some of the most superb hiking. The Icefields Parkway that links Banff and Jasper National Parks was built to commemorate Canada’s natural landscape and is one of the ‘must drive’ roads in the world.
Recommended accommodation
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Fairmont Banff Springs
The historic Fairmont Banff Springs is the ultimate castle in the Rockies. Originally built in 1888 it is now a luxurious hotel.
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Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
No journey to the Rockies is complete without a visit to the majestic Chateau Lake Louise. Once the home of Stoney Indians, this superb hotel blends history with modern, luxurious amenities.
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Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
The lodge offers accommodation in luxury cabins or sumptuous rooms, in addition nine restaurants, shops, a spa, golf course, mountain biking, fishing and horse riding are available.
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Post Hotel and Spa
Only steps away from one of North America’s finest downhill ski resorts, The Post Hotel & Spa offers comfort, style and the great outdoors.
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Cathedral Mountain Lodge
Wake up in an authentic log cabin in the Yoho National Park, on the western boundary of Banff National Park, just 15 minutes from Lake Louise, Cathedral Mountain Lodge is abundant in its offerings of outdoor activities.
Sample itinerary
DAY 1 - 2 Vancouver
Arrive Vancouver. Take two days to enjoy this vibrant city which is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on one side & the Coastal Mountains on the other. Enjoy a private six hour city & nature tour with a guide & gourmet picnic, spend two nights in a deluxe room at the Pan Pacific Hotel
DAY 3 Whistler
Private car transfer to Whistler along the Sea to Sky Highway. Spend two nights in the beautiful, pedestrianised town of Whistler. Take time to enjoy thrilling activities such as zip trek rides through the forest, quad & mountain biking or just simply taking in the stunning flora & fauna. Accommodation is in a deluxe room at Fairmont Chateau Whistler
DAY 4 - 6 Rocky Mountaineer Whistler - Japser
Take the Rocky Mountaineer Gold Leaf service to Jasper.
Enjoy breathtaking & varied scenery including lakes, the desertlike conditions of Fraser Canyon & ranch lands of the Cariboo Plateau. Overnight at Quesnel before boarding for the second full day on the train. Pass Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies arriving into Jasper in the early evening. Overnight at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
DAY 7 - 9 Jasper & Lake Louise
Enjoy a private, full day sightseeing tour of Jasper National Park including a Maligne Lake Boat Cruise. Overnight at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. The following day collect an SUV & spend a leisurely day driving through the Icefields Parkway to Lake Louise. Overnight at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in a Fairmont Gold Room
DAY 10 - 12 Banff & Calgary
Leave Lake Louise in the afternoon & enjoy a leisurely drive to Banff. Check in at the magnificent Fairmont Banff Springs hotel & spend two days enjoying this historic town & surrounding national park. Drive back to Calgary, drop off the car & fly home
Prices start from £4,670 including flights.
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