Alberta

The best known and loved part of the Rockies is undoubtedly the section covered by the Banff, Yoho and Jasper National Parks. Stretching from Banff, Alberta in the south to Jasper in the north and including the phenomenal Icefields Parkway, this is the region where all those wonderful pictures of blue-green lakes backed by white mountains are taken.

Top 3 Alberta Tailor Made Holidays

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Alberta Canadian Rockies | Luxury Fly-drive Holiday

This 10-night Alberta fly-drive holiday takes in 2 nights in cowboy city Calgary, plus time in the Rockies to enjoy activities such as hiking, canoeing or horse-riding, plus enjoying the spa facilitie...

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Canadian Rockies Walking Tour | The Best of Banff, Yoho and Jasper

The classic hiking trip in the Canadian Rockies The best day-long hikes in the Rocky Mountain National Parks in seven fun filled days. You will experience the most outstanding places in this fabulous...

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Golf Holidays in Banff, Alberta | Tee-time in Banff

Banff in the summer brings you face to face with nature.  Set amongst the jagged mountain peaks and thickly forested alpine valleys lie splendidly scenic, world-class golf cou...

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Why should I visit Alberta?

While Lake Louise is the best known, Moraine Lake, with its views of Mount Temple and the Ten Peaks, is utterly lovely, as is tear-shaped Peyto Lake. The Yoho National Park is the smallest of the trio (Yoho is a native word meaning “awe”) but boasts The Spiral Tunnels – railway tunnels in the shape of an elongated figure of eight that wind their way down into the Kicking Horse River Valley. By this extraordinary feat of engineering, the front of the train actually crosses over the top of the rear as it negotiates the 4.5% gradient. Nearby you can see the Takakkaw Falls, one of the highest falls in North America, cascading 833 feet from the Daly Glacier in two stages to join the Yoho River.

The nearest airport is Calgary, a modern prairie town with historic roots, which comes alive in July with its famous stampede, but which also has a good selection of attractions such as the Calgary Tower, art galleries and museums.

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