Canada
11 days: Banff, Lake Louise, the Icefields Parkway and Jasper
Canada: 11 days
The Canadian Rockies your way: the turquoise Moraine Lake and Lake Louise, the mountain town of Banff with its gondola and hot springs, the Icefields Parkway between glaciers, and Jasper with Maligne Lake and moose by the road. A rental car from Calgary. Book everything yourself and keep this guide on your phone: it works offline.
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The route 10 nights in total
- Calgary1 night
Arrive - Banff3 nights
The gondola, Johnston Canyon, Lake Minnewanka - Lake Louise2 nights
Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Yoho - Jasper3 nights
Icefields Parkway, Maligne Lake - Calgary1 night
A last evening
Fly into Calgary (usually via Toronto or Frankfurt). Banff is about 1.5 hours away, Lake Louise 45 minutes on, the Icefields Parkway to Jasper about 3–4 hours with many stops, and back to Calgary about 4.5 hours.
Places you will see
What’s in the guide
- The route day by day, with nights in each place
- When to go, month by month
- The best places and how much time they need
- Getting around, where to stay, money and food
- Manners, safety and a before-you-go checklist
- Official links and sources with the date they were checked
- A phone app: the plan for your travel dates, checklist and notes, offline too
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Pip’s tip
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