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Hi all, if you are planning a trip to canadian rockies then here is a quick itinerary that we made when on our trip to banff/jasper
Pro tips
Best time to visit: end of june to sept
Mode of transport: self drive
Accomodation in banff : pocaterra Inn
Accomodation in jasper: astoria Inn
Take banff national park entry pass online before going, print it and put it on your car dashbaord so you dont have to queue up on entry in banff or jasper
Land early in calgary airport and pick a self drive car from airport itself
On first day we planned to stay overnight in Jasper while visiting few places in banff on road. The entire journey from calgary to Jasper will be 7 hours but trust me you wont feel it as roads are spectacular. Here is our Day 1 stop itenrary:
Calgary>> Banff>> Jasper (overnight stay)
Stops in chronological order:
1. Banff town for quick breakfast
2. Lake louise: Do canoe on lake louise
3. Lunch at mountain restaurant (best pasta)
4. Pit stops at bow lake, waterfowl lake, peyto lake
5. Jasper town
We stayed in astoria inn which is right on jasper downtown road, we liked it for 1 night stay but you can check other hotels but they are away from town.
Wake up, have amazing breakfast at sunhouse cafe and get ready to headback to banff.
Here is what trip looks like
Jasper>> Banff>> canmore (overnighr stay)
Stops in chronological order:
1. Maligne canyon
2.Pyramid lake
3. Athabasca waterfalls
4. Athabasca glacier ( lunch at starbucks at columbia icefield center)
5. Moraine lake
6. Dinner in banff town (spaghetti kitchen)
7. Canmore for stay
We booked hotel in canmore as it is 20 min away from banff and has more modern hotel. You can stay in downtown but hotels are bit dated and too expensive for a 2-3 star
Here are our day 3 stops in chronological order :
1. Lake minnewanka ( take 1 hour cruise)
2. Two jack lake
3. Explore banff town (lunch at magpie & stump)
4. Vermillion lake
5. Dinner in banff ( park distillery restaurant + bar)
Here is day 4 itenrary . Keep it slow and easy going:
1. Banff gondola
2. Emerald lake ( it is bit far but can do it)
3. Lake louise (again on return if you want)
4. Dinner at banff (mountan restaurant)
Head back to calagry
