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BANFF NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE SUMMER WILDLIFE WINTER LUXURY ACCOMMODATION ()  Discover Banff & It’s Wildlife Tour  Discover Banff & It’s Wildlife Tour  Fairmont Banff Springs  Grizzly Bear Sightseeing Gondola &  Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary  Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Airport gateway = Trail of The Great Bear Hike  Lodge Lake Louise International  Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES  Rimrock Resort & Spa Banff

WINTER  The Post Hotel Lake Louise Distance from Calgary = 2 hours LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES drive  Banff Upper Hot Springs WILDERNESS LODGES & CABINS SUMMER  Cave & Basin Tour Rail access = Rocky  Banff Sightseeing Gondola  Dogsledding with Kingmik  Baker Creek Chalets Lake Louise Mountaineer summer only  Banff Upper Hot Springs Soak  Fairmont White Christmas festivities - Dec  Deer Lodge Lake Louise  Rafting & Float Tour  Horse Sleigh Rides Lake Louise  Num-Ti-Jar (summer only) LL banfflakelouise.com  Bow River Walking Trails  Ice Magic – Ice Carving Festival – Jan  Paradise Lodge & Bungalows  Canoe on Lake Louise & Moraine Lake  Ice skate on Lake Louise  Shadow Lake Lodge (hike in only)  Canoe on Vermillion Lakes  Johnston Canyon Icewalk  Skoki Lodge (hike in only) LL  Cave & Basin Tour  Lake Louise High Tea  Lodge & Cabins  Golf at Banff Springs Golf Course  Shopping Banff Avenue  Heli Hiking Alpine or Icefield Helicopters  Skiing Banff Mt. Norquay, Sunshine Village & STANDARD ACCOMMODATION  Helicopter Tours Alpine or Icefield Heli Lake Louise  Banff Aspen Lodge  Hike to Lake Agnus Tea House  Snowdays Winter Festival – Jan-Feb  Banff Caribou Lodge  Horseback Riding Lake Louise  Snowshoeing Fairmont Heritage Guides  Banff International Hotel  Johnston Canyon Boardwalk  Snowshoeing Lake Louise  Brewster’s Mountain Lodge  Lake Louise High Tea  Snowshoeing Sunshine Village  Caribou Lodge & Spa  Cruise  Tubing Lake Louise  Carlton’s Cedar Court  Mountain Biking  Tubing Mt. Norquay  Delta Banff Royal  Rocky Mountaineer train into Banff  Whyte  Delta Banff Royal  Shopping Banff Avenue  Willow Stream Spa @ Fairmont Banff Springs  Douglas Fir Resort   Fox Suites  Willow Stream Spa @ Fairmont Banff Springs  Hidden Ridge Resort Banff LAKES, WATERFALLS & VIEWING SPOTS  High Country Inn LAKES, WATERFALLS & VIEWING SPOTS  Johnston Canyon  Inns of Banff   Lake Louise  Inns of Banff   Moraine Lake (closed in winter)  Lake Louise Inn  Lake Louise   Rundle Manor  Moraine Lake  Surprise corner view of Banff Springs  Voyager Inn  Peyto Lake  Surpise Corner look out MOTORHOME CAMPGROUNDS  Lake Louise Campground  Tunnel Mountain Campground

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JASPER NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE SUMMER WILDLIFE WINTER LUXURY ACCOMMODATION (Canadian Rockies)  Beaver Boardwalk (at Hinton 1 hour out)  Beaver Boardwalk (at Hinton 1 hour out)  Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge  Maligne Adventures Wildlife Tours  Sundog Tours Evening Wildlife Safari  Park Place Inn Airport gateway = Calgary or  Sundog Tours Evening Wildlife Safari

Edmonton International LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES WILDERNESS LODGES & CABINS LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES WINTER  Alpine Village Cabin Resort Distance from Calgary = 1.5 SUMMER  Bear Hill Lodge hours  Canadian Rockies Snow Battle - November  Canoe/Kayak on Lake Beauvert and  Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge  Curling Jasper Activity Centre  Columbia Icefields Ice Explorer  Overlander Mountain Lodge Distance from = 4  Currie’s Guiding/Fishing  Dark Skies Festival - October  Bungalows hours  Edith Cavell Tours  Dark Sky star gazing tours  Glacier Skywalk  Dog Sledding with Cold Fire Creek  Pine Bungalows Rail access = Via Rail summer  Golf at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge  Fairmont Christmas in November  Pocahontas Cabins and winter. Rocky Mountaineer  High Country & IIcefield Helicopters  Guided Ice Climbing Yamnuska Adventures  Pyramid Lake Resort summer only  Horse Riding with Jasper Park Riding Stables  Ice Hockey Jasper Arena Ice Skating Rink  Mountain Lodge  Icefield Helicopter Sightseeing tours  Ice Skating on  Tekarra Lodge jasper.travel  Jasper Motorcycle Tours  Icefield Helicopter Sightseeing Tours  Tonquin Valley Backcountry Lodge  Jasper Raft Tours  Jasper Aquatic Centre  Jasper Rafting Adventures  Jasper Tramway  Jasper in January – Jan+Feb STANDARD ACCOMMODATION

 Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives  Maligne Canyon Ice walk guided tour  Amethyst Lodge

 Maligne Canyon/Valley Tours  Skate on Patricia or Pyramid Lake  Astoria Hotel

Cruise to Spirit Island  Ski  Athabasca Hotel

 Miette Hot Springs  Snowshoeing in the Rockies  Best Western Jasper Inn & Suites

 Mountain Galleries  Spa treatments at The Spa Fairmont Jasper Park  Chateau Jasper

 Mountain Wellness Day Spa Lodge  Glacier View Inn  Old Fort Point hike  Via Rail Canadian train into Jasper  Glacier View Inn  Rockaboo Adventures (Rock climbing, mountaineering)  Rocky Mountaineer train into Jasper  Lobstick Lodge  Scuba dive with Jasper Dive Adventures LAKES, WATERFALLS & VIEWING SPOTS  Maligne Lodge  The Spa @ The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (frozen over in winter)  Marmot Lodge  Traditional High Tea at Maligne Lake  Inn  Via Rail train into Jasper   Park Place Inn  Walks & Talks Jasper Guided interpretive tours  Edge of the World  Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre  Lake Edith  Tonquin Inn LAKES, WATERFALLS & VIEWING SPOTS  Lake Mildred (skating)  Whistler’s Inn  Athabasca Falls  Maligne Canyon  Edge of the World  Old Fort Point Viewpoint MOTORHOME CAMPGROUNDS  Edith Cavell  Pyramid Lake (Skating)  Snaring Campground  Horseshoe Lake  Sunwapta Falls  Wabasso Campground  Lake Annette  Tangle Falls  Wapiti Campground  Lake Edith  Maligne Canyon  Valley of the 5 lakes  Whistler’s Campground

 Old fort Point Viewpoint

 Patricia Lake

 Pyramid Lake

 Sunwapta Falls

 Tangle Falls  Valley of the 5 lakes

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CANMORE / KANANASKIS WILDLIFE SUMMER WILDLIFE WINTER LUXURY ACCOMMODATION  Kennel Tours of Sled Dogs  Self-exploration only  Delta Kananaskis (Canadian Rockies)  Moose & Wildlife Safari (Sept + Oct only)  Grand Rockies Resort LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES  Mystic Springs Chalets Airport gateway = Calgary LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES WINTER  Paintbox Lodge International SUMMER  Ammonite Gem Factory Tours  Silver Creek Lodge  Solara Resort & Spa Distance from Calgary = 1 hours  Alpine Helicopter or Kananaskis Heli tours  Artists of Elk Run working studios  Ammonite Gem Factory Tours  Cat Skiing at Fortress Mountain  Spring Creek Vacations drive  Artists of Elk Run working Studios  Cave Tours Rail access = nil  ATV Tours Canadian Rockies Adventure Centre  Cross country skiing Canmore Nordic Centre WILDERNESS LODGES + HORSE RANCHES  Canmore Mountain Market  Dogsledding with Snowy Owl, Howling Dog or  Alpine Club of Canada tourismcanmore.com  Canmore Museum & GeoScience Centre Mad Dog Tours  Mt. Engadine Lodge  Cave Tours Grotto Mountain  Grizzly Paw Brewery Tours & Tasting  Rafter Six Guest Ranch  Dinner Theatre Oh Canada Eh  Ice Climbing Yamnuska Adventures  Golf at Silvertip Resort and 5 other golf courses  Ice Fishing Canmore Adventures Wapiti Sports STANDARD ACCOMMODATION  Grizzly Paw Brewery Tours & Tasting  Indoor Climbing and Swimming at Elevation Place  Best Western Plus Pocaterra  Guided hikes with White Mountain Adventures  Kite Skiing with Rocky Mountain Snow Kiting  Canmore Creek House  Horse riding Rafter Six, Boundary Ranch, Cross  Museum & GeoScience Centre  Canmore Crossing Zee Ranch  Northwest Mounted Police Barracks  Econo Lodge  Indoor Rock Climbing and Swimming at Elevation  Shopping on Main Street  Fire Mountain Lodge Place  Skiing Resort  Holiday Inn

 Mountain Biking Canmore Nordic Centre  Snowshoeing Delta Kananaskis  Lodges at Canmore

 Northwest Mounted Police Barracks  Snowshoeing with White Mountain Adventures  Quality Inn Chateau Canmore

 Quad Bike Tours in the Rockies  Radisson Hotel  Rock Climbing with Canadian Wilderness School LAKES, WATERFALLS & VIEWING SPOTS  Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge and Exhibition (frozen over in winter)  Rundle Cliffs Lodge  Rock Climbing Yamnuska Mountain  The Drake Inn  White Water Rafting with Kananaskis Whitewater   The Georgetown Inn Rafting  Grotto Canyon  Lodge & Suites  Kananaskis Lake LAKES, WATERFALLS & VIEWING SPOTS  Rawson Lake MOTORHOME CAMPGROUNDS   Sarrail Falls  Campgrounds  Elbow Falls  Spray Lakes  RV Park   Spring Creek Mountain Village  Kananaskis Lake  Sundance Lodges  Rawson Lake  Wapiti Campground  Sarrail Falls  Spray Lakes

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CITY OF CALGARY WILDLIFE SUMMER WILDLIFE WINTER LUXURY ACCOMODATION + SELF DRIVE DAY TRIPS   Calgary Zoo - Christmas Zoo Lights  Fairmont Palliser  Four Points Sheraton Airport gateway = Calgary LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES  Hotel Arts International Airport SUMMER WINTER  Hyatt Hotel  Ballet  Alberta Ballet  Le Germain Hotel Distance form airport = 30  Big Rock Brewery  Big Rock Brewery  Sheraton Suites minutes drive  Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra  Calgary Flames Ice Hockey Games  Westin Calgary

- July  Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Rail access = Rocky STANDARD ACCOMMODATION Mountaineer  Calgary Stampeders Football Games   Coast Plaza Hotel  Calgary Tower  Calgary Zoo  Delta Bow Valley visitcalgary.com  Calgary Walks downtown walking tours  featuring winter bobsleigh  Canada Olympic Park featuring skyline luge, rides, downhill skiing, snowboarding, and ice  Four Points Sheraton zipline, summer Bobsleigh rides and mini golf skating  Holiday Inn  Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame  Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame  Hotel Blackfoot  Factory Shopping Outlets & Cross Iron Mills &  Cross Iron Mills Factory Shopping Outlet  Hyatt Regency  International Hotel & Suites  Fort Calgary   Marriott Downtown  Glenbow Museum  GyPsy Guide (self-drive dashboard guide)  Ramada  GyPsy Guide (self-drive dashboard guide)  Heritage Park Historical Village  Sandman Hotel & Suites  Heritage Park Historical Village  Historic Site  Lougheed House Historic Site  Science Centre AIRPORT ACCOMMODATION  Steam Train Railway Excursion  Theatre Calgary – Live Theatre  Best Western  Telus Spark Science Centre  Wild Rose Brewery & Taproom  Delta Calgary Airport  Theatre Calgary – Live Theatre  Hinton Garden Inn

 Wild Rose Brewery & Taproom DAY TRIPS – SELF DRIVE  Holiday Inn

 Banff (1.5 hours)

DAY TRIPS – SELF DRIVE  Blackfoot Crossing – indigenous experience (1h/ MOTORHOME CAMPGROUNDS  Banff (1.5 hours) 15 min drive)  Calaway RV Park  Blackfoot Crossing – indigenous experience (1h/  Trail Calgary-Cochrane-Longview  Symons Valley Ranch RV Campground 15 min drive) approx. 210 km return trip scenic drive  Cowboy Trail Calgary-Cochrane-Longview  Provincial Park (3 hours drive) approx. 210 km return trip scenic drive  Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump – indigenous  (3 hours drive) experience (2 hours drive)  Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump – indigenous  Royal Tyrrell Museum (2 hours drive) experience (2 hours drive)  Steam Train Prairie Railway Excursion (return day  Royal Tyrrell Museum (2 hours drive) trip)

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CITY OF EDMONTON WILDLIFE SUMMER WILDLIFE WINTER LUXURY ACCOMMODATION + Northern Lights  (buffalo viewing)  Elk Island National Park (Buffalo viewing)  Fairmont  Hilton Edmonton Airport Gateway = Edmonton LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES  Matrix Hotel International Airport SUMMER WINTER  Union Bank

 Alberta Aviation Museum  Westin Edmonton Distance from airport = 45 minutes drive  Alberta Legislature building  Alberta Legislature building STANDARD ACCOMMODATION   Art Gallery of Alberta Rail access = Via Rail  Canoe trips on  Candy Cane Lane (mid Dec to Christmas)  Chateau Lacombe  Edmonton Eskimo football games  Edmonton Oiler and Edmonton Oil King Hockey  Courtyard by Marriott edmonton.com  Edmonton Folk Music Festival - Aug Games.  Delta Edmonton  Edmonton Symphony Orchestra  Edmonton Symphony Orchestra  Fantasyland Hotel  Edmonton's River Valley on a Segway Tour  Gateway to Northern Lights with Alta Can Aurora  Holiday Inn  Park Tours at Fort McMurray  Ramada Edmonton  Heritage Festival - Aug  Ice on Whyte Festival Jan + Feb  Sutton Place  International Fringe Festival – August   International Street Performers Festival - July  Outdoor Skating AIRPORT ACCOMMODATION  Muttart Conservatory  Royal Alberta Ballet  Hampton Inn & Suites  Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm   Holiday Inn Express  Royal Alberta Ballet  Shopping in Neighborhood.  Quality Inn & Suites

 Royal Alberta Museum  Silver Skate Festival - Feb  Ramada Edmonton

 Shopping in Old Strathcona Neighborhood  Snowshoeing in North Saskatchewan River  Renaissance Edmonton Airport

Valley.  Super 8  Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village   West Edmonton Mall

MOTORHOME CAMPGROUNDS

 Glowing Embers RV Park  Rainbow Valley Campground

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WATERTON LAKES WILDLIFE SUMMER (SELF EXPLORATION) WILDLIFE WINTER LUXURY ACCOMMODATION NATIONAL PARK  Red Rock Canyon  Limited to elk around town  Prince of Wales Hotel is considered iconic to the  Waterton Wildlife Week (September) area, and magnificent in décor however rooms Airport Gateway = Calgary LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES are rustic LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES WINTER  No five star

Distance from Airport = SUMMER  Limited in winter months of November to March 3 hours drive  Alpine Stables Horse Riding STANDARD ACCOMMODATION

Boat Rentals canoes, kayaks,  The Aspen Village Inn Rail access = Nil rowboats or pedal boats.  Bayshore Inn Resort & Spa

 Golf Waterton Lakes Golf Course  Bear Mountain Motel watertonpark.com  Hike to Bears Hump  Crandell Mountain Lodge  Northland Lodge  Hike to Cameron Lake  Waterton Glacier Suites  Hike to Red Rock Canyon  Waterton Lakes Lodge Resort  Mountain bike hire to ride along Akamina Pass,

Snowshoe Trail or Wishbone Trail

 Shoreline cruise to Goat Haunt Montana  Waterton Outdoor Adventures Guided Hiking MOTORHOME CAMPGROUNDS Services  Waterton Townsite Campground  Wildflower Festival (June)

LAKES, WATERFALLS & VIEWING SPOTS  Cameron Falls  Cameron Lake  Crypt Falls

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DINOSAUR VALLEY LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES LUXURY ACCOMMODATION & SUMMER WINTER  Heartwood Inn & Spa THE National Historic Site  Drumheller Little Church  Ramada Inn and Suites  Bleriot Ferry  Fossil World & Dinosaur Centre  Super 8 Drumheller Airport Gateway = Calgary  Canadian Badlands Passion Play (held every  Last Chance Saloon 14 kms from Drumheller  Travelodge Drumheller July)  Rosebud Theatre Distance from Airport =  Dinosaur Trail Golf & Country Club  Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology STANDARD ACCOMMODATION 2 hours drive  Drumheller Aquaplex  Star Mine Suspension Bridge  Handhills High Country Hideaway  Drumheller Little Church  World's largest T-Rex Dinosaur  High Eagle RV Park Rosebud Rail access = Nil  Fossil World & Dinosaur Discovery Centre  Little Fish Provincial Park – 45km east of  Last Chance Saloon 14kms from Drumheller LAKES, WATERFALLS & VIEWING SPOTS Drumheller traveldrumheller.com  Rosebud Theatre  Drumheller Hoodoo viewing Highway 10 East  Pope Lease Pines RV Resort – 15km west of canadianbadlands.com  Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology  Horseshoe Canyon Drumheller  Star Mine Suspension Bridge  Horsetheif Canyon  World's largest T-Rex Dinosaur MOTORHOME CAMPGROUNDS  Provincial Park  Dinosaur RV Park  LAKES, WATERFALLS & VIEWING SPOTS  Hoodoo RV Resort & Campground  Drumheller Hoodoo viewing Highway 10 East  Horseshoe Canyon  Horsetheif Canyon  Little Fish Lake Provincial Park  Red Deer River

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