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Alpine Peaks & Turquoise Lakes:
Get ready for the drive of a lifetime—we're hitting the most iconic stretch of the Canadian Rockies at a pace that lets you actually breathe the mountain air.
7days
21stops
DAY01
Calgary International Airport… → Bow Falls & Fairmont Banff Sp…
Overnight in Bow Falls & Fairmont Banff Springs
- 09:00Calgary International Airport (YYC)· start
- 11:30Banff Townsite
- 15:00Bow Falls & Fairmont Banff Springs· overnight
Accommodation
Banff
Food
- The Bear Street Tavern · get the honey-drizzled pizza
DAY02
Lake Louise → Johnston Canyon
Overnight in Johnston Canyon
- 08:30Lake Louise· start
- 13:00Moraine Lake
- 16:00Johnston Canyon· overnight
DAY03
Bow Lake → Columbia Icefield
Overnight in Columbia Icefield
- 09:00Bow Lake· start
- 11:00Peyto Lake
- 14:00Saskatchewan River Crossing
- 16:00Columbia Icefield· overnight
Accommodation
Columbia Icefield
DAY04
Sunwapta Falls → Jasper Townsite
Overnight in Jasper Townsite
- 09:30Sunwapta Falls· start
- 12:00Athabasca Falls
- 15:00Jasper Townsite· overnight
DAY05
Maligne Canyon → Miette Hot Springs
Overnight in Miette Hot Springs
- 09:00Maligne Canyon· start
- 12:00Maligne Lake
- 16:00Miette Hot Springs· overnight
DAY06
Icefields Parkway Southbound → Canmore
Overnight in Canmore
- 10:00Icefields Parkway Southbound· start
- 14:00Mistaya Canyon
- 17:00Canmore· overnight
DAY07
Grassi Lakes → Calgary International Airport…
- 09:00Grassi Lakes· start
- 12:00Kananaskis Village
- 15:30Calgary International Airport (YYC)
Heads Up
- Buy a Parks Canada Discovery Pass online before you go to skip the lines at the park gates.
- Download offline maps—cell service is non-existent for 200km on the Icefields Parkway!