Alberta Heritage Circle from Calgary
VACATION FEATURES: 9 nights hotel accommodation, 9 days mid-size car rental, Admission to: Heritage Park, Calgary Zoo, Glenbow Museum, Bar U Ranch, Waterton Lake Cruise, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Fort Macleod, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, Columbia Icefield Glacier Experience, Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Banff Gondola, and Banff Upper Hot Springs, National Park vehicle entrance fee, hotel luggage handling and Brewster Documentation Package.
DAY 1 Calgary
Pick up your rental vehicle and spend the day exploring Calgary. Don't miss Heritage Park in the city's south side, a "living museum" of a reconstructed Alberta town with costumed interpreters, a steam train and scale-model sternwheeler, an old-fashioned candy store and much more. Visit Calgary Zoo and Glenbow Museum as well, admission included for both.
DAY 2 Waterton
Travel south from Calgary today into foothills country to stop at the Bar U Ranch. Pass through the ranching town of Pincher Creek with an array of high-tech windmills before broaching the mountains at Waterton National Park. This afternoon board the International Boat for a breathtaking interpretive tour of Waterton Lake.
DAY 3 Waterton
A full day to explore Waterton and area, with an optional side-trip to Montana's Glacier National Park. Waterton is a wildflower paradise with many scenic drives, hikes and strolls.
DAY 4 Lethbridge
Today can be taken at a leisurely pace as you make the short drive to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From the Interpretive Centre, continue on to the town of Fort Macleod, where the Northwest Mounted Police built their first western outpost in 1874.
DAY 5 Drumheller
Depart Lethbridge this morning and travel north to Dinosaur Provincial Park (no admission fee) in the heart of the Badlands. This site contains the greatest concentration of Late Cretaceous dinosaur fossils found on earth. You may wish to stop at the Royal Tyrrell Museum Field Station to see a preview of the museum.
DAY 6 Drumheller
A full day to explore the famous Royal Tyrrell Museum and Drumheller area. You will want to plan for a half day at the museum, and then perhaps take a drive around Dinosaur Trail, including the historic Bleriot Ferry (free) across the Red Deer River.
DAY 7 Columbia Icefield Chalet
It's west to Rocky Mountain House and a visit to the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site. From there, you will continue into the heart of Canadian Rockies. One of the world's most scenic highways, the Icefields Parkway guides you to the Columbia Icefield Centre.
DAY 8 Banff
Before your departure to Banff, experience a ride on to the surface of the Athabasca Glacier on board a specially constructed "Ice Explorer". The Athabasca Glacier is part of the Columbia Icefield, the greatest mass of ice outside the Arctic Circle. From the Icefield Centre, continue south to Lake Louise where you will make at least one photo stop at this "Jewel of the Rockies."
DAY 9 Banff
A full day to explore Banff and area. In town you'll find lots of excitement - shopping, cafes, nightlife, museums. Check out the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, birthplace of Banff and the Canadian national parks. Banff Gondola will take you high above Banff townsite for an incredible panoramic view. To complete your day, take a dip in the hot mineral pools at the newly-renovated Upper Hot Springs.
DAY 10 Calgary
Your vacation is completed after you travel along through the Bow Valley to Calgary to drop off your rental car.
| Seasons | |
| 2008 Summer | June 23 - September 13, 2008 Daily |
| 2008 Fall | September 14 - October 5, 2008 Daily |
| 2008 Spring | May 14 - June 22, 2008 Daily |
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