Alberta Rockies & Badlands Circle

Driving to Jasper through Yellowhead highway, many chances to see the variety of wildlife like deer, elk, or bears, its best and the serenity on the way to Jasper.
Walking through Maligne Canyon or taking Maligne Lake Cruise to Spirit Island, this beautiful lake is famed for the colour of its azure water, the surrounding peaks, the three glaciers visible from the lake, then continue visiting Patricia Lake and Pyramid Lake, or spend your time at lovely Jasper Park Lodge experience a real resort Vacation.

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The Crimson (3 ) or more selective

Head south on the most beautiful highway — ”Icefield Parkway” for Lake Louise. Don’t miss Athabasca Falls and the Goats lookout for the panoramic view of the Athabasca River Valley. Continuing south, you will then reach Icefield Centre. Then have the experience of a lifetime – a ride on the Ice Explorer vehicle for a close-up look at the Athabasca Glacier; you also can experience a newer attraction ~ Glacier Skywalk, step out on a cliff-edge walkway where giant glaciers perch above you, and the spectacular Sunwapta Valley spreads out below, experience features waterfalls, wildlife, fossils and more. After the tour, you may stop at Peyto Lake, Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier for scenic stops; then arrive at Lake Louise.

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Lake Louise Inn (3 ) or more selective

Wake up in this most beautiful treasure, also called “Diamond of the Wilderness,” Lake Louise. Well known for its turquoise, glacier-fed lake ringed by high peaks and overlooked by a stately chateau. Continue to visit Moraine Lake is setting in the Ten Peaks’ rugged Valley; Moraine Lake is surrounded by mountains, waterfalls, and rock piles, creating a scene so stunning it almost seems unreal. It was once printed on the back of the Canadian $20 bill. Afternoon crosses the great divide, entering Yoho National Park. Don’t miss have a stunning emerald-coloured beautiful Emerald Lake with an impressive natural rock formation call Natural Bridge, followed by a unique railway project, ”Spiral Tunnels. This afternoon, along the highway overlooking Castle Mountain into Banff, After a whole day trip back to Banff, Take a relaxing break at the Banff Hot Springs which discovered in 1883, a natural mineral, Canada’s most iconic hot pool.

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Banff Caribou Lodge & Spa (3 ) or more selective

Start the morning with a ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain on the Banff Gondola and enjoy a panoramic view of the valley below. Continue to visit Surprise Corner, Bow Falls and the mysterious hoodoos. And Lake Minnewanka just outside of town centre. Afternoon driving on Hwy 1 east for Calgary, taking a chance to visit Calgary Tower from Observation Deck will provide a panoramic view of the city, mountains and prairie. Don’t miss Calgary’s diverse cultures, restaurants on this journey too.

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Sandman Signature Calgary Downtown Hotel (4 ) or more selective

Today’s journey is Drumheller, located in the Alberta Badlands, with a surreal landscape of sunbaked hills, lunar flats dotted with sagebrush and deep canyons. The badlands were created over 10,000 years ago when the glacier floodwaters carved the Red Deer Valley. This land is 2000 feet above sea level but was once covered in jungle and under a shallow sea. It’s an area with rich deposits of fossils and dinosaur bones that have been unearthed from 75 million years ago. Visit the Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology, one of North America’s great natural museums, before heading back to Edmonton.

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Hampton inn by Hilton Edmonton South (3 ) or more selective

Return your rental car and depart from Edmonton for continue another journey or way to home.