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Banff/Jasper/Edmonton Canada
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Lora Neill
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COUNTRIES VISITED:Alberta
PLACES VISITED:Banff, Edmonton, Jasper
SUGGESTED DURATION:9 Days
So, my hubby and I went a second time to Canada and toured three areas - Banff, Jasper, and Edmonton.
We started out in Banff/took the gondola/ate dinner at The Keg. We hiked Johnson Canyon & Lake Louise, which was the highlight of the trip. We saw Lake Minnewaka Trail & Two Jack Lakes.
From Banff we headed to Jasper & finally saw some bears on the side of the road. We saw Peyto Lake, the Columbia Icefield Glacier Skywalk, Athabasca Falls, Maligne Canyon, & Medicine Lake.
Finally, we were off to Edmonton - the world's largest mall, which has an ice skating rink, water park, theme park, Galaxyland putt putt golf, shops, restaurants, and two hotels.
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DAY1
Banff
Close Day
Banff-Jasper-Edmonton Adventure
Fly into Calgary, drive to Banff, take the gondola and check out the beautiful views
HIGHLIGHTS:
Ride the gondola in Banff
DAY2
Banff
Close Day
Johnston Canyon
After breakfast went to Johnston Canyon on a hike. Ate lunch at Blackswift Bistro then drove to Lake Minnewaka Trail and Two Jack Lakes. Finally ate dinner at Patrinos and had pizza.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Johnston Canyon
DAY3
Banff
Close Day
Lake Louise Hike
Hiked 14 miles around Lake Louise to the glaciers and had lunch at the Tea House. Make sure you have a backpack with water and snacks.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Hiking Lake Louise
DAY4
Banff
Close Day
DAY5
Jasper
Close Day
Heading to Jasper
Had breakfast at Food and Table. Headed to Jasper via Icefield Parkway and finally saw a bear. Stopped at Peyto Lake, Saskatchewan Crossing and saw the Weeping Wall and stopped at Bridal Veil Falls and saw the Columbia Icefield. Stopped at Glacier Skywalk. Stopped at Tangle Falls and Athabasca Falls. Stayed at Fairmont in Jasper.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Driving the Icefield Parkway and Glacier Skywalk
DAY6
Jasper
Close Day
Maligne Canyon and Medicine Lake
Ate breakfast at Smittys, picked up pastries at Bear paw Bakery, went to Maligne Canyon and Medicine Lake, and ate dinner at Jasper Pizza.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Maligne Canyon
DAY7
Edmonton
Close Day
Life is Just a Fantasy
Ate breakfast at Inn at the Grill and now heading to Edmonton to the world's largest mall and staying there at Fantasyland in the Polynesian room. Played blacklight golf and at dinner at Mr. Mike's.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Stay at West Edmonton Mall
DAY8
Edmonton
Close Day
Time for a Dip
Ate lunch at NYF, spent the day in the waterpark inside Edmonton mall, and then ate dinner at Bubba Gumps.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Waterpark inside the mall
DAY9
Edmonton
Close Day
Theme Park Day
Ate breakfast at Fat Burger, went to Galaxyland inside the mall (of course), at lunch at Sherlock Holmes, went back to the waterpark plus we ziplined and ate dinner at L2.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Galaxyland
FINAL THOUGHTS
If we had it all to do again, I think we would have stayed in Edmonton for 2 nights, then driven to Banff and stayed at least a week.