Canadian Rockies — 8 days

Banff, Lake Louise and the Icefields Parkway to Jasper. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Calgary & drive to Banff; Lake Louise & Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Icefields Parkway → Jasper.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Calgary & drive to Banff

10:00 — Arrival at Calgary YYC
12:00 — Car hire — Aéroport de Calgary
13:00 — Drive to Banff (1h30) — Calgary → Banff
15:00 — Hotel check-in — Banff Avenue
Walk to the gondola — Banff Avenue → Banff
16:30 — Banff Gondola (Sulphur Mountain) — Banff
Walk back to Banff Avenue — Banff → Banff Avenue
19:30 — Canadian specialities dinner — Banff Avenue

Day 2 — Lake Louise & Moraine Lake

07:00 — Drive to Lake Louise (45 min) — Banff → Lake Louise
08:00 — Lake Louise — Lake Louise
10:30 — Plain of Six Glaciers hike — Lake Louise
13:00 — Picnic lunch — Lake Louise
Drive to Moraine Lake — Lake Louise → Moraine Lake
15:00 — Moraine Lake — Moraine Lake
Drive back to Banff — Moraine Lake → Banff Avenue
19:30 — Dinner in Banff — Banff Avenue

Day 3 — Banff National Park

09:00 — Canoeing on Lake Louise — Lake Louise
12:30 — Lunch in Banff
14:00 — Banff Upper Hot Springs — Banff
Drive to Johnston Canyon — Banff → Johnston Canyon
16:30 — Johnston Canyon hike — Johnston Canyon
Drive back to Banff — Johnston Canyon → Banff Avenue
20:00 — Steakhouse dinner — Banff Avenue

Day 4 — Icefields Parkway → Jasper

08:00 — Icefields Parkway drive (Banff → Jasper, 4h) — Icefields Parkway
10:30 — Peyto Lake — Icefields Parkway
Drive to the Columbia Icefield — Icefields Parkway → Columbia Icefield
12:30 — Athabasca Glacier & Columbia Icefield — Columbia Icefield
14:30 — Lunch at the Icefield Centre
16:00 — Athabasca Falls — Athabasca Falls
Drive to Jasper — Athabasca Falls → Jasper
18:00 — Hotel check-in — Jasper
20:00 — Dinner in Jasper

Day 5 — Jasper & Maligne Lake

09:00 — Maligne Lake cruise → Spirit Island — Maligne Lake
13:00 — Picnic lunch
15:00 — Jasper SkyTram — Jasper
Drive towards Maligne Lake — Jasper → Route de Maligne Lake
18:00 — Wildlife watching (elk, black bears) — Route de Maligne Lake
20:00 — Dinner in Jasper

Day 6 — Back to Banff via the Bow Valley Parkway

09:00 — Bow Valley Parkway drive (Jasper → Banff) — Bow Valley Parkway
12:00 — Bow Falls — Banff
13:00 — Lunch in Banff
15:00 — Tunnel Mountain hike — Banff
18:00 — Hotel check-in — Banff
Walk to dinner — Banff → Banff Avenue
20:00 — Seafood dinner — Banff Avenue

Day 7 — Canmore & Kananaskis

09:00 — Drive to Canmore (25 min) — Banff → Canmore
10:00 — Grassi Lakes hike — Canmore
13:00 — Lunch in Canmore
15:00 — Kananaskis Country — Kananaskis Country
20:00 — Last dinner in Banff

Day 8 — Back to Calgary & departure

09:00 — Drive back to Calgary (1h30) — Banff → Calgary
11:00 — Calgary Tower — Centre-ville Calgary
12:30 — Lunch in Calgary
14:30 — Return the rental car — Aéroport de Calgary
17:00 — Return flight from Calgary YYC