Western Canada: Vancouver and the Rocky Mountains

Vancouver, Banff and Jasper, Canada

8 nights
Best: June, July, August, September
from about €3,000 per person

At a glance

From the city between ocean and mountains to the turquoise lakes of the Rockies, driving the Icefields Parkway. Summer, June to September, is the best season.

When to go: June, July, August, September.
Length: 8 nights.
Indicative budget: from about €3,000 per person (rough estimate: real prices vary with dates and availability).
Suggested arrival airports: Vancouver (YVR), Calgary (YYC).

Lake Louise (Alberta) — Photo: Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Moraine Lake — Photo: Gorgo · Public domain

Vancouver — Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0

Jasper National Park — Photo: Ethan Sahagun · CC BY 4.0

The stops

Stop 1 · 3 nights

Vancouver

Stanley Park and its seawall, Granville Island, historic Gastown and the Capilano Suspension Bridge.

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Stop 2 · 3 nights

Banff and Lake Louise

The mountain town of Banff, the Sulphur Mountain gondola and the deep-blue Lake Louise below the glacier.

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Stop 3 · 2 nights

Jasper

Arrive along the Icefields Parkway, between glaciers and peaks. In Jasper: Maligne Lake and a chance to spot elk and bears.

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Getting around

Leg	Suggested transport
Vancouver → Banff and Lake Louise	car
Banff and Lake Louise → Jasper	car

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