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It is a resort town within Banff National Park which is located 126 km west of Calgary and 58 km east of Lake Louise.
Banff is well known for its hot springs and mountainous surroundings.
You might meet wildlife the historic Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course are, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, art galleries,
sporting goods stores, and shops.
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Lake Louise |
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It is located 5 km west of the Hamlet of Lake Louise and Highway 1 and
The famous Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is located on the edge of this magnificent body of water colored turquoise by runoff from the glacier high in the mountains.
Visitors can hike around the lake or canoe its waters.
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Icefields Parkway |
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National Geographic proclaims this 230 km road from Jasper to Lake Louise “one of the world’s ten greatest drives.”
Jagged mountain peaks, turquoise lakes, untouched forests and valleys, and ancient glaciers make this the road trip of a lifetime.
The parkway links Jasper and Banff National Parks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Banff National Park |
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Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. Provincial forests and Yoho National Park are neighbours to the west, while Kootenay National Park is located to the south and Kananaskis Country to the southeast.
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Alberta
Jasper National Park |
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Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies which is located in west of the city of Edmonton.
Wildlife in pthe park includes moose, elk, mule deer, mountain goat, grizzly and black bears, grey wolve, etc. It inculdes the glaciers, hot springs, waterfalls,
and lakes.
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Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology |
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The Royal Tyrrell Museum is housing of the world’s largest displays of dinosaurs which is located in Drumheller in Alberta’s badlands (3 hours from Edmonton).
In addition the Museum offers a wide variety of creative, fun, and educational programs that bring the prehistoric past to life.
Dinosaur fossils are unearthed in Dinosaur Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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