Alberta
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Trip.Best Popular Best Things to Do in Alberta [2024]
Explore the best things to do in Alberta! Uncover top activities and experiences for an unforgettable visit.
Updated Oct 2024
- 9.14.9/5330 ReviewFrom61.6
based on 578 reviews"Banff is famous for its impressive landscapes in the heart of the Rocky Mountains,It's an amazing place to visit and have a good time with family. There are many lakes and beautiful places to visit. For me, the small city was perfect, it's such a nice place just to walk and enjoy local culinary.If you go there, please, search for a hot spring, it's so nice too.So, there are a lot of animals to see there too.One of the most nice places on earth,, Must visit at least once in your life…"Improvement District No. 9>100 km from downtown
No.1 of Fall Viewing Attractions in AlbertaHighlights: Banff National Park is the first national park in Canada and the third in the world. It is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, second only to Yellowstone Park in the United States and Elephant Park in Australia. As the saying goes: 1 Banff is worth 20 Switzerland, which is enough to prove the beauty of Banff. The park is located in a small town west of Calgary, Alberta. It lies at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, surrounded and interspersed by the Rocky Mountains. It is a park floating among the blue sky, mountains, green spaces and rivers. A wonderful creation of nature, so called the soul of the Rocky Mountains. The national park includes the charming towns of Banff and Lake Louise. There are valleys and mountains, icefields and rivers, forests and grasslands, and it is a world-class tourist destination. The vast glaciers can be seen in the rolling mountains, and the emerald lakes are embedded in the dark green coniferous forests like jewels. The attractive attractions in Banff National Park are Banff Town, Lake Louise, Bow Valley Parkway, Banff Springs Castle Hotel, Icefield Drive, Columbia Icefield. In addition, there are five major animals of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the park, such as bighorn sheep, elk and North American deer, wolves, and grizzly bears. Come to Banff National Park, you can experience a variety of outdoor adventure activities: alpine skiing, ice skating, dog sledding, mountain golf, mountain hiking, fishing, boating, caving; and a wealth of indoor entertainment: natural hot springs, Shopping, tasting local food, museum cultural tours and more. Banff National Park also provides tourist accommodation facilities that are quite complete and full of diversity. There are mysterious and elegant luxury castles with a century of history, affordable brand chain hotels with comprehensive services, warm and comfortable family hotels, and mountain huts loved by hikers... No matter which accommodation facility you choose, the view from the window is the same. Natural scenery. Fall asleep warmly in the embrace of the stalwart Rocky Mountains, wake up in the morning in the face of the transparent morning sun and incomparably fresh air, and the unforgettable travel begins and ends on such a day. In addition, the must-try food when visiting Banff is of course the famous Albert Prairie's premium beef. The beef here has become a local delicacy because of its tenderness, rich meat and no pollution. In addition, you can also taste local fresh food, such as cheese, fresh fish, wild elk and so on. For more information on hotel accommodation and restaurant and bar facilities, please contact the Banff and Lake Louise Visitor Information Centre: BanffVisitorInformationCentre Address: 224BanffAve Tel: 403-762-8421 Email: Info@banfflakelouise .com Lake Louise Visitor Information Center (LakeLouiseVisitorInformationCentre) Address: SamsonMall, VillageofLakeLouise Tel: 403-522-2744Show Less - 7.44.8/5174 Review
based on 7665 reviews"that’s absolutely amazing - it’s such a beautiful lake where the water is completely blue - such an amazing sight especially from the fairmomt hotel"Improvement District No. 9>100 km from downtownHighlights: Lake Louise, located on the south side of Highway 1, is a famous scenic spot in Banff National Park. It is shielded by Mount Victoria and surrounded by dense forests, forming a perfect landscape photo, Louise The lake is like a pearl, otherworldly, so it is known as the "sapphire on the Rocky Mountains" and has become a lake favored by photographers.Show Less - 7.24.3/591 ReviewFrom22.75
based on 3419 reviews"Nice experience. We have visited on weekday and there was no line. It just takes few minutes to reach to the Observatory Floor. The views are great and there's a short video on the construction and modifications that give a little history to the tower. There are a-lot of spot for photos. You can see city in 360 view as well as snowy peaks. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Ticket prices was bit higher side but it worth to spend one time. Gift shop was good with a-lot of items , Like it.."Calgary.Downtown Calgary>100 km from downtownHighlights: The Calgary Tower is a landmark in Calgary, 190.8 meters high. There is an Observation Gallery on the tower, which can overlook the panoramic city streets and the Rocky Mountains 80 kilometers away. There is also a revolving restaurant and cocktail hotel that turns every hour.Show Less - 7.14.6/510 Reviewbased on 1627 reviews"My children loved this waterpark. Our family got a two-day pass to the West Edmonton Mall, and my kids by far spent the most amount of time here than any other mall activity. A great place for families."Edmonton>100 km from downtownNo.1 of Water Fun Attractions in AlbertaHighlights: World Water Park, located in Edmonton, Canada, is a world-renowned indoor water park. There are more than a dozen water slides of various shapes in the park. It is very interesting for tourists to slide from the long and fast straight ladder to the short curved waterway, and then to the loop pipe. Here, it will definitely awaken your childish side.Show Less
- 6.84.5/559 ReviewFreebased on 1426 reviews"Calgary is a beautiful city. This is a city park. Princes Island Park has a rich natural scenery. The park is full of various green beauty plants and flowers. It is quite comfortable in the evening. The whole area is also good."Calgary.Bow river Riverfront>100 km from downtownHighlights: A short distance from the city center, this beautiful park offers year-round recreational activities: canoeing, picnics, outdoor celebrations, ice skating, cross-country skiing. It is a summer resort in Calgary's hot summer.Show Less
- 6.74.8/576 Reviewbased on 6037 reviews"Canada 🇨🇦 Rocky Mountains Menglian Lake. The blue and green of Menglian Lake cannot be explained by words. Photos can't explain the blue and green like a gem. Photos can't take the color that the eyes see. So you must visit in person. I know how beautiful it is."Improvement District No. 9>100 km from downtownHighlights: Located in Banff National Park, Moraine Lake is a glacial lake at an altitude of 1,885 meters that does not begin to melt until June. The water level rises in late June every year, and the color of the lake changes with the weather, making the calm lake appear blue-green with rippling blue waves, sparkling and crystal clear under the sunlight. The bright blue-green color of Moraine Lake is the result of light refraction by fine rock particles from glacier runoff flowing into the lake. Moran Lake, surrounded by ten peaks, contrasts with the blue sky and white snow. There are many hiking trails around Moraine Lake, and the difficulty level can be selected by yourself. Of course, tourists can also take a cruise to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake.Show Less
- 6.44.7/5163 ReviewFreebased on 5270 reviews"The first time I experienced the glacier, I felt great. The price booked on Trip.com is at least 20% cheaper than the price on its own official website. Trip.com Customer service docking is very thoughtful and unforgettable experience!"Improvement District No. 9>100 km from downtownHighlights: The Columbia Ice Sheet is the largest ice sheet remnant in the world outside the Arctic Circle. Because the ice layer of the glacier is extremely dense, sunlight cannot be refracted, and it will show a crystal clear blue light, which is very magnificent under the clear sky. From this, the melting snow flows to the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Sea respectively, which is a natural treasure formed after four glacial ages. The glacier is a snow track that slides from the bottom of the ice sheet to the slope due to the extrusion of gravity. It carries relatively heavy materials such as ice, snow and rocks, so the flow rate is very slow. The seven-kilometer-long Athabasca Glacier moves only about seven meters a year, so it may take hundreds or even thousands of years for snow and ice to flow from the ice sheet to the lower end of the glacier. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to take a helicopter overlooking this huge glacier that has lasted for 10,000 years. Or take a specially designed "Ice Explorer" all-terrain tour bus to set foot on the six-kilometer-long Athabasca Glacier (Athabasca Glacier) for a panoramic view of the swamp.Show Less
- 6.14.3/545 Reviewbased on 3213 reviews"The Folk Park Historic Village is a very elegant place, this folk park is copied from the history of Calgary, the historical village has a strong charm and design, here you can feel the strong foreign style of architecture and food."Calgary.Southwest Calgary>100 km from downtownHighlights: This is a park showing the buildings and costumes of the Western Canada pioneering era. The construction in the park is like a western fortress. There are post offices, bakeries, wooden churches, schools, restaurants, iron houses, etc. in the early part of this century. The appearance of the town, with the entrance to the steam locomotive Selkirk type 5934, which used to travel through the Rocky Mountains and Selkirk Mountains.Show Less
- 6.04.6/5106 Reviewbased on 755 reviews"Sulphur Mountain (Sulphur Mountain) is a mountain near Banff Town, Alberta, Canada, about 2,450 meters above sea level, climbing the top of Sulphur Mountain overlooking Banff Town, the Banff Hot Spring Hotel at the foot of the Bow River and the mountain, overlooking Minnivka Lake and the Canadian Rockies. Sulfur Mountain is named for the sulfur hot springs found on its slopes. The Sulphur Mountain can be selected by cableway cable car (Banff Gondola) or mountaineering trail. It takes about an hour to hike up the mountain along the rugged path. Therefore, tourists usually choose to take the cable car up the mountain, you can gradually rise with the cable car and enjoy the scenery of different heights. The mountaineering cableway cable car station is located about three kilometers south of Banff Town. There is a bus in Banff Town to get here. The height difference of the cableway is about 680 meters. It takes about 8 minutes to climb to the top of the mountain with a height of 2,250 meters. The top of the mountain view of Sulphur Mountain is the best place to overlook Banff Town. There is a four-story building on the top of the mountain (Upper Terminal), each floor has different functions, there are coffee shops, souvenir shops, and the highest restaurant in Canada, etc., the four floors are open-air observation deck, the view is better, follow the mountain top trail upwards, A weather observatory built in 1903 is accessible, and the building still exists, allowing visitors to see its interior through windows."Improvement District No. 9>100 km from downtownHighlights: Sulphur Mountain is a group of mountains located in Banff National Park, named Sulphur Mountain because of its color resembling sulfur.Show Less
- 5.74.3/515 ReviewFreebased on 38 reviews"The facilities of the Calgary China Cultural Center are very Chinese, the cylindrical shape of the scenery, and the core location of the city is still very conspicuous. This cultural center also has a lot of resources. It is very good to feel the special experience here, and there are quite a lot of cultural projects."Calgary.Downtown Calgary>100 km from downtownHighlights: It's an impressive and iconic building - the ornate dome is 21 meters high, with 561 dragons and other portraits meticulously painted. Built in 1993 by a group of skilled craftsmen in China, its design was inspired by the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Various art and cultural exhibitions are often held on the second and third floors, and downstairs is a museum that displays Chinese paintings and objects, including replicas of the Terracotta Warriors.Show Less
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