7-Day Canadian Rockies Summer Exploration Tour from Calgary with Airport Transfers: Royal Tyrrell Museum, Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Waterton | 1-Night Stay at Fairmont Château Lake Louise

Continue your journey to Jasper National Park, the biggest National Park in Canada.
【Icefield Parkway】
One of Canada's national treasures and most rewarding destinations. Stretching 232km (144mi) through the heart of Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, this world-class journey offers access to a vast wilderness of pristine mountain lakes, ancient glaciers and broad sweeping valleys. (pass through)
【Bow Lake】
It is the headwaters of the Bow River that runs south through the city Calgary and onto the Oldman River ultimately to Hudson Bay. (stop for about 20 minutes)
【Columbia Icefield】
Snocoach and Skywalk (Optional) $$: Visit the Canadian Rockies and tour over the Athabasca Glacier in a giant Ice Explorer. A once in a lifetime experience. Next, enjoy a breathtaking view of the glacier from The Glacier Skywalk. (stop for about 3.5 hours)
【Athabasca Falls】
It is not one of the highest waterfalls, However, it is rather known for the shear amount and force of the water that flows through it from the Columbia Glacier. (stop about 30 minutes)
【Jasper Town】
It is the heart of Jasper National Park. 2nd biggest town in the Canadian Rockies. (stop time - your own arrangement)

Today, continue your journey in the Jasper National Park.
【Maligne Lake (Optional - Lake Cruise)】
It is the largest natural lake in the Canadian Rockies. You can take an optional cruise to enjoy the scenery of the lake. (stop for about 100 minutes)
【Maligne Canyon】
It is carved into the Palliser Formation, a layer of limestone deposited in a shallow tropical sea by lime-secreting plankton about 365-million years ago. (stop for about 30 minutes)
【Medicine Lake】
During the summer, glacier melt waters flood the lake, sometimes overflowing it. In fall and winter the lake disappears, becoming a mudflat with scattered pools of water connected by a stream. Medicine Lake is one of the largest known sinking rivers in the Western Hemisphere. It is also maybe the largest inaccessible cave system anywhere in the world! (pass through)
【Peyto Lake】
It is a glacier-fed lake in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. During the summer, significant amounts of glacial rock flour flow into the lake, These suspended rock particles give the lake a bright, turquoise color. (stop for about 20 minutes) / (It will be replaced by Waterfowl Lake if it is closed)
【The Crossing】
A starting point for tours on the Columbia Icefield. It is also the only place for basic services including public bathrooms, gas station and a restaurant. (stop for about 10 minutes)
【Crowfoot Glacier】
Named after its shape when was discovered. A must-see stop with the climate change nowadays. The "Third Toe" was melted and barely visible. (stop for about 15 minutes)

Today, we will visit the Waterton National Park, the only park in the world that has three designations - UNESCO World Heritage Site, an International Peace Park and a Biosphere Reserve!
【Waterton Town】
Explore this tiny, vibrant town site. (stop for about 60 minutes)
【Cameron Falls】
A highlight of a Waterton visit. Crystal clear cascading mountain water rushes steadily over 1.5 billion-year-old Cambrian rock, throwing off a delicate mist that dusts the skin of those who stand-around admiring it. (stop for about 15 minutes)
【Red Rock Canyon】
The layers of red and green coloured minerals offer a brilliant contrast to each other and the lush surroundings. (stop for about 30 minutes)
【Buffalo Paddock】
In the specially designated protected area you will have the opportunity to observe the largest mammals of the American prairie from a distance. (Duration approx. 15 min.)
* IF Buffalo Paddock Not Open, will go Okotoks Big Rock Instead.
【Okotoks Big Rock】
Big Rock lies about 8 km west of the town of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, formed by dislodged rocks that travelled on top of a glacier thousands of years ago. (stop for about 15 minutes)