5 Reasons the Canadian Rockies Are Always a Vacation Favorite
Banff Springs Hotel
The Canadian Rockies are one of Mother Nature’s amazing masterpieces which is why the destination is a perennial favorite with Collette guests. Maybe it’s the majestic mountain peaks, the waterfalls and rushing streams, the Icefields, where you can literally stand on ice that is 18,000 years old, or the friendly Canadian people that make this vacation so popular. With the approach of summer, things will start heating up in the Rockies.
Here are five things that make the Canadian Rockies by Train tour exceptional:
- There is something soothing about sitting back on a train and
simply enjoying the remarkable sights outside. VIA Rail’s “The Canadian,” has a Dome Car which allows for 360⁰ views of the glaciers of the Alberta Icefields and Mt. Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. Stay on “The Canadian” overnight and rest while you enjoy the view of the coastal forests, roaring river canyons, and the snowcapped peaks of the Rockies.
- Enjoy a traditional barbeque lunch at a local ranch. A wagon ride and the opportunity to catch a glimpse of buffalo is followed by leisure time to play horse shoes or learn to line dance.
- Don’t forget to charge your camera when you visit the extraordinary Maligne Canyon. The home to the scenic, peaceful Maligne Lake is always an “aaahhh” moment with travelers.
- Stand on the amazing 1,000-foot thick Athabasca Glacier during an exciting excursion at the Columbia Icefields and taste its ice cold glacier water.
- Spend two nights in the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, nicknamed the “Castle in the Mountains.” This has been considered a symbol of Rocky Mountain’s magnificence for more than a century.
posted by Melissa McKee
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