Page 37 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Canada

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1 The stunning Cabot Trail along
Cape Breton Island.
2 Moose in Jasper National Park.
3 Touching the ice cave of
the Athabasca glacier.
4 Downtown Vancouver skyline.
5 Peak 2 Peak Gondola, Whistler.
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the Whistlers for panoramic views. If you heading onward to Emerald Lake (p138).
can, arrange to stay at the Fairmont Jasper Spend the afternoon canoeing or hiking
Park Lodge (1 Old Lodge Rd), where room the trails around the brilliant turquoise
service comes on a bicycle. lake before heading back to your hotel.

Day 11 Day 13
Set off early for the drive to Banff and From Emerald Lake you’ll get to Kelowna
immerse yourself in the grandeur of the in five hours without stopping, leaving
Rockies on the the Columbia Icefield plenty of time for an Okanagan wine tour
Parkway (p143). Stop in at Athabasca (p116). If you can, book into a tour that
Glacier to board an ice explorer and walk stays at Burrowing Owl in Oliver (500
on the glacier surface. Take to the road Burrowing Owl Pl). The guest houses here
again before stretching your legs and are surrounded by a 140-acre (56-ha)
taking in the view at Peyto Lake (p135), vine yard, with ochre hillsides in the
then carry on toward beautiful Lake distance and a top Tuscan-style restaurant.
Louise (p134) for lunch. On arrival in Banff
(p133), relax after the long drive at the Day 14
Upper Hot Springs Pool.
Drive to Kelowna airport to take the
Day 12 60-minute flight to Vancouver. If you’ve
time before your flight home, take a day
Get your hiking gear on and spend the trip to Whistler Blackcomb (p114). There
day in Yoho National Park (p138). Drive up are frequent bus shuttles from the airport,
to the Little Yoho Valley, park the car and so have your camera ready, sit back and
walk five minutes to the base of Takakkaw enjoy the famous Sea to Sky Highway.
Falls, the second tallest waterfall in Take the bus back to Vancouver airport or
Canada. Lunch at the Truffle Pigs Bistro continue on to the city (p26) to conclude
(p33) in the tiny village of Field, before your epic tour of Canada.
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