我已寫了衣食住,接下來寫“行”。
衣食住是保障玩得好,玩得開心的前提。在出發之前,我們做了非常仔細的功課,力爭把各個景點都玩到,又玩得輕鬆。
我向去過班芙的朋友取經,又在網上看了好些人寫的遊記,把大家的經驗歸納到一起。
首先列出景點的名字,在Google Map上List 出來, 然後根據彼此相關距離長短選擇去的時間。因為我們在Banff裏住4晚,Jasper2 晚,有的景點就放在從Banff去往Jasper的路上經過,這樣不用走回頭路。Banff的湖很多,是Banff的一大特色,遊人很多,Parking是個大問題,我們選擇一大早去,這樣泊車不擔心,而且照相時是順光,取景相對容易。
盡管這樣,還是碰到問題,隻能說有些加拿大人為了謀利,做事不地道,後麵細說。
具體行程安排如下:
6 Nights Tour plan
Day 0 Arrive at Calgary Overnight Calgary
Day 1 in and around Banff
9:00 – 10:00
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Breakfast in OBE, Calgary
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10:00 – 11:00
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Grocery shopping in Calgary
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11:00-12:00
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Lunch with friends
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12pm-1:30pm
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1.5h
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Drive from Calgary to Lake Minnewanka
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1:30pm-2pm
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0.5h
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Lake Minnewanka
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2pm-2:30pm
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5m
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Tour nearby Two Jack Lake
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2:30pm-3:00pm
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17m
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Visit Tourist Information Centre on Banff Ave to pick up maps, brochures. Then tour around the town site.
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3pm-3:45pm
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11m
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Drive to Bow Falls Viewpoint
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3:45pm-5pm
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10m
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Tour in Banff town
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5pm-5:30pm
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32m
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Drive to Hidden Ridge Resort, Banff
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Banff Gondola 的Combo票網上提前兩天買,180 加幣一人相對192加幣便宜一些。但Lake Minnewanka 的Cruise坐的真沒什麽意思,可以不去;Gondola坐一坐上山感覺還行,山頂上有個4層樓的Building,裏麵有餐廳,放映廳,Gift Shop,一個 小Trail,可以從這個建築走到另一個山頭,Mountain Goat 就是在那裏看到的。
山上的風很大,盡管已近8月,仍覺得很涼。天氣預報說有雷陣雨,果不其然,一陣陰雲密布,電閃雷鳴,大雨傾盆,還有冰雹,嚇得我們趕緊躲進餐廳裏。 我好擔心Gondola 因為天氣停運,過去一看,人家工作人員毫不慌張,該幹嘛幹嘛,把上山的人請出Gondola , 把排隊下山的人依次請進去。Gondola上山下山的票時間間隔兩小時,若你想提前下山,必須到前台改票。
Banff小鎮的布局很有歐洲小城的風範,每個店麵門臉都不大,賣冰激淩的,巧克力的,運動服飾的,餐廳,小酒店比比皆是。鎮中心有個IGA,加拿大的Grocery 店,可以買到生熟肉食,新鮮的蔬菜,水果,並不貴。我還看到一個Asian Market, 專賣亞洲食品,價格奇高。
Day 2 Lake Louise and Banff Gondola
6:30-7:10
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40m
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Drive from hotel to Lake Louise*
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7:10-8:00
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50m
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Tour Lake Louise*
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8:00-11:00p
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3h
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Hike from Lake Louise to Tea House (short trail, one way 4km,up 400m, 3hrs tour, mosquito spray)
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11:00a-12:00p
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1h
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Lake Agnes Tea House
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12:00pm-12:35pm
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35min
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Drive to Banff Gondola
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1:00pm-3:00pm
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2h
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Ride to Sulphur Mtn via the Banff Gondola
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5:00pm-5:15pm
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15m
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Drive back to Hidden Ridge Resort, Banff
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* Lake Louise should be visited in the morning. Sun glare makes lake and the mountain in the background very dark in the afternoon.
Louise湖的顏色極有特色,藍綠帶有乳白,湖上紅舟蕩漾,湖中雪山倒影,宛如人間仙境。Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise 這個久負盛名的Hotel依湖而立。 我們曾想訂這個酒店,哪怕提前一年訂,都不Available,做罷。Hiking的路有3到5公裏,因為有些人可以騎馬上山,快到Tea House 的一段路上,馬糞極多,臭不可聞。山上的Tea house不大,位子不多,一壺茶要14加幣,還有Sandwich什麽的,對Tea House 的濃重薄合味兒的茶我興趣缺缺,我們坐了會兒賞了賞景,去了趟衛生間,下山。
Day 3 Moraine Lake, Johnston Canyon and Bow Valley Parkway
7:00AM-7:40AM
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40m
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Drive from hotel to Moraine Lake
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7:40AM-9:00AM
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1h
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Tour Moraine Lake** (Rockpile Trail need 0.5 hours)
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Drive to Johnston Canyon
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Walk the short trail to Johnston Canyon lower (1.1km) and upper falls (2.7km, 3 hours tour),
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Lunch
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Mount Fairview Dining Room
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2:00p-5:00p
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3h
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Bow Valley Parkway (2.5hr Scenic drive)
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5:00p-5:30p
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30m
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Drive back to Hidden Ridge Resort
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Moraine Lake,這個Lake與 Lake Louise在同一個方向,頭一天我們去Lake Louise的路上經過Moraine Lake的路口時就發現路口上有兩個小胖妞守在那裏,我們沒在意。第二天我們到的時候是早上7:30,準備拐入入口的時候,小胖妞說Parking Lot滿了,我們不能進,隻能去坐Shuttle,Shuttle票是21加幣一人。無奈,我們隻能把車停在旁邊經過的一個Mall裏,這個Mall裏有一個Visiting Center, Mall裏的Parking也有講究,有的可以免費停一天,多數是2小時免費,停的時候要看清楚。Shuttle 是定點開的,有的季節有免費Shuttle,我忘了具體時間。坐上Shuttle到?Moraine Lake湖邊,我們發現有很多Parking 是空著的,所謂的Parking Lot滿了是個借口,隻為了讓你去花錢坐Shuttle。所以說不地道。其他的景點,沒什麽大波折。 Johnston Canyon的Lower Fall, 有個小山洞可以非常近距離的觀看小瀑布,需要排排隊,其實看不看無所謂。
Day 4 Banff and Yoho National Park
7am-8am |
1h18m
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Drive to [Emerald Lake, Columbia-Shuswap A, BC V0A 1G0, Canada]
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2h
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Tour Emerald Lake
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<30m
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Tour Natural Bridge
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Truffle Pigs Bistro & Lodge
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<1h
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Tour Takakkaw Falls (345 m, 4 steps fall), take a short hike to very close viewpoint of the fall.
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Drive to [Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, BC V0A 1G0, Canada], on the way stop at Spiral Tunnel and Meeting of the Rivers (blue river form Yoho River, white, with Kicking Horse River, blue)
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Lake O’Hara (need to book online)
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Drive back to Hidden Ridge Resort
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Day 5 Banff— Columbia Icefields Parkway to the Glaciers—Jasper
8am-9am
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1h12m
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Check out from hotel, drive to Bow Lake
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9am-11am
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24m
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Stop on the way at
Crossfoot Glacier
Bow Lake (take picture)
Bow Summit
Peyto Lake (need to go to viewpoint)
Mistaya Canyon
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11am-1pm
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1h15m
45m
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Drive to Columbia icefield adventure & Glacier Skywalk Lunch Altitude Restaurant
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1:30pm-4:00pm
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2h30m
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Tour Columbia icefield adventure & Glacier Skywalk
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4:00pm-5:30pm
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2m
43m
19m
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Drive to Jasper. On the way back, stop and visit:
Athabasca Glacier
Sunwapta Falls
Athabasca Falls (Canyon)
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24m
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Drive to Jasper Mount Robson Inn
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冰川很壯觀, 據說上麵大的冰洞有10米寬,冰縫有30米深。我們專門接了一小瓶水喝了,沒拉肚肚。據開車的導遊說,這個冰川的水分為三支分別流到北冰洋,大西洋,太平洋。上冰川前,先到Glacier Information Center按票的時間排隊,坐上大巴,上到半山腰,再換乘有一人高巨大輪胎的特殊Bus,上冰川。有的坡45度角那麽陡,不是這種特殊輪胎的車根本上不去。冰川平時據說風很大,但我們去的那天好似沒風,運氣不錯。到達冰川下車之前,司機會反複強調,隻能在冰上呆20分鍾,過時不候。果然,我們車上的兩名乘客,因為留戀忘返,被拉下,隻能央求別的車帶他們下山。下到半山腰中轉站,再換乘普通Bus去Sky Walk,SkyWalk 沒想象的那麽恐怖,俺在上頭又蹦又跳,沒事。
Overnight in Jasper Town
Day 6 Maligne Lake, Maligne Canyon and Mt. Edith Cavell
8am-9am
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1h
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Drive to Maligne Lake, on the way back, stopped at Medicine Lake
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9am-10am
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1h
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Tour Maligne Lake and Medicine Lake
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10am-10:45am
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45m
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Drive to Maligne Canyon (6 bridges)
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10:45am-11:45am
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1h
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Tour Maligne Canyon (6 bridges)
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Lunch time
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Bear's Paw Bakery
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21m
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Drive to Patricia Lake, Pyramid Lake
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Drive to Mt. Edith Cavell
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Drive back to Jasper town
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Dinner in Jasper
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Overnight Jasper
Day 7 Drive back to Calgary
Banff, Yoho, Jasper 這一趟玩下來,計劃的景點都看到了,我列的時間現在看來還是非常合理的。有人說Jasper比Banff美;我覺得,Jasper的景色不如Banff。Banff的山不如黃石美,動物沒有黃石公園多。當然,每個園子都有自己的特色,個人喜好不同。
總的來說,這次去Banff比去年去黃石吃住行都好,因為計劃周密,安排合理,兩家人都很盡興。兒子因此對National Park興趣濃濃,要求我每年安排一次這樣的旅行。
以後每次出行,我決定都做一做功課,保證吃好玩好。
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