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班芙國家公園一周遊 (下)

(2018-08-07 12:03:30) 下一個

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

 

Breakfast in OBE, Calgary

10:00 – 11:00

 

Grocery shopping in Calgary

11:00-12:00

 

Lunch with friends

12pm-1:30pm

1.5h

Drive from Calgary to Lake Minnewanka

1:30pm-2pm

0.5h

Lake Minnewanka

2pm-2:30pm

5m

Tour nearby Two Jack Lake

2:30pm-3:00pm

17m

Visit Tourist Information Centre on Banff Ave to pick up maps, brochures. Then tour around the town site.

3pm-3:45pm

11m

Drive to Bow Falls Viewpoint

3:45pm-5pm

10m

Tour in Banff town

5pm-5:30pm

32m

Drive to Hidden Ridge Resort, Banff

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

40m

Drive from hotel to Lake Louise*

7:10-8:00

50m

Tour Lake Louise*

8:00-11:00p

3h

Hike from Lake Louise to Tea House (short trail, one way 4km,up 400m, 3hrs tour, mosquito spray)

11:00a-12:00p

1h

Lake Agnes Tea House

12:00pm-12:35pm

35min

Drive to Banff Gondola

1:00pm-3:00pm

2h

Ride to Sulphur Mtn via the Banff Gondola

5:00pm-5:15pm

15m

Drive back to Hidden Ridge Resort, Banff

* 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

40m

Drive from hotel to Moraine Lake

7:40AM-9:00AM

1h

Tour Moraine Lake** (Rockpile Trail need 0.5 hours)

   

Drive to Johnston Canyon

   

Walk the short trail to Johnston Canyon lower (1.1km) and upper falls (2.7km, 3 hours tour),

Lunch

 

Mount Fairview Dining Room

2:00p-5:00p

3h

Bow Valley Parkway (2.5hr Scenic drive)

5:00p-5:30p

30m

Drive back to Hidden Ridge Resort

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

Drive to [Emerald Lake, Columbia-Shuswap A, BC V0A 1G0, Canada]

 

2h

Tour Emerald Lake

 

<30m

Tour Natural Bridge

   

Truffle Pigs Bistro & Lodge

 

<1h

Tour Takakkaw Falls (345 m, 4 steps fall), take a short hike to very close viewpoint of the fall.

   

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)

   

Lake O’Hara (need to book online)

   

Drive back to Hidden Ridge Resort

Day 5 Banff— Columbia Icefields Parkway to the Glaciers—Jasper

8am-9am

1h12m

Check out from hotel, drive to Bow Lake

9am-11am

 

 

 

 

24m

Stop on the way at

Crossfoot Glacier

Bow Lake (take picture)

Bow Summit

Peyto Lake (need to go to viewpoint)

Mistaya Canyon

11am-1pm

1h15m

45m

Drive to Columbia icefield adventure & Glacier Skywalk Lunch Altitude Restaurant

1:30pm-4:00pm

2h30m

Tour Columbia icefield adventure & Glacier Skywalk

4:00pm-5:30pm

 

 2m

43m

19m

Drive to Jasper. On the way back, stop and visit:

Athabasca Glacier

Sunwapta Falls

Athabasca Falls (Canyon)

 

24m

Drive to Jasper Mount Robson Inn

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

1h

Drive to Maligne Lake, on the way back, stopped at Medicine Lake

9am-10am

1h

Tour Maligne Lake and Medicine Lake

10am-10:45am

45m

Drive to Maligne Canyon (6 bridges)

10:45am-11:45am

1h

Tour Maligne Canyon (6 bridges)

Lunch time

 

Bear's Paw Bakery

 

21m

Drive to Patricia Lake, Pyramid Lake

 

 

Drive to Mt. Edith Cavell

 

 

Drive back to Jasper town

 

 

Dinner in Jasper

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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股聾 回複 悄悄話 計劃和寫得都很細,可以作攻略,可惜已經去過了!

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”。。。沒拉肚肚。。。

俺在上頭又蹦又跳,沒事。。。“

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