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 |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Grocery shopping in Calgary |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lunch with friends |
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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 |
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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 |
Mount Fairview Dining Room |
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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 |
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<30m |
Tour Natural Bridge |
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Truffle Pigs Bistro & Lodge |
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<1h |
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 |
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) |
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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 |
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21m |
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 |
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。
再看文字
”。。。沒拉肚肚。。。
俺在上頭又蹦又跳,沒事。。。“
有趣! - 原來是為綠童學 :)