Our final video from our recent road trip through Alberta, Canada.

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There are 2 story highlights over on my Instagram @emmahill if you missed them.

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This trip was fully paid for by ourselves, we weren't given any press discounts or freebies for flights, any accommodation, car hire, anything. I have a few gifted items of clothing but, as always, they will be clearly marked below with "(AD Gifted)".

TRAVEL DETAILS (full itinerary, tips & FAQ's will all be in the final video):
Flights booked with BA from London Heathrow flying into Calgary (Premium Economy)
Car also booked via BA with Budget Car Hire (We upgraded our car to the Jeep when we arrived)

We used carbonoffset.com to offset our milage for hiring such a large gas guzzling car, this is the same site we use to offset our flights and other travel too.

FULL ITINERARY:
DAY 1:
Flight from London to Calgary, land in Calgary at 9:30pm
Collect car from car hire at airport
Check into Best Western hotel near airport for a good nights rest

DAY 2:
Drive to Lake Louise (highway 1 the trans Canada highway)
Check in to the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (pre booked)
Lunch in the Hotel in the Lakeview Lounge
Plain of Six Glacias Tea House Hike
Drinks in the hotel at Fairview Bar
Dinner in the Hotel at Alpine Social

DAY 3:
Early St Agnes Tea House Hike at sunrise
1 hour Canoe session on Lake Louise
Grab a quick bite to eat at the local bakery
Drive to Jasper on the 93 aka Icefield Parkway
Stopped for lunch along the way
Check in to Becker's Chalets in Jasper (pre booked)
Go into Jasper Town for a wander
Dinner at the restaurant at Becker's Chalets

DAY 4:
Maligne Canyon walk
Medicine Lake (no real hike, just took photos)
Breakfast in the Waffle House at Maligne Lake
Moose Lake hike at Maligne Lake
Miette Springs (but we didn't go in)
Lunch at a restaurant next to Miette Springs
Pyramid Lake & Pyramid Island
Check in to Tekkara Lodge (not pre booked, we just walked in as they had vacancies)
Dinner in Jasper (booked the following nights accommodation in Banff whilst had wifi)
Evening in the cabin with the open fire

DAY 5:
Took 93A (road) the more scenic route which joins back on the Icefield Parkway (main road)
Sunwapta Falls
Athabasca Falls
Columbia Glacier
Lunch at Columbia Glacier
Drive to Banff
Stopped briefly at Lake Peyto but never got out of the car...this is when we saw the bear
Check in to Moose Hotel & Suites in Banff
Wandered around Banff Town
Drinks in an Irish Pub
Dinner at The Meatball
Back to the hotel for the hot tub on the roof

DAY 6:
Breakfast in Pacini (in the Moose hotel)
Drove to Peyto Lake, but couldn't get in
Moraine Lake
Lake shore hike at Moraine Lake
Lunch at the cafe at Moraine Lake
Checked into Storm Mountain Lodge (pre booked)
Drove into Banff for Dinner at Banff Avenue Brewing Company
Evening in the Cabin with the open fire

DAY 7:
Breakfast at Storm Mountain Lodge
Canmore to find the rope swing which is sadly no longer there
Drive to Cochrane for the Yamnushka Wolfdog Sanctuary
Intro tour at the wolfdog sanctuary
Back to Canmore (on the 1A) to the Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
Lunch at their pub
Shopping in Roots in Banff
Drinks in the lodge at Storm Mountain
Evening in the cabin

DAY 8:
Lake Peyto at sunrise
Banff Gondola
Lunch at Sky Bistro (on top of Sulphur Mountain)
Sulphur Mountian boardwalk
Banff Springs Fairmont (just to look around)
Beavertails in Banff town
Walk along the river in Banff
Drove back to Calgary
Killed some time in the CF Chinook shopping centre
Back to the airport

Edited by Simon ❤