Question : Visiting Canada for the first time. Super excited!!!!! Renting a car and traveling from Vancouver to Banff.?
Want to get the most out of our trip. So what is the places to see and things to do on this trip between Vancouver and Banff? Any scenic route or of the beaten track suggestions? Where is a good place to stop over and sleep a night? Staying in Banff for about a week and then traveling to Jasper, Edmonton and Calgary with friends. Thanks so much!
- asked by ilanasmit
All Answers:
Answer #1
Wow. Where to start.I would definitely want to spend some time in the Okanagan valley. Golfing, camping and visting are some of the activities you might enjoy.See
http://www.okanagan.com/Then closer to Bannf, there is the Yoho and Kootenay national parks.See
http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/SightsActivitiesEvents/NaturalSightsParksWildlife/Parks/KootenayRockies.htmand www.field.caNear Revelstoke there is the Glacier national park and the Rogers pass.See
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/glacier/index_E.aspWell I hope this helps.
- answered by Camille S
Answer #2
Take the Rocky Mountaineer train (2 days) instead of a car! Fabulous journey. You stop overnight in Kamloops (not much there) but the main sights are around Banff/Jasper. hire a car in Banff or Jasper, go on the Athabasca glacier, Lake Louise etc. We've been in late Spring when the snow etc. was still around and it is out of his world, in places like being in a Western film as you go alongside the rivers, over the wooden trestle bridges etc!
- answered by luludoodie
Answer #3
I'd have to agree with Camille. It really depends on how you want to meander through the mountains. Kelowna is nice, so is Nelson. Radium hot springs. Kimberley the Barvarian City. The list goes on. But it's a long drive (take the southern route through the East Kootenays, not the northern route). As for your rental car: get something comfortable - an SUV perhaps. As I said... it's a long drive, with a lot of "hill" involved.
- answered by penguin
Answer #4
This is a totallly amazing trip. Canadian people are so friendly. My penpal invited me to her wedding and I went we did this trip u are talking about,. Driving over there is much easier then here not that much traffic. You will see senery that takes your breath away and that will be constant. Remember though to be careful of wild life we saw a brown bear and i forgot to be scared could have caused a problem. there are scattered quaint shops but no big malls it is all about the senery and the people have a great time although I am sure you will
- answered by jescikka
Answer #5
Oh how I am jealous!!! My home and favourite part of the world.Go to BCAA online and ask for a trip plan, they will prepare it for you.
- answered by Barbados Chick
Answer #6
hmm, stop in the okanagan and visit the winerys there--free samples--there are all kinds of road side attractions when you see something that catches your eye go for it. i usually sleep on the drive from red deer to vancouver lol.
- answered by whiskeyflirt
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