Breath-taking Drive From Banff To Jasper.
We traveled the Icefields Parkway, which is part of Alberta Highway No. 93, north of the Trans-Canada Highway No.1. It links Lake Louise, near Banff, with Jasper in the north, a distance of about 230 km. It is always open in the summer months from May to September. In winter, chains or winter rated radial tires are required by law, and there may be road closures without warning. There is no cell coverage and trucks are not allowed on this road.
The drive from Banff to Jasper along the Parkway is known to be one of the most beautiful and breath-taking drives in the world with snow capped peaks, glaciers, forests and lakes along the route where one can stop to admire the stunning scenery. There is plenty of wildlife like bears, wolves, elk, moose, deer and many other creatures roaming the forests, but you have to be lucky to spot any if you are merely driving along. We drove under many wildlife overpasses, or corridors, which have been specially constructed and are inaccessible to the normal traveler due to it being fenced.
A Canadian national parks permit is required to travel on the Icefields Parkway, but since we did the route in a guided tour bus we left that worry to the tour company. We stopped at many of the popular tourist places along the Parkway; prominent among them being Bow Lake, Peyto Lake and Bow Summit, and the Icefields Centre at the Athabasca Glacier.
We finally stopped in Jasper for an evening cup of coffee and some shopping before carrying on further to Valemount where we stayed the night in a motel.
Show lessThe drive from Banff to Jasper along the Parkway is known to be one of the most beautiful and breath-taking drives in the world with snow capped peaks, glaciers, forests and lakes along the route where one can stop to admire the stunning scenery. There is plenty of wildlife like bears, wolves, elk, moose, deer and many other creatures roaming the forests, but you have to be lucky to spot any if you are merely driving along. We drove under many wildlife overpasses, or corridors, which have been specially constructed and are inaccessible to the normal traveler due to it being fenced.
A Canadian national parks permit is required to travel on the Icefields Parkway, but since we did the route in a guided tour bus we left that worry to the tour company. We stopped at many of the popular tourist places along the Parkway; prominent among them being Bow Lake, Peyto Lake and Bow Summit, and the Icefields Centre at the Athabasca Glacier.
We finally stopped in Jasper for an evening cup of coffee and some shopping before carrying on further to Valemount where we stayed the night in a motel.
Date of experience: August 2019
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