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Summary

With 25 self-guided tours and 32 maps, this guide offers the best of Banff and the Canadian Rockies in three days, one week, or two weeks. Original.

Author Biography

Christie Pashby has written for Frommer's for nearly a decade, contributing to titles including Frommer's Argentina, Frommer's Chile, and Frommer's Best Hiking Trips in British Columbia. She divides her time between the Canadian Rockies and Bariloche, Argentina. A freelance journalist and translator, she also somehow finds the time to run a small guiding business with her husband, and cram in two ski seasons a year. Her website is www.patagonialiving.com.

18 Favorite Moments.

1 Strategies for Seeing Banff & the Canadian Rockies.

Banff & the Canadian Rockies.

2 The Best Full-Day Tours.

Banff in Three Days.

Best in One Week.

Best in Two Weeks.

3 The Best Special-Interest Tours.

Banff for Photographers.

Banff with Kids.

Banff in Wintertime.

Glaciers & Wildlife.

4 Banff National Park.

The Town of Banff.

Lake Minnewanka.

Bow Valley Parkway.

Lake Louise.

The Icefields Parkway.

Dining in Banff National Park.

Dining Best Bets.

Restaurants A to Z.

Lodging in Banff National Park.

Lodging Best Bets.

Lodging A to Z.

Banff Shopping & Nightlife.

Shopping & Nightlife Best Bets.

Shopping, Arts & Nightlife A to Z.

5 The Canadian Rockies.

Kananaskis Country.

Canmore.

Icefields Parkway (Jasper).

Maligne Valley Road.

Town of Jasper.

Yoho National Park.

Golden, British Columbia.

Kootenay National Park.

Calgary in One Day.

Calgary in Two Days.

Calgary Dining & Lodging.

Dining & Lodging A to Z.

Alberta Rockies Dining & Lodging.

Dining & Lodging A to Z.

BC Rockies Dining & Lodging.

Dining & Lodging A to Z.

6 The Great Outdoors.

The Best Hiking in Banff.

Summer Sports.

Winter Sports.

The Savvy Traveler.

Before You Go.

Getting There.

Getting Around.

Fast Facts.

A Brief History.

Toll-Free Numbers & Websites.

Index.

Supplemental Materials

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