這次的行程是完整四天的洛磯山脈之旅,選擇最popular的班夫(Banff)、露意絲湖(Lake Louise)、冰河大道(Icefield Parkway)與傑士伯(Jasper),其中最愛的一段莫過於冰河大道,第一次覺得拍照壓力很大,因為照片太過於平面,實在很難表現出Rocky Mt.的美...。而加拿大洛磯山脈公園群也在世界遺產之列,除了這次去的Banff和Jasper兩座國家公園外,另外幽鶴(Yoho)、庫特尼(Kootenay)兩座國家公園也一同是被劃入世界自然遺產的範疇。
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(CDN:加幣,$美金)
Day 0 飛行
1450-2204 SNA > YYC (Westjet,$293)
2300-0030 YYC > Canmore
* 住The hostel Bear (dorm,32.5 CDN)
Day 1 Lake Louise
0830 至Lake Louise
* Lake Louise
* Chateau
* Plain Six Glaciers trail (至teahouse,來回6.8 miles)
1300-1400 lunch
* Moraine Lake (Morain Lake viewpoint,0.6 miles)
1530 開始往北開至Jasper <冰原大道>
* 住HI-Jasper (27.5 CDN,30-bed female dorm,42-bed mixed dorm)
Day 2 Jasper National Park
上午
* Mount Edith Cavell & Cavell Pond Trail (1.4 miles)
* Angel Glacier Loop trail (1.25 miles)
* Whistler Mt. (可坐Tramway來回)
下午:Maligne Valley Rd.
* Medicine Lake
* Maligne Lake
* Maligne Canyon trail (2.3 miles,看圓石洞)
* Pyramid Lake
* Patricia Lake
* 住HI-Jasper (27.5 CDN,30-bed female dorm,42-bed mixed dorm)
Day 3 Icefield Parkway,冰河大道
* Ice Walk (冰河健行tour,70 CDN,3 hours)
* Athabasca Glacier
* Park Ridge Trail to Saskatchewan Glacier viewpoint (3 miles)
* Castle Mt. viewpoint
* Cirrus Mountain
* Mistaya Canyon
* Athabasca Falls
* Peyto Lake
* Bow Lake
* Crowfoot Glacier
* Sunwapta Falls
* 住The hostel Bear (dorm,32.5 CDN)
Day 4 Banff National Park
上午:Lake Minewanka Scenic Drive
* Lake Minewanka (Stewart Cayon trail,1.75 miles)
* Two Jack Lake
* Johnson Lake (the western end of Johnson Lake has a great view of the Fairholme Range)
下午:Banff town
* Bow Falls
* Tunnel Mt Dr. (see Fairmont Banff Spring resort)
* Vermillion Lake
* Sulphur Mt. (纜車)
* Cave and Basin (到晚上六點都有開放)
* Upper Hot Spring
* Banff town
住Calgary:super 8 ($108/2 queen beds,free shuttle to airport)
Day 5 0930-1147 YYC > SNA
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暑假的住宿普遍貴,動輒$150以上,所以我們這次五個晚上裡有四個晚上是住hostel,住的Hostel Bear和HI-Jasper還算舒適,如果早點booking也許還有機會booking到hostel內的private room,這或許是省錢有不失住宿品質的好選擇!物價上可能因為是觀光區的關係,整體消費是比美西再貴些的,所以這次我們幾乎是自己在hostel內準備食物;租車上頭及早訂可以有不錯的deal,而tour或是纜車等則是死豬價沒有壓低空間~
在換匯上,使用美國BOA的提款卡在Scotia Bank提款免跨國提領手續費;另外也推免跨國刷卡手續費的信用卡,因為加拿大和美國一樣,普遍使用信用卡,像是Chase Sapphire的interbank匯率又給得不錯,匯率甚至比ATM提款略略略好,又有cash back何樂不為?機票上頭可考慮WestJet,我從SNA(Irvine)來回Calgary買到$293,還不錯
這趟下來連同機票租車油錢住宿及tour等,total初估僅花了$650/人 (我們這趟是三人同行),嚴格說來CP值比去阿拉斯加高,很推夏季來趟洛磯山脈之旅!
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