DESTINATIONS CALGARY & EDMONTON CANADA RIGHT:
Atlas Coal Mine
FAR RIGHT: Calgary
Stampede BELOW:
Heritage Park Historical Village
SAMPLE PRODUCT
First Class Holidays
has an Alberta Discovery self- drive, based in Calgary,
from £454 per person. The price includes four nights’ accommodation, five days’ car rental and a two-hour bus tour in Dinosaur Provincial Park. Flights are not included.
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Prestige Holidays offers three
nights at Calgary’s International
Hotel, tickets to the Stampede, two nights in Banff, one night at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, two in Jasper
at the Marmot Lodge and two in Edmonton
at Sutton Place, from £3,224 per person. Includes Air Canada flights from Heathrow on July 12, 2018.
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part with a bit of cash, but go beyond that and you’ll find the likes of Calgary Zoo, home to more than 700 animals and a string of interactive attractions, including a Canadian Wilds section featuring black bears that actually come in all colours, even white – who knew? Entry is from £14 for adults and £9 for children. Those with a head for heights can
ascend Calgary Tower for views over the city, and a revolving restaurant, or try the adrenaline-pumping Skyline Luge, which has you ambling up a hill on a serene chairlift before plunging down a hillside track in an engine- less kart, mountains just visible in the distance. It’s well worth recommending to thrillseeking families, and good value at £14 for three rides (reopening for the 2018 season from May). For an alternative way of seeing the
investment. The beginners’ tour costs £36 (closed for winter; reopens in April).
The Skyline Luge has you ambling up a hill on a chairlift before plunging down a hillside track in an engine-less kart
city though, suggest a Segway tour. River Valley Adventure Company offers hour-long trips along the water, where red and yellow trees and street-art murals line a peaceful, lush-green, winding track. It’s a fun and quirky way of exploring the likes of East Village, a formerly neglected part of the city that’s been revitalised with a crop of new buildings and significant
w MUSEUMS EN MASSE My highlight here was Studio Bell, a modern, interactive museum dedicated to all things music, which opened last year. Visitors can try their hand at playing various instruments, mix tracks, check out Elton John’s former piano and see costumes worn by Canadian legends such as KD Lang, before hitting up the singing booth for some karaoke, all for £11 or £7 for children. Just beyond the city, there’s plenty
to see too, including the 50-hectare Heritage Park Historical Village, Canada’s largest living museum. Here costumed staff and more than 200 attractions – including shops, schools, churches and houses, some brought over from their original sites – aim to
PICTURES: CALGARY TOURISM COMMISSION; HERITAGE PARK HISTORICAL VILLAGE
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