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Whether you’re an adventure-seeker, a nature lover, a culture-hound, a luxury traveler or all of the above, Canada has an experience to fulfill all your travel dreams. Here is a list of our favorite ways to explore the many sides of our neighbors to the north.

Bliss Out... on Nature
There’s no better place to get outside and explore than Alberta, where heartland hospitality meets breathtaking Rocky Mountain scenery. Canada’s cowboy province is also home to elegant ranches and resorts, award-winning cuisine, five star wilderness lodges, and restorative spas. Soak in the waters of one of our natural hot springs, or enjoy innovative holistic spa treatments, and you’ll appreciate that, when it comes to revitalizing body and soul, Alberta really is Big Spa Country.

Go Wild with Style
Another way to explore Alberta is at a deluxe wilderness lodge hidden away in a serene, natural environment. Some lodges are only accessible by helicopter or packhorse, adding an element of pure adventure.

How about wrangling your inner cowboy on a real working ranch where you can learn how to handle a horse or rope a steer. Even join a multi-day cattle drive into high country and share campfire stories and songs. Urban cowboy more your style? You won’t want to miss the Calgary Stampede, a ten-day extravaganza features everything from world-champion rodeo stars and chuckwagon races to a nightly fireworks show.

While you’re in Calgary, be sure to try some of the continent’s finest cuisine, featuring mouthwatering Alberta specialties like elk steaks, bison burgers and legendary AAA Alberta beef grilled to perfection. Then head into the heart of this metropolitan city to sample one of the hottest live music scenes around. From urban country to rock, jazz and folk, Calgary buzzes with nightlife options.

Ride the Rails in Luxury!
Another unique way to appreciate Canada is aboard one of our famous luxury trains as snow-capped peaks, glacial-fed lakes, roaring rivers, scenic valleys, and fertile plains roll by. Featuring panoramic dome cars, well-appointed sleeping berths, meticulous onboard service and dining cars serving gourmet cuisine, venerable trains like VIA Rail’s exclusive Canadian and the award-winning Rocky Mountaineer offer truly memorable experiences.

Get the Royal Treatment
Alberta’s mountain resorts offer spa facilities that are constantly redefining pampering with innovative wellness treatments. Some are inspired by local traditions, plants and herbs. Others are designed for specific results like stress relief. All promise pure pampering.

One of the most popular is the Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Banff Springs, the renowned "Castle in the Rockies”, styled after a Scottish baronial manor. Nearby is Banff Upper Hot Springs, a historic bathhouse set against a spectacular alpine backdrop. And just a few hours north, where the breathtaking Icefields Parkway (arguably the best scenic drive in the world) meets Jasper National Park, is the Miette Hot Springs, the hottest mineral springs in the Rockies. Its magical waters, laden with sulfates, magnesium and other rejuvenating minerals, will leave you feeling revitalized and ready for another day of hiking, riding or paddling.