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Canadian Rockies Family Multisport: Bike, Hike and Raft in Banff and Jasper National Parks

If you and your family can’t decide between biking or hiking in the Rockies, now you don’t have to. We’ve taken our best-loved activities and one of our most popular destinations and combined them into a terrific trip that’s bound to be your family’s new favorite. Come bike and hike in Banff and Jasper with our Trip Leaders, who are certified Mountain Parks Heritage Interpreters and know these national parks intimately. Pedal past glaciers inching their way down the faces of mighty peaks, hike to lakes in crayon-box hues of deepest blue and vibrant green, take to the water on… more

Canadian Rockies Family Multisport: Bike, Hike and Raft in Banff and Jasper National Parks

If you and your family can’t decide between biking or hiking in the Rockies, now you don’t have to. We’ve taken our best-loved activities and one of our most popular destinations and combined them into a terrific trip that’s bound to be your family’s new favorite. Come bike and hike in Banff and Jasper with our Trip Leaders, who are… more

Trip at-a-glance

Price: From $2,898* per person
Lodging: hotel
When: June-August
Number of days: 6
Group size: 24

This trip is offered by:

Backroads

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Trip details

Days 1-2 Jasper National Park

Meet in Banff Shuttle along stunning Icefields Parkway  Stride through pristine mountain wilderness in the Valley of Five Lakes, winding past its jade-green namesakes and through the habitats of mule deer, beavers and coyotes   Kids are introduced to rock climbing by accredited climbing guides  Visit Maligne Lake to see its magnificent color before a downhill and rolling ride Hike through spectacular Maligne Canyon or up to Old Fort Point  Get a new perspective on the landscape on a guided raft trip down the Athabasca River  Enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Tekarra Lodge  Explore the town of Jasper and enjoy dinner on your own there one night.

 

Day 3 Bow lake and the Icefields Parkway

Ride from the hotel mostly on the beautiful 93A, past Athabasca Falls to a picnic lunch  Strap on crampons and take a guided walk with accredited mountain guides on the massive Athabasca Glacier Revel in the views of surrounding glaciers and the tip of the enormous Columbia Icefields Keep an eye out for resident wildlife.

 

Days 4-6 Lake Louise and Banff National Park

Spin from the highest point on the Icefields Parkway down toward Lake Louise enjoying sweeping vistas of glaciers, mountains, lakes and forests You may have the opportunity to spot wildlife, including moose, elk, bighorn sheep and black bears Families stroll alongside the Lake Louise’s shimmering shore and follow the path of the Victoria Glacier up to the Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse  After lunch at the teahouse, adults continue hiking and kids hike down to take in the views and learn more about the area from the Lake Louise Gondola  Pedal a route lined with virgin forest and wildflowers toward Banff  A short shuttle returns us to Banff.

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