A Two-Week Family Adventure Through Alberta and British Columbia
You’ll make your way from Alberta’s wide-open skies into the heart of the Canadian Rockies, to enjoy hiking, lakes and more. From there the journey continues westward into the sunny Okanagan Valley, and eventually to the Pacific coast where Vancouver will be your final stop.
Day 1–2: Calgary
Kick things off in Calgary with parks, zoo adventures, and sports fun. Time it right to take in Canada Day celebrations on 1st July or the Calgary Stampede.
· Explore Prince’s Island Park
· Calgary Zoo or TELUS Spark Science Centre
· Go back in time at Heritage Park
· WinSport Canada Olympic Park – zipline, Skyline Luge, downhill mountain bike trails
Day 3: Drumheller
See dinosaurs and wander around the hoodoos in the Badlands.
· Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum – home to the world’s largest displays of dinosaurs
· Hike the Hoodoos trail for surreal landscapes
Head towards Canmore, staying overnight.
Day 4: Canmore
Mountains, lakes, hiking, wildlife spotting, and more.
· Family-friendly hikes: Barrier Lake Trail, Grassi Lake or Troll Falls
· Black Shale Suspension bridge
Day 5-6: Yoho National Park / Kootenay Rockies
Lakes, waterfalls, and forest walks that offer some of the Rockies’ most stunning scenery.
· Easy hikes to Emerald Lake and Natural Bridge
· Takakkaw Falls
· Canoeing and wildlife spotting
Day 7–8: Revelstoke & Glacier National Park
Experience alpine meadows, giant cedar forests, easy hikes.
· Meadows in the Sky parkway
· Giant Cedar’s Boardwalk
· First Footsteps Trail
Day 9-10: Kelowna
Enjoy lake activities, walks, fruit picking, wine tasting, and more.
· Okanagan Adventure Park
· Family-friendly winery
· Boyce-Gyro Beach Park or Rotary Beach for paddle boarding, pedal boat, or kayaking
· Myra Canyon Trestles – Kettle Valley Railway
· U-pick farms fruit picking
Day 11-13: Kitsilano, Vancouver
Beachside strolls and a relaxed neighbourhood vibe, with easy access to downtown.
· Seaside Greenway
· Kits Pool – saltwater outdoor pool with views across English Bay
· Parks and museums
· Cafés and shopping
Day 14: Fly home from Vancouver
This is Western Canada at its best – and an adventure that will become one of your most memorable.
