Winter Wonderland and Summer Spectacular at Banff Vacation Rentals
Alberta, near western Canada's border with Montana, is home to the resort town of Banff. It is the largest town in the Banff National Park. Conveniently situated within an easy distance of the area’s main airport at Calgary, it is one of Canada’s most popular year-round tourist areas. It’s cold, snowy winters and location in the Rockies, make it an ideal winter sports location. During the summer months, the mild weather makes it great for hiking, biking and scrambling.
A Land of Endless Beauty and Endless Activity at Banff Accommodations
The opportunities for outdoor activities during winter around Banff accommodations are endless. With over 2,560 square miles of wilderness to explore, visitors will find plenty of activities to enjoy.
Banff lodging is ideally located to discover the beauty of the Rockies. From here, visitors can take excursions to see the incredible sights of this glorious region. A tour through the Maligne Valley is where visitors will spot eagle and osprey, big horn sheep, elk, moose, mountain goats, deer and even bear. Winter here brings the opportunity to take an ice walk in Johnson Canyon where visitors will walk along steel walkways attached to the walls of the canyon. The climax of the tour is through the lower falls and on to the upper icefalls. For more sightseeing, visit Lake Louise. Following the ice fields here will bring visitors to the source of the Bow River where you will find the historic hunting lodge of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge.
From Biking to Zip Lining, the Fun Never Stops
Summer visitors to Banff vacation rentals will find over 1,000 kilometers of trails for hiking and biking, bird watching, cave tours, zip lining, climbing and heli-hiking, horseback riding, and golfing. And the fun doesn’t stop there. With the rivers and lakes here, visitors can enjoy fishing, kayaking, rafting, scuba diving; boredom is one thing you won’t find here.
An excellent start to a vacation in Banff is to take a spectacular gondola tour for a 360-degree view of the six mountain ranges that make this beautiful area special. A cruise of Lake Minnewanka will provide visitors with an ideal way to take in the sights of the rising mountains as they make their way to Cascade Mountain and Falls. Along the route past Mount Aylmer, Mount Inglismaldie, and the Hoodoo clusters, visitors will spot a variety of indigenous wildlife. The Hoodoos are huge freestanding pillars of gravel, rock and silt, held together by dissolved limestone. These fascinating structures have been created over thousands of years.
For those wishing to spot the wildlife, the best time for this type of tour is during the evening. Keep your camera ready! No visit to Banff is complete without a visit to the incredible Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. A trip here will include sights of Mount Rundle, Sulphur Mountain and the Sundance Mountain Range. Here, at Bow Valley Parkway visitors may see local elk, coyotes and bears.
Perfect Vacations at Banff Lodging
Choosing your destination is the first step towards planning a great vacation. The next important decision is where to stay. Choosing Banff vacation rentals will turn a great vacation into a perfect one. With these properties, visitors will find everything needed to make a vacation house into a vacation home. Equipped with not just the necessities but much more, these homes are great. Many come with luxuries such as broadband internet access, BBQs, hot tubs, fully equipped kitchens, patios, decks, DVD players and music systems with selection of films and music. In fact, it is difficult to think of what more a visitor could possibly want!