Straight road cutting through a rocky canyon with steep grey stone cliffs on both sides, coniferous forest, and clear blue sky

Alberta Road Trips & Itineraries

Every trip here is one we took ourselves. Real distances, real costs, real stops — and honest notes on what was worth it.

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A 2 a.m. start, a long prairie haul, and then the impossibly blue lakes of the Rockies. Here's our honest 4-day Winnipeg-to-Banff road trip — and everything you need to do it yourself.

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