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Guided Self-drive Tours of Western Canada

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Coverage  

The map below shows the routes where GyPSy Guide provides commentary. To learn more about each route, roll the pointer over the roadway or over the yellow dot for city and town tours. Click through for more extensive information about each section and to listen to samples of audio commentary from GyPSy Guide.



Jasper Townsite and Jasper National Park

Jasper and Jasper National Park have commentary in 

Driving time: All day with stops. Add an extra day to see Mt Edith Cavell and Mt Robson.

Jasper is the townsite for magnificent Jasper National Park. No trip to the Canadian Rockies is complete without exploring Jasper National Park. Lakes, hot springs, canyons and glaciers create the impressive natural offerings.  Visit Maligne Lake and Canyon and cruise to Spirit Island.  You are almost guaranteed to see wildlife, especially big horn sheep, elk and deer as you tour around Jasper.

Spend a warm sunny day watching chunks of ice carve off the glacier at Mt Edith Cavell. Travel just west of JNP to see the Rockies biggest peak - Mt Robson. Its a lot to pack into one day so 2 days minimum is recommended explore Jasper National Park.

If you are arriving in Jasper from the west, the Columbia Icefields are actually located in Jasper National Park on the the southbound drive to Lake Louise and Banff on the Icefields Parkway.


Attractions:

  • Patricia Lake
  • Pyramid lake
  • Mt Edith Cavell
  • Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
  • Jasper Tramway
  • Maligne Lake and Spirit Island
  • Maligne Canyon
  • Miette Hot Springs
  • Mt Robson
  • Columbia Icefields

Also look at the Icefields Parkway, Jasper to Edmonton, Jasper to Kamloops or Jasper to Prince George sectors which link to this driving tour.

Click on the titles below to hear sample commentary from this sector.

Maligne Lake

Jasper Tramway

Mt Robson

Miette Hotsprings


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