Voyage into Banff, Canada’s charming resort town in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. The New York Times states that Banff, Canada is “as close to heaven as one can get.”

Nestled at the confluence of the Spray and Bow Rivers about 83 miles from Calgary, Banff is a playground for outdoor enthusiasts, mountaineers and nature-lovers. Banff is loaded with charming inns, luxury hotels and eclectic dining establishments, many offering organic meats and wild game creations that have become known regionally as ‘Rocky Mountain Cuisine’.

Sit back and enjoy a gentle float tour of the Bow River with an interpretive guide who points out signs of wildlife along the shore. Get up close and personal with Banff, Canada’s mountain landscape through rock climbing and caving. In summer hit the trails on foot, mountain bike or horseback to visit some off-the-beaten track lookouts and tranquil alpine meadows. These and other activities offered through Good Earth Travel Adventures allow you to understand and appreciate Banff and its UNESCO designation as a World Heritage Site.

Banff in Canada is one of the few places to experience world-class cultural events in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The Banff Centre has a summer-long Arts Festival as well as ongoing ballet, music, theatre and opera performances. 

The Centre for Mountain Culture is the birthplace of the famous Banff Festival of Mountain Films and Books. The festival brings the top mountain adventurers, filmmakers and authors to Banff, Canada for a weeklong celebration of mountain culture through motion pictures and the written word.

At the end of an adventure-packed day, soak in therapeutic spring waters, thereby joining the legacy of visitors who for over a century flocked to Banff to ‘take to the waters’ and look upon the majesty of the Canadian Rockies.