Banff National Park was created by the Canadian government in 1885 as the country's first national park. The park, which includes the Rocky Mountains, has 6641 sq kilometres (2564 sq miles) of mountains, rivers, forests, lakes, glaciers and hot springs, and is home to wolves, mountain goats, eagles, grizzly bears and elk. The most famous man-made addition to the area is the Banff Springs Hotel, completed in 1888. It was built to resemble a baronial Scottish castle and accommodates more than 800 guests. Lake Louise, named in honour of Queen Victoria’s daughter, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, is one of the most popular sites in the Rocky Mountains.

Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau, Box 1298, Banff, Alberta T1L 1B3, Canada
Tel: (403) 762 8421
Website: www.banfflakelouise.com

Air: Calgary International Airport. Road: Coach: Services from Calgary. Car: Trans-Canada Hwy-1.

Canadian Tourism Commission
Eighth Floor West, 235 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H6, Canada
Tel: (613) 946 1000. Fax: (613) 954 3964. E-mail: ctc_feedback@businteractive.com
Website: www.canadatourism.com
Travel Alberta
PO Box 2500, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z4, Canada
Tel: (403) 297 2700 or (780) 427 4321 or (800) 661 8888 (toll free USA and Canada only).
Fax: (403) 297 5068 or (780) 427 0867.
E-mail: info@travelalberta.com
Website: www.travelalberta.com
Visit Canada Centre
PO Box 5396, Northampton NN1 2FA, UK
Tel: (0906) 871 5000 (24-hour consumer and tourism enquiries line; calls cost 60p per minute). Fax: (0870) 165 5665. E-mail: visitcanada@dial.pipex.com
Website: www.travelcanada.ca
Travel Alberta UK
24a Friday Street, Warnham, West Sussex RH12 3QX, UK
Tel: (01403) 754 424. Fax: (01403) 754 423. E-mail: adminalberta@btinternet.com

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