Home to numerous skyscrapers, Calgary is renowned as one of Canada’s wealthiest cities. The city is blessed with year-round sunshine unlike many other cities in North America. Located at a good distance from many world class resort towns, amazing glacial lakes, astonishing mountain landscapes and the United States border, there are more than just a few reasons to visit this city.

The first national park of Canada. The national park with its humble beginning starting as a 26 square km hot spring to now the sprawling 6,641 square kilometres it covers. The park was inculcated as a UNESCO world heritage site as part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks in the year 1984. The park is located in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, to the west of Calgary. The national park borders British Columbia to its east where Yoho and Kootenay National park are adjacent to Banff National Park. On the western side, the park shares borders with Jasper National Park which is also situated in Alberta.

Canada’s widespread national parks and numerous lakes located just around its busiest cities make it one of the best countries to explore the beautiful outdoors in the simplest way possible, without taking the extra burden of facing the harsh side of nature in exploring its exquisite natural wonders. Lakes and rivers located at the heart of many national parks and the good comfort of the cities by another end, Canada is home to such wonderful places which could make you lost in nature’s magic just when you ask for it!