Arriving at Calgary’s YYC airport you probably will want to get to your hotel asap after flying quite a few hours. So after passing through customs, get some cash from the ATM and get a ticket for the airport transporter bus. It is about $ 15 and will get you straight to multiple downtown destinations. Just ask the driver where to get off the bus.

Making the most of you stay

After arriving this first day, with an 8 hour time difference, just relax, strawl around, have a coffee, eat out a little and turn in early. Your stay in Calgary will be 2 or 3 nights depending on the time you’ll have to complete your trip. During your stay in Calgary you will go up the 191 meters tall Calgary tower of course, but also visit other great venues like the Glenbow museum with art and historic artifacts illustrating the history of the west. Also impressive are the 1 ha indoor Devonian Gardens, and the arts, crafts and foodmarket “Eau Claire Market“. A bit further from downtown is Heritage Park Historic Village where you’ll find 150 historic buildings, a steamrollerboat and a basically a flashback into the late 19th, early 20th century.

Stampede

Last but certainly not least, early july for ten days, Calgary turns into cowboy and-girl town with the Calgary stampede. An event that attracts big crowds of dressed-up yippikayees. If this isn’t your thing.. well, it sure is a unique picture moment.