Calgary City Tour, Canada

About Calgary:- Calgary City is the one which anchors the South-End of the Statistics which has given the Canada-defined urban area and is known as a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. The city is situated on the confluence of Bow river and Elbow river with the metropolitan tag and is fourth largest in terms of Metropolitan area. The city economic has seen a lot more change and it includes activity in energy, film and television along with transportation and logistics with many other development aspects related to modern sectors. The city has the highest number of corporate head offices in Canada along with highest number of millionaires per capita of any major city in Canada.

Calgary City Culture :- With the high quality of life which got managed in the city and considered to be the fourth-most liveable city in the world by “The Economist” magazine with the Beta Global City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network giving it the appropriate ratings for the world living quality index. The city was the first Canadian city to host the winter Olympic games in 1988 and since then went on a development spree thus giving the people a more than high quality of life and the city also has a great heritage in terms of buildings and architecture.

The Calgary which has come up with the first oil boom with Calgary Petroleum Products company coming with commercial production and the economy getting closely tied to the oil industry with energy sector employing a huge number of Calgarians with the oil prices surging again by the year 2009 it become the region of nearly 1.1 million people with being one of the fastest growing economy in the country.The resorts in the city are based near the mountains resort towns of Banff, Lake Louise and Canmore making it a major tourists attractions.

Here are some of the major tourists attractions in Calagry:

. Ten day Calagry Stampede is an annual festival where people dress as Cowboy.

. Rocky Mountaineer Rail Journey is done by train to enjoy snow-capped “Three Sisters”.

. Calagry Zoo and prehistoric park gives endangered species of animals to stay with open space and natural surroundings.

. Heritage Park is a typical village with dozens of reconstructed buildings situated near “Glenmore Reservoir” which is popular in sailing,rowing and canoeing thus adding to the “fun”.

. The Calagry consists of an inner city surrounded by the suburban communities of various density along with the city seeing good growth in the past many years. The city has recent annexation of land from the Rocky View County along with the city which has annexed Shepard, a former hamlet with boundaries adjacent to Hamlet of Balzac and the City of Chestermere which makes it very close to the City of Airdrie. The flora and fauna has numerous plants and different animal species making it one of the most preferred places for tourists to visit and enjoy the various commercial centers and downtown thus making it a lively potpourri culture.

Tourists attractions:- Prince's Island Park - Music Festival Celebrate Venue, Barclay Parade - Shopping Mall, Calgary Tower - To View city, Chinatown - Asian diaspora, Olympic Plaza - 1988 Winter Olympic Venue, Glenbow Museum, Calgary Zoo - Canada second largest zoo, Military Museums, Crescent Road to panoramic view, Scotsman Hill, Bow River and Spruce Meadows etc.

Things to do:- Glenmore Reservoir - sailing, kayaking, walking, running, cycling & canoeing; Canada Olympic Park - Winter Sports like skeleton, bobsled, skiing, snowboarding, luging, mountain biking & Ice hockey; Calaway Park - Amusement park; Harvie Passage - White Water park; Calgary Stampede - Outdoor Show on the Earth; Big Rock Brewery - Tour and Performing Arts etc.


Weather Temperature

Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Low (℃) -13.2 -11.4 -7.5 -2.0 3.1 7.5 9.8 8.8 4.1 -1.4 -8.2 -12.8
Average High (℃) -0.9 0.7 4.4 11.2 16.3 19.8 23.2 22.8 17.8 11.7 3.4 -0.8

Accommodations:- Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel, Delta Hotels by Marriott Calgary Airport In-Terminal, Hotel Arts, Fairmont Palliser, Le Germain Hotel Calgary, Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel, Hyatt Regency Calgary, Homewood Suites by Hilton Calgary Downtown, Delta Hotels by Marriott Calgary Downtown, Delta Hotel, The Westin Calgary, Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire, Hotel Arts Kensington, Westmount River Inn, Direct Line Accommodation Calgary, Aliannas Bed & Breakfast, Town & Country Motor Hotel, JDL B&B , SoBow Cross, Inglewood Bed & Breakfast, City Centre Riverpath Bed & Breakfast, Bed & Breakfast Calgary City, Mount Royal Bed and Breakfast, Luna Condominium Corporation, th Street Lodging B&B, Hughes House Bed & Breakfast, Airport Traveller's Inn Hotel, Rundle Station Homestay.

Distances from Calgary city:-

Toronto City : 2120.7 Mile (3413.0 KM)

Montreal City : 2196.2 Mile (3534.6 KM)

Vancouver City : 604.1 Mile (972.3 KM)

Calgary City : 0.0 Mile (0.0 KM)

Ottawa City : 2074.5 Mile (3338.7 KM)

Edmonton City : 185.7 Mile (298.9 KM)

Nearest Major Airport:- "Calgary International Airport" provides domestic and international flights services which is just 18.6 KM distance from Calgary centre. Tourists can get flights here to Canada and foreign countries.