Calgary

Calgary Trips

A cosmopolitan Alberta city with a booming oil industry, skyscrapers piercing the sky and a flourishing food and coffee scene, Calgary has historically been famous for its Wild West roots. It may ooze Western culture – a trait that has earnt it the nickname 'Cowtown' – but in recent years it has become a dynamic and engaging city, offering so much more than its showpiece rodeo.

On Calgary tours you can visit contemporary galleries, mooch around independent shops, sample some of the thriving nightlife and meet the locals. Must-dos include stopping by Canada Olympic Park, which was the cornerstone of the 1988 Winter Olympics, and daring to whizz down the 500m-long zip line from the Olympic ski-jump tower.