About Calgary

Calgary Tours, Trips and Itineraries

Calgary, the Heart of the New West, is a vibrant city that offers the best of all worlds - a cosmopolitan city of nearly one million with outstanding outdoor adventure and pristine wilderness only an hour away in the Canadian Rockies. Nearly 5 million visitors each year find a wealth of cultural attractions, diverse restaurants and award-winning cuisine, parks and pathways, specialty shops and trendy night spots in Calgary. Our wide, blue sky and moderate climate beckons year-round outdoor enthusiasts to golf or hike, fish or mountain bike, ski or dog-sled Our parks offer some of the finest natural areas in North America. Our shopping is a paradise - we are the only province in Canada with no provincial sales tax. Our dynamic arts scene will indulge your passion for culture. Our western heritage and legendary hospitality will make you feel welcome.(Courtesy of Tourism Calgary)

What to do while visiting Calgary, Alberta, Canada?
Calgary is an attractive and dynamic city situated on the banks of the Bow River and close to Alberta's majestic Rocky Mountains. The Calgary Stampede is undoubtedly Calgary's best-known visitor attraction. This event, featuring a large parade and world-class rodeo, draws more than a million people each year.  The host city of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games takes pride in its sporting legacy. Canada Olympic Park is a multi-purpose athletic facility designed for skiing, snowboarding, bobsleigh and luge during the winter and mountain biking during the summer.  The Pengrowth Saddledome is the home of the NHL's Calgary Flames, as well as being the venue for countless events and concerts throughout the year.

Other attractions, including the Glenbow Museum, Calgary Tower and Eau Claire Market are other great places to visit year-round. Visit the WorldWeb.com travel guides for Edmonton, Kananaskis Country, Canmore, Banff, Bragg Creek and Drumheller for information about visitor destinations near Calgary.  For more information, visit www.discovercalgary.com

Planning a trip to Calgary?  Don’t know what to do?  Try the itinerary function – just enter the dates of your stay and find all the events that are taking place during your trip!  http://www.where.ca/calgary

Airport Information
The airport code for the Calgary airport is YYC.

Standard time
Calgary is on Mountain Standard Time (MST).  For example, if the time on the east coast is 10:00AM, than it is 8:00AM in Calgary.