Begin the week with a spin around the Banff Springs Golf Course, nestled at junction of the Spray and Bow Valleys • Take in views of Mount Rundle and Cascade Mountain while biking from Banff toward Lake Minnewanka • Explore the charming national park town of Banff, the gateway to the Canadian Rockies.

There's nothing quite like a morning bike ride past towering peaks, virgin forests and the blue-green Bow River • Kids partake in their own fun and games with a special dinner and night out while adults savor epicurean delights • Gaze at the reflection of Mount Victoria in the turquoise waters of Lake Louise • The younger crowd teams up with a local guide for a rock-climbing lesson • Meanwhile the grown-ups embark on a classic Rockies hike to the historic Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse • Listen for the thunderclap of ice avalanching off distant mountains.

Hike the rockpile for spectacular views of Moraine Lake and Wenkchemna Peaks • Continue up a gently ascending path lined with glacier lilies, buttercups and bunchberries • Behold vistas of impressive Tower of Babel and Quadra Mountain at Consolation Lakes • Rafting on the Kicking Horse River is full of white-water thrills! • Perhaps you'd like to end your family adventures in the Canadian Rockies with an exhilarating polar bear plunge in Emerald Lake.