Organized Tours

Brewster Transportation (tel. 877/791-5500; www.brewster.ca), in conjunction with Gray Line Bus Lines (tel. 800/661-4919; www.grayline.ca), offers a wide variety of bus tours. In addition to a 4-hour Calgary tour for C$50 (US$32), destinations include Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, the Columbia Icefield, and Waterton Lakes.

Hammer Head Scenic Tours (tel. 403/260-0940; www.hammerheadtours.com) has 9-hour tours to the Drumheller badlands and the Royal Tyrrell Museum for C$80 (US$64). Once weekly, the company runs its van to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump for C$85 (US$68).