Top Alberta Dining Experiences

Enjoy a distillery tour + craft spirits tasting, then put your skills to work and blend your own bottle of gin. Touch, smell and select your very own botanicals to hand-craft your personal gin, including a custom label.

After an interactive, small group distillery tour with time for questions, stick around and enjoy a guided spirit-tasting flight that includes a ½ ounce sample of our very own Banff Whisky products!

Fresh sushi tastes even better when every roll is made by your own hands. This fun, hands-on cooking class combines simple techniques, quality ingredients and a relaxed atmosphere into a meal that's just as enjoyable to create as it is to eat. You'll learn how to prepare perfectly seasoned sushi rice before assembling a classic California roll with crab, avocado and cucumber. Next, you'll create a spicy salmon roll, practicing how to balance fillings, roll everything tightly with a bamboo mat and cut each piece for a polished finish. Along the way, you'll build practical skills you can easily recreate at home, from rice preparation and rolling techniques to slicing and presentation. The atmosphere stays light, social and encouraging, making it easy to learn at your own pace. Whether you're looking for a unique night out or a new kitchen skill, you'll leave with fresh sushi, new confidence and a solid reason to keep a bamboo mat in your kitchen drawer.

Bring your imagination to the table and make sushi that's almost too cute to eat. This relaxed, hands-on cooking class teaches you how to create two playful Japanese favorites: character onigiri and character sushi. You'll begin by preparing and shaping seasoned rice, then use nori and colorful ingredients to craft charming faces and creative designs. After that, you'll roll, shape and decorate sushi while picking up practical skills like sushi rice preparation, rolling techniques, knife work and thoughtful presentation. The atmosphere stays lighthearted and welcoming, so every step feels approachable whether you're making sushi for the first time or looking for fresh inspiration. By the time you're finished, you'll have a plate full of colorful creations, plenty of new kitchen skills and a strong case for making lunch a little more entertaining.

Take a break in nature with this wagon ride and dinner experience. Saddle up for a ride along the Bow River in Banff and a Western-style cookout. Ride in a covered wagon through the Rocky Mountain terrain. At the dining site, spend some time perfecting your roping skills or relaxing with a game of horseshoes before enjoying a barbecue meal.

Head to Kicking Horse River for a thrilling whitewater rafting experience in the Canadian Rockies. Known for its waves and rapids, Kicking Horse offers mild to wild whitewater options. After being outfitted with top-of-the-line gear, you’ll receive a safety briefing before hitting the water where you’ll expertly maneuver past stunning scenery and through turbulent, challenging or gentle waves and rapids. Base amenities include heated indoor change rooms.

In July 2024, a massive wildfire ripped through Jasper National Park, ravaging over 33,000 hectares of land. A year later, the 55-million-year-old land, without its canopy of leaves, reveals recovering flora, returning wildlife and a healthy future. On Wildfire Peak-Nic, you will be hiking 4 KM through the severely impacted site of the Complex Wildfire to one of Jasper’s prominent peaks. As your guide leads you through new growth forest emerging from the ash, you will learn to identify various species of plants, wildflowers and mushrooms, learn about history, geology, forestry, wildfires and observe wildlife from a safe distance. Once at the peak, you will take in 360-degree views of the different yet stunning vistas for miles and learn about the roles and benefits of a wildfire over a hot lunch with your guide. Beautiful in its own way, this is one-of-a-kind experience and a unique immersion into the aftermath of the powerful forces of nature.