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Activities and entertainment
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The information centre carries extensive lists and contact information for guides and outfitters for all manner of
outdoor activities
. Among the more passive entertainment are
billiards
upstairs at the
King Edward Hotel
, 137 Banff Ave (tel 762-4629; $8 an hour), ten-pin
bowling
at the
Banff Springs Hotel
(tel 762-6892; $3.75 a game, $1.10 shoe rental), and new-release
films
at the Lux Cinema, 229 Bear St (tel 762-8595). You can work out or
swim
for a fee in the pools at the
Banff Rocky Mountain Resort
(tel 762-5531) or swim at the Sally Borden Recreation Building at the Banff Centre (tel 762-6461) and
Douglas Fir Resort
at the corner of Tunnel Mountain Drive and Otter Street (Mon-Fri 4-9.30pm plus 2-9.30pm in summer, Sat-Sun 10am-9.30pm; $7.50; tel 762-5591): the last is especially popular as it also boasts waterslides. Note that the only swimmable lake in the park is Johnson Lake northeast of town off Lake Minnewanka Road: the others are usually glacier-fed and thus immensely cold.
For general bus tours, contact Brewster Transportation (tel 762-8400), who've been running trips for decades. For something just a little more demanding there's
golf
at the stunning Banff Springs Golf Course (tel 762-6801; from $35 for nine holes, $125 for eighteen holes, club rental from $35 for steel, $50 for graphite). You'll need to book well in advance. Free shuttles run to the clubhouse from the
Banff Springs Hotel
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Birdwatching
with Halfway to Heaven Birdwatching (tel 673-2542) costs $30 for a half-day, $65 for a day, with snack or lunch included. Other useful information
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