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Mountain Lakes and Waterfalls Day Trip from Banff
See the best that Banff National Park and the surrounding wilderness have to offer—including Victoria Glacier, stunning Moraine Lake and towering Takakkaw Falls—on this full-day guided coach tour. Over the course of the day, discover some of the most awe-inspiring natural scenery of the Canadian Rockies, with time to spot some of the area’s diverse wildlife, plus enjoy lunch and round-trip transport from Banff.
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$155.79
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$155.79
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Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Athabasca Glacier Snow Trip from Banff
Enjoy this full-day tour from Banff, visiting the Athabasca Glacier and the stunning scenery lining the breathtaking Icefields Parkway. This tour travels halfway along the world-famous Icefields Parkway, recognized as one of the top drives in the world passing numerous Rocky Mountain peaks, glaciers, waterfalls, and emerald lakes. Your tour also includes round-trip transport from Banff, a mountain picnic lunch, Glacier Skywalk, and an all-terrain Ice Explorer tour.
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$234.47
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$234.47
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Lake Louise and the Icefield Parkway - Full-Day Tour
The Rockies boast some of Canada’s most spectacular scenery, but the rugged mountain terrain poses a unique set of challenges. On this full-day sightseeing tour, enjoy round-trip travel from Banff and reach far-flung attractions including Lake Louise and the Icefield Parkway in comfort. Stop at picturesque spots including Bow Falls and Moraine Lake, and enjoy personal attention from your guide on this small-group tour—limited to 15 people.
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$140.60
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$140.60
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Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas

Discover Grizzly Bears from Banff
Pursue the elusive Canadian Grizzly Bear on this 10-hour excursion through Banff and Yoho National Parks, perfect for animal- and nature-lovers alike. Head out for a gondola ride up to 7,700 feet for a mountain-top lunch at Canada’s highest restaurant, and then take a chairlift ride up to the world’s largest enclosed and protected grizzly bear habitat to see Boo the resident bear rescued as a cub. This full-day trip also includes round-trip transportation, professional guide, lunch and light refreshments.
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$199.74
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$199.74
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Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Banff to Jasper One-Way Tour
Explore the wilds of western Alberta on this full-day Banff to Jasper one-way tour. Travel with your guide through the rugged wilderness of Banff and Jasper national parks. Take in top regional attractions such as Bow Lake, Crowfoot Glacier, Athabasca Falls, Lake Louise, and the Weeping Wall. At the Columbia Icefield, hike to the Athabasca Glacier or take the Glacier Skywalk over Sunwapta Valley. Learn about the region’s geology at the Columbia Icefield Centre or enjoy a guided walk to a scenic viewpoint. Then, finish your journey in Jasper.
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$224.93
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$224.93

Banff City Sightseeing Tour - Roundtrip from Banff
Get a quick immersion in the stunning environment surrounding the city of Banff on this tour. Discover natural attractions like the hoodoos, strange rock pillars twisted by millions of years of wind, and take in fantastic views on a Banff Gondola ride up to Sulphur Mountain. You can also upgrade to include a cruise on placid Lake Minnewanka. This Banff sightseeing tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off.
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$135.47
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$135.47
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Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Lake Louise to Jasper One-Way Tour
Explore the Canadian wilderness on this 9-hour Lake Louise to Jasper one-way tour. Following a pickup from your Lake Louise accommodation, travel with your guide through the wilds of Banff National Park and Jasper National Park. Marvel at some of Canada’s most impressive mountainscapes, and discover snow-covered peaks and mighty glaciers. Take in top regional attractions on route such as Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake, the Weeping Wall and Athabasca Falls. At the Columbia ice field, trek up to Athabasca Glacier or enjoy panoramic Sunwapta Valley views during the glacier skywalk.
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$222.32
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$222.32

Abraham Lake and Banff Winter Photography Tour
The stunning phenomenon of the Abraham Lake Ice Bubbles make for photographs to treasure. This excursion takes you from your Banff accommodations to several stunning Rocky Mountain landscapes including Abraham Lake to capture the bubbles trapped under the ice. Your professional photographer guide will give you personalized attention to help you capture the best photos possible.
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$463.67
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$463.67
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Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Private Tour of Lake Louise and the Icefield Parkway for up to 13 guests
See the vast landscapes, soaring mountains, and baby blue Lake Louise during this small-group, full-day, guided tour of Banff onboard a mini-bus. Experience driving on the Ice Field Parkway and make a stop at Lake Minnewanka keeping an eye out for elks and bighorn sheep. Lookout over the mountain town of Banff from high above at the Mount Norquay from lookout before stopping at Chateau Lake Louise to explore.
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$887.02
per group
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$887.02
per group

Deluxe Evening Tour to Lake Louise and Moraine Lake with Dinner
Lake Louise and Moraine Lake are widely considered the most beautiful corners of the Banff National Park, but their popularity means they can get busy with nature-loving sightseers. On this tour, visit Lake Louise and Moraine Lake in the evening and admire the scenery when the crowds have gone. Spot native wildlife along the Bow Valley Parkway and enjoy dinner in a log cabin in the Baker Creek Mountain Resort.
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$129.40
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$129.40
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InstaBanff: Banff Instagram Tour
Visit Banff's most iconic Instagram locations!
Banff National Park has some of the most stunning landscapes in the world and is well known for its turquoise lakes, jagged mountain peaks and glaciers. This small group tour takes you to Banff's most scenic and iconic photo spots - all in one day.
Skip the parking hassles and let our friendly guide take incredible photos of you right on your phone or camera. It's the best way to see the highlights of Banff National Park and capture brag-worthy shots ready to share on Instagram.
Photo locations include: Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Surprise Corner, the iconic view down Banff Avenue, the Banff sign, and more!
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$143.09
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$143.09
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Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Listen to a Tour Guide as You Drive & Walk with our Discover the Rockies Package
'Discover the Rockies' package includes:
Two Walking Tours.
Your phone becomes your tour guide as you explore Banff & Canmore with two GPS-guided audio walking tours! Each with 30 fully narrated points of interest.
Driving Tour.
Listen to a tour guide as you drive between Calgary, Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, Sunshine Village & Nakiska! Over 50 points of interest.
Freedom.
No directions or time limits. Stop at as many sights & attractions as you like. Start / stop anywhere. Travel in any direction along route.
Hands Free.
Fun audio clips play automatically as you drive. Live GPS map. No data used during tour.
Easy to Use.
Download the app. Select the tour. Go!
Family Friendly.
Fun Tripvia Guides keep you laughing & engaged along the way!
Trivia Fun.
Each point of interest has a fun multiple choice trivia question. Keep score or just listen!
Inexpensive.
Only 1 tour booking needed per vehicle / group. Play audio through vehicle's stereo so everyone can hear.
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$8.86
per group
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$8.86
per group

Full Day Ski Adventure to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
The Powder Express Ski Shuttle takes you straight from your hotel in Banff to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, one of the most thrilling ski resorts in Canada.
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is known as the Champagne Powder Capital of Canada™ with plenty of steep and deep powder, heart-pumping vertical runs, steep chutes and wide-open bowls.
This full-day ski shuttle takes you from Banff to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort for a truly thrilling ski day perfect for intermediate to advanced skiers. Let someone else take care of the driving and enjoy almost six hours of skiing with return transport included for around the same price as a walk up lift ticket.
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$97.33
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$97.33
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Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Columbia Icefield Adventure 1-Day Tour from Calgary or Banff
Explore the frozen expanses of the Columbia Icefield, snap photos of the snow-covered peaks of the Rocky Mountains, and learn about the erosive legacy of the Crowfoot Glacier on this day trip around Banff and Jasper's national parks.
At the edge of the Columbia Icefield, hop out to explore a small corner of the largest icefield in North America and consider consider an optional tour to the Columbia Icefield Ice Explorer, once in a lifetime experience to visit the heart of the incredible Icefields Parkway.
Continue on to the shores of Bow Lake, where you can snap photos of the Waputik Range's jagged peaks, and check out the icy foot of the Crowfoot Glacier.
Learn how this massive sheet of ice carved out the area's mountain-studded skyline, and then swing by Peyto Lake, whose blue-green waters seem to glow due to their high mineral content.
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$152.41
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$152.41
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Lake Louise & Yoho N.P & Moraine Lake 1-Day Tour from Calgary or Banff
Skirt the slopes of the Continental Divide as you explore Yoho National Park and beyond with an experienced local guide. Spend time meandering along the shores of Moraine Lake's opalescent waters and examine the natural span of a river-carved bridge created over thousands of years.
From a central meeting location in Calgary, ride out of town with your guide as you head toward the evergreen forest and granite peaks of Yoho National Park. Look for moose, bear, and elk that call this stunning landscape home, and make a stop at Lake Louise to snap photos of its turquoise waters, just steps away from Banff's charming downtown.
Find out how railway engineers overcame the Continental Divide's steep terrain with a visit to the serpentine Sprial Tunnels, see where the Kicking Horse River punched through rock to create a natural bridge, and fill your camera with postcard-worthy shots of Moraine Lake's brilliant color before you return to your ride and catch a lift back to Calgary.
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$120.66
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$120.66
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Small Group Winter Lake Louise and Yoho Snowfun 1-Day Tour from Calgary or Banff
Experience the magnificence of Lake Louise during the Winter. Snow capped mountains surround the famous lake with Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise providing a classy backdrop.
Small group - Maximum 8 guests.
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$115.37
Price varies by group size
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$115.37
Price varies by group size
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers

Small Group Snow Activity & Johnson Canyon Winter Fun from Calgary or Banff
Perfect for one day snow fun tour!
Attractions:
● Lake Louise Ski Resort - Tubing & Gondola (Optional)
● Johnston Canyon
● Lake Minnewanka
For adventurous people who like to the winter outdoor activities, this tour gives your the opportunity to experience tubing, sightseeing gondola, and icewalking activity at Canadian Rockies in the winter. This is great for those who want to explore the amazing wilderness of the Rocky Mountains in an active way.
Also visit Johnson Canyon, Banff National Park's most popular Icewalking destination. It takes you into the depths of a canyon along catwalks and amongst spectacular fronzen waterfalls (anti-slip equipment is included; If closed, replaced by Vermilion Lake)
Stop at Lake Minnewanka, a place with rich history where the mountains stand stark and impressive against the sky. Nature is coming alive around you and you’re happy you woke early to experience it. This is what you came to the Canadian Rockies for.
Small group - Maxmium 8 guests
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$115.37
Price varies by group size
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$115.37
Price varies by group size
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Face masks provided for travelers

Small Group Snow Activity & Bubble Lake Winter Fun
Attractions:
● Lake Louise Ski Resort - Tubing & Gondola (Optional)
● Heli Tour (Optional)
● Bubble Lake (Abraham Lake)
For adventurous people who like to the winter outdoor activities, this tour gives your the opportunity to experience tubing, sightseeing gondola, and helicopter activity at Canadian Rockies in the winter. This is great for those who want to explore the amazing wilderness of the Rocky Mountains in an active way.
Also visitng the Abraham Lake, an artificial lake and Alberta's largest reservoir and is known as "Bubble Lake". Decaying plants on the lake bed release methane gas, which creates bubbles that become trapped within the ice, in suspended animation, just below the surface as the lake begins to freeze. The visual effects formed by the resulting stacks of bubbles, frozen while rising toward the surface, combined with the clear blue water, have made Abraham Lake a popular destination for photographers and nature observers.
Samll group - maxmium 8 guests
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$115.37
Price varies by group size
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$115.37
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Face masks provided for travelers

Samll Group Winter Banff Discovery 1-Day Tour w/Hot Springs from Calgary/Banff
Attractions:
● Sulphur Mountain Gondola (Optional)
● Banff Town
● Banff Upper Hot Spring or Upgrade to Horse Sleigh Ride
● Bow Falls
● Surprise Corner
Venture into the Canadian Rockies for a day of alpine adventure, taking in breathtaking views of the peaks, lakes, and forested valleys of Banff National Park. Between stops at scenic viewpoints, stop to soak in the mineral-rich waters of Banff's thermal hot springs.
Optional tours are available. Please contact us for more details.
#1. Sulphur Mountain Gondola. Take a Gondola ride to the summit's sweeping viewpoints. (approx 60 mintues)
#2. Banff Banff Horse Sleigh Ride. Instead soaking in the Hot Spring, joining a sleigh ride through the Banff mountain meadows with your family, friends or loved ones for a quintessential winter experience. (approx 45 mintues)
This is a small group tour - Maxmium 8 guests
*Private Tour Optional available - exclusively for your family/group (maximum guest of 4, service time 10 hours)
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$115.37
Price varies by group size
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$115.37
Price varies by group size
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Face masks provided for travelers

Banff Area 1-Day & Canyon Walk from Calgary or Banff
Attractions & Activities:
● Sulphur Mountain Gondola (Optional)
● Banff Town
● Johnston Canyon Walk
● Bow Falls
● Surprise Corner
● Hoodoos
Experience the beauty of the Canadian Rockies with a variety of 1-day tour. From the quaint mountainside town of Banff, to the snow-dusted peaks, misty falls, and dramatic canyons around Banff as you explore this rugged slice of Alberta with an experienced guide.
Starting your day with rolling by the steep slopes of Sulphur Mountain for the chance to take a gondola ride to the summit's sweeping viewpoints.
Enjoy some leisure time in downtown Banff and Snap photos of Johnston Canyon's limestone-carving creek.
Fill your camera with misty shots of the tumbling rapids at Bow Falls, capture panoramic images of downtown Banff framed against a backdrop of craggy peaks from the Surprise Corner lookout, and keep your eyes peeled for the monolithic silhouette of glacier-carved Hoodoos as you head out of town and back to Calgary.
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$120.66
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$120.66
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Winter Lake Louise/ Emerald Lake 1 Day Tour
Mini-tour service and ensure safe social distancing in the car. Explorer the wonderful winter land in Lake Louise and Yoho National Park.
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$104.02
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$104.02
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Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Winter Banff/ Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary 1 Day Tour
In the winters of Banff National Park, sub-zero temperatures turn mighty waterfalls into glittering pillars of ice.
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$104.02
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$104.02
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Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Winter-Banff/ Sulphur Mountain One Day Tour
Mini-tour for a maximum of 8 passengers on the tour. Ensure safe social distancing in the car. Visit the Banff National Park, which is Canada's oldest national park and most spectacular Heritage Site. She is quite different in the wintertime.
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$104.02
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$104.02
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