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Discover Banff National Park - Day Trip

Name: Discover Banff National Park - Day Trip
Brand: Banff Day Trips
SKU: 337591P1
Price: 132.26 USD
Rating: 5.0 (387 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceCalgary, Canada

10 to 11 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the Banff National Park on a fun small-group tour. Make the most of your time in the Canadian Rockies by letting someone else take care of driving and navigating, so you can just admire the views. Your guide will show you some of their favorite hidden spots, as well as major attractions like Lake Louise and Castle Mountain.

Receive personalized attention on a small-group tour
Tour starts from Calgary, Banff, Canmore, or Cochrane
Includes national park entry fee
Be prepared to take a short hike in the mountains

What's Included

Private transportation
Ice cleats for shoes
Park entrance
Bottled water

Gratuities
Gondola, boats, cruise or any other extra activity not listed in the tour description
Meals are NOT included

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:30 AM

Pickup details

Your adventure starts the minute we meet you in Downtown Calgary! You'll receive an exact pickup time the day before your mountain adventure begins. Calgary pickups are between 8:30-9AM, Canmore at 10:15AM, Banff at 10:45AM. We can also drop you off in Banff or Canmore after the day trip ends, just check with us first to make sure there is space for your carry-ons. Please pick the nearest hotel pick-up if you're not staying downtown.

What To Expect

Canmore (Pass By)

Two Jack Lake

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lake Minnewanka

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Banff Avenue

1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Surprise Corner

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lake Louise

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Valley of the Ten Peaks (Pass By)

Moraine Lake (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Operated by Banff Day Trips

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Nicola_H

Murray was an excellent tour guide! Punctual pick up in Calgary. Many interesting & fun facts regarding the area and history en route to Canmore for first short coffee stop & pick up passenger, then onto Two Jack Lake & Minnewanka Lake. Mountains & scenery were beautiful with snow & looking over the frozen lakes were amazing! Next stop was Banff, for a shopping/lunch break before heading to Lake Louise. Amazing to walk out over the frozen lake - stunning scenery of course! Great to be able to pretty much follow the Bow River from Calgary up into the mountains too! Very efficient when the bus has designated parking at each location and you don't require a park pass when on the tour, either. Great day out & highly recommended! Thanks Murray!!

Reviews

5.0

387 reviews

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Excellent visit to Rocky Mountains and Banff

Alberto_F, May 2024

the rocks, the snow and Banff etc etc etc etc etc etc etc Everything was perfect, guide and driver and so on, and so on. What can I say more? Thks

Great tour with fantastic guide

Holly_A, Apr 2024

Murray was a fantastic guide - full of interesting knowledge and really kept the energy of the bus going on a long day. We would thoroughly recommend this tour as a great way to see the highlights of Banff if you're short on time.

Murray is simply the best!

Angelica_G, Apr 2024

Murray was a wonderful guide and the entire trip was very pleasant. He made sure to create a super positive vibe and everyone in the group really blended in. The fact that it’s a small group also made the experience great. In my group there were people from Canada, Brazil, US, Australia and Ukraine. It was an amazing experience! Thanks, Murray!

Good decision

Mirella_D, Apr 2024

I really loved my adventure with Gordon :) The best photographer and tour guide! I will be back in September for sure!

Lifetime experience

gabrielav, Apr 2024

Gordon was a great guide, very knowledgeable and he assured that everyone enjoyed the tour. The small group is a huge advantage as you will have a personalized experience. Don't miss the gondola , that was our "wow" factor . Strongly recommended.

Well worth the cost!!

Carolyn_M, Apr 2024

Murray was a great driver and knew exactly where to take us for the most beautiful views and he could tell us about everything along the way.

10/10

Georgina_K, Apr 2024

Murray was an amazing tour guide! Very informative and answered any questions we had. This tour covers so much in just 1 day with the perfect stopping time at each place. Nothing felt too much or too little. I would definitely recommend!

Worth it!

anna_m, Apr 2024

Murray was our tour guide and he was awesome! He was so knowledgeable from pick up to drop off and everything in between. Scenery was stunning. Highly recommend this day trip out of Calgary!

Customer service is on point!

Tricia_T, Mar 2024

The guide, Murray, made the trip interesting and informative with the various commentary along the way. He is very courteous, considerate and made people feel welcomed. I loved the small group experience and the flexibility. Loved the places we visited - Lake Minnewanka, Lake Louise and Banff. It's a great way to discover places without having to worry about driving and parking.

Great tour on Good Friday

Blaga_S, Mar 2024

Gordon was a great guide, well organized, entertaining and informative, good driver managing the snowfall roads. The time schedule is good, enough time for the different points, pauses, etc.

Fun Snow Day In Banff

Clarissa_V, Mar 2024

My friends and I had a great time traveling to Banff with our fun guide Murray! We appreciated that there was a clear timeline as far as how long it would take to get to each location and how long we'd have in each spot. Of course, Banff and surrounding areas were beautiful. It was the first time many people in our group were seeing snow, so Murray made sure we had plenty of time to experience it at every stop. All around great time, would definitely recommend!

Excellent trip!

Sioned_T, Mar 2024

What a fantastic trip! Gordon was an excellent tour guide and took photos of us and shared a lot of interesting facts about Calgary and the places we visited. We want to come back and do it all again! I highly recommend this tour, you will have fun and also learn a lot. We got to experience these places in the snow which was a lot of fun,now we want to have the summer experience. Do not hesitate in booking. The drive is also comfortable and water is offered if you need.

Serene Winter Wonderland

Susan_F, Mar 2024

What a wonderful way to spend a full day seeing the highlights of Banff all covered in snow. Our guide Gordon was very knowledgeable and professional. And added bonus was him taking photos of us using our cell phones. Would definitely recommend this tour to a friend.

Fantastic day out!

Nicola_H, Mar 2024

Excellent trip. Well worth doing

Elizabeth_B, Mar 2024

Excellent trip. Our guide Gordon was knowledgable, entertaining, friendly and thoughtful. Learned a lot about Calgary as well as the other places we visited

Beautiful Scenery-Murray was Great!

London_V, Feb 2024

My husband and I went during the winter, absolutely beautiful! Being able to walk on the lakes is a totally different experience than just seeing it from the shore. Our tour guide was so informative and delightful! The tour starts early so some people are so tired they don’t feel like laughing at jokes, but Murray never lost his funny! I loved every minute of it!

#2 bucket list achievement unlocked

Amy_M, Jan 2024

The entire day was memorable! Murray and Gordon are amazing and made the day fun as we made the trip in sub zero arctic conditions! I couldn’t recommend this trio with them enough!

Murray all the way!

Yuvraj_C, Jan 2024

One of the best tours I ever had! Murray was fantastic full of knowledge, resourceful and very accommodating. He made us feel very special. I recommend Murray to everyone.

Amazing tour guide

Freddy_P, Jan 2024

The entire trip was amazing. We had Gordon as our guide, he was amazing 5 stars. Told us so much about Calgary and Banff. I would recommend this tour!!!!

Nice

Yamini_U, Dec 2023

Best tour ever, Gordon was very nice guide and you will die laughing hearing his jokes throughout the way

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