Banff Highlights and Wildlife Small Group Tour with Gondola

Name: Banff Highlights and Wildlife Small Group Tour with Gondola
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From Banff’s hidden corners to the top of its world.

Most visitors see Banff from the main street. This half day takes you somewhere else entirely. We slip off the beaten path to quiet lakes, secret viewpoints, and wildlife corridors the big buses never reach. Elk, bighorn sheep, and bears move freely out here and we spot animals on 95% of tours.

Your guide shares the real stories of this place, the history, the ecology, the little details only someone who actually lives here knows. Then, just when you think you’ve seen it all, the gondola takes you up. And the whole Rockies opens up beneath you in every direction. Four hours that take you from the hidden heart of Banff to the top of its world.

From the quiet corners to the highest peaks, the real Banff in half a day.

Included

Comfortable, premium transportation
Banff Gondola Admission
Hot drinks (hot chocolate, coffee, or tea) & sweet treat – winter only
Polaroid souvenir
Fresh water refills (BYO bottle)
Small group experience (max 12 guests)
Hotel pick-up and drop-off at select Banff locations

Not included

Guide gratuities (optional)

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What you'll do

Banff National Park
Canada
Your local guide tailors the itinerary for each tour. Every day, we connect with other tour operators and Banff locals to gather wildlife sightings, and factor in seasonal weather and bus tour schedules, so you get the most authentic experience of the day, without the crowds. The stops listed below are just some of what you'll see on this tour.
Head up Mount Norquay, home to Banff's first ski resort, to one of our favourite
viewpoints over the town of Banff and the mountains that surround it.
15 min
Lake Minnewanka
Banff Avenue, Distance from Banff:10 km and distance from Lake Louise:66 km, Banff, Canada
Keep an eye out for bears, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, coyotes, foxes, and other wildlife as we travel deep into Banff National Park to the glacier-fed waters of Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake.
30 min
Hoodoos Trail
Buffalo Street, Surprise Corner Viewpoint parking lot, Banff, Canada
Take a short walk to one of Banff National Park's red chair spots, with sweeping views of the hoodoos and the Canadian Rockies as they stretch across the Bow Valley.
20 min
Surprise Corner
Buffalo St, Banff, Canada
Look up through the alpine forest on Tunnel Mountain to the Fairmont Banff Springs, the famous local hotel that looks like a castle in the sky.
15 min
Bow Falls
Banff, Canada
Visit Bow Falls, the backdrop for a famous scene in the 1954 Marilyn Monroe film "River of No Return."
15 min
Banff Gondola
Mountain Avenue, Banff, Canada
Ride to the summit of Sulphur Mountain for sweeping 360° alpine views.
1 hourAdmission included

Meeting and pickup

6 locations

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Meet at the Bus loading Zone outside Fairmont Shops by turn circle.

Pickup times (15 min after tour start):

Summer: May 1 – Jun 31: 4:45pm Jun 1 – Jul 31: 5:45pm Aug 1 – 31: 4:45pm Sept 1 – 30: 3:45pm Oct 1 – 12: 3:15pm

Winter: Oct 13 – Apr 30: 1:15pm

Please be ready 10 min before departure.

Meet at the front of the hotel on Banff Ave.

Pickup times (10 min after tour start):

Summer: May 1 – Jun 31: 4:40pm Jun 1 – Jul 31: 5:40pm Aug 1 – 31: 4:40pm Sept 1 – 30: 3:40pm Oct 1 – 12: 3:10pm

Winter: Oct 13 – Apr 30: 1:10pm

Please be ready 10 min before departure.

Meet at the front of the hotel.

Pickup times (5 min after tour start):

Summer: May 1 – Jun 31: 4:35pm Jun 1 – Jul 31: 5:35pm Aug 1 – 31: 4:35pm Sept 1 – 30: 3:35pm Oct 1 – 12: 3:05pm

Winter: Oct 13 – Apr 30: 1:05pm

Please be ready 10 min before departure.

Meet at the Bus Zone on Elk Street, by the roundabout across from the Station, next to the Banff sign.

Pickup times:

Summer: May 1 – Jun 31: 4:30pm Jun 1 – Jul 31: 5:30pm Aug 1 – 31: 4:30pm Sept 1 – 30: 3:30pm Oct 1 – 12: 3:00pm

Winter: Oct 13 – Apr 30: 1:00pm

Please be ready 10 min before.

Meet at the front of the hotel on Banff Ave.

Pickup times:

Summer (5 min before tour start) May 1 – Jun 31: 4:25pm Jun 1 – Jul 31: 5:25pm Aug 1 – 31: 4:25pm Sept 1 – 30: 3:25pm Oct 1 – 12: 2:55pm

Winter (5 min before tour start) Oct 13 – Apr 30: 12:55pm

Please be ready 10 min before departure.

Meet at the front of the hotel on Banff Ave.

Pickup times:

Summer (10 min before tour start) May 1 – Jun 31: 4:20pm Jun 1 – Jul 31: 5:20pm Aug 1 – 31: 4:20pm Sept 1 – 30: 3:20pm Oct 1 – 12: 2:50pm

Winter (5 min before tour start) Oct 13 – Apr 30: 12:55pm

Please be ready 10 min before departure.

Meet at the front of the hotel on Banff Ave.

Pickup times:

Summer (10 min before tour start) May 1 – Jun 31: 4:20pm Jun 1 – Jul 31: 5:20pm Aug 1 – 31: 4:20pm Sept 1 – 30: 3:20pm Oct 1 – 12: 2:50pm

Winter (5 min before tour start) Oct 13 – Apr 30: 12:55pm

Please be ready 10 min before departure.

Good to know

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children 8 and under are unable to join our small group adventures

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Banff Highlights and Wildlife Small Group Tour with Gondola

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What you'll do

Banff National Park

Head up Mount Norquay, home to Banff's first ski resort, to one of our favourite

Lake Minnewanka

Hoodoos Trail

Surprise Corner

Bow Falls

Banff Gondola

Meeting point

Good to know

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