Banff

Banff Highlights and Wildlife Small Group Tour with Gondola

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Description

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.

Highlights

Weather Dependent - Moderate
New Product
Private and Luxury
Small Group
Likely To Sell Out
Involves Animals
Adventure Tours
Excellent Quality
Short term availability
Half-day Tours

What makes this experience special

Language guide

Inglese

Transfer included

Raduno al punto d'incontro

What's included

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)

Itinerary

1
Your local guide tailors the itinerary for each tour. Every
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.
Pass by, no stop
2
Head up Mount Norquay, home to Banff's first ski resort, to
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
3
Keep an eye out for bears, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, coyotes
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
4
Take a short walk to one of Banff National Park's red chair
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
5
Look up through the alpine forest on Tunnel Mountain to the
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
6
Visit Bow Falls, the backdrop for a famous scene in the 1954
Visit Bow Falls, the backdrop for a famous scene in the 1954 Marilyn Monroe film "River of No Return."
15 min
7
Ride to the summit of Sulphur Mountain for sweeping 360° alp
Ride to the summit of Sulphur Mountain for sweeping 360° alpine views.
1hAdmission included

Meeting point

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.