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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. (Banff Sulphur Gondola is optional)
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.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Calgary, Canada
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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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. (Banff Sulphur Gondola is optional)
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.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta Canada
Take the Sulphur Gondola (Optional) to the top viewing point of Mt Sulphur to enjoy a 360º view of Banff,
*Please note that this package does not include the Gondola ticket, but it is available to purchase. With the high demand, we strongly recommend to purchase the admission ahead.
*Closed for annual maintenance from Nov 8-19, 2021. Will be replaced by other sightseeing point
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Banff Avenue, Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta Canada
Enjoy some leisure time in downtown Banff, consider grabbing lunch or looking for a new piece of gear in a shop catering to outdoor adventurers.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, Alberta Canada
Known for its walking trail throughout the year. The trail to the waterfalls of Johnston Canyon has to be the busiest in the Canadian Rockies. Nearly every day throughout the summer, hundreds of hikers follow its canyon-clinging catwalks and cliff-mounting staircases to the gorge’s Lower and Upper Falls. Throughout the journey, scan the creek and its banks for dippers. Also known as water ouzels, these solitary, slate-grey birds are often seen bouncing up and down on streamside rocks.
*Free Crampon are provided for Winter itinerary (Nov to mid-Apr)
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bow Falls, Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta Canada
Location of the film “The River of no return” in 1960’s. Fill your camera with misty shots of the tumbling rapids at Bow Falls.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Surprise Corner, Buffalo St, Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta Canada
Capture panoramic images of Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel and downtown Banff framed against a backdrop of craggy peaks from the Surprise Corner lookout where most of the famous pictures have been taken
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Hoodoos Trail, Buffalo Street Surprise Corner Viewpoint parking lot, Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta T0L Canada
Hoodoos are composed sedimentary rock covered by harder rock that is harder to erode. Once softer sediment erodes rock needle, or tower like natural obstacles are left.
Duration: 15 minutes
