Rockies Select 2-Day Tour (Banff & Yoho National Park)

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Calgary - Banff National Park
6 stops
1
Start your day with rolling by the steep slopes of Sulphur Mountain for the chance to take a Gondola ride (Optional) to the summit's sweeping viewpoints. **With the high demand, we strongly recommend to book the option provided with admission.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
2
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.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
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.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
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
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
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.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
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)
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Banff Town - Yoho National Park - Lake Louise - Calgary
5 stops
7
It is one of the most bizarre feats of engineering to get the grade of a train line to be at or below 2.2%. The current two spiral tunnels where the railroad forms two spirals, crossing beneath itself twice, almost forming a figure eight, before continuing in the proper direction down the mountain were completed in 1909.
Admission ticket free
8
Towering peaks of Continental Divide in Yoho National Park. Emerald Lake is the largest lake in Yoho National Park, snap photos of its turquoise water.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
9
Sculpted by the erosive forces of rushing water over what had once been a waterfall, the Natural Bridge is a powerful reminder of how much influence water has in shaping the landscape.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
This beautiful lake is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. Famous photo-taking location, snap lots of beautiful photos as much as you want and also can enjoy to hiking the trail around the lake. In winter, you can walk on the lake with snowshoes (provided) and experience the charming snow scenery. Free Snowshoeing experience will provide for the Winter (Nov to mid-Apr) itinerary (about 20 minutes)
2 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Its waters are the most amazing color, a vivid shade of turquoise that changes in intensity through the summer as the glaciers melt. Set in the rugged Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake is surrounded by mountains, waterfalls, and rock piles, creating a scene so stunning it almost seems unreal. *Moraine Lake open from June to Oct-09, 2023. Will be replaced by Vermillion Lakes if closed
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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