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Banff Highlights and Wildlife Small Group Tour with Gondola 1
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By Radventures

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $241 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Wildlife below, the whole Rockies above.

    This half-day tour explores the quiet back roads of Banff National Park, stopping at lakes, viewpoints, and wildlife corridors where animals are most active, while your guide shares the history and ecology of the park. Then the Banff Gondola carries you up Sulphur Mountain for views across six mountain ranges.

    We spot wildlife on 95% of departures from May to October. Elk, deer, and bighorn sheep are the regulars, with bears in season.

    ★ Banff's top-rated tour provider, with 5,000+ five-star reviews and four Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice awards.

    Highlights:
    ◆ Banff Gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain
    ◆ Elk, deer, bighorn sheep, and seasonal bears
    ◆ Quiet back roads and lake viewpoints
    ◆ Banff history and wildlife insight from a local guide

    Why book with Radventures:
    ▸ Max 10 guests in a premium van, never a coach
    ▸ Banff-born, independently owned
    ▸ 1% of every booking protects the places you explore

Activity location

  • Mount Norquay Road
    • Mount Norquay Road
    • Banff, Alberta, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Banff Train Station
    • 327 Railway Avenue
    • T1L 1A1, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Winter

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 1:00PM
Price details
$241.02 x 2 Adults$482.04
Total
Price is $482.04
Until Sat, Oct 31

What's included, what's not

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

Know before you book

    • 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

Activity itinerary

Banff National Park (Pass by)

Your local guide plans each day's route on the day. Every morning, we check in with other guides and Banff locals on recent wildlife sightings, then factor in the weather and the busiest times at each stop. That way you're heading where the animals are, and arriving when it's quieter. The stops below are a sample of where the tour may go, finishing with the Banff Gondola.

Mount Norquay Road

  • 15m
Wind up Mount Norquay, home to Banff's first ski hill, to a lookout over the whole town. From here you can see Mount Rundle, Cascade Mountain, and Sulphur Mountain, where you'll ride the gondola later in the tour. Bighorn sheep are often spotted on the road up.

Lake Minnewanka

  • 30m
Follow the Minnewanka Loop, one of the best roads in the park for spotting elk, deer, and bighorn sheep, and in season, bears. Stop at Lake Minnewanka, the largest lake in Banff National Park, then Two Jack Lake, with Mount Rundle rising behind it.

Hoodoos Trail

  • 20m
Take a short walk to the Hoodoos, tall spires of rock carved by wind and water over thousands of years. Grab a seat in one of Banff National Park's red chairs and look out over the Bow River and Mount Rundle as the valley stretches east.

Surprise Corner

  • 15m
From Surprise Corner, look across the Bow River to the Fairmont Banff Springs, the "Castle in the Rockies," with Sulphur Mountain rising behind it. It's one of Banff's classic photo spots, and a preview of the mountain you'll ride the gondola up.

Bow Falls

  • 15m
Stand beside Bow Falls, where the Bow River drops in a wide run of rapids just below the Fairmont Banff Springs. Marilyn Monroe filmed scenes here for the 1954 film River of No Return.

Banff Gondola

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Ride the Banff Gondola up Sulphur Mountain in about eight minutes, climbing to the summit at 2,281 m. At the top, walk the ridgetop boardwalk to Sanson Peak and take in 360-degree views over the town, the Bow Valley, and six mountain ranges.

Location

Activity location

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    Mount Norquay Road
    • Mount Norquay Road
    • Banff, Alberta, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Banff Train Station
    • 327 Railway Avenue
    • T1L 1A1, Banff, Alberta, Canada
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    Canalta Lodge Banff
    • 545 Banff Avenue
    • T1L 1B5, Banff, Alberta, Canada
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    Moose Hotel & Suites
    • 345 Banff Avenue
    • T1L 1H8, Banff, Alberta, Canada
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    Banff Caribou Lodge & Spa
    • 521 Banff Avenue
    • T1L 1H8, Banff, Alberta, Canada
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    Peaks Hotel & Suites
    • 218 Lynx Street
    • T1L 1K5, Banff, Alberta, Canada
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    Fairmont Banff Springs
    • 405 Spray Avenue
    • T1L 1J4, Banff, Alberta, Canada
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    Rimrock Banff, Emblems Collection
    • 300 Mountain Avenue
    • T1L 1J2, Banff, Alberta, Canada

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