1 Hour Bow River Ride
Description
Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest and most celebrated national park - and one worth getting out of the car and onto a trail for. Go back to a simpler time with a 1-hour horseback ride and experience the park at a relaxed pace. Led by your cowboy guide, saddle up and ride past natural sulphur springs along the gentle Bow River and get a feel for what it was like for pioneers first settling in this once-wild area.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All riders must arrive 30 minutes prior to their ride time.
- For our foreign visitors we require an understanding of basic English for our horseback rides, so that you can understand simple instructions from our guides.
- All riders must be under a maximum of 230lbs. Banff Trail Riders is committed to the health of our horses and the safety of our guests, which means that the maximum weight requirements are strictly enforced. As part of the check-in process, guests may be required to confirm their current weight on a scale. In the event that this requirement is not met, the booking will be forfeited without a refund.
- Guests participating in horseback riding will need to be 8 years or over and children aged 17 years and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please note that children will not be paired with an adult – they must ride their own horse. Minimum age is strictly enforced and as part of the check-in process, guests may be required to provide proof of the child’s age. In the event that this requirement is not met, the booking will be forfeited without a refund.
- Children aged 17 years and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- For safety purposes helmets are mandatory to be worn by all riders.
- Adults must sign a waiver for all activities, and a waiver must also be completed by the parent or legal guardian of any person under the age of 18 (documentation may be required to confirm the signatory’s authority).
- Riders must be physically capable of controlling the horse during the ride without assistance and for the health and safety of all riders we regrettably cannot accommodate any disabilities or special needs riders. We recognize that disabled riding is a unique and respected skill set that we at the barns do not have the appropriate equipment or skills to safely execute.
Reviews(482)
It was great fun we're both in our late sixties so fun for all ages staff put us at ease we were given instructions before we were allowed on the horses
It was beautiful and a well run enterprise. We all loved it! Our guide was very kind and helpful and well informed.
Very enjoyable experience. The guides were knowledgeable and helpful. The horses were gentle and the trails were beautiful.
Our guide, Grace, was amazing - really friendly and helpful, she made us and our children feel very welcome. We’d never ridden before and so were a bit nervous, but she put us at ease and our horses were good as gold, we were really impressed. We would highly recommend as a family friendly activity.
Lovely ride on very well behaved horses (Ralph and Brady). Loved the scenery and the guide Becky was full of information.
If you haven’t ridden before, you are riding an animal that can make choices and you don’t know what their reactions can be in any circumstance.
Be prepared for dust and d dirt flying in the wind. We saw a adolescent black bear on our ride. It was cool.
The horses and staff were so amazing. I loved it so much. The only struggle I had was where to go for the ride? My GPS took me downtown Banff trail ride store not the stables. It took me a bit to figure that out.
I enjoyed the ride along the river. The horses are well taken care of and well behaved. The guides were friendly & knowledgeable. We did the covered wagon ride and dinner afterwards & loved the stories and education provided by the guide (wagon driver).
Not a good experience at all. The customer service here needs some help. The horses and the stables are beautiful but they need to get their restrictions to ride out more boldly before you pay $250.
