Banff Highlights & Wildlife | Award-Winning Small Group Adventure
Description
Explore with Banff's top-rated tour operator down backroads teeming with wildlife, plus our selection of Banff’s best viewpoints and secret spots. Along the journey, you’ll be wowed by local tales and the fascinating history of Banff’s indigenous and European past as well as fun facts about our local wildlife, as we explore Banff’s backroads travelling through forests, mountain passes and wildlife corridors that bears, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, lynx, cougars, coyotes, foxes, deer and more call home. Thanks to our small group and tour vehicle size, the access to areas of Banff that we have and our expert local guides insider knowledge, we see wildlife on 95% of our daily summer departures.
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Itinerary
Your expert local guide will tailor make the itinerary for each tour. Every day, we connect with other tour operators and Banff locals to gather information about recent wildlife sightings and consider seasonal weather conditions & big bus tour company schedules to ensure that you're getting the best, most authentic experience without the crowds! The destinations listed below are just some of the amazing stops you'll make on this tour.
Ascend up Mount Norquay, the home of Banff's first ski resort and visit our favourite viewpoint showcasing the town of Banff and the big mountains that surround it.
Keep your eyes peeled for bears, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, coyotes, foxes & other wildlife as we travel deep into Banff National Park to explore the deep blue glacially fed lakes of Lake Minnewanka & Two Jack Lake.
Take a short walk to one of Banff National Parks red chair destinations with epic views of the Hoodoo's and the Canadian Rockies as they sprawl across the Bow Valley
Gaze through the alpine forests up Tunnel Mountain through to a famous local hotel that resembles a castle in the sky!
Visit the incredible Bow Falls, home to the famous scene from the 1953 Marilyn Monroe film "River of No Return".
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children 8 and under are unable to join our small group adventures
- Call 4034939556 for any questions.
Reviews(909)
A great way to see the area and wildlife without having to use our car. Gareth was a great guide, told lots of stories and took us to some beautiful locations. Able to see elk, deer and bighorn sheep while touring the area. A definite must do while in Banff.
Gareth's stories are half the reason people come back and ask for him by name. Glad the elk, deer and bighorn sheep rounded it out. Thanks for calling it a must do, we'll pass that along.
Garath was an amazing guide, he was able to answer every question and made the experience great. I would highly recommend this tour, with Gareth
Gareth's good for that, he'll take the time to actually answer a question properly rather than rushing past it. Glad he made the experience great and thanks for the recommend.
It was an extremely good trip focusing on some beautiful sights in Banff. Our guide Gabi was incredibly knowledgeable about the area and gave us lots of interesting facts along with funny anecdotes that made the trip very enjoyable! We did see sheep and Elk but sadly no bear!
Gabi's facts and anecdotes together are a good combination, glad that landed. Sheep and elk is still a solid day even without a bear, they don't always cooperate. Thanks for this, we'll pass it on to Gabi.
Great experience. Our guide Nolan made the trip enjoyable and he is very knowledgeable. It was fun looking for wildlife. I would prefer not stopping at a couples of the places like Bow Falls as it is easy to see on your own and wildlife not there as it’s too busy.
Nolan sounds like he kept things fun and shared plenty along the way, glad that part landed. Bow Falls is one of the standard stops on the Highlights route since a lot of guests like seeing it, but fair feedback on the crowds, we'll pass that along. Thanks for the honest review.
The trip overall was fine but wanted to see more wildlife
Thanks for the honest feedback. This tour is built around Banff's highlights with wildlife spotting woven in along the way, rather than being a dedicated wildlife tour, so what you see on any given day comes down to what the animals are doing that day, that part's out of our hands. Glad the rest of the day still delivered.
Georgia took us on a great tour trying to find wildlife. Through the rain we were still able to find animals. We saw several female elk with their calves and a male elk that was magnificent!! Highly recommend this tour!!
Georgia doesn't let a bit of rain get in the way of a good wildlife day, sounds like she found you a proper lineup, elk with calves and then a big bull to finish it off. Glad the rain didn't dampen the experience. Thanks for the recommend.
Our tour guide Kirsty was amazing. She made the experience so much fun and personable. She was very attentive and courteous, not to mention super hilarious. Would definitely recommend this tour and if you’re lucky, have Kirsty as your guide!
Kirsty brings the fun wherever she goes, glad she brought it for you too. Thanks for the recommend, we'll let her know.
We saw a bear! Fabulous trip with a great and passionate Kiwi guide (I think her name was Ellie?). Took us on a well curated tour, and clearly knew her stuff. The drive out to the golf club at the end was a little longer than necessary but overall a fantastic experience
A bear sighting and a well curated tour from a guide who clearly knew her stuff, that's a fantastic combination. We appreciate the feedback on the golf club drive too, always useful to hear. Really glad it was a fantastic experience overall and hope to have you back out here again sometime.
Marnie our guide provided a great experience despite not being a local and on job for 4 months. She was very knowledgeable of the area and the wildlife, obviously studying diligently to acquire this attribute in order to provide a noteworthy experience for her clients.
Marnie's knowledge of the area and wildlife coming through so clearly is something we're genuinely proud of. She puts so much care into making sure every guest has a noteworthy experience and it's wonderful to hear that came through for you. Really glad it was a great experience and hope to have you back out here again sometime.
Georgia was a great guide! Very knowledgeable with many interesting stories. We got to see many amazing spots, and elk, deer, and big-horned sheep.
Knowledgeable with interesting stories, amazing spots and elk, deer and bighorn sheep along the way. Georgia delivering the full package. Really glad it was a great tour and hope to have you back out here again sometime.
