Beautiful Banff Day Trip from Calgary

Calgary, Canada

Take a full day to explore the Rocky Mountains, enter the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, and travel along Tunnel Mountain Drive, with its wind carved rock formations. Then ride to the mountain top on the Banff Gondola for amazing views!

At the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, find warm mineral spring inside and emerald colored basins on the outside. Take the scenic Tunnel Mountain Drive, where you'll see the town of Banff and often you will find wildlife such as deer, elk, and bear.

At Banff National Park, take the Banff Gondola to ride up into the mountain tops for spectacular views from a one kilometer boardwalk or 360 degree observation deck. Then enjoy the peaceful beauty of Bow Falls. Free time is provided to lunch and explore downtown Banff.

This tour is seasonal and only operates from May through to October.

USD $135.26

Review by: Benjamin S	May 2011
This tour was the only reason we stopped at Calgary and it did not disappoint. The Rockies were superb and we got a fantastic view from the Gondola ride. It was also good to be able to wander around the town of Bamff. The only minor negative was the confusion over the return bus trip (i.e. we went on a different bus) but the original driver did everything he could to line it up and make it work. A fantastic day and very worthwhile.

Review by: Nikolaus B	September 2010
Unfortunately we had bad weather. Therefore it would have been much nicer to have more time in Banff (not only one hour for lunch and shopping). Also the stop at the helicopter station in the middle of nowhere (but with a casino) for 25 min(!) did not make sense. At the end of the tour the bus left us at the central bus station of Banff, where we had to change the bus back to Calgary. It would have been nicer to stay in one bus the whole tour. But in general the trip was very nice and I would recommend this trip to other persons, especially for people who do not have much time but would like to have an impression of the beautiful Rockies. (Tip: do not book the gondola in advance, because of the unknown weather conditions. You can buy a ticket at the gondola station or drink there coffee)

Review by: Susan W, United States of America	June 2010
The weather was lousy, which is not the tour company's fault and the guide did his best. However, I don't think it was worth 155. We only stopped in Banff for an hour - which was supposed to give us time for lunch and shopping. What woman can do lunch and shopping in just 60 minutes? Then, at the end of the day, the bus driver/guide dumped me at the bus station, which was not discussed at the beginning of the trip, so he could go on and take people to other resorts and I could catch another bus back to Calgary. Strange. Very strange. And since I was alone, it was even stranger.

Review by: Brian S, United States of America	June 2008
The park is beautiful and the views were spectacular.