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Banff Tour with Gondola & Lake Cruise - roundtrip from Calgary

4.26
4.3(65 reviews)
9 hours 30 minutes
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Overview

Available languages

English

9 hours 30 minutes

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Take a full day to explore the Canadian Rockies, 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! Visit majestic Lake Minnewanka for a cruise before making your way back to Calgary. Please note that until Lake Minnewanka opens in mid May, this tour will not include the lake cruise.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Prior to your travel date, your hotel details must be advised to tour operator so they may arrange your pickup. If you do not indicate this at the time of booking, you will be required to call and advise them of this information directly. The contact details will be on your voucher once you have a confirmed booking

Guests may depart this tour in Banff if accommodation has been arranged

The return transfer back to Calgary departs at 3:45pm

What To Expect

1

Brewster Sightseeing

Arrival

Admission Not Applicable
2

Bow Falls

Views of Bow Falls

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Gondola and Lake Cruise

Including Banff Gondola Ride and Lake Minnewanka Cruise. 11 hrs. 45 mins Calgary to Calgary Luxury Motor Coach Pickup included

Including Gondola only

Including Gondola: Including Banff Gondola Ride - 10 hrs. 45 mins Calgary to Calgary Pickup included

What‘s Included

Pick-up and/or drop-off at multiple locations available

Air-conditioned vehicle

Local taxes

Lake cruise (starting mid May)

Banff Gondola

Gratuities

Food and drinks

Pickup points

Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel

110 9th Avenue SE, Calgary Canada

Sandman Signature Calgary Downtown Hotel

888 7 Ave SW, Calgary Canada

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews

4.26

65 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Absolute tour of Canadian Rockies

    523luisd,Aug 12, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Our group tour with Abdullah were excellent,great driver &tour guide,very informative and funny always there to cheer us up with his witty&hilarious jokes.Everything was super fun AAAAAA++++

  • Best tour in Calgary

    O2525YLstevenr,Oct 9, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    James was our first bus driver picking us up from the sandman hotel , he was wealth of knowledge on the way to Banff. Then getting on to our tour guides bus with Colin & Sophie, Colin was hilarious with his Dad jokes & knowledge & Sophie with her charm and kknowledge together you couldn't have asked for a better pair of tour guides we had such a great experience, we can't wait to come back in 10 years for our anniversary we hope these pair are still doing this .

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  • Banff Gondola!

    Paul,Sep 19, 2024

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    The gondola rides were fun and the walk across the boardwalk to the weather station was memorable. Good views of the golf course far below near the Banff Springs Hotel

  • Great Guides Greater View!

    donaldc805,Sep 17, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Booked this solo trip and had an absolute blast. Wonderful views and incredible memories. Sophie and Colin are the BEST. Appreciate all the work they put into making the trip epic and making me feel welcome (also for the fantastic photo shoots).

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  • Memorable traveling!

    F8058SXigorp,Aug 5, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Thanks for this trip! It was really remarkable! Emily and Reed did great tour! They explore for me a lot of interesting information about Banff! I wish to visit Banff many times! Thanks a lot for attentive and friendly communication! It was great!

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  • The driver, Les Howarth was a superb driver commentator and all around fantastic individual!! He gave us valuable info. He t

    Michael B,Aug 4, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We had the best driver/guide we have ever had on a driven bus trip. Les Howarth did a superb job in getting us tour appointed destinations, with complete information on the way.

  • Fabulous tour, Great experience

    Myroslav S,Jun 24, 2024

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    I would absolutely recommend taking this tour. A very professional and friendly driver and hostess, always ready to help. The tour was nicely organized and well-planned taking us through some magnificent scenery and absolutely fabulous spots of Banff. If you're lucky with the weather, the gondola ride is an absolute must as well as the Minnewanka lake boat trip (a big shout to the captain and the hostess there as well! )

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  • Magical day trip from Canmore to Banff

    salschmidt,Sep 18, 2022

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We couldn't visit Canmore and the Canadian Rockies without seeing Banff, so we booked the 'Explore Banff' sightseeing tour with Pursuit Banff Jasper Collection, which turned out to be an excellent day trip. With car hire being so expensive in the region at $500+ a day, we opted for a tour that included transfers to make life easier; we were picked up and delivered back to Canmore, where we were staying in our magical Airbnb. An early start to the day, where we were to meet at a local hotel to wait for our transfer at 7.30 am; fortunately, it was only an 8-minute walk from our accommodation. First up was a quick stop to take in the gorgeous Bow Falls, where we popped off the bus and had 20 minutes to enjoy the falls, being up close and personal with them, and for picture opportunities. There was also a telephone booth where a bear had left his mark, with huge claw prints on display. Bow Falls was followed by a gondola flight to the top of Sulphur Mountain summit; the views were something else! You have 360-degree views over the Banff region and a birds-eye view over six Canadian Rockies mountain ranges; they are endless. The journey was less than 10 mins to the top where you could find some cosy, quiet spots for breathtaking pics and to avoid the crowds. We were fortunate to be there at 9 am, so crowds were limited. As we left one hour later, the queues were filling up quickly! Tip: If you need your coffee fix, be sure to do this at the cafe on top of the mountain, you will be disappointed in the Starbucks; the coffee was hardly worthy of a trash can. Note to self, stick by my principles and avoid supporting such coffee brands in the future! After spending one hour soaking up the heavenly views, we were back down to Banff to take in a few sites, including the Cascade of Time Garden, which is also the home of the Parks Canada Administration. This historical building is perched up at the top of Banff, overlooking the township and surrounding mountainscapes. It is a postcard view over Banff. Before boarding the bus, we were all treated to a coffee/tea and biscuit from the company. We then stopped at The Elk + Avenue Hotel for a quick lunch, it was buffet style and hosted in the conference room, very uninviting, and beverages were an additional cost; water was available only. The food was average, with a basic salad with a meat patty. The room was windowless at the back of the hotel; we did stay in this hotel when we arrived in Banff for one night and were also treated with views from our room of the air conditioners on the rooftop, which is not the view you are hoping for in Banff at AUD$500 per night. After about 35 minutes, we were transported off to Lake Minnewanka, about a 30-minute drive from Banff. The largest glacier lake in the region for a relaxing panoramic 1-hour interpretive cruise. More breathtaking mountains and emerald-green water, surrounded by forested slopes and rocky shorelines with waterfalls. Fun fact: The group of Pando trees (also known as the trembling giant or trembling aspen) on the lake are one living organism; they are believed to have one massive underground root system. Therefore they support each other, and if one feels down, they all chip in to help stay healthy. Part of the tree bark is also known to have natural SPF and pain relief qualities. We were keeping a watchful eye out for wildlife all day; unfortunately, no bears, but we did score some elks and a long-horned mountain goat! Following the cruise, we were back on the bus and delivered back to our home destinations. The buses throughout the day were very modern, clean and comfortable. Our bus driver and tour guides, Andrew and Muireann, were a pleasure to spend the day with and very informative in helping us enjoy the beauty of Banff.

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  • Poor servie

    147harveyk,Aug 20, 2022

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    1.00

    The driver keep having conversations with a man in the front seat. I feel that was a safety issue in he not paying 100% to his driving. Also when he picked us up at the rim rock hotel we showed him our travel voucher with the hotel name we were Going to in calgray. When we got to Calgary he took all passengers to where they were going and then as we were the last people on the bus the driver said he doesn’t go to our hotel and we need to get off the bus at the wrong hotel. We had to take a taxi to our hotel. Very poor customer service

  • Ilir is a Stellar Tour Guide for Brewster Sightseeing

    tedh297,Aug 12, 2022

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Our Brewster Sightseeing guide, Ilir, was tremendous. He was knowledgeable, funny and accommodating. He prepared us along the way for the beautiful scenery that included Lake Minnewanka, a gondola ride up a mountain and other glorious parts of Banff National Park. Unfortunately, a couple of passengers were rude to him, but he handled them diplomatically. If you take this tour, we hope you get Ilir.

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