ADULT (age 8-90)
Minimum: 0, Maximum: 131
ADULT (age 8-90)
Minimum: 0, Maximum: 13
Mobile ticketEscape the crowds and explore with Banff’s top-rated tour operator down backroads teeming with wildlife, plus our selection of Banff’s best viewpoints and secret spots yet to make it into the guidebooks.
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 exclusive 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.
Banff Train Station, 327 Railway Ave, Banff, AB T1L 1A1, Canada
Park in the free parking lot. Please meet our guide at the front of the Banff Train Station building and allow an extra 5 minutes for parking and walking to the meet point. For select hotel pick-ups in Banff & Lake Louise please contact Radventures before booking.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
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. Our expert local guides like to throw in a surprise or two along the way to really make our guests day, so you can expect one or two more secret spots along the way!
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.
Duration: 30 minutes
Visit the incredible Bow Falls, home to the famous scene from the 1953 Marilyn Monroe film "River of No Return".
Duration: 15 minutes
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
See where the frozen waters of Vermilion Lakes meet the warm thermal spring waters rising from beneath the Canadian Rockies, with epic 360 degree views of Banff's biggest mountains.
Duration: 15 minutes
Gaze through the alpine forests up Tunnel Mountain through to a famous local hotel that resembles a castle in the sky!
Duration: 15 minutes
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
Duration: 20 minutes
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