Discover Grizzly Bears from Banff: Majestic Wilderness Adventure in Grizzly Refuge

Embark on a majestic wilderness adventure in the grizzly refuge near Banff. Ride a gondola for stunning views of grizzly country and witness an orphaned grizzly bear in its natural habitat.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
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What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Return transport from Banff
  • Pick up from the public bus parking located behind the Mount Royal Hotel
  • Visit to a grizzly bear refuge
  • Chairlift ride
  • Gondola ride at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
  • Lunch at Eagle’s Eye Restaurant, Canada’s highest restaurant
  • Small group size (up to 24 guests per guide)
What's Not Included
  • Optional gratuities
Additional Information

If you’re a fan of wildlife, this opportunity to explore the world of the grizzly bear shouldn’t be overlooked! Departing from Banff, you’ll embark on a gondola ride offering stunning views of grizzly territory, followed by a chairlift journey to a grizzly sanctuary. Here, you can watch a rescued grizzly bear frolicking and enjoying life in an…

Location
Mount Royal Hotel
Banff Avenue
All guests must wait at the public bus parking located behind the Mount Royal Hotel at 138 Banff Ave. You must be ready 5 minutes prior to the tour pick-up time of 8:12am.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Alis0nc8
Sep 24, 2024
Amazing - This was an amazing experience to see a grizzly bear close up - Boo put on a show for us. The gondola ride and lunch in the Eagle eye restaurant was great. Our guide Bobby was very informative - i would highly recommend.
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745dianaj
Sep 24, 2024
Great day - Brilliant We had a fabulous day. Our tour guide Roz was excellent - gold star deserved. She was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the landscape and the history as well as about bears and other local wildlife, it was interesting and entertaining. We very much enjoyed all the stops and didn’t feel too rushed. The meal at Eagle’s Eye restaurant was fine, choice of beef burgers, chicken burger or a salad. 2 cake type desserts. Was great to see Boo the Grizzly Bear and the warden was knowledgeable. It’s a long day and quite pricey but we felt it was worth it and would recommend.
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Kimberly_l
Sep 17, 2024
Grizzly bear tour - Cameron was a great guide, so knowledgeable about the area and shared lots of tips and information to make the drive and the stops enjoyable. Offered to take pictures of us at each stop and really welcomed us to Banff! This was our first tour of our vacation and a great way to start the trip. Boo the grizzly Bear was our favorite.
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Dawn_m
Aug 23, 2024
Great Excursion - We really enjoyed everything. Brook was very knowledgeable and made it so nice for all of us. The Bear exhibit was amazing and the Gondola views were so magestic
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Robert
Aug 18, 2024
Bad weather day but great tour with great guide and driver. - Jake was great in every way very informative and knowledgeable. We had a lot of rain and low clouds but the guide/ driver made things work for us.
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Vg005
Aug 14, 2024
Amazing Grizzly Bear tour - I took the Grizzly bear tour with Discover Banff and it was wonderful. The tour guide Eli was very helpful, energetic and friendly. He made the trip even more memorable by clicking some amazing photos. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone coming to Banff.
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Tracy_b
Jul 6, 2024
Highly recommended wildlife/scenery tour - A great tour guide & we were a lucky enough to have a small group this day..spectacular scenery, great information as we drove around to various locations whilst watching out for local wildlife,which we found.A nice quick lunch ready for us as the top of the chair lift at KickingHorse .Highly recommended.
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942jefr
Jul 3, 2024
Great itinerary and stars aligned on weather and bears - Fantastic itinerary. The Grizzly Reserve was fantastic, in part because we got to see Boo up close for over an hour. Guide had a great personality, but was newer to the job. Not an issue at the Reserve as the naturalists there were excellent. We would have loved a cooler of water on the bus, but not a big deal.
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Paolo_a
Jul 2, 2024
Half of the time in the bus - the guide Cameron was very good, explained and showed a lot. the negative thing about this tour: we started in Banff, of the planned 10 hours we sat in the bus for 5 of them.
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Donna_g
Jun 23, 2024
False Advertising - Let me begin by sharing THIS IS A 11 HOUR BUS experience. This trip is NOT explained well on aviator, nor was the pickup location correct and they swapped out our lunch at the highest lookout point to the bottom of a ski resort! There is NO hiking, you could do this in sandals. The guide was wonderful and very informative about bears and Canada.
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