Winter Wonderland: Banff to Lake Louise Tour

Immerse yourself in the winter wonderland of Lake Louise, a real-life snow globe with lakeshore walks, hot chocolate, and breathtaking mountain views. Book your half-day tour now!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bow Valley Parkway - Renowned Bow Valley Parkway Drive - Celebrated as one of the finest drives in the Canadian Rockies.
  • Lake Louise - Lake Louise & Shoreline Walk - Enjoy a walk along the shoreline of this UNESCO World Heritage Site for the best views of Chateau Lake Louise.
  • Emerald Lake - A true treasure. The shores feature the…
What's Included
  • Pick up from the public bus parking behind Mount Royal Hotel
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Guided tour to Lake Louise and Emerald Lake
  • Lake Louise lakeshore walk
  • Hot chocolate
What's Not Included
  • Gratuity
Additional Information

Embark on a magical winter journey from Banff to the stunning landscapes of Lake Louise and Yoho National Park. This intimate group tour reveals famous sites, hidden treasures, and fascinating stories shared by our knowledgeable guides.
The adventure kicks off with a picturesque drive, stopping at secret locations for photo opportunities and brief walks,…

Location
Mount Royal Hotel
Banff Avenue
Pick up from the public bus parking located behind the Mount Royal Hotel.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 1:12pm pick-up time.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Valerie_e
Jan 16, 2025
Lake Louise and Yoho - It was an excellent experience. Lake Louise and Emerald Lake were stunning. Our tour guide, Anik, was friendly and knowledgeable. We had many opportunities to stop and see the beautiful views. Crowds were small and the weather was perfect!
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Michelbz6361sz
Dec 21, 2024
Great experience tourguide tim - Tim is a really good tour guide always making you feel at ease and always enthousiastic. Would recommend this tour. Good experience
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Anabanana12345
Dec 15, 2024
A beautiful overview of the Lake Louise area - My partner and I decided to book this tour for convenience as we were travelling without a car and we figured it would be the best/most convenient way to explore Lake Louise and surrounds. It was definitely worth it! Our guides Roz and Annick were so knowledgeable and friendly, and they took us to many picturesque locations throughout the day. Lake Louise was beautiful of course, but for us the standout was Emerald Lake. It was truly a winter wonderland!!! We loved the lunch at Emerald Lake Lodge, complete with a campfire and s'mores. As Aussies, seeing all the beautiful powdery snow was a novelty and felt so magical. We even got to build a snowman and had a snowball fight with our group. 10/10 we definitely recommend this tour!
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Pbjoseph
Jun 16, 2024
Discover Banff Tour - highly recommended! - Very interesting tour of the Banff area and learned about the history and wildlife. Our tour guide, Jake, was informative, entertaining, and attentive.
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M5107pvgrahamw
May 6, 2024
Excellent tour, great Guide and Driver - Collected dead on time from our Hotel and taken through lovely countryside with spectacular views to Lake Louise. Several photo stops on route and a coffee break. Excellent commentary by Matt the Guide and skilful and safe driving by ? ( from Ireland) Free time at Lake Louise and the impressive Chateau. A very memorable and interesting trip, well done to the Guys who looked after us.
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Dimecocristina67
Mar 10, 2024
Great tour with Roz - We did the Lake Louise tour. Roz, our guide, was an excellent host who talked about the history as we rode to the lake. The lake itself was one of the highlights of our trip.
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Pioneer46360182039
Feb 6, 2024
A stunning half day out - Walking on a frozen lake was surreal and the views were stunning! Some amazing photo opportunities and got to have a look inside the Fairmont. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable on the drive there and back, and we were given just the right amount of time at the lake
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572marleneh
Jan 14, 2024
Snowy Lake Louise - Very beautiful area, unfortunately the ice wasn't thick enough to skate on and there wasn't much to see or do when I went. I'll be back in the summer. Emma, our driver/guide has a lot of knowledge and explains tons of things. We had a nice hot chocolate and cookies on our trip back.
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Soma_n
Jan 7, 2024
Great experience, amazing guide, few suggestions - Timothy was a great guide. Extremely knowledgeable and comfortable travel back & forth to Lake Louise. I have started to really love travelling with Discover Banff tours. Wonderful job team. Suggestions: It will be amazing if the trip can be extended by 30 mins or an hour. Even if we wanna hike the frozen lake or the trail around, it take’s atleast 90mins to 2 hrs, we were given 1 hour and 10 mins which wasn’t entirely sufficient. We travel to such exquisite locations once in a lifetime, we would like atleast 30 mins more.
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Jo_h
Mar 15, 2024
Snow showing not included - Very knowledgable and informative guide on the journey. Drink and biscuit provided before leaving. Nice view down the lake but lots of people on it which took the edge off a bit. We chose this tour so we could try snowshoeing but the driver said they had stopped doing that a few years ago. Bit disappointing overall.
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