Self Driving Tours
GyPSy guide is perfect for your driving holiday. GyPSy knows
where you are and tells you entertaining stories, history, and recommended stops plus its easy to use! Just plug it in, and GO!
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 Year
round Discover
Banff Tours will take you exploring
in the mountains on outdoor adventures
and interpretive Banff sightseeing trips.
Locally hired and accredited guides
will help you build a connection to
the mountains on personal and interactive
Banff tours.
Our Banff Tours reservation center, located in the Sundance Mall, will help you with all of your Rocky Mountain adventure bookings. The centre also carries a wide selection of guidebooks, posters and prints of the mountains so you can take a piece of your experience home with you.
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Wildlife
Viewing
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Build a connection to our World Heritage Site as you visit Banff's landmarks and view wildlife in their natural winter habitat - Hear how the history of the Bow Valley changed when three railway workers rediscovered a hidden treasure - See and learn about wildlife behaviour, habitat, and their winter survival adaptations - This is Banff's best tour for viewing Banff wildlife which are seen on 95% of the tours. For More Details Click Here » |
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Sightseeing
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DBT Banff sightseeing tours utilize modern 24 passenger buses. All tours are guided by enthusiastic interpretive guides who love to share their knowledge with you. We provide Banff hotel pick up and drop off, light refreshments, use of binoculars and spotting scopes as well as hands-on interpretive items.
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Snowshoeing
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The Paint Pots is a great introduction to snowshoeing that provides a look at the fur trade and its impact on Western Canada. Along the way hear stories of Banff’s indigenous people, explorers and fur traders who lived and traveled through the Rockies. You will have a chance to see first hand some of the clothes, tools and techniques used by these hardy people to make a living in the mountains. Finally, near the Paint Pots you’ll be rewarded with a unique Canadian Treat - Hot Maple Taffy!
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Snowmobiling
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Experience the excitement of driving a Ski-doo through the Mountains. You will be guided through spectacular scenery and given the opportunity to play in the powder. Each guest will operate a Ski-doo as you follow trails through the forest to a trappers cabin for a delicious hot lunch. The journey will take you on winding trails along the edge of a valley to areas just above treeline! For More Details Click Here » |
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Dogsledding
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Friendly Alaskan Huskies are eager to pull you through the mountains on a half day adventure! Participate at your own confidence level: help hook the dogs up to the team, be a passenger, or drive the dogsled under the careful attention of your guide. The Huskies will pull you beneath the peaks of the Front Range Rocky Mountains as you sled along the Spray Lakes. Snack on gourmet beef jerky, smoked salmon,cheese and dried fruit before returning home. For More Details Click Here » |
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Sleighrides
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Join us on a sleigh ride with your family, friends or loved ones. Relax as you become captured by the breathtaking views and sparkling winter air of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The one hour sleigh ride will take you through the Bow River Valley showing you the remote areas around Banff western style.
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Heli Skiing
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Daily Heli-Ski trips…one day is all you need to create memories to last a lifetime! Whether you are an intermediate or advanced skier/boarder, you will love the vast slopes, untracked powder and gladed tree runs.
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Powder Express
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Canada's second longest vertical drop and legendary powder is just a short, beautiful ride away thanks to Discover Banff Tours’ daily luxury coach service to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, BC.
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NHL Hockey Games
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Feel the excitment of an NHL (National Hockey League) ice hockey game. Cheer on the Calgary Flames and get ready for some fast paced, action-packed hockey. This is the highest level of hockey in the world and a national pastime in Canada. Games are at the famed Calgary Saddledome and are suitable for the whole family. Unsure of the rules? Rest easy, the tour includes expert commentary from your onboard guide.
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Cave Tours
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This tour will see you climbing, crawling and squeezing through the infamous Rat's Nest Cave. A half hour hike through pine forests and canyons will lead you to the cave entrance. Enjoy a natural history interpretation of this fascinating underground world as fully experienced, interpretive guides lead you through twisted passageways, etched and sculptured by water, to large underground chambers and a pool grotto.
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Helicopter Sightseeing
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A breathtaking way to view the Rocky Mountains. Flights range in duration from 12 minutes to 30 minutes. You can only begin to truly appreciate the vastness and the beauty of the Canadian Rockies when you view them from the air. Views of glaciers and icefalls will astound you and capture your imagination. This is a photographers dream come true!
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Wildlife
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Discover the Grizzly Bears!
Discover the Glacier Trail!
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Sightseeing
 Discover Banff Tours sightseeing tours utilize our modern 24 passenger buses. All tours are guided by enthusiastic interpretive guides who love to share their knowledge with you. We provide Banff hotel pick up and drop off, light refreshments, use of binoculars and spotting scopes as well as hands-on interpretive items. For Banff Sightseeing Details Click Here » |
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Hiking
 Hike to classic locations in the Banff Lake Louise area - Share the passion for the mountains with DBT local, enthusiastic guides - Explore the trails in Yoho, Larch Valley,Staley Glacier, and Plain of 6 Glaciers - Hiking time is from 4 to 6 hours.
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Rafting
 Rafting in the Canadian Rockies is suitable for all ages and abilities. Raft the exciting Kicking Horse, Bow and Kananaskis rivers! For More Details Click Here »
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Horseback
Riding
Would you like to explore Banff on horseback? Join DBT for a one or two hour ride. Or try our Evening Steak Fry and horseback ride, which combines the Sundance Loop Ride with a full steak dinner cooked for you in the back country.
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ATV Tours
The Paradise Ridge Tour starts at an elevation of 4200' near the remains of a historic mine. Steadily climbing you will ascend Paradise Ridge which provides stunning mountain views. Along the journey you will visit two historic mining settlements, trappers cabins and see beaver ponds in the middle of the wilderness. This tour will take you to points overlooking two different mountain valleys and the finale never disappoints...reaching the summit of the mountain at 9000 feet where a bar-b-que lunch is waiting! For More Details Click Here » |
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Items of Interest
The sounds of elk abound in Banff National Park during the fall mating season and the Evening Wildlife Safari tour is the best opportunity to view these animals safely and learn about the 'rut'. more »
Banff Wildlife
and the Guiding Experience Read
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A Modern Guides Perspective Read Full Article»
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