Banff LOST TOWNS and Untold Stories! 2hr Walk + Transportation

Banff, Canada

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Banff National Park is huge, gorgeous, and full of history—a guide's deep knowledge will make your time here much more meaningful. With this small-group walking tour, your local guide will take you across Banff’s best sights, illuminating the park’s history, legends, characters, landscapes, and incredible wildlife. What's more, you’ll leave with tips, ideas, and recommendations for your time in Canada’s first national park.

Travel through Banff with a local leading the way—and handling driving
Explore spots like Lake Louise and beyond
Hassle-free transfers from Banff Park Museum National Historic Site
Limited to 12 travelers, you'll get a more personalized experience

What's Included

Bear Spray
Ice Cleats
Hiking Pole
Professional Guide

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

5C96+R7 Banff
5C96+R7G Banff, AB, Canada
Meet your guide outside the main doors of the Cave and Basin Gift Shop. The building closest to the parking lot. The guide will have a clipboard. Please let them know you have arrived. There are benches just outside the Gift Shop. There is free parking at this location.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Banff National Park (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 3 reviews

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Really enjoyed listening...

Kristian_J, Oct 2024

Really enjoyed listening to Jacob talk. Hearing the stories from a local is really a treat. I was not expecting to go out of town, but found it all to be very educational.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Thank you! We do adjust the tour to the conditions. In the winter some of the locations are unsafe or inaccessible due to snow cover. It was a pleasure to meet you. All the best in 2025!

history with views

Trena_R, Dec 2021

The Banff historical walk is a beautiful walk around the Cave and Basin area of Banff. Our guide Jacob, a Banff native, showed up dressed in historic gear from the era the park was founded (1885). From the start he gave us an option of two tour routes, one with muddy trails, one on mostly paved trails. We went with the muddy trails, but it was appreciated that he gave us a choice. The tour was very interesting giving a history of the founding of Canada’s first National Park, the city of Banff, and the ties to railroads, some questionable characters, and Victorian tourism. The tour was sprinkled with humor, history, plant and animal info, and some ecological facts. Highly recommend if you are interested in history presented with humor with breathtaking views.