CALGARY TRAVEL GUIDE
The mountain days worth the early start.
The 15 most popular 1-day tours near Calgary. The mountain days worth the early start, with prices, run times and who runs each one.
Premium small-group Banff day trip from Calgary with Lake Louise, Lake Minnewanka, and summer-only Moraine Lake Rockpile, plus park entry.
Most Popular“The trip was great! The views were amazing and you can take a lot of cool pictures. Our tour guide, Dan, told us a lot of fun facts and gave us really good recommendations for restaurants and activities.”
Guided Banff and Yoho day trip with Lake Louise, Emerald and Moraine Lakes, Marble Canyon, Natural Bridge, plus Banff town time.
“Mr. Ahmed was an absolutely amazing tour guide! He’s funny, engaging, and shared so much interesting information about every place we visited. What really stood out was how considerate he was—if anyone in the group wanted to rest or take a nap, he made sure we had some quiet time to recharge. He also went…”
Full-day Banff and Yoho tour from Calgary, Canmore, or Banff with Lake Louise, seasonal Moraine Lake access, Emerald Lake, Natural Bridge.
“The trip was great! Beautiful views! Our drive was amazing! He was very helpful. We’ll be back to do it in the summer time.”
From Calgary or Banff, see Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, and Johnston Canyon ice walks with a local guide, skip-line access, and crampons.
See the Athabasca Glacier up close on an Ice Explorer ride, then walk the Glacier Skywalk with big Icefields Parkway scenery from Banff.
Small-group Banff day trip from Calgary/Canmore with Two Jack, Minnewanka, Banff town, Bow Falls, Lake Louise and guide humor.
One-day Banff and Johnston Canyon tour with round-trip transit from Calgary, optional Sulphur Gondola, and top park photo stops.
“Good tour overall. Loved beautiful and interesting Johnston Canyon — wish there was more time there perhaps my reducing lunch time a bit. Other sites were breathtaking and had a reasonable allocation of time. Tour was on time and notes in reservation were accurate. Overall for me this tour was a great complement to another…”
Banff National Park day trip from Calgary with Bow Falls, Surprise Corner, optional Banff Gondola, and Johnston Canyon boardwalk.
“Best tour to cover the Banff Gondola ride and new locations eg Johnston Canyon walk. The tour driver helps you get the Gondola tickets at discounted/Group ticket prices. An option to have a food break in Banff Town should get included.”
Calgary to Banff day trip with Johnston Canyon, Fairmont Banff Springs, and optional Banff Gondola plus roundtrip transport and scenic stops.
“Small groups are convenient to handle and takes less time to visit popular destinations in one day like our tour with you.”
Ice Explorer snowcoach, Peyto and Bow lakes on the Icefields Parkway. Day trip from Calgary or Banff with flexible pickups.
“Very uncomfortable tour… The tour guide Hao was not good unfortunately, he done most of the tour in Chinese and a few small parts in English, this was bizarre to us as we were not made aware this would be the case, when he did speak English it was broken and the information often incorrect.…”
Banff lakes and canyon day trip with Lake Louise, Moraine, Emerald Lake, Natural Bridge, Johnston Canyon, plus seasonal Banff stops from Calgary.
“It was such a nice day. Luckily we had great weather. But our tour guide was also great. His name was Arun. He knew the greatest look out points and even took pictures for everyone on the bus. He gave out water bottles to everyone when we would stop for a hike. He kept us…”
Banff Deep 1-Day small-group tour covers Johnston Canyon, Vermilion Lakes, Banff town, Sulphur Mountain, Bow Falls, Hoodoos.
“We REALLY liked our tour guide Yong. Very knowledgeable and accomodating and he took us to places we weren't aware. He also respected our age (77 and 78)”
Small-group hike from Banff to Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, and the Consolation Lakes, with a guided trek and included picnic lunch.
“Great hike & guide. I would definitely recommend it!!”
Calgary to Drumheller day trip with Raj: climb the T. rex, tour the Royal Tyrrell Museum, and walk hoodoos and canyons in a small group.
“"When booking a tour as a solo traveler, cancellations are a risk. Not with Raj from Rocky Charter! The trip to Drumheller this August was perfect. Raj's professionalism and passion were evident. The itinerary balanced iconic sights with unique, local spots. His historical knowledge and warm personality made the tour feel personal. Raj's dedication is…”
Banff day trip into Yoho National Park to see Emerald Lake, Natural Bridge, Wapta Falls, and Takakkaw Falls with a small-group guide.
Every corner of the mountains, and every way to reach it from the city.
