Banff to Yoho Walking & Hiking Tour

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Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

6 days

5 nights

Activity Levels 2-4

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

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Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

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Banff to Yoho Walking & Hiking Tour

Small Group Adventures for:

Couples, Friends & Solos Adults 18+

Women's Adventures Women 18+

Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

6 days

5 nights

Activity Levels 2-4

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

Deluxe & Casual Hotels

Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

Deluxe Hotels - Find modern comforts in extraordinary settings, with great ambience and ample amenities.

Casual Hotels - Known for their character, charm and proximity to outdoor adventures and Backroads activities.

Small Luxury Ships - Unpack once and cover more distance on an intimate ship with spacious staterooms and superb amenities.

2025: Jun-Sep

From $3,849 - $4,149 /person

Canada’s National Parks from Banff to Emerald Lake

The scale of nature's beauty here is beyond imagination. It's a place where you come face to face with a glacier, witness thundering waterfalls and walk to the turquoise waters of Lake Annette and Sherbrooke Lake. Where you encounter dazzling snowcapped peaks and abundant wildlife. Find yourself in the middle of it all on this Canadian Rockies journey in Banff, Kootenay and Yoho National Parks.

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Highlights

  • Hike through three Canadian national parks packed with lush landscapes, magnificent vistas and stunning lakes
  • Walk through alpine trails and wildflower-laden meadows to witness towering peaks and sparkling glaciers and waterfalls
  • Amble the trails of Kootenay National Park and take in waterfalls, sheer limestone cliffs and the magnificent Stanley Glacier
  • Journey by foot from cascading Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park to the aptly named Emerald Lake
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Alberta

Start/End Banff

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Days 1-3

Description

Travel from Banff through the Bow Valley to Kootenay National Park • View a vast wildfire burn area where hardy pink fireweed and yellow columbine herald signs of new growth • Venture into a hanging valley to see stunning Stanley Glacier, waterfalls and sheer limestone cliffs • Follow a high alpine trail into flower-filled meadows • Trek into Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, named for its towering pyramid-shaped peak • Panoramic vistas of towering mountains, turquoise lakes and picturesque islets await on our climb to Monarch Viewpoint • Keep an eye out for the mountain goats, pikas and hoary marmots that make their homes in the boulder fields as you hike through Paradise Valley • Put up your feet at our rustic mountain lodge.

Accommodations

Nights 1-3

Buffalo Mountain Lodge
Banff
*Deluxe Hotel

A timbered lodge on the gentle slopes of Tunnel Mountain with fieldstone fireplaces in each cozy guest room.
 

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Days 4-6

Description

Walk through blooming meadows and evergreen forests to stunning views of Daly Glacier and Yoho Valley • Stand in awe before Canada's second-highest waterfall, Takakkaw Falls • Hike through subalpine forests carpeted with buttercups to Sherbrooke Lake, the largest backcountry glacial lake in Yoho National Park • Stroll along the shore of pristine Emerald Lake • Crossing through forest and shrubbery, discover beautiful Emerald Basin—a natural amphitheater set within the rugged cliffs of the President Range.

Accommodations

Nights 4-5

Emerald Lake Lodge
Yoho National Park
Casual Hotel

A secluded turn-of-the-century lodge, built of hand-hewn timber and featuring simple cabins nestled in the woods above a spectacular tree-rimmed glacial lake.

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Nights 1-3

Buffalo Mountain Lodge
Banff

*Deluxe Hotel

A timbered lodge on the gentle slopes of Tunnel Mountain with fieldstone fireplaces in each cozy guest room.
 

Nights 4-5

Emerald Lake Lodge
Yoho National Park

Casual Hotel

A secluded turn-of-the-century lodge, built of hand-hewn timber and featuring simple cabins nestled in the woods above a spectacular tree-rimmed glacial lake.

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