Banff Gondola: Scenic Mountain and Lake Views

Embark on a breathtaking tour of Banff’s iconic lakes and peaks, capturing stunning vistas and serene beauty. Discover nature’s wonders today.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Banff Gondola - With the Banff Gondola experience, travelers ascend to the summit of Sulphur Mountain, where they are greeted with sweeping views of Banff, the Bow Valley, and the surrounding peaks. At the top, visitors can explore the mountaintop boardwalk, enjoy breathtaking vistas, visit the interpretive center, and dine with a view. After…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • On-board WiFi
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Gondola Tickets
  • Hot Water Spring Tickets
  • Cruise Tickets
Additional Information

Begin your journey with a breathtaking ride on the Banff Gondola, ascending Sulphur Mountain. Relish the sweeping views of Banff and its magnificent peaks—truly an inspiring experience.
Next, be captivated by the stunning Lake Louise, renowned for its vibrant turquoise waters and dramatic mountain backdrop. Take a moment to absorb the peaceful beauty of…

Location
Banff Gondola
Mountain Avenue
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lanpariagh
Oct 29, 2025
Remarkable! - Tour started on time. Driver made a quick stop to allow us to grab a quick coffee and breakfast. We got to Emerald lake in good time. Lake is absolutely amazing! Literally emerald in color and overall woodsy look of the area made it magical. Lake Louise was in all its winter glory with snow having fallen the night before! The other lakes were all beautiful! If you’re looking for a relaxing trip this is definitely one to book. Long but quite worth it. Make sure and take the gondola ride up the mountain - definitely worth the price! If you are adventurous you can take the walk to the top of the mountain as well!
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Krupa_s
Oct 15, 2025
It was great, just... - It was great, just fabulous! Beyond my expectations and the tour guide was amazing, would definitely recommend!
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Lauren_f
Oct 15, 2025
Tour guide - Very good tour guide, didn’t feel rushed or anything. Super nice and helpful every place we got to he told a good background and history of the lakes. Took our pictures wad very sweet.
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Guillermo_g
Oct 14, 2025
Banff National parks - It was beautiful. Highly recommended. The service was awesome. The driver Harsh, was excellent too, he gave us all the info that we needed.
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Smirok21
Oct 14, 2025
Excellent tour day!! - It was really a wonderful experience for us and our tour guide Julia did a great job took care of us on every single spot and gave us information about every single venue. Highly recommend to everyone this tour company!!
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Pavan
Oct 12, 2025
Banff during 1st snow of the Season....wonderful wonderland. - Guide picked us at the designated time. Communication was on time. He was very knowledgeable and helpful taking pictures.
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Jhanella_v
Oct 12, 2025
Our guide is Jess and he... - Our guide is Jess and he is really nice and accommodating. We enjoyed our tour, and since we’re a huge group he’s very patient with us and made sure we see all the nice places. Highly recommended!
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Kalid_s
Oct 12, 2025
Amazing tour guide.... - Amazing tour guide. Ensured we had enough time at each stop and also helped me take pictures since i was solo.
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Thephilistine
Oct 25, 2025
Lakes visit extravaganza, with a well-handled accident situation for a young lad in our group who suffered an injury. - We had booked our trip for the day prior, but the operator requested that we consider changing the date of our tour. He proposed rescheduling our tour from Tuesday, December 10, to Wednesday, December 11, 2024. We negotiated the timings and agreed to the alteration. On the date, our transport from our hotel - Days Inn by Wyndham Calgary Airport - arrived in good time. There were a few other passengers to pick up around Calgary before we headed out in the mini van on our planned itinerary, northward into the Canadian Rockies. Everything went according to expectations. It was snowing in December, so it was cold outside. The day was a little overcast, but we remained snug and cozy while travelling in the vehicle. Our tour guide and driver was very polite, gracious and accommodating, and had plenty to say about the sites that we visited. The lakes and gorges and scenery were wonderful. So many spectacular photos were taken. And we even went to Natural Bridge. We did encounter a challenge at Lake Louise. One of the members of our small tour group - a 12 year old boy - slipped on the lake ice and injured himself quite badly. In fact, he had fractured his arm. There was no alternative other than to get the lad and his parents to medical services. Our tour operator ensured that this happened as quickly as possible. Not much could be done in Lake Louise chateau, so we headed back to Banff together. He was taken to hospital for emergency care. Meanwhile, I and my wife were taken to the Banff gondola (ticket prices were extra to the tour) and we went up to the summit to try to catch a glimpse of the sunset. As I said, it was rather cold and overcast, so there wasn't much of a sunset to see, but the view down onto Banff was awesome. We didn't stay long at the summit facility. We felt that we had to get going since there was still quite a journey back to Calgary, and we didn't want to miss our late night flight. The injured boy and his family had to remain behind in Banff. The tour operator arranged another travel vehicle for them and we drove back to Calgary to collect our luggage from our hotel and drop off at the airport. It was a tight finish for our expectations, but for my wife and I, all's well that ended well and we caught our flight to Vancouver without delays, which was the main thing. It was a very memorable experience to say the least. High praise for our tour operator Vikram for dealing with the situation with the injured boy and his family as best as could be done under the circumstances. You've got to be careful in the snow and ice! P.S. Our tour bus had working Wi-Fi which was handy for uploading photos etc.
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Lisa_s
Oct 12, 2025
You can efficiently go around several lakes. Sit back and watch the lake... - You can efficiently go around several lakes. There is not enough time if you want to take your time to enjoy the lake, but it is recommended if you plan to visit several times. It is difficult to ask for too much hospitality, but I had no complaints because there was enough care that I needed.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).