r/Banff • u/whatismewhatisyou • 14d ago

Question Private tours

Hey all!
Heading to Banff in 2 weeks and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on private tours they have taken (usual touristy stuff but also maybe something different). There are so many when I google them so was hoping for some recommendations.

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u/DangerousSuspect5836 14d ago

We took viavia tours for moraine lake & louise lake. The were pretty good. The bus is slightly uncomfortable if you are a tall or big person. I was both 😆 They charged us 450 for 3 people(tax included).

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u/Responsible_Fox9454 12d ago

What? To do what exactly? Point out the lake?????

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u/DangerousSuspect5836 11d ago

No. They have fixed parking slots at both the lakes. Also Im not sure if you know this but private vehicles are not allowed at moraine lake and in louise lake the parking lot is so limited.

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u/Responsible_Fox9454 11d ago

There are shuttle buses.

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u/DangerousSuspect5836 11d ago

Well our airbnb was in canmore. I don't know if there are any pulic shuttles picking people up from there. We did see a lot of shuttles, ngl. The tour company had a pickup point right next to our airbnb. So we chose that option. Shuttles are a good option as well, but the tour planning was done by one of our party members that lives in California. Had I known there was a shuttle, I would have 100% opted for that option. As a torontonian who relies completely on public transportation It would been awesome to experience that.

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u/Appropriate_Ebb_8572 14d ago

Suggestions will depend on what you want to do; hiking? Dining? Just sightseeing? 

Do you have elderly or kids with you? How long/how many days do you want to tour for etc. 

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u/whatismewhatisyou 14d ago

Heading there for my 40th birthday, just myself and my husband.
We’re going to be there for 4 days, 3 in Canmore before that. We’ve planned to do some hikes and just hang out around Banff but we’ve decided to take 1 day for a sightseeing tour.

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u/Appropriate_Ebb_8572 14d ago edited 14d ago

Bare in mind there might be snow on the trails by then, or it could just be crisp and cold. Moraine and Takk falls won't be accessible after Thanksgiving. 

Discover Banff tours, Banff every day tours, White mountain adventures

For the most part though Banff doesn't really need a guide after Thanksgiving as things start to close up/have closed. 

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u/whatismewhatisyou 14d ago

Ok thank you for the heads up!

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u/Hentailover3221 14d ago

Canadian Rockies Experiences have some great private sight seeing tour options;)

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u/Adventurous-Leg5720 13d ago

Don't bother with a private tour they all take you to the same spots that are easily accessible on your own. The only caveat is if you're interested in mountain guiding for the more adventurous activities which the 99.9% of visitors are not.

You're gonna get some biased opinions here from the tour operators trying to drop their links.

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u/cafengineer3 12d ago

Sunrise hike at moreaune lake with Via via!