Banff National Park Tour: Discover Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Come and discover beautiful Lake Louise and the world renowned Moraine Lake at their very best! Listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites, there will be plenty of photo opportunities on this half day, small-group tour. Learn about the mountaineering history and how a tragic accident shaped Canadian mountain culture.

Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lake Louise - Spend around half an hour at Lake Louise, and take a stroll on the lake shore and see the famous Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
  • Moraine Lake - Stop at Moraine Lake for around half an hour, with an optional walk up the famous viewpoint or stroll the shoreline.
  • Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise - See the famous Chateau hotel during your visit to Lake Louise.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Round-trip transport from Banff
  • Photo stops at Lake Louise and Moraine Lake (30 min each)
  • Optional hotel pick-up and drop-off (contact required)
  • Default pick-up at Mount Royal Hotel’s public bus parking
  • Exclusive small group tour (max 24 guests)
  • Complimentary maple cookie and fresh water
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Scheduled stops at Lake Louise and Moraine Lake are 30 minutes each in length.
  • The access road to Moraine Lake is closed until late May each year and from early October onwards. Early season and late season bookings will not include Moraine Lake, but will instead spend 1 hour at Lake Louise.
  • Group bookings of 9 or more guests have a 7 day cancellation period.
Location
Mount Royal Hotel
Banff Avenue
All guests must wait at the public bus parking located behind the Mount Royal Hotel at 138 Banff Ave. You must be ready 5 minutes prior to your departure time. 6:42am departure time for the 7:00am tour. 7:42am departure time for the 8:00am tour. 2:42pm departure time for the 3:00pm tour.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Susan_c
Aug 31, 2024
Great half day excursion. - Driver was very informative. Kept to schedule Great half day excursion. Went in afternoon and it was beautiful weather.
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Peter_w
Aug 31, 2024
No lack of lakes! - Great tour to Lake Louise, but for us, the trip to Moraine Lake was the highlight! A but of a hike for the best views, but the surrounding ren peaks made it all worthwhile! Go for it!
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Catherineo32
Aug 30, 2024
An early morning visit to the beautiful Lakes in Banff National Park - This trip is great. It's a small group and the tour guide, Chloe, was excellent. She gave us information on the area on the journey and then left us to explore the lakes as we wanted to. The lakes get very busy so the early start (07.30 pick up) was definitely worth it to beat the crowds and going as part of a tour meant no difficulty parking or queuing for buses and transfers between the lakes. I highly recommend it.
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Tara_h
Aug 30, 2024
Buck was phenomenal - My family and I did our tour with Buck, and he was fantastic - A++++. From the beginning, he was funny, engaging and knowledgeable. We had a great time learning about the wildlife in Banff National Park, some of the different mountains, glaciers and what has been happening recently. He gave us exactly the times that we should be back, tips on what we needed to see and was helpful, answering all of our random questions. Thank you for an amazing tour. Pitter Patter, Buck!
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Carol_b
Aug 29, 2024
Oliver was a great... - Oliver was a great driver. The Lakes and scenery were wonderful. A very good tour and would recommend it to others.
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Steve_p
Aug 28, 2024
Don’t miss this tour - Tour guide Cara was extremely knowledgeable and made the whole trip a fantastic experience. Thank you so much
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Ryan_k
Aug 25, 2024
Amazing Banff - Lake Louise and Moraine Lake tour! - Really great tour and the tour guide was so knowledgeable! She shared so many facts about Banff. And history!
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Bill
Aug 23, 2024
Greatest tour guide ever! - Would rate this tour a definite 5 Jake was the best and most knowledgeable guide we had on our 4 day visit to Banff He is informative and funny at the same time Went out of his way to provide us with a first class tour Charming and Good looking too. Went above the call of duty and provided pictures, antlers and even a bear skin to bring nature closer to us on the tour. Would definitely recommend you ask for him on your next tour! You will not be disappointed!
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Dlb-and-dlb
Aug 22, 2024
Great Service, Beautiful Views! - They picked us up at the Banff Train Station where there is tons of free parking. The bus was clean and comfortable. Our guide, Emma, was knowledgeable and friendly. It was a cloudy day (they have no control over that!), but we were able to enjoy seeing both lakes. They are stunning - especially Lake Moraine. The only way to see Lake Moraine is by shuttle, so we really appreciated being able to go there. MAYBE if you were staying at the lodge there, you could drive your own vehicle, but I’m not sure that’s the case.
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Pmallen64
Aug 30, 2024
Great Tour - This tour was a great way to see both Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. Our tour guide Brooke was great. My only complaint is that we wish we had more time to spend at each location.
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