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Canyoning - Ghost Canyon (Intermediate Level)
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26 Ratings
Bighorn No. 8
Embark on a thrilling Ghost Canyoning adventure in Banff National Park. Experience slides, rappels, and jumps amidst stunning remote mountain vistas. Perfect for all skill levels.
Embark on a thrilling Ghost Canyoning adventure in Banff National Park. Experience slides, rappels, and jumps amidst stunning remote mountain vistas. Perfect for all skill levels.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Unnamed Road - After meeting your guides and other participants of the group (either at the staging area in the Heart Creek Trail parking lot or after being picked up from your hotel), it is an approximate 1.5 hour drive by van to the starting location of the canyon a 30-45 min hike will bring you to the top of the canyon adventure. Everyone suits…
- Unnamed Road - After meeting your guides and other participants of the group (either at the staging area in the Heart Creek Trail parking lot or after being picked up from your hotel), it is an approximate 1.5 hour drive by van to the starting location of the canyon a 30-45 min hike will bring you to the top of the canyon adventure. Everyone suits up, and in order to ensure safety your guides will go thru a mandatory rappel and rope safety clinic with all participants. There are a total of 4 rappels, interspersed with some scrambling, hiking, as well as several slides and easy but fun pool jumps. The entire canyon takes approximately 3 - 4 hours to descend.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Harness
- Professional guide
- Professional rappelling instruction/clinic
- Helmet
- Neoprene socks/booties
- All necessary rappelling equipment
- Wet suits (including bottom, top, and neoprene socks)
- Private transportation
- Harness
- Professional guide
- Professional rappelling instruction/clinic
- Helmet
- Neoprene socks/booties
- All necessary rappelling equipment
- Wet suits (including bottom, top, and neoprene socks)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Our Ghost Canyoning Trip, located on the north eastern edge of Banff National Park is one of the most secluded, wild, & spectacular canyon trips you’ll experience anywhere. An all day adventure requiring 4x4 access, this spectacular experience rewards any visitor with remote mountain vistas and a canyon experience second to none. Just getting out to the…
Our Ghost Canyoning Trip, located on the north eastern edge of Banff National Park is one of the most secluded, wild, & spectacular canyon trips you’ll experience anywhere. An all day adventure requiring 4x4 access, this spectacular experience rewards any visitor with remote mountain vistas and a canyon experience second to none. Just getting out to the ghost is an adventure. This Canyon trip is a ton of fun and includes slides, rappels, and pool jumps! The straight forward nature of the rappels makes this a great trip even for beginners who are looking for a bit more, yet the phenomenal jumps, slides and surroundings, keep it interesting even for veteran canyoneers. An all around spectacular full day experience.
- A minimum of 2 people are required for activity to operate
- A maximum of 8 people in group
- Minimum Age & Ability: Due to the active nature of this trip we require all participants to be at least 15 years of age. Participants due not require any previous rope or rappelling experience, they must though be relatively comfortable with heights and swimming.
Location
Range Road 91A
Meeting time is at 8:00am at the Heart Creek Trail Parking lot. (Please check the directions outlined with the booking or contact us with regards to possible pick up options).
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(26 Ratings)
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W5761ujkristenk
Jun 25, 2024
Really enjoyed the ghost valley tour! - Had the best time on the ghost canyon tour! Chris was an incredible guide and mad the day so much fun. The trip had a great combination of slides and repels. Highly recommend!
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D9695cidanielleb
Jul 26, 2023
Amazing Experience with a Fantastic Tour Guide! - Kris was a fantastic tour guide, he was very patient with me as I had never done canyoning before and I was a little apprehensive. He was informative, friendly and an absolute joy to spend the day with. This canyoning itself was great even for a first timer with terrible balance skills. It was an incredibly fun day and I'd highly recommend it to anyone.
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485kristiew
Jul 26, 2023
Great family adventure - Our family had a great time on our first canyoning experience. We splurged for this activity and it was worth it. Mark, our guide, was friendly, fun, knowledgeable, and kept us all safe. My teenage son actually smiled for the first time our entire vacation and had a blast. We were so lucky to have a warm summer day which made getting in the cold cold waters refreshing. We were literally in the middle of nowhere and had the canyons to ourselves. The drive out to the canyon is a bumpy one and the initial hike up is a good elevation climb. Wear good hiking shoes and be prepared to be wet head to toe all day. At times, it was challenging, but we felt like bad a$$es at the end of the day.
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Mikewt1283te
Aug 18, 2022
Incredible Canyoning experience - Incredible expereince. We did the Ghost Canyon with Marc and it was fanstic. Highight of our trip to the Banff area. INcredible off the betean path location and we had a ton of fun running the cayon. Mar was great and very professional. Thanks again for an amazing day.
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Mmadgabss
Aug 15, 2022
Favorite part of our trip!!! - Had an awesome time with our guide Mark! It was a blast and such a relief to get away from the crowds and be somewhere off the beaten path and super beautiful. Just sign up, you won't regret it. Especially on a hot day, it doesn't get much better than water slides, jumping into pools, and rappelling down a waterfall.
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Byron_f
Aug 14, 2022
Amazing canyoning - We had an amazing time. Our guide Mark was so wonderful, always making us feel safe and at the same time ensuring we had a great time. This activity exceeded our expectations.
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Heatherj1111
Aug 5, 2022
LOVED it! - Had such a great day. Steep hike to start off but then the fun begins! Several rappels, jumps and rock water slides. Got to do more than I had anticipated. Such a beautiful spot.
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Cdubya22
Aug 3, 2022
Amazing day and highlight of our trip!! - An amazing day that we will never forget. We probably were in a little over our heads signing up for the intermediate class but Marc was a great guide that helped us when we were struggling a bit. It’s a small group so there is a lot of individual attention and there was never a feeling we were being rushed. I’ve been on a number of “ adventure” tours and sometimes they feel too corporate. This tour felt like your friend was taking you out for the most thrilling day possible. Thanks again.
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Marcdg9564pm
Jul 31, 2022
Ghost Canyon Canyoning Tour - Thanks to Marc from Bow Valley Tours for our Excellent experience with him and the group in the Ghost Canyon. Thanks for the large waves. Was lots of fun!
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Jack_lewis111
Aug 9, 2022
Life Threatening and Dangerous - Dangerous and awful experience.
We were booked onto the Ghost Canyon full day tour today. Marc Niehaus, the owner and our guide flipped the tour vehicle on route to the start location.
Marc started the day by being late and clearly very distracted… driving whilst on his phone etc when upon turning onto the track to get to the start location began driving on the wrong side of the road and after about 1km flipped the vehicle. There were 6 of us on the tour all involved in the incident in which was caused by Marcs total disregard for his groups safety. Marc drove so close to the roads edge (on the wrong side of the road) that the vehicle toppled and rolled off the road with us onboard. Fire, EMS and RCMP responded to the single vehicle incident after a tour member called 911 (Marc didn't bother to contact authorities… just his mates to get his vehicle recovered). Marcs total disregard and care for our safety after paying for what was meant to be a great day was disgusting and as the companies owner was an absolute shambles… Marc could not even get us a lift out of the area, we had to get friends to pick us up otherwise we would have been stranded.This whole experience was very avoidable and could have ended with serious injury or worse due to Marcs inability to take basic measures of care. He couldn't even drive the vehicle to the location, who knows what would have happened when actually canyoning.
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