Lake Minnewanka to Lake Louise: Day Trip through Scenic Yoho National Park
4.3
275 Ratings
Calgary
Embark on a day trip from Lake Minnewanka to Lake Louise through the scenic Yoho National Park. Explore stunning lakes like Two Jack Lake, Lake Louise, and Emerald Lake, and visit attractions like Moraine Lake and Natural Bridge.
Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Banff National Park - Transfer from Calgary to Banff. Meet up at the hotel then head to Banff National Park. Banff National Park is Canada’s first national park, and is a destination on innumerous people’s bucket lists from all around the world. It was built in 1885 and is located in the northern part of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada.
What's Included
  • Bilingual Tour Guide (English and Chinese)
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Complimentary luggage tag
  • Admission for National Park
  • Entry/Admission - Lake Louise
  • Seasonal visit to Moraine Lake & Ski Lake Louise Resort (June 2 - Oct 10) or alternative Lake Minnewanka, Two Jack outside these dates
What's Not Included
  • Meals & All Personal Expenses such as laundry, phone & travel insurance.
  • Optional activities with additional fees mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Any additional expenses due to force majeure factors.
Additional Information

Experience the breathtaking scenery of Lake Minnewanka, Two Jack Lake, Lake Louise and Yoho National Park

Plunge into the world’s most captivating and scenic Rockies lakes - Lake Louise

The stunning turquoise hue of Emerald Lake is the result of sunlight reflecting on a layer of ‘marl’ at the bottom of the lake - Emerald Lake

Itinerary

Calgary/Banff – Lake Minnewanka (30mins, available from 10th Oct to 30th Oct) - Two Jack Lake (Photo stop, available from 10th Oct to 30th Oct) - Lake Louise (75mins)-Moraine Lake(45 mins, available from 1st May to 9th Oct)- Yoho National Park-Emerald Lake (20 mins) -Natural Bridge (15mins) -Calgary

  • Our products offer various pick-up and drop-off locations. Please kindly be informed.
  • Guests under 16 years old, must be accompanied by an adult (Age 18 or above).
  • Highly recommend purchasing a travel insurance.
  • The schedule and itinerary could be impacted by extreme weather and road conditions, while we may make necessary adjustments. We appreciate your understanding in case of any delays or changes.
  • If you have a connecting international flight after the tour, please ensure that your flight departs after 10:30 pm in YYC Airport.(Please understand that depending on the situation, your arrival time in Calgary may be adjusted
  • If for any reason you need to leave our group during the trip, you must fill out a “Letter of Liability Release”, no exceptions.
Location
Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre
33 Street Northeast
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(275 Ratings)
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Ron_g
May 21, 2024
Wonderful tour around Banff lakes and rivers. - The whole day tour was wonderful. The sun was shining on all the lakes and rivers and places we visted making them look awesome. The tour was amazing. Our bus driver was lovely, taking photos and giving information about the places we visited. I would definetly recommend this tour. We did this tour on May 14th with Guishi Hoe- excellent.
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One_life_travel88
May 16, 2024
Great tour!! Amber, our guide was amazing. Good amount of time at sites. Lots of photo opportunities. - Whilst we have our own car, we chose to have a day booked with tour to see some of the key sites. We booked the all day tour with Westar (via Viator - note gratuities are included in fee when booking through Viator) where we were picked up from our hotel in Banff, Elk & Avenue in the morning around 9.30am. The communication with the company leading up to the tour was good. We had some questions and they were answered in a timely manner leading up to the morning of the tour. The tour was to cover: Emerald Lake, Natural Bridge, Lake Louise and also Lake Moraine, however Lake Moraine was closed so this was replaced with Lake Minnewanka. We had sufficient time at all spots to take photos and have a walk around. We also had the opportunity to have a look into the Fairmont Hotel at Lake Louise - the entrance, the shops on their ground level. We had over an hour at Lake Louise which was plenty of time. During the day we had an hour lunch break at the base of Lake Louise where there is the Information Centre, a small super market and a number of cafes and restaurants. Also some retail stores including a sports store, book store etc. We would also highly recommend popping into the Information Centre. When booking the tour you did have the option to add a set lunch at an additional cost. We opted not to add this and instead had a lovely lunch at one of the cafes, coffee and something sweet. This is a large coach tour. Our guide, Amber was fantastic. Very knowledgeable with all her historical facts throughout the tour. This is an English/Mandarin speaking tour however both dialects were covered equally with explanations covered in both languages. If you don’t mind having to listen to another dialect, it was a very good tour where we learnt a lot about the history of various sites etc. Amber was also fantastic at each of the sites - she helped take photos for everyone which was really lovely. Our driver was very professional and you certainly felt safe during the whole drive. We had rain and some snow on the roads, and not once did we feel unsafe. The coach has comfortable seats with seat belts. They also offered everyone a bottle of water for the tour.
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Pauline_b
May 14, 2024
An epic adventure - It was epic... Tour guide Samuel did a great tour and knowledgeable. His driving was safe as we traveled from site to site. I would recommend this magical journey.
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Raquel_h
May 8, 2024
Stunning - It was an amazing time. The views on the way to the lakes are stunning. Also at the time I traveled Lake Mourine (I think) was close so the tour gave us another option that was BEAUTIFUL also. The tour guide Michael was very nice and very clear about his explanations. I very recommend this tour.
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Rwangarinde_i
Oct 29, 2023
Request for changing schedule time - Hello , I have had booking to have a trip on 9th October 2023 then I have disappointed by VISA issue and on the time scheduled to be on place my card have credited, if possible you could change my schedule to 25/12/2023 for enjoying the payment made because we are now Applying for visa
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Gilb299
Oct 8, 2023
Banff Wonders Day Tour - This tour, which actually lasts 1 day and takes us to the most beautiful lakes in Banff, was great and we managed to take several photos at Moraine, Louise and Emerald lakes. Unmissable! The guide Kelvin was very kind and helped us throughout the trip.
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Laury_h
Oct 7, 2023
The best tour guy ever!! - The experience was amazing and all thanks to the best tour guy we had ever have, Kelvin! We had take around 18 tours in the last 4 years and this was amazing. Is not just about to take us the beautiful destinations is about that he take us to best spots and also make the trip very funny. This guy should be the manager of the company! Thanks for everything we really recommend this tour, don’t hesitate to take it!!
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C2477kgdavec
May 11, 2024
Great trip! - Simon was a good an accommodating host for our excursion. Everything ran smooth and seamlessly. While we were unable to go to Lake Moraine due to it being closed, he made up for it by heading to Lake Minnewanka, which was well worth the trip.
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Annabelle_b
Oct 10, 2023
Trip of a lifetime - canadian rockies are amazing. will donit again. tour guide and driver were amazing. amazing experience.
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Shadab_k
Oct 8, 2023
Good trip . Collected good memories - Punctual, professional, knowledgeable guide, Safe drive. One of the good memories I will carry back home from this trip. Julie and Joe both were professional and we’re expects in their works
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