5-Day Banff, Canada Day Tour Guide!

Everything you need to know about riding the Ice Explorer onto the blue ice world, taking a boat to explore the legend of Spirit Island
Check in at the four magical lakes: Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Bow Lake, and Emerald Lake
Stay in the towns of Banff and Jasper, and enjoy French cuisine at the Fairmont Hotel
Glacier + lakes + canyons + waterfalls all in one trip!
Departure dates: 2025.5.1-10.28 (daily departures)

Why choose this itinerary?
①【Explore the Rockies】Covering Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks, hitting all the popular spots
②【Quality accommodation】3 nights in hotels in the core areas of Banff & Jasper, evening strolls in town, and shopping for handicrafts
③【Varied activities】Hidden gems like Maligne Canyon and Spirit Island + Ice Explorer + Skywalk + Banff Gondola
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What’s included?
Comfortable tour bus, Chinese-speaking guide throughout
4 nights accommodation: 1 night in Calgary + 2 nights in Banff + 1 night in Jasper
All-inclusive national park entrance fees + Ice Explorer + Skywalk + Moraine Lake permit → free airport transfers
17-day itinerary highlights:
Day 1: Home city - Arrive in Calgary (free airport pickup provided)
Day 2: Calgary - Banff National Park → First encounter with the Rocky Mountains
Sulphur Mountain Gondola panoramic glass cabin ascends to 2,281 meters, Banff town and Bow Valley spread out like a miniature model below
Devil’s Gap + Bow Falls | Limestone pillars and waterfall rainbows in one frame, a stunning sight
Surprise spot at Fairmont Hotel with the best view, sunset reflects the “Golden Mountain” in Bow River
Johnston Canyon | Glacier meltwater rushes down, oxygen levels off the charts

Day 3: Banff - Icefields Parkway entering the glacier era Crowfoot Glacier and Trident Glacier look like giant beasts stepping over the mountain peaks Bow Lake + Peyto Lake, the "blue tears" and "maple amber" on Icefields Parkway
Columbia Icefield | Ride a 12-ton Ice Explorer onto the glacier, Skywalk suspended over a deep abyss
Athabasca Falls | The Kicking Horse River “jumps off a cliff” forming a 23-meter waterfall

Day 4: Jasper - Explore Spirit Island and canyon wonders Maligne Lake boat tour | Rush into the “Rocky Mountain sapphire” lake center Maligne Canyon’s 6 suspension bridges span raging rapids, a 55-meter deep limestone fissure hides the roar of an underground river
Day 5: Banff - Yoho covers the emerald summer Castle Mountain | 900-meter high limestone resembling a medieval castle Lake Louise | Canoe on the Tiffany green lake surface Moraine Lake | The Ten Peaks symmetrically unfold on the mirror lake, remember to bring a 20 CAD bill for the iconic photo!
Spiral Tunnels | Trains draw an “∞” on the mountain railway
Emerald Lake + Natural Bridge | The Kicking Horse River carves rocks into the “God’s Arch,” emerald rapids rush like liquid gems
Depart from Calgary
5-Day Banff, Canada Tour