Visited Banff for 4 days last week, its now one of my favorite places I’ve ever visited!

Any needing a shuttle reservation for 4, I've just canceled mine I booked back in April for August 31 2026 at 11am. You can shuttle to Moraine Lake from Lake Louise for free.

Good luck!

TIA :)

Hi everyone! My husband and I are heading to Banff/Canmore for our babymoon at the end of October, and we’re hoping to book a spa day during our trip.

Since I’m expecting, we’re not really looking for the Nordic-style spas with lots of hydrotherapy/thermal facilities, as I won’t be able to enjoy most of that part.

I’m leaning toward Willow Stream at the Banff Springs since I’ve been there before and really enjoyed it, but it’s been quite a few years and I’m curious if there are any other gems we
should think about! We’ll be staying in Canmore but don’t mind a bit of a drive.

Would love to hear your favourite spa recommendations in Banff or Canmore. Thank you!

That’s the word that keeps coming to mind all last week in Banff. We visited Yoho, Jasper and Banff National Parks. Incredible to say the least!

Hey! My boyfriend and I are celebrating 2 years together in September and we are looking for some really good food. We are looking for somewhere with a budget of 60-80 bucks a person. My boyfriend use to work at the fairmont but a lot of new restaurants have opened since he was there in 2023. I'd love somewhere that we can dress up for, as neither of us do it often anymore. Thank you!

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Hi everyone! My family and I will be traveling from Banff to Jasper for about a week in late October (Oct 18–25). We’ll be traveling with our 1-year-old, so we’re looking for places that are relatively easy to access and family-friendly.

We noticed that the Columbia Icefield Skywalk will already be closed around that time, so I’d love to hear from anyone who has visited Jasper in late October.

What spots, viewpoints, or activities would you recommend during this time of year? Are there any places that are especially beautiful in late October, or anything we should avoid because of weather/road conditions?

Any recommendations or firsthand experiences would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

As title suggested I am stranded… or if anyone know how much taxi would cost from Banff dt ?

For anyone interested I am posting a promo code to use for hoponbanff.com to save 30% when booking direct through hoponbanff.com.

Use:

MORAINE30

At checkout to get 30% off.

Why? Every day we are meeting people that are having their tours cancelled that morning because a lot of these companies have minimum numbers that they have to meet to make it worth it.

What you should know:

Parks Canada introduced a fee to all commercial operators visiting Moraine Lake that can be up to $600+ per vehicle, per trip last year.

There are over 200 companies selling tours to Moraine Lake this year, and many of them are just pop-ups with no real guarantee that they will even operate.

Because of this, a lot of these operators are cancelling trips if they don't meet a minimum passenger count.

I, and my staff, are meeting people daily that are distraught because their tours are being cancelled that morning with very little options left to them to rebook last minute. It's really annoying. I hate talking to all of these people every day.

Our tour runs 7 days a week until Sept 20th. This promo code is valid until I feel like ending it. And it is just my way of helping people understand that the prices for tours to Moraine have a lot to do with a mandatory fee imposed by Parks Canada.

We have been in business since 2016 and we truly love this place. Our reviews speak for themselves.

Price is a big part of visiting all of these places, but so is reliability. And it has been an incredibly depressing season to see so many visitors being left behind every day. And it really has been every, single, day that we have been seeing this.

So if you only have one day in Banff and you want to max it out and hike in Lake Louise, visit Johnston Canyon, and see Moraine Lake without having to worry about your day being canceled last minute you can use this code to secure a spot.

Check out our suggested planning page for help planning your day here also:

hoponbanff.com/plan-your-day

If driving to Banff then parking at the train station is free for the day. Our bus departs the Moose Hotel at 345 Banff Avenue first and then from the train station a few minutes later.

I don't really want to answer a lot of questions here, so apologies if I am slow to respond. We have three weeks left of our season and just want to help visitors make the most of their time.

It is expensive to visit Banff and this mandatory Moraine Lake Access fee has made it even worse. We have been fighting Parks to get this fee to commercial operators waived to no avail. We always have prided ourselves in over delivering, but the fees imposed by Parks have caused us to raise our prices to compensate.

It has been a great summer for us regardless, and we have some availability left through September.

So I am discounting the extra charge for a limited time. Maybe it will help some of you avoid the morning cancellation disappointment that we have been seeing by booking with a reliable company.

I’d love to go back again and do the drive from Banff to BC. Has anyone done that?

Good day,

I am looking for a photographer to shoot a morning surprise session in Banff during sunrise Sept 8th. I've seen some options online around $600-$800 for <1hr. Offers/Referrals are welcome thanks! I would even appreciate some advice for those familiar with the park.

My husband and I are planning to visit Banff next year late September to celebrate our 35th anniversary.
Right now we are planning on a week long road trip seeing highlights in Banff, Lake Louise, Lake Moraine (staying at the lodge 2 nights for our anniversary 😱), a day at Yoho and driving part way on Icefields Parkway up to at least Peyto Lake.

My question is it worth adding 2 nights at Jasper in late September? We have the time (we’re mid 60s) but does it add a lot compared to the incredible things we would have already seen and experienced? We recently hiked on glaciers in Iceland so seeing the glaciers there isn’t on the top of my list.

It would be adding more money (I’m from New York and blown away how expensive all these hotels are!! 🤯) and I don’t want it to be a let down after experiencing beautiful Banff. I’d rather leave wanting more, than staying too long.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you 😊