🏔️ Banff & Lake Louise · printable plan
Four Banff days: the gondola, the Icefields Parkway, and Lake Agnes Teahouse
By TopVacay @topvacay. Inspired by That Adventurer. Prices last checked 2026-10-27. Totals are estimates: $2,576 for 2 travelers.
Recomputed from the price lines stored on each trip. No live hotel, ticket, or airfare feed is connected.
Day by day
Day 1
Start with Banff Gondola. After that: Banff Upper Hot Springs; Mt Norquay lookout at sunset. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Banff Gondola
- Afternoon · Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Evening · Mt Norquay lookout at sunset
- Overnight · Moose Hotel & Suites
Day 2
Start with Icefields Parkway drive: Peyto Lake and Athabasca Glacier. After that: Park pass (per day). The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Icefields Parkway drive: Peyto Lake and Athabasca Glacier
- Afternoon · Park pass (per day)
- Overnight · Moose Hotel & Suites
Day 3
Start with Moraine Lake sunrise bus. After that: Johnston Canyon hike; Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Moraine Lake sunrise bus
- Afternoon · Johnston Canyon hike
- Evening · Lake Minnewanka and Two Jack Lake
- Overnight · Moose Hotel & Suites
Day 4
Start with Lake Louise and Lake Agnes Teahouse hike. After that: Bow Valley Parkway drive. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Lake Louise and Lake Agnes Teahouse hike
- Afternoon · Bow Valley Parkway drive
Packing
- Comfortable walking shoesThe plan is on foot more than in a car.
- Day bagA small bag holds the water, the layer, and the tickets.
- Light layerMuseums and evenings run cooler than the street.
- Compact umbrellaA short rain should not cancel the afternoon.
- Trail shoes and a layerJohnston Canyon hike is outside and uneven.
Reserve ahead
- American 1592day 1 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Delta 1614day 4 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Moose Hotel & Suitesday 1 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Moose Hotel & Suitesday 2 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Moose Hotel & Suitesday 3 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.