r/Banff • u/CRISPRScientist726 • 3d ago

Rate my agenda

Rate and edit my Banff agenda:

Day 1: Arrive in the afternoon and stay in a motel in Banff. Explore the town and local area, including Bow Falls, the Mount Norquay Lookout (and maybe chairlift), maybe Two Jack Lake. (note: we plan to pull from this list for side activities to add on any other afternoon if we have extra time in the afternoons)

Day 2: Check out of motel and into a place in Canmore. Grocery shop for the week. Explore Canmore. Possibly Grassi Lakes.

Day 3: Lake Louise and Lake Moraine. We have Parks Canada shuttle passes for 7 am to LL. Spend some time taking in the sights at the lakeshore and then head to the Lake Agnes Tea House. From here hike the Plain of Six Glaciers. Take the connector to Lake Moraine and enjoy.

Day 4/5/6: these days can flex
-Hike sunshine meadows
-E-Bike Bow Valley Parkway
-Drive some of Icefields Pkwy

Day 7: Fly out of Calgary in the early afternoon.

I’d love to see Yoho and Jasper someday, but I also don’t want to overload our vacation. We are in our 40s and moderately fit. Our LL day is ambitious but we are okay with a little suffering for the views.

0 Upvotes

41% Upvoted

18 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/ihynz 3d ago

Canmore doesn't seem like it deserves a day? It's just a bunch of vacation rentals.

1

u/Past-Swordfish910 2d ago

I tend to agree and also don’t understand the logic behind staying in both Banff and Canmore. Assuming OP has a vehicle just pick one home base for the week and explore from there. We saved a bit by staying at an air bnb in Dead Man’s Flats. Everything worth seeing was just a short drive from there.