🏔️ Banff & Lake Louise · printable plan
Banff in four days with a split stay near Lake Louise
By TopVacay @topvacay. Inspired by banff-nationalpark.com. Prices last checked 2026-10-27. Totals are estimates: $2,556 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 Avenue and Bow Falls. After that: Banff Gondola. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Banff Avenue and Bow Falls
- Afternoon · Banff Gondola
- Overnight · Moose Hotel & Suites
Day 2
Start with Johnston Canyon. After that: Bow Valley Parkway. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Johnston Canyon
- Afternoon · Bow Valley Parkway
- Overnight · Moose Hotel & Suites
Day 3
Start with Parks Canada shuttle: Moraine Lake and Lake Louise. After that: Moraine Lake canoe (hour); Lake Agnes Teahouse hike. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Parks Canada shuttle: Moraine Lake and Lake Louise
- Afternoon · Moraine Lake canoe (hour)
- Evening · Lake Agnes Teahouse hike
- Overnight · Moose Hotel & Suites
Day 4
Start with Lower Icefields Parkway: Bow Lake and Peyto Lake. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Lower Icefields Parkway: Bow Lake and Peyto Lake
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 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.