I visited Banff with my ski club. For a rest day activity, I booked the Discover Banff Tours' Grotto Canyon Ice Walk for our group. Our guides Kevin and Ben promptly showed up at our appointed time to pick us up at the Banff Springs Hotel. The drive from Banff to Grotto Canyon was quite a treat for us since... more

Discover Banff Tours is by far the best tour company I have used in the Candian Rockies (and I used to live and work in Jasper and have met many tour guides and their companies). Hugh, our leader, was funny, knowledgeable, personable and extremely experienced. The bus ride to the natural attractions of Banff was fun because he gave us... more

We went on the Johnston Canyon Icewalk in the afternoon and it was wonderfull. Our guide was very knowledgeable, friendly and funny. She provided a lot of interesting info on the mountains and their formation on our way to the canyon. It took about 30mins to drive to the canyon from Banff. Upon arrival we were all given ice cleats... more

We went on two tours with Discover Banff Tours and enjoyed both of them. My husband and I went on the "Discover Banff" 3 hour tour when we first arrived in town. This takes you to the major attractions in and around Banff, including the Fairmont Hotel (an impressive site), the hoodoos, the abandoned mining town, and other locations. It... more

Think locals don't take guided tours in Banff? Not so...I decided to take a guided hike to Stanley Glacier with Discover Banff Tours to see what the blue busses were all about. After a quick pick up in Banff and a scenic drive through the Bow Valley, we arrived at the trailhead of our hike. Our group of four (small... more

Having seen previous reviews of this company I felt safe to book a day tour with them well in advance. The tour included a visit to see Boo the grizzly bear in a wild life refuge, a meal in a top mountain restaurant and a visit to Lake Lousie. The day began less than stellarly when we had to wait... more

Two weeks ago, my husband, two children and I went on the one hour Horseback Riding Spray River Ride in Banff, offered through the Discover Banff Tours. My children are six and eight and had never ridden a horse before. I was assured this would be ok. The ride left from the Banff Springs Hotel and the trail wound around... more

We booked a "Lake Louise & Moraine Lake" tour during the thaw in May 2008. When we boarded the bus our driver talked about himself at some length and asked each passenger where they lived, etc. etc. It felt like a big waste of time and in retrospect he was probably padding out the hours we'd paid for. After his... more

March 2007 During our recent holiday in Banff we enjoyed 3 superb tours with Discover Banff. On each occasion we were very impressed by the knowledge of our couriers and were lucky enough to have Alex guide us on two trips: the Johnson Canyon walk and the trip to Lake Louise and the Bow Glacier. We also took the trip... more