About this trip
Seven days camping through Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, with a new guided hike most days and proper mountain scenery at every turn — glaciers, waterfalls and alpine lakes rather than roadside photo stops.
You sleep in provided tents for six nights, with your guides cooking the meals and keeping the campfire going, so the practical side is taken care of while you focus on the walking.
Two guides lead each small group (max 1:6 ratio), one at the front and one at the back, and the route covers the well-known names — Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, the Columbia Icefields — alongside quieter trails most visitors miss.
What you'll do
- Guided hike to Wilcox Pass with views of the Athabasca Glacier
- Walk the Plain of Six Glaciers trail above Lake Louise, with tea house stops
- Visit Moraine Lake, Bow Lake and Peyto Lake
- Hike the Iceline Trail and see Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park
- Choice of rafting or a guided hike on your Yoho day
- Soak in the Banff hot springs on your final day
- Daily hikes cover 10-16 km with up to 1000 metres of elevation gain, so you need a reasonable fitness level
- No camping experience required — guides cover the basics — but you should be ready for a few hours of hard walking each day
- You camp for six nights using provided gear, so this suits people happy with a fairly rustic, outdoors-heavy pace
Worth it if you want immersive hiking with genuinely capable guides and solid meals. Think twice if your itinerary expectations are firm or you're a light sleeper near generators and train tracks.
- Guides consistently go beyond basics: stay with slower hikers, adapt routes to fitness levels, know hidden spots away from tourists.
- Food is generous and thoughtful: from-scratch dinners, bottomless snacks, charcuterie lunches, dietary needs catered for, bison burgers included.
- Campsite location matters hugely: generators run 24 hours and nearby train tracks keep people awake; one site dubbed 'camp mosquito'.
- Itinerary flexibility cuts both ways: guides adapt well to weather and group wishes, but optional activities like horseback riding need two-week advance booking, not day-before.
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Departing in Aug is cheapest — from £1,670, about 10% below the priciest month (Jun).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Calgary · 8 Aug – 9 Aug
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