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Banff Gondola
Gondola that climbs Sulphur Mountain, to about 2,280 meters, with viewpoints over the Bow Valley and a wooden boardwalk to Sanson Peak and its old weather station.
Alberta · Canada
Banff
In the destination Banff and Lake Louise.
In the photo: Banff Avenue
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Banff.
Town inside Banff National Park, in the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by Mounts Cascade, Rundle and Sulphur. It has the Sulphur Mountain gondola, the Upper Hot Springs, the Cave and Basin historic site where the park began, and the Bow River falls. Lake Minnewanka and Johnston Canyon are a few kilometers away.
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The local experience
What to see in Banff
Hot springs
Banff Upper Hot Springs
An outdoor thermal pool at about 1,585 meters elevation, on the slope of Sulphur Mountain, with views of Mount Rundle, housed in a historic Parks Canada bathhouse.
Historic site
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
The place where Canada’s national parks system began: a cave with a hot spring and an uncovered outdoor pool discovered in 1883, with exhibits and trails across heated wetlands.
Waterfall
Bow Falls
A wide, low drop of the Bow River, just below downtown Banff at the foot of Mount Rundle, reached by riverside trails.
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Lake
Lake Minnewanka
The largest lake in Banff National Park, about 21 km long, 9 km from town, with boat trips among mountains and the remains of a submerged village under the water.
Canyon
Johnston Canyon
A limestone canyon about 25 km from Banff, with walkways fixed to the walls that lead to the lower and upper falls and, further on, to the sources of the Ink Pots.