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By Radventures

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10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$128 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • The winter night rush.

    Head out as the valley goes dark. Crunch through Johnston Canyon under headlamps, then step into the open as the stars stack up overhead. Snow underfoot, cold air, and quiet all around while your guide helps you pick out the constellations.

    For anyone who wants the Rockies to feel bigger than the daytime ever allows.

    ★ Banff's top-rated tour provider, with 5,000+ five-star reviews and four Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice awards.

    Highlights:
    ❄ Frozen waterfalls lit by your headlamp
    ❄ Steel catwalks and huge icicles along the canyon walls
    ❄ The Milky Way over Vermilion Lakes
    ❄ Mt. Norquay viewpoint and, if you're lucky, the northern lights
    ❄ Hot drinks and a sweet treat to warm up

    Why book with Radventures:
    ▸ Max 10 guests in a premium van, never a coach
    ▸ Banff-based guides who know the trails and the sky above them
    ▸ Banff-born, independently owned
    ▸ 1% of every booking protects the places you explore

Activity location

  • Mount Norquay Lookout
    • Mt Norquay Scenic Drive , Banff
    • Banff, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Canalta Lodge Banff
    • 545 Banff Avenue
    • T1L 1B5, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Banff Stargazing & Johnston Canyon Frozen Falls Night Walk

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 5:30 PM
Price details
AU$127.74 x 2 AdultsAU$255.48
Total
Price is AU$255.48
Until Thu, 5 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Comfortable, premium transport
  • Inclusions
    Small group experience (max 10 guests)
  • Inclusions
    Polaroid souvenir
  • Inclusions
    Fresh water refills (BYO bottle)
  • Inclusions
    Local guide trained in photography and storytelling
  • Inclusions
    Hot drinks (hot chocolate, coffee, or tea) & sweet treat
  • Inclusions
    Hotel pick-up and drop-off at select Banff locations
  • Inclusions
    Essential winter gear: ice cleats/crampons, headlamps, and hiking poles
  • Exclusions
    Lunch
  • Exclusions
    Guide service charge (optional)

Know before you book

    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Children under 8 are unable to join our small group adventures

Activity itinerary

Johnston Canyon

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
After dark, Johnston Canyon becomes a corridor of frozen waterfalls and blue ice, lit only by your headlamp. At the trailhead, your guide fits you with a headlamp, ice cleats, and optional poles, then leads the way along the canyon's steel catwalks, explaining how the canyon formed and what lives here as you go. The Lower Falls are about 30 minutes in (1.2 km, 50 m elevation gain). From there, head back to the trailhead or keep going to the Upper Falls. The extension adds another 30 minutes and 1.3 km, ending at the canyon's tallest frozen waterfall, a wall of ice glowing in the beam of your headlamp. Round trip to the Upper Falls: 2 hours, 5 km, 120 m elevation gain. Suitable for guests with average fitness.

Mount Norquay Lookout

  • 1h
Where we set up depends on the night. Your guide reads the sky, the cloud cover, and the moon phase, then choices the spot with the clearest view: sometimes Vermilion Lakes, where open water near the springs can catch the Milky Way, other times the Mt. Norquay lookout, where the valley opens up in every direction. Once we're settled in, it's hot drinks and a sweet treat while your eyes adjust to the dark. No rush. Just time to let the stars take over, with constellations, satellites, and the odd shooting star pointed out along the way. Away from town lights, the sky does most of the work. Your guide brings the rest: the stories behind the constellations, a bit of astronomy, and an eye for exactly when and where to look.

Location

Activity location

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    Mount Norquay Lookout
    • Mt Norquay Scenic Drive , Banff
    • Banff, Canada

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