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Banff to Lake Louise Scenic Drive (Bow Valley Parkway)

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The original 1920s highway through Banff National Park — slower and more beautiful than the Trans-Canada. Black bears at the roadside, turquoise rivers, and the grand lake that launched Canadian tourism when the railway reached it in 1885.

Stops on This Tour (10)

  1. 1
    Banff Town Centre (Banff Ave) Banff Town Centre (Banff Ave) 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  2. 2
    Bow Falls Bow Falls 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  3. 3
    Vermilion Lakes Viewpoint Vermilion Lakes Viewpoint 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  4. 4
    Bow Valley Parkway (Hwy 1A junction) Bow Valley Parkway (Hwy 1A junction) 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  5. 5
    Johnston Canyon Trailhead Johnston Canyon Trailhead 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  6. 6
    Castle Mountain Viewpoint Castle Mountain Viewpoint 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  7. 7
    Baker Creek Baker Creek 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  8. 8
    Morant's Curve (railway viewpoint) Morant's Curve (railway viewpoint) 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  9. 9
    Lake Louise Village Lake Louise Village 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  10. 10
    Lake Louise Lakeshore Lake Louise Lakeshore 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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