Banff National Park Canada | Things to do, Travel Tips, Travel Guide, Best Hikes and More!

In this video I’m going to highlight my list of the best things to do in Banff National Park! I’ll cover some of my favorite hikes, mention two of my favorite breweries in the area and visit nearby Yoho National Park. As someone who loves a good outdoor vacation, it’s no surprise that Canada’s most visited National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of my favorite destinations for mountain hiking and lake views. I’ll never forget the morning we spent waiting for clouds to clear from atop the Big Beehive so we could view Lake Louise from above, or the evenings we spent enjoying drinks from the various rooftop bars in town. And after spending some time here myself, I decided this was too good of a destination not to share with others and I even started offering my own small group trips to Banff! Need Banff travel planning resources? Check out my interactive map, premium itineraries and travel tips on Rexby: https://www.rexby.com/Travelwithwes/b... If you're interested in joining me in Banff National Park for a future group trip, you can download the itinerary and apply to join here: https://travelwithwes.com/post/banff-... Below you'll find tons of useful links to additional Banff travel content on my blog. Quick disclaimer, some of the links below may contain affiliate links. Review my day hike packing list to help prepare for your trip: https://travelwithwes.com/post/beginn... Learn more about my favorite things to do in Banff: https://travelwithwes.com/post/best-t... Avoid mistakes when visiting Moraine Lake by reading my guide: https://travelwithwes.com/post/morain... Check out my guide on how to reach the Big Beehive summit: https://travelwithwes.com/post/the-la... Make sure to read this guide about visiting Lake Louise before visiting Banff: https://travelwithwes.com/post/lake-l... Check out two great viewpoints along the Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake and The Crowfoot Glacier: https://travelwithwes.com/post/bow-la... Learn how to prepare for the difficult hike to Sentinel Pass: https://travelwithwes.com/post/the-la... One of Banff’s best viewpoints, learn more about visiting Peyto Lake here: https://travelwithwes.com/post/peyto-... Canada’s second tallest waterfall is Takakkaw Falls and easy to reach in Yoho National Park: https://travelwithwes.com/post/takakk... Check out the Three Sisters Viewpoint, one of the best things to do in Canmore: https://travelwithwes.com/post/three-... Not far from the town of Banff, check out the Johnston Canyon Ink Pots hike: https://travelwithwes.com/post/johnst... Let me know if I missed any of Banff’s best places in the comments!

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