Budget Tours & Trips to Alberta

This budget-friendly Alberta winter getaway costs around $500 total, including Banff accommodation and activities. Complimentary city tours and optional add-ons like Lake Louise skating ($25) or skiing ($150) are available. Three breakfasts included for additional savings.

For around $150 per day, you'll stay at Clearwater Best Western Plus Gateway to the Falls, Whistlers Inn, and Banff Aspen Lodge while seeing Alberta's highlights. Walk Johnston Canyon's trails with free crampons provided seasonally, visit UNESCO-listed Banff National Park from 1885, and snap photos of the castle-like Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.

Stays at Whistlers Inn in Jasper and Banff Aspen Lodge come with daily breakfasts and all national park fees. You'll see Athabasca Falls, walk through the 164-foot-deep Maligne Canyon, and check out the Valley of the Ten Peaks at Moraine Lake from early June to early October, with an optional deluxe lunch at Fairmont Château Lake Louise available.

At roughly $100 per day, this Alberta trip includes stays in Banff and Golden plus 3 breakfasts. Walk around Banff Avenue, see Bow Falls and the Banff Springs Hotel, then head to Lake Louise and through Roger's Pass with all entrance fees covered. There's pizza and bowling in downtown Banff one night, and a campfire in Golden another.

This Alberta trip costs around $150 per day and includes hotel breakfasts at Four Points by Sheraton Calgary Airport and Banff Aspen Lodge. You'll drive the famous Icefields Parkway's 232 km route, stop at Peyto Lake's turquoise waters, and see Maligne Canyon's 50-meter limestone gorge.

This Rockies trip costs around $160 per day and includes 3 nights at Hilltop Inn Salmon Arm and Canalta Lodge Banff. You'll see Lake Louise, Johnston Canyon, and Yoho National Park while staying in comfortable hotels. The tour covers air-conditioned transport, park fees, and a free winery visit near Okanagan Lake.

Stay at iconic Fairmont properties including 2 nights at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and 1 night at The Fairmont Banff Spring Hotel, with transport between Calgary Airport and your Alberta accommodations included. This self-guided package costs under $300 per day and gives you time to see Lake Louise's turquoise waters.

A winter retreat through Alberta costs approx. $140 per day, featuring stays in mountain resorts, daily breakfast, and snow tubing at SilverStar. Take in Banff's natural wonders and Lake Louise with included transport and park fees, plus optional activities like the Banff Gondola.

Starting from Mount Robson Provincial Park, you'll cruise the Icefields Parkway with stops at Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, Peyto Lake, and Bow Lake. Check out Lake Louise and Moraine Lake's turquoise waters, then walk around Banff town including Bow Falls and Banff Springs Hotel.