Local Guides • Small Groups • Both Lakes
About Canmore Travel
We are here to help you live out your dreams. You probably have been dreaming of visiting Moraine Lake and the surrounding area for years. Let us take you there with guides who actually know these mountains.
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Our Story
Canmore Travel was born out of a simple, stubborn belief: that everyone should be able to experience the breathtaking beauty of Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, and the surrounding Canadian Rockies, without the heartbreak of finding the parking lot full before they ever arrive.
That belief has roots. Our story began in 2009, when our founder first stumbled upon the beauty of Canmore, Banff, and the surrounding areas. It was love at first sight, or rather, love at first sightseeing. Years of guiding bus tours and leading hikes around Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, plus time working as a concierge in Canmore, gave us a front-row seat to a recurring problem: visitors who had traveled across the world to reach these iconic lakes, only to be met with defeat when the parking spots vanished like socks in a washing machine.
So in 2020, we set out to fix it with a shuttle service from Canmore built to take the stress out of getting there. The timing wasn't exactly kind; the whole world shut down almost as soon as we opened. But we refused to surrender. With unyielding determination and a sprinkle of sheer stubbornness, we navigated the challenges, and today the company runs like a well-oiled shuttle machine.
With the recent ban on private vehicles along Moraine Lake Road, that mission matters more than ever. Built on certified guiding experience and a genuine love of these mountains, every Canmore Travel trip is designed to be safe, seamless, and genuinely enjoyable. The ride is part of the adventure, not just the way there. And as a proud woman-owned business, we bring a little extra sparkle and a lot of heart to every passenger's journey.
Why choose canmore travel
Guests Come Back and Send Their Friends
We come to you, not the other way around
Convenient pickup locations across Canmore, Harvie Heights, and Banff covering the full corridor, not just the easy end. No driving, no staging areas, no wandering a parking lot with Google Maps open wondering where the shuttle starts.
Parking at Moraine Lake taken care of
Private vehicles aren't allowed at Moraine Lake. The Parks Canada shuttle makes you drive 80km to Lake Louise first, then queue. With us, you board near your hotel and step out at the lake. No parking lot. No existential crisis at a shuttle queue.
One guide. Both lakes. No switching.
The same guide drives and narrates to and from the lakes. The time you spend at the lakes is your own to enjoy. Your belongings stay in the van, car seats included. You never switch buses, because there is no bus.
Guides who live here, not just for the summer
Our guides have spent years in these mountains. They know bear behaviour from 400 metres, the best light on Moraine Lake, and where elk like to dramatically block the road in September. Ask them a question and you'll get a real answer not something read off a laminated card by someone who arrived last Tuesday.
A van, not a bus. Max 14 guests.
Every tour runs in a comfortable 14-passenger van with large panoramic windows and high ceilings because the scenery on this drive deserves more than a porthole. You'll hear the guide. You'll see the mountains. You won't feel like you're reliving grade 7 field trip energy. Small group, by design.
Recognized by our community
Best of Bow Valley
Canmore Travel was recognized in the Rocky Mountain Outlook Best of Bow Valley awards in three categories.
#2
Best Tour Company
#2
Best Tourist Attraction
#2
Best Place to Send Visitors on a Sunny Day
