TOP 15 THINGS TO DO IN BANFF | Summer Canada Travel Guide 03

Here are some top summer attractions in Banff, Canada. We flew into Calgary, rented a car, and drove to Banff National Park. The scenery here is some of the most beautiful I've ever experienced! If you are looking for things to do in Banff, these are 15 of my favorite things we did + how much the activities cost.
1.) 0:17 - Scenic drive from Calgary
2.) 0:47 - Explore Banff Avenue and side streets
3.) 1:03 - Explore the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
4.) 1:22 - Dinner with a View of the Canadian Rockies
5.) 1:36 - Lake Louise
6.) 2:13 - Hike the Lake Agnes Trail
7.) 2:40 - Mirror Lake
8.) 2:59 - Lake Agnes Tea House
9.) 3:10 - Hike to the Bee Hive
10.) 3:53 - Moraine Lake
11.) 4:01- Set up a Hammock
12.) 4:16 - Radium Hot Springs
13.) 4:36 - Wildlife Spotting
14.) 4:47 - Ride the Banff Gondola
15.) 5:37 - Sulphur Mountain
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[@bananamilk1421]

i spent 2 while months in banff just to take a break from the world, it was the absolute best 2 months i’ve ever had.

[@caterinanatalewwz]

can't wait to go to Banff! it's been on my bucket list for a while! it looks gorgeous!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

I'm glad it's on your bucket list! I know so many people who have never heard of Banff. Hopefully my vids and photos inspire them to go :)

[@stgeorge6947]

Ashley Renne: Travel Lushes my mum is up the mountains as we speak 🙂

[@mubaricmubaric4197]

me too

[@sharkbaitinnewengland8156]

Thank you for sharing y'all's travels! This has inspired my GF & I to go there! Thanks again :)

[@diggingmystyle]

Excellent video! Going there next month and taking some notes from the video.

[@TheNewTravel]

I'll add #16: If it's wintertime, bring your skis or board and hit the slopes! 😎 I've only been there in winter but it was some of the best skiing of my life!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

I bet!! That's the one thing I've been dying to do - ski somewhere with REAL snow. I've only gone skiing on the east coast in the US, and the snow wasn't legit. I bet skiing in Canada is amazing.

[@haydongreer7881]

Or buy skates and go out and skate lake louise

[@aleoki]

I am so lucky to live so close to this beautiful place! Banff is one of my favourite places in the world. Of course the list of things to do is way bigger but you saw some of the iconic views in the park. My perfect summer includes camping for a few days here and go around in the car taking photos and spotting wildlife, of course, adding a few hikes.

[@36isnotold]

That hammock is such a good idea..that looks so romantic.

[@colinandmeg]

Love that this video is 6 years old, but still so timeless and well done!

[@alexvizhar1920]

My girl and I followed your trips literally. 😂 we went to Hong Kong last October and just came back from Peru. Now we're thinking to go to this place. What a coincidence!

[@carolinabenedetti2884]

Amazing!

[@VashtiPerry]

Oh that lake is so beautiful 😍

[@doL96437]

I’m going in 3 days!! This video was helpful

[@krusty1453]

ahh lake louise is a must!! big beehive is def the way to go, love your video!!

[@subrahmaniyanrb9437]

we were there in July/August, 2015. Not only Banff, but we went on to Jasper, and on the way to Icefield parkway,had a lovely trip onto the Athabasca glacier, walked on the ice! Went up the Whistler by the skytram, walked along Mount Edith Cavell, and so on!! It was an unforgettable and amazing experience, impoosible to forget.

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Subrahmaniyan Rb wow you did a lot of cool things while you were there! Now I need to go back and try some of the things you did ❤️

[@rickb4806]

Thst trip is spectacular. Not lovely.

[@EdwardTravels]

This video is spot on! Banff is an amazing place and everyone should see it at least once in their lives

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Thank you! And I agree. I'm from the US, and I can't believe it's taken me this long to visit Canada.

[@Steven_Rowe]

My wife's and I are in Calgary right now and starting the Rocky Mountaineer trip tommorow. Thanks for your vid, its looks brilliant.

[@jaywwild]

Love your style of vlogging! 😎 Planning to go here in August so this video was perfect! Thanks :)

[@87PageS]

Banff looks so majestic, I can't believe it's real! The view from the Sulphur Mountain looked like a movie set, so gorge! I love your voice so soothing, definitely felt like I was watching the travel channel!! Putting Banff on my to-visit list asap! ^^

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

+Star Lengas for sure, you'll love it! Thanks for watching. Haha and for complimenting my voice =)

[@FlavioGitsin]

Star Lengas m

[@lulajohns1883]

Banff is spectacular. Saw it when my husband and daughter began the great divide bike ride

[@ryancesky8253]

Great video thank you. We are heading up this August and your video is very helpful.

[@natdamo2916]

We love your energy and personailty, such good videos :) Banff looks amazing, we can't wait to vlog there/ do loads of adventure sports!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Nat & Damo sorry, don't know how I missed this comment =) thanks so much for watching! When are you going to Banff?

[@miltonedwards123]

i agree

[@ArtistExplores]

Awesome video as always. It's great to hear that the lake really is that blue. It looks like an amazing spot to visit and I really liked your list.

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

I was happy too! I'm glad it didn't disappoint. It doesn't seem real when you look at it in photos.

[@purplepersonhadron]

I'm going on a trip to Banff soon and this video is really helpful. thank you

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

V Gandhi I'm so jealous :) I'd love to back. You'll have a great time!

[@journalofnomads]

Lake Louise is one of those places that leave you with such wonder and admiration.Love your tip number eleven!!We'll do that for sure when we go there.The price of admission for the hot spring was really good!! $6.30 CAD!? That's awesome!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Yep! Just slightly cheaper than Banff Hott Springs. And less people go there, because most tourists just go to the Banff Hot Springs one. Radium is much bigger and less crowded.

[@jenniferzhao4101]

I'm going to banff next week for about 5 days and I can't wait!! Thank you for this nice video, I think we'll visit these places while we're there ;)

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Yay! I hope you have an amazing time 💙

[@jo5712]

Y’all is a word! 🤣. Excellent tips. Thanks!!

[@AlexanderMareVlogs]

Amazing videos. I really like your videos, you gave a lot of tips on to do things in Banff. Thank you s I can't wait to go this summer

[@chrissiegraboski761]

STUNNING!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Chrissie Graboski ❤️

[@ramelep]

Thank you 🙏 for this

[@jodysanderson6869]

I love Banff, I go 3 times a year from MB still so much left to explore!

[@rozitafatemi3847]

Hi Ashley and thanks for this gorgeious video. I Love Banff it's so beautiful.I visited on March and hope can visit it on next summer,

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Rozita Fatemi I think you will absolutely love it during the summer! The snow melts, the glacial lakes sparkle, and the weather is perfect. I'd like to visit during the winter like you did one day to experience a different season =)

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Very nice place thanks for sharing

[@jimburnsjr.]

Great video... thanks for posting

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Thanks for watching! 💙

[@CarlyHendersonTV]

going here in a couple weeks and this was so helpful! def bringing hammocks!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Glad it was helpful! Did you enjoy Banff?

[@JesperBlackOfficial]

I don't think I'll ever get enough of banfffff.. Crazy beautiful place, mate

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Same here! What an unreal little place.

[@VirtualVideosChannel]

A truly beautiful place

[@crystal222]

Thanks for the tips and destination 😊 I'm thinking about taking a trip over there next year with some friends of mine

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

crystal222 you're very welcome 💙 I hope you and your friends have a great time

[@CarlaRFowler]

That’s beautiful!!!

[@suji99hettiarachchi]

I love Canada and It's a so much beautiful country

[@tweetybird59]

Been there twice, nice drive from Vancouver! That said, a tourist from Switzerland said it was as spectacular as the Alps, and same kind of lakes!

[@vladshap]

Loved this video! My hammock made it into the video too! Awesome!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Yes!!! Thank you so much! I'm going to write a blog post about it this week so stay tuned for that! And I'm going to start uploading photos from the trip to instagram in either later September or early October, so look out for the tag. So excited ❤️❤️

[@vladshap]

Awesome! I'll keep a lookout for that!

[@beybslifeintheus494]

Beautiful nature

[@nicgarry423]

Banff was the most incredible place I've ever been and I stayed in the Banff hotel and I had a view out my window of the Mountain. Lake Louis was great but on the drive though the Rockys the water streams where insane I put my hand in the water life changeling trip

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Nic Garry Yeah it's crazy that so much natural beauty exists in one place. I underestimated Canada! I'd love to go back and explore more of Canada. I wonder if there are any other places as breathtaking as Banff.

[@D2naSoaring]

Wow after seeing this, I feel the need to go to Banff even more. great video!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

DinaSoaring thanks so much 🙏🏽

[@juan7414]

YASSSSSS I WANT TO GO THERE IN NEXT SUMMER!!!

[@JerwinSuratos]

Im so excited to go back here in Banff

[@Jag211313]

If you go to Lake Louise you absolutely have to do Devil's Thumb. The view from the top is amazing and you can actually get both lakes in the same picture.

[@BasePuma4007]

Banff is a pretty magical place, I recommend going :)

[@Dumulmeorimedi]

The scenery is beautiful🇰🇷👍🤭

[@giselar6226]

Thank you!

[@SparkinHeart]

Really well done! I actually might go here next year so really great tips. So professional. Wonderful job.

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Nice! You're thinking of going to Banff or just somewhere in Canada?

[@SparkinHeart]

+Travel Lushes actually it was BC but I remember looking at this place... But maybe this was the one that was too far from Victoria and Vancouver. So wasn't sure if I could do both... I won't plan until after South Africa

[@aishwarya1574]

I went here in Summer 2017 and made two videos! SO BEAUTIFUL! :D Hands down, one of my favourite places in the world.

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Aishwarya one of my favorite places too! 💙

[@Melandjona]

This one's already saved in out Canada playlist ready for our trip there next year! (Along with your Calgary video) WooAnd thanks for the tip... Definitely taking a hammock and finding a hot spring! HahaAwesome video Ashley :)

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Yay!! I hope you guys have an amazing time. I'm excited for you - because I know you will LOVE it. I can't believe it's taken me so long to visit Canada.

[@candacejackson6530]

Thanks for pretty video.

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Candace Jackson thank you for watching :) 💙

[@DeeKayPea]

Hehe, my brother helped you at the gates!! Glad you got to visit Beautiful Banff, I never realise how lucky I am to live so close until people point out how stunning it is. ♥️

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Danica Power Banff was sooooo amazing! Haha yeah your brother was cool 😊

[@comradeyoshi5958]

The sulphur mountain gondola is 10/10 view and if you walk all the way up the stairs to the little shed that is up there you will see a rock pointing out of the boards and that is the very top of the mountain!

[@EdUrichPanFlute]

Good video I love Banff

[@sandeesandee2562]

Thanks for sharing so beautiful I was there 20 years ago and 15 years ago!! No time to hike as we are on a tour then rented a car the 2nd time. Love to return but hotels is $$$$

[@jyotikeshri8209]

Nice lake

[@BlockThrone]

We took an almost identical holiday in 2011. So funny to see how we're all alike as tourists, lol.

[@bharatijoshi3060]

Beautiful..

[@tory8375]

what a stud at the gates @00:36 !

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Tory Smith Hello again! 😂😊

[@chefchef2666]

I go to these places at least 10 times a year, the most beautiful place in the world!

[@mairigabel2469]

It totally is...

[@LookWhosBlogging]

I'd really love to visit Banff in the future. that's cool that the streets are named after animals! the lake in #5 looks cool too! do you always bring a hammock with you when you travel? the gondola ride looks fun!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

+Look Who's Blogging there's a story behind the hammock! My coworker let me borrow his hammock because I really wanted to bring one on the trip. But I accidentally left it at home I was so sad. In a twist of fate, there was a couple who set up a hammock in the exact same place I imagined putting mine up! When we climbed up to where they were, they kindly offered to let me sit in it. And i didn't even ask! I was so elated.

[@HereBeBarr]

Snow in August!! Reminds me of Glacier National Park, Montana. I love your voice with the narrations, do you have a background in broadcasting? Lake Louise... jesus. No photo shop required;)

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Aww thanks! Video is my passion and my background. When I was in high school, we had a little news show that I worked on. I loved it so much that i majored in "Film and Video" - but was disappointed when I realized it was mostly film theory, not hands-on video production lol. But then I got an internship at The Weather Channel, and ever since I've been working for video teams in a corporate setting. 1st The Weather Channel, then homedepot.com, and now I work on videos for webmd.com.

[@mikedizon3825]

Hi Ashley, I really enjoyed the video you did on Banff (very informative) and I'm actually preparing for my trip there in 2 weeks. Just curious about the hiking you did on the Lake Agnes trail - how long is the hike one way (an hour or couple hours)? Also did you ever do the go to the Columbia Icefield (Athabasca Glacier) or have any thoughts on it. I've seen pictures and videos and seems underwhelming to me for the $85 fee. Not sure if it's worth it.

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Mike Dizon hi! I'm so sorry, I don't know how I missed this comment! I'm guessing you already went on your trip. What did you end up doing?

[@StarryNight63]

Hey Ashley...how are you..love all your videos.. I am watching your south africa videos..lol..I just wanted to shout out that your videos are awesome and I fell in love with Banff ..omG..soooo beautiful. .my whole family loves to travel..after I showed them your video of banff..now our next family vacation hopefully will be banff...God willing :) you have to go to dubai and make series of videos..trust me you will love it...and I am from india..saw your videos from there..India is a good place but a women should never go alone to india to travel..always have a male companion...it's good you had one..looking forward to more videos..and subscribed...

[@rudominski5325]

You should make more videos like this, it's awesome)

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Thank you! I shall =) glad you like it

[@RobsQuest]

I love canada - I really need to go there... maybe next year, not that much time atm :(

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

You'll get there! Just keep saving up those pennies

[@SharifYazdian]

Thanks for sharing your experience. It seems you had all the 15 in a single day, correct? 1 or 2 day is enough for all?

[@faridjahed]

Banff is beautiful. I have done all that every other year

[@segunadam7114]

Nice

[@aishwarya1574]

This video will be so useful! I'm hoping to go and make videos of this in August! :D

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Aishwarya ooh I bet August will be nice! I'm curious what the weather is like during that month! I'd love to see your videos when you are done.

[@aishwarya1574]

Definitely! :)

[@TravelGretl]

Love the streetnames :D The surroundings are amazing, really stunning!!! I would love to see Lake Louise in real life too :) And nr. 6 is really my thing definitely: hiking! Whahaha, that toilet ;) Keep up the good work my friend! Really love your editing (again) :)

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Thank you! That toilet was so gross haha! Glad I used the bathroom before I started hiking!

[@date_with_life1820]

hey hi ! beautiful video . how many days long was it ?

[@aaronleghissa]

how good was that box shot!

[@komalms1]

Hi, where did you stay at? Did you get a hotel inside Banff park? Or the pass u could go in and out from the park?

[@anikanawarjui]

helpful video. which month did you go?

[@VenidiciRobidici]

WoW! Exceptional places. Cheers for sharing. Please leave out 4:35 next time. Thank you

[@jonzel472]

Bad idea. More of 4:35 is what the people want.

[@mirandaofthemountains]

Well done! Very informative. Makes me want to go to BANFF right now!!!! What do you use to shoot/edit?

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Thank you! I use Adobe Premiere to edit and After Effects for graphics. I shoot with a Canon 5D mark ii, GoPro, and my Samsung S7 Edge.

[@cryptosherpa2022]

WOW! I must say that Water looks Carribe Blue, Ouch!

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Yes very blue and beautiful!

[@MrJewelicious]

Can you finish all of these in 2 days?

[@77jesseday]

Bringing a hammock could be on every top 15 list.

[@shilosinjari4474]

How many days did you do all this? Can someone give me a schedule with activities you recommend

[@ipaj3656]

You should have visited Lake Louise at winter, they made a giant ice castle.

[@antiekmutiara9168]

How many days do you need to do that 15 things in Banff ? and what's your recommendation to stay at ? I'm planning to go to Canada

[@Sarah-jr8gl]

How many days did you stay in Banff? How many days is recommended?

[@mairigabel2469]

Hi, so i used to live in Banff. I would stay a little under a week, so you have enough time to do everything but not to much.

[@garretamiller]

Y'all is a word

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Garret Miller haha I know right! I'll have to show him this comment 😂

[@ivan11cast]

Ashely what part of the year was this and where did u stay?

[@ArshdeepKaur-hd6vx]

How was the hike to mirror and Agnes lake

[@kaushikravikumar7472]

This is amazing! What month did you visit?

[@MalcomJones]

What month did you travel to Banff?

[@Madden12332]

I go to Banff like onetothree or even four times a year but not usually for I go there to see my grandparents who live in Kenmore

[@ZenBryhan]

Lol last time I went there I took a bottle of water from lake Louise as a souvenir

[@gardensofthegods]

I could not find the next episode I looked I went in through your site so oh well

[@tivertoans9645]

I been to Banff 10 times or lease but it was amazing and I got a weird board

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

river elliott 10 times wow! I'd love to go back again.

[@deanwinchester6654]

How's the weather in mid June?

[@gurjantvirk7866]

I visited banff last week.

[@elodiepaquin4635]

Hi Ashley, How many days was your trip to Banff?

[@HeyAshleyRenne]

Élodie Paquin 5 days :)

[@karend4183]

how long were you in banff for?