Best of Banff: Our Mountain Heritage

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on June 1, 2025

Meet the group at The Rundlestone Lodge in Banff, Alberta

Start of Trip:  4:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 6:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner; 7:30 p.m. Orientation.

Getting to the site: This program includes round-trip airport transfers for all participants to get you to and from your program. The Transfer is available to ALL enrolled participants at no extra charge. The group transfer to the arrival hotel will depart Calgary International airport (YYC) at 3:00 p.m.; approximate arrival at the hotel in Banff is 5:00 p.m. Meet your Group Leader at Meeting Place “A” on the Domestic Arrivals Level at the extreme eastern end of Calgary airport building. There is a large circular red sign with “Meeting Place” and a large, white “A” in the middle of the sign. Meet your group leader between Doors 1 and 2 (inside the terminal), near the escalators. On this program, transfers are only available on the scehduled start date and time. If you should miss the transfer, regular shuttle service between the Calgary Airport and Banff can be arranged with Banff Airporter. Please visit www.banffairporter.com or call 888-449-2901 for departure times and rates.

Your trip ends on: Friday, June 6, 2025 in Banff, Alberta at The Rundlestone Lodge

End of Trip: 10:00 a.m. after group transfer to Calgary Airport; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: A group transfer from the hotel in Banff to Calgary International Airport (YYC) will be available on the final day. This group transfer will depart Banff at 8:00 a.m.; approximate arrival at Calgary airport is 10:00 a.m. This transfer is available to ALL enrolled participants at no extra charge. No reservations are required. Your registration in the program guarantees your seat on the group transfer. The transfer is only available on the scheduled end date and time.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: This program includes round-trip airport transfers for all participants to get you to and from your program. This transfer is available to ALL enrolled participants at no extra charge. No reservations are required. Your registration in the program guarantees your seat on the group transfer. The transfer is only available on the scheduled start/end date and time. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details about the transfers. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call 800-241-1404. Please Note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.