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Lake Louise

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Type: Bodies of Water
Activities: Hiking, Ice skating
Description: Beautiful lake surrounded by woods and hiking trails.
Useful Information: Activities for older children
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Portland, Maine
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251 reviews 251 reviews
174 attraction reviews
Reviews in 73 cities Reviews in 73 cities
52 helpful votes 52 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Spectacular Lake Louise is the namesake of the hamlet of Lake Louise just 5 km away. Its water gets its singular emerald to aquamarine colors from the finely ground rock bits that glacial melt water carries into it. The lake has a 0.8-km2 surface area at a 1,750 m surface elevation. On the lake’s eastern shore is the Fairmont Chateau... More

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Sacramento, California
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55 reviews 55 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Lake Louise was still frozen over until mid June but still a beautiful scene. Snow covered mountains with the glacier can be seen in the background. Forest covered mountain bases are a wonderful sight. The Fairmont Lake Louise at base of the lake. As beautiful of the wonders of nature that you could ever experience. Makes you want to return... More

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Lafayette, LA
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4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013 via mobile

Ashley - concierge at the fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is AWESOME!! We are staying in nearby Canmore ... About an hour away. But we stopped into this gorgeous hotel while at Lake Louise. To our delight, Ashley at the concierge desk was incredibly nice and helpful!! She was a Le to book dinner and a show for us for oh... More

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Christchurch
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21 attraction reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

We visited Lake Louise after a day skiing at nearby Lake Louise skifield. It was lightly snowing and the frozen lake was spectacular - we went for a walk along the "sleigh path" around the lake past the Fairmont Hotel and it was just so pretty. You can also walk out onto the frozen lake or do snow-shoeing if you... More

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troy
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5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

This park just takes my breath away. From the castle like hotels with painted ceilings and etc to the emerald colored waters, the mountains that surround Banff, the glaciers.......OMG!!!! Hearing the elk bugling in the dawn as it echoed through the valley.........What can I say.......This place is so very beautiful and romantic!!!!!! There is so very much to see in... More

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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20 attraction reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

From Fairmont Hotel on Lake Louise we did a side trip to magnificent Moraine Lake. I came to realize that the the Lake and its surrounding mountains are famous, in that the image of the valley of ten Peaks and the surrounding lake appeared on the back of older versions of the Canadian $20 bill. We found ourselves spending a... More

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Edmond, Oklahoma
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Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
97 helpful votes 97 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Of all the great places we've traveled in our lifetimes, enjoying Lake Louise always remains right at the top! We have been a number of times. Our favorite time was in May when the Lake had unfrozen. It is simply spectacular. We have trekked any number of times up to the tea room that lies many meters above the Lake... More

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Brandon, Canada
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6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013

A late arrival and therefore almost no one there, which was good for taking pictures. Overall a good fast visit.

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Blackpool, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013

I visited Lake Louise whilst on a three week holiday in the middle of July to see my distant family. We arrived and the snowy mountains enclosed the whole lake- instantly breathtaking. The scenery was completely amazing, and coming from a town in England, I had never seen such amazing views before. Whilst the lake was not frozen over, I... More

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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2013

We went near the end of winter so the lake was still frozen over. We could walk to the center of the lake. It's really awe inspiring to be there even during the winter.

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