09/12/2026
Someone in your group is going to ask, "wait, which hot springs are we actually doing." Better to have the answer before you land in Calgary than to debate it over breakfast with six opinions in the mix.
Banff Upper Hot Springs sits right above the townsite, an easy add-on if your group already has Lake Louise and the gondola on the list. Radium sits about three hours west by drive, tucked near Kootenay National Park, and it changes the shape of your whole itinerary if you add it in.
We have taken groups through both, and the real difference is not just which pool is nicer. It is what each one does to your driving days, your budget per person, and how relaxed everyone feels by the end.
Swipe for the side by side on setting, crowds, and cost, then tell us in your group chat which one your someday trip is leaning toward.
Send this to the sibling who keeps saying "we really need to just book this already."
