Columbia Icefield Adventure 1-Day Tour from Calgary or Banff
Calgary Pick Up + Admission
Starting point:
Coast Calgary Downtown Hotel & Suites by APA, 610 4 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0K1, Canada
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Calgary Pick Up - No Admission
Starting point:
Coast Calgary Downtown Hotel & Suites by APA, 610 4 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0K1, Canada
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Banff Pick Up - No Admission
Starting point:
Banff Aspen Lodge, 401 Banff Ave, Banff, AB T1L 1A9, Canada
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Banff Pick Up + Admission
Starting point:
Banff Aspen Lodge, 401 Banff Ave, Banff, AB T1L 1A9, Canada
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Explore the frozen expanses of the Columbia Icefield, snap photos of the snow-covered peaks of the Rocky Mountains, and learn about the erosive legacy of the Crowfoot Glacier on this day trip around Banff and Jasper's national parks.
Explore a small corner of the largest icefield in North America and consider an optional tour to the Columbia Icefield Ice Explorer. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to visit the heart of the Icefields Parkway. Continue to Bow Lake for photos of the jagged peaks and the icy foot of Crowfoot Glacier. Learn how the ice shaped the mountain-studded skyline, and visit Peyto Lake, known for its blue-green waters due to high mineral content.
Please contact us via Viator message, if you would like to cancel. To receive a full refund, travelers may cancel up to 72 hours before the experience start time in the local time zone. No refunds will be given after that time period.
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Banff
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeBus Ride from Calgary to Banff National Park / Pick up at Banff TownIcefields Parkway
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeOne of Canada's national treasures and most rewarding destinations. Stretching 232km (144mi) through the heart of Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, this world-class journey offers access to a vast wilderness of pristine mountain lakes, ancient glaciers and broad sweeping valleysColumbia Icefield Discovery Centre
2 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedAt the edge of the Columbia Icefield, hop out to explore a small corner of the largest icefield in North America and consider consider an OPTIONAL tour to the Columbia Icefield Ice Explorer. A once in a lifetime experience to visit the heart of the incredible Icefields Parkway, one of the largest non-polar ice fields in the world. Climb on board an all-terrain Ice Explorer and head on to the surface of the Athabasca Glacier. Walk on, feel and drink from the ancient ice while you learn about glaciers and icefields. **Please note that this stop point includes lunch break **Please not that this stop does not include SKYWALK due to the tour length concern **With the high demand, we strongly recommend to book the option provided with admissionPeyto Lake
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeIt's milky blue color is unique and will change with the seasons and time of day. (if closed, replaced by Waterfowl Lakes)Bow Lake
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeIt is the headwaters of the Bow River that runs south through the city Calgary and onto the Oldman River ultimately to Hudson Bay.Crowfoot Glacier
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeNamed after its shape when was discovered. A must-see stop with the climate change nowadays. The "Third toe" was melted and barely visible.Banff
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeBus Ride From Icefield back to Banff National ParkCalgary
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeBus Ride from Banff National Park back to Calgary
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