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Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure Day Tour from Calgary/ Banff

Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Location Banff, Alberta, Canada
$74.04
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

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.

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Sale! Banff Pick Up
Without Ice Explorer Admission
Starting point:
Banff Aspen Lodge, 401 Banff Ave, Banff, AB T1L 1A9, Canada
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • National Park Fee & GST
  • Standard Sized One Carry-On Luggage Allowance
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bilingual Tour Guide
  • Traffic Accident Insurance (10M liability)
  • Gratuities (Suggested: CAD $15 per person per day in cash)
  • Please note this tour does not visit Skywalk
  • Checked-In Luggage Allowance (Extra fee may apply if needed)
  • Specific Hotel Pick up (we meet all travelers at a meeting point)
  • Lunch (Guests can purchase lunch at Icefield Centre) & Person Expense

Meeting point
Meeting Time 09:25AM. Departure Time 09:35AM. We will meet you at the hotel lobby *Subject to change to other hotels in Banff Town. Guests will be notified one day prior to departure if any changes. *Customers will return back to Banff or can choose to be dropped off at Calgary Downtown.
Meeting Time 07:50AM. Departure Time 08:00AM. Bus parks in front of the hotel. Please wait in the hotel lobby and our tour guide will come in and greet you. *Customers will return back to Calgary Downtown or can choose to be dropped off at Banff Aspen Lodge.
Return details
Meeting Time 09:25AM. Departure Time 09:35AM. We will meet you at the hotel lobby *Subject to change to other hotels in Banff Town. Guests will be notified one day prior to departure if any changes. *Customers will return back to Banff or can choose to be dropped off at Calgary Downtown.
Meeting Time 07:50AM. Departure Time 08:00AM. Bus parks in front of the hotel. Please wait in the hotel lobby and our tour guide will come in and greet you. *Customers will return back to Calgary Downtown or can choose to be dropped off at Banff Aspen Lodge.

  • Banff
    Bus Ride from Calgary to Banff National Park / Pick up at Banff Town
  • Icefields Parkway
    One 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 valleys
  • Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
    At 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 admission
  • Peyto Lake
    It's milky blue color is unique and will change with the seasons and time of day. (if closed, replaced by Waterfowl Lakes)
  • Bow Lake
    It 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
    Named after its shape when was discovered. A must-see stop with the climate change nowadays. The "Third toe" was melted and barely visible.
  • Banff
    Bus Ride From Icefield back to Banff National Park
  • Calgary
    Bus Ride from Banff National Park back to Calgary

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure Day Tour from Calgary/ Banff

    Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Location Banff, Alberta, Canada
    $74.04
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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