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Buy 1 get 1 Free: Banff/Calgary: Day Tour to Columbia Icefield

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Book this tour to get a Moraine Lake shuttle for Free, or shuttle to Moraine Lake and Lake Louise for half price. Please contact us directly to reserve the seats for the date/time you want. Experience the breathtaking beauty of the largest icefield in the Canadian Rockies, exploring one of the most accessible expanses of glacial ice in North America will definitely make up part of your life-time memory of the national part. Our knowledgeable and friendly bilingual guides will be sure to take you to the most iconic attractions, giving you a truly authentic and immersive experience. Please note that this product is entirely refundable if canceled at least 72 hours prior to the tour date. If canceled within 72 hours, only the Icefield Explorer admission fee will be non-refundable. Should you decide to change your plans, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Departure Point

  • Departure Time 09:15AM. Please wait at the hotel lobby and our tour guide will come in and greet you.
  • the hotel is right at across Banff Trail NW from the '16 Avenue N' C-Train station. Departure Time 07:45AM. Please wait at the hotel lobby and our tour guide will come in and greet you.


Return Details
  • Departure Time 09:15AM. Please wait at the hotel lobby and our tour guide will come in and greet you.
  • the hotel is right at across Banff Trail NW from the '16 Avenue N' C-Train station. Departure Time 07:45AM. Please wait at the hotel lobby and our tour guide will come in and greet you.


Duration
10 hours - 11 hours

Languages Available
  • Human tour guide - English

Points of Interest


Stop At: Highway
Highway, AB T0E 1N0
Road trip driving time. we'll pass by Canmore, Three Sister Mountain, Banff Town, Castle Mountain etc. during this time.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Crowfoot Glacier
Improvement District No. 9
Early explorers named the glacier Crowfoot because its three sections of ice looked like a crow’s foot on the mountain. While one of the three “toes” has now receded and disappeared, the glacier is no less spectacular. The Crowfoot Glacier sits above Bow Lake, providing stunning photo opportunities for those traveling the Icefields Parkway. The spectacular Crowfoot Glacier can be viewed from a lookout point on the world-famous Icefields Parkway about 34 km (21 mi) north of Lake Louise. Attached to the northeastern side of Crowfoot Mountain, overlooking Bow Lake, the glacier's runoff feeds into the Bow River, which flows from Banff National Park through the City of Calgary to the Alberta prairies.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Bow Lake

Bow Lake is one of the many lakes that line the Icefields Parkway and a popular stop for visitors to Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It’s no secret that the Canadian Rockies are not short of spectacular vistas and lakes. Bow Lake is one of our top recommendations for a stop to stretch the legs on the Icefields Parkway. A short walk along the lakeshore trail is a family-friendly hike, or you can enjoy longer hikes around Bow Lake for a more complete day. Whatever you decide to do, make sure you don’t miss Bow Lake.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Highway
Highway, AB T0E 1N0
Road trip driving time. Even though it's just driving time between the two attractions, you can still enjoy the beautiful mountain views along the highway 93 which is well known for it's famous views of Rocky Mountains.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
Highway 93, Icefields Pkwy, Improvement District No. 12
Discover the power of nature on the Glacier Adventure – the must-do experience in the Canadian Rockies. At the heart of the incredible Icefields Parkway is one of the largest non-polar ice fields in the world. Here, you’ll hop out and walk along the glacier, where you can even fill up your water bottle with pure, pristine snowmelt, travel on a massive Ice Explorer to a place where you can walk on, feel and drink from the Athabasca Glacier. Then, take a jaw-dropping walk along the glass-floored Glacier Skywalk at the cliff’s edge.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Columbia Icefield Skywalk
Highway 93, Icefields Pkwy
Go beyond nature's edge and immerse yourself in an awe-inspiring interpretive experience in one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. Explore the immense powers of glaciology from a fully accessible, cliff-edge walkway that leads to a glass-floored observation platform 280 m (918 ft) above the Sunwapta Valley. From ice-capped mountain peaks to vast glacier-formed valleys, the Columbia Icefield Skywalk is your front-row seat to nature's most grand performance. The Columbia Icefield Skywalk is situated in a national park and there are plenty of opportunities for spotting wildlife throughout the trip. Mountain goats are especially prevalent. Connor and Logan got to see them licking salt off the rocks and gliding across mountain cliffs they wouldn’t dare stand on. If you're lucky, you may witness a bald eagle soaring through the wind.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Highway
Highway, AB T0E 1N0
This is one part of driving time back to Calgary, we'll be on the beautiful highway 93 again, you can lean back and enjoy the park views in a different color tone at a different time of the day.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Peyto Lake
Lake Louise
Peyto Lake is a glacier-fed lake in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The lake itself is near the Icefields Parkway. It was named for Bill Peyto, an early trail guide and trapper in the Banff area. The lake is formed in a valley of the Waputik Range, between Caldron Peak, Peyto Peak and Mount Jimmy Simpson, at an elevation of 1,860 m (6,100 ft). During the summer, significant amounts of glacial rock flour flow into the lake from a nearby glacier, and these suspended rock particles are what give the lake a unique bright, turquoise colour. Because of its bright colour, photos of the lake often appear in illustrated books,and the area around the lake is a popular sightseeing spot. The lake is best seen from Bow Summit, the highest point on the Icefields Parkway. The lake is fed by Peyto Creek, which drains water from Caldron Lake and Peyto Glacier (part of the Wapta Icefield). Peyto Lake is the origin of the Mistaya River, which heads northwest from the lake's outflow.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Herbert Lake
Columbia Icefields Parkway, Lake Louise
The Herbert Lake has the lake and snow-capped mountain views are stunning. There is an awesome and far less-traveled trail with great mountain views. This trail starts off in the parking area of Herbert Lake. The exact trailhead can be hard to find, in fact, so it is recommended to download the offline maps to make sure you stay on the route.  The trail is extremely well-defined and easy to follow once past the trailhead. There are a few ups and downs but nothing crazy. The trail offers multiple viewpoints of the lake, and even passes right alongside the lake for the majority of the trail. 
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Highway
Highway, AB T0E 1N0
Driving back to Banff and Calgary
Duration: 50 minutes

Additional Information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Inclusions
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • National Park Fee
  • 2 bottle water per guest

Exclusions
  • Any other extra activity not listed in the tour description.
  • Meals are not included.

Redemption Instructions
Last minute booking available. Full Refund Available up to 72 Hours Before the Tour. Please contact us directly if you want to cancel the tour beyond 72 hours window (As Admission for Ice Explorer and Skywalk are non-refundable 72 Hours before the tour date).

Traveler Pickup Information
For a group of 5 or more, we can arrange pickup from a place within 20 km distance from the meeting points. Please contact us in advance to confirm the pickup availability. Extra fee applies.

Note: the guardians are required to provide the car seats or boosters if you have any infants or young kids based on the transportation regulation and this tour won't provide any car seats or boosters.

Voucher Info
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