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Columbia Icefield Excursions

Experience the Icefields Parkway, one of the most scenic roadways in Canada, and one of the most spectacular mountain highways in the world. The Columbia Icefield is the Parkway's crown jewel, where you venture out onto the surface of the Athabasca Glacier in a Brewster Ice Explorer.
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Columbia Icefield Scenic Walk - 11:00am  -  2 hours

Columbia Icefield Scenic Walk - 11:00am - 2 hours

The Columbia Icefield is home to one of the most interesting and unique environments in the Canadian Rockies. This scenic walk provide visitors with an up-close educational journey along the path of a glacier, offering visible evidence of the glacier’s path, enlightenment on the impact of glacial melt water, a behind the scenes look at this harsh environment and how plants and wildlife survive in such conditions, as well as a brief look at the human history in the area.

Columbia Icefield Scenic Walk - 2:30pm  -  2 hours

Columbia Icefield Scenic Walk - 2:30pm - 2 hours

The Columbia Icefield is home to one of the most interesting and unique environments in the Canadian Rockies. This scenic walk provide visitors with an up-close educational journey along the path of a glacier, offering visible evidence of the glacier’s path, enlightenment on the impact of glacial melt water, a behind the scenes look at this harsh environment and how plants and wildlife survive in such conditions, as well as a brief look at the human history in the area.

Columbia Icefield Scenic Walk - 7:30pm  -  2 hours

Columbia Icefield Scenic Walk - 7:30pm - 2 hours

The Columbia Icefield is home to one of the most interesting and unique environments in the Canadian Rockies. This scenic walk provide visitors with an up-close educational journey along the path of a glacier, offering visible evidence of the glacier’s path, enlightenment on the impact of glacial melt water, a behind the scenes look at this harsh environment and how plants and wildlife survive in such conditions, as well as a brief look at the human history in the area.

Icefield Glacier Experience: Ticket Only  -  1.5 hours

Icefield Glacier Experience: Ticket Only - 1.5 hours

The Columbia Icefield is located on the boundary of Banff and Jasper National Parks. One of the largest accumulations of ice and snow south of the Arctic Circle, it covers an area of nearly 325 square kilometres. Experience a once in a lifetime opportunity as you travel atop of this glacier, to its headwall, aboard a Brewster Ice Explorer. Be sure to take you camera for some unbelievable photos on this incredible excursion!

Icefields Parkway & Columbia Icefield from Lake Louise to Jasper  -  7.5 hours

Icefields Parkway & Columbia Icefield from Lake Louise to Jasper - 7.5 hours

Travel with our driver/guides as they share their tales of the famous mountain characters that made their mark on one of the "worlds most spectacular mountain highways". In the comfort of a luxury motorcoach, your trip will allow opportunities for mountain wildlife viewing and visits to scenic viewpoints. At the Columbia Icefield, enjoy a 90-minute ice age adventure on a unique Ice Explorer.

Rockies Discovery & Columbia Icefield from Lake Louise  -  7.5 hours

Rockies Discovery & Columbia Icefield from Lake Louise - 7.5 hours

Follow the mystical rivers of the mountains: the Mistaya, and the mighty North Saskatchewan to the Columbia Icefield where its meltwater feeds streams and rivers that pour into the Arctic, Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Experience our Ice Explorer ride where you will travel on a moving glacier, touch ancient ice and drink the fresh waters of the glacier.

Rockies Discovery & Columbia Icefield from Lake Louise to Banff  -  8.5 hours

Rockies Discovery & Columbia Icefield from Lake Louise to Banff - 8.5 hours

Follow the mystical rivers of the mountains: the Mistaya, and the mighty North Saskatchewan to the Columbia Icefield where its meltwater feeds streams and rivers that pour into the Arctic, Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Experience our Ice Explorer ride where you will travel on a moving glacier, touch ancient ice and drink the fresh waters of the glacier.

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