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Columbia Icefield Tours

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 Banff to Jasper  -  9 hours

Icefields Parkway & Columbia Icefield from Banff to Jasper - 9 hours

Experience the Icefields Parkway, one of the most scenic roadways in the Canada, and one of the most spectacular mountain highways in the world. The Columbia Icefield is the Parkway's crown jewel, where you take a Brewster Ice Explorer out onto the surface of the Athabasca Glacier. This excursion is one way only - return transportation and overnight accommodations are available.

Rockies Discovery & Columbia Icefield from Banff  -  9 hours

Rockies Discovery & Columbia Icefield from Banff - 9 hours

Voyage through the remnants of the last Ice Age and look upon the monuments of rock and ice that still remain today. When at the Columbia Icefield, have the experience of a lifetime on the surface of the Athabasca Glacier on specially designed, all-terrain Ice Explorers. The Ice Age meets the Space Age as you learn all about the natural and human history of this remarkable area.

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