Explore Rockies Tours

Spend the day exploring the Resort town of Banff, taking in the picture perfect views of Lake Louise or travelling on the Columbia Icefield on a Ice Explorer. These tours allow you to spend time seeing the sights of the Rocky Mountains while staying in Canmore.

 
Columbia Icefield Discovery & Glacier Adventure from Canmore  -  12 hours

Columbia Icefield Discovery & Glacier Adventure from Canmore - 12 hours

Rising from a prehistoric seabed 125 million years ago, this jumble of rock we call the Canadian Rockies was thrust upward as massive tectonic plates in the earth's crust collided. Your experienced driver/guide will share with you how this process created over 100 glaciers found along this mountain roadway. Follow the Icefields Parkway to the Columbia Icefield for your chance to board an Ice Explorer and travel onto ice thick enough to bury the Eiffel Tower.

Columbia Icefield Scenic Walk  -  2 hours

Columbia Icefield Scenic Walk - 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.

Explore Banff from Canmore with Banff Gondola  -  9 hours

Explore Banff from Canmore with Banff Gondola - 9 hours

The first Europeans to visit what is now Banff National Park arrived in the late 1840's. Enjoy a full day excursion that takes you from the mountain town of Canmore through the Canadian Rockies to the resort town of Banff. Experience our stories of the people, geology, and the building of this mountain town. The highlight of this excursion is your trip up the Banff Gondola where a 360 degree view of six mountain ranges awaits you.

Explore Banff from Canmore with Gondola and Lake Cruise  -  9 hours

Explore Banff from Canmore with Gondola and Lake Cruise - 9 hours

The first Europeans to visit what is now Banff National Park arrived in the late 1840's. Enjoy a full day excursion that takes you from the mountain town of Canmore through the Canadian Rockies to the resort town of Banff. Experience our stories of the people, geology, and the building of this mountain town. Highlights of this excursion include a trip up the Banff Gondola and an afternoon Lake Cruise on Lake Minnewanka.

Explore Lake Louise from Canmore  -  12 hours

Explore Lake Louise from Canmore - 12 hours

This excursion takes you to the hub of adventure and exploration in the Canadian Rockies. Mountaineers from the United States and Great Britain came here as early as 1890 to scale the challenging and often treacherous, unclimbed summits that surround Lake Louise. Visit the spectacular Mount Victoria and the Victoria Glacier which dominate this mountain setting. Johnston Canyon and Lake Louise are the highlights of the day.

Mountain Lakes & Waterfalls from Canmore  -  12 hours

Mountain Lakes & Waterfalls from Canmore - 12 hours

This excursion presents glimpses of the natural forces and evolution of land that shape the appearance of the lakes and streams found in this area of the Rocky Mountains. Journey across the Great Divide and experience Yoho National Park before returning back to your start location in the late afternoon. Some of the sights you will come across include the unforgettable Lake Louise, Victoria Glacier and Takkakaw Falls.

Rockies Discovery & Columbia Icefield from Canmore to Jasper  -  10 hours

Rockies Discovery & Columbia Icefield from Canmore to Jasper - 10 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.



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On the outskirts of Jasper, Sept 2010
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