Guidet gletsjervandring på The Athabasca med IceWalks
Beskrivelse
Dette vil være højdepunktet på din tur gennem Icefields Parkway! Oplev isens verden med vores professionelle ACMG-certificerede guider. Denne fortolkende vandretur er perfekt for rejsende, der søger en eventyrlig og meningsfuld oplevelse på den nedre Athabasca gletscher. Du vil se dybe revner, vandfald, der kaskader ind i dybet af isen, og lære om dannelsen af gletsjere og hvordan de forme landskabet. Nyd den spektakulære udsigt over isfaldet og de omkringliggende bjergtoppe. Ture afgår dagligt på 9: 45 am og 2: 00 pm, boarding tid er 20 minutter før afgang tid. Kom ikke for sent, ellers vil du gå glip af turen! Betragtes som moderat vanskelighed med nogle korte, stejle sektioner af sti til at nærme sig gletsjeren og ujævne jord. Du skal være i stand til at vandre 5km (3 miles) på ujævn jord for at gøre turen. Turer er familievenlige. Medbring dine egne snacks & varme lag - vi leverer alt andet udstyr, der kræves for komfortabelt at udforske gletsjeren.
Turmuligheder
Rejseplan
IceWalks' ACMG-certificerede guider vil møde dig på Columbia Icefield Discovery Centers parkeringsplads og ruste dig til et uforglemmeligt 3 timers fortolkende gletschereventyr. Du vil blive shuttlet et kort stykke til stihovedet. Denne 5 km runde vandretur tager dig op på Athabasca-gletsjeren og ind i det utrolige landskab, som er de canadiske klippebjerge. Du vil lære gletsjerens rige historie, og du vil have en spektakulær udsigt over de gletschere bjerge. Du vil lære om og udforske de mange utrolige isformationer på gletsjeren, som omfatter: sprækker, møllebrønde (vandfald ned i isens dybder), smeltevandsstrømme og isfald (fra sikker afstand). Dette vil være højdepunktet på din tur på Icefields Parkway. De billeder, du tager, vil fange minderne om livet. Ingen teknisk klatreerfaring påkrævet! Vores ture er moderate i sværhedsgrad, velegnede til små børn, der nyder vandreture og aktive seniorer.
Højdepunkter
Hvad er inkluderet
Rejsendes vurderinger
Vigtig information
- Servicedyr er tilladt
- Anbefales ikke til rejsende med fare for hjerte-kar-sygdomme
- Rejsende skal mindst være i moderat fysisk form
Anmeldelser(368)
Fabulous guide! He taught us things about nature and the glacier while also keeping us safe. The steep climb with loose rocks to get to the glacier wasn’t what I expected. Stu took the needs of each person into consideration and made sure all of us had a safe experience. Thank you! Our group was also helpful and supportive. Fantastic job!
The Ice Walk was the highlight of our vacation. Antoine is awesome, very friendly and knowledgeable. Would love to do this again!
Loved the whole experience with a very knowledgeable guide Troy . He is the best
Kelly was a great guide! Super unique experience, go visit before the glacier melts away 😔 The visitors center has limited hours so if you’re on the last tour of the day you won’t be able to get a bite to eat or see the special exhibits.
Who knew you could hike on a glacier? What a wonderful and different experience made better by our guide, Mike. He was informative, encouraging (it’s alot of time and effort!) and taught us a lot of the history of the area and the natural elements that make the glacier what it is. A truly enjoyable experience! And an accomplishment!
We didn’t want o join the crowds going on the Athabasca Glacier on a Snocoach so chose to do the ice walk. Our guide Simon looked after us very well and we all had a great time on the ice. At no point did we feel unsafe. We were given cleats (crampons) and walking poles. There is a bit of a strenuous (depending how fit you are!) walk to get onto the ice due to how far the glacier has receded. We spent about an hour actually on the ice looking at various features. During that time Simon told us about the glacier and the area. Wear layers as we were actually warmer than we thought we would be on the ice. There were stops so we there’s time to add or remove layers.
It was our first time to hike glaciers with family of 3 having 12 year old , the guide was knowledgeable , showed us many textures at the glaciers , kept us safe and overall made it fun as memorable experience.
Our family of 4 highly recommends Antoine, our guide, and the 1/2 day (3 hr) IceWalk on the Athabasca Glacier. The tour group is small (10 people) and paced well. Our guide made lots of time for questions and answers as well as safe, free exploration within boundaries. Great mix of glacial history and science information. Go out with the first morning tour - before the crowds arrive and the glacier gets slushy with more free water flow which limits the areas you can traverse. Does require some easy rocky hiking; is about 4 miles round trip on foot. Walking with the tour-provided spikes (crampons) is great - very stable footing. Follow the tour's recommendation on clothing layers.
We had such a great experience doing the 1/2 day tour. Connie was so informative and was just wonderful chatting with our kids. Our 3 year old (who rode in Dad’s backpack carrier) has asked all week when we’re “going walking with the lady again.” We learned so much about the glacier—would do again!
This was an awesome experience! Our tour guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. Even as people struggled with the hike, he went out of his way to be considerate and help them.
