Banff Icefield Parkway Private Full Day Tour
Description
Start from any location at Banff or Canmore, we will provide you a full-day amazing private tour to Icefield Partway and Columbia icefield. You can enjoy the beautiful nature of Banff/Jasper National Parks and let us do the rest. This tour will be private and only serve your group. It is family and children friendly, You will experiencing immersive nature views and learn background knowledge about the bow valley. We will provide necessary equipment such as ice cleats (in winter) or bear spray(in summer) for free. Your satisfaction is our top priority.
Tour Options
Itinerary
After pick you up from hotel, we will head to the icefield parkway, it's one of the most beautiful highway in western Canada. And you will have the chance to see the wild animals along the icefield parkway. There will be total 4 hours round trip driving along the Icefield parkway.
Our first top will be the big bend viewpoint, you can enjoy the beautiful valley and we will spend 10 minutes for photos and enjoy the scenery.
We will stop at the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, and we will send three hours here for you to have the icefield adventure tour hosted by Pursuit (https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/attractions/columbia-icefield). Booking icefield adventure tickets in advance is strongly recommend in peak season, please note the icefield adventure tickets is not included in our tour. we can help with the tickets booking if you have any questions.
After the icefield adventure tour, you can have lunch at the restaurants in icefield discovery centre.
A beautiful lake beside the highway, we will stop and take a short break here to enjoy the view.
This is the most famous and attractive lake in icefield parkway, the view point at the halfway up the mountain will need 1.4 km round trip short hiking.
Another nice lake with most clear water in icefield parkway, we will stop and enjoy it at the viewpoint.
This is our last attraction during the tour, we will stop at the crowfoot glacier viewpoint and enjoy the mountains and glacier.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can pickup at any hotels or airbnb at Banff or Canmore. Please provide us your hotel name and address in advance after your booking, we will pick up your group between 8:00 to 8:30 am on the day you booked. Please meet us in front of the hotel gate on time.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- About 4 hours total travel time on the vehicle
Reviews(5)
Joe, our driver, was very communicative prior to our tour. Promptly picked us for our 11 hour day and had the entire day planned! Saw so many sights on the way to the Icefields - Peyto Lake, Bow Lake, Crowfoot Glacier and Waterfowl Lakes viewpoint and Mistaya Canyon. Asked if we wanted to stop for photos and was our own private photographer. He wakes us through the Icefield Center and was there waiting for us after our tour was over. He had waters and even power cord to charger our phones. Great memories and photos!
Much appreciated! Wish you all the best! Joe.S.C
Perfect tour for our family of 6. Joe was so informative, flexible and kind! Pointed out all the highlights along the Parkway, stopping at strategic spots and allowing us hikes and photos! Worked perfectly around our glacier excursion to meet us in a timely fashion. Can’t recommend Joe highly enough. We even saw his predicted bear sighting!
Thank you so much, glad you had a good time with the tour, wish see you again in Banff! Best wishes, Joe S. C.
Joe was a great driver. Very knowledgeable and very willing to adjust schedules as needed. Joe is very kind and gave us his phone number if we have any questions throughout our trip. Great guy and excellent tour! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the feedback, glad you enjoyed the tour, hope see you again in the future, take care! - Joe S. C.
Joe, our private tour guide to the Columbia Icefields was a delight! He was engaging, knowledgeable and very accommodating. He customized our route and stops to fit our schedule to the icefield and interests. This tour was the highlight of our visit to Banff and Jasper National Parks!
Thank you! We are glad to have you as our guest for the icefield parkway tour, and great to hear that you enjoyed the trip, wish you and your family have a wonderful time in Banff! - Joe S.C.
The many stops on this full day tour were an enriching experience. We would have never known they existed and should be visited. The tour operator went above and beyond to make sure our day included what was important to us.
Much appreciated for your feedback, we are honored to be the trip tour guide and spend a wonderful time with you, see you again in the future ! - Joe S.C.
