Jasper Evening Wildlife Tour
Description
Experience the diversity and abundance of wildlife that Jasper National Park has to offer by embarking on this 3-hour Evening Wildlife Search. Your highly knowledgeable local guide will use their expertise to help track down many native species. From the pocket-sized squirrel to the iconic grizzly, the opportunities are plentiful with many wild animals such as elk, moose, bears, sheep and deer all calling Jasper home. Private Tours are available.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Your guide will personally greet you at your Jasper hotel where you will join a small group on board a comfortable minibus. As you meander slowly down the valley, you will gaze out large windows while passing stunning scenic views of the mountains and surrounding wilderness. You will visit seasonal locations, selected daily by your guide allowing you the best chances of seeing wildlife in its natural habitat. The evening is an ideal time for wildlife viewing with animals being most active in the late afternoon to dusk, so be sure to keep an eagle eye for anything that moves. Capture your memories through photographs from either inside the minibus or occasionally by a short walk at the discretion of your guide. Along the way you will discover valuable insights into the challenges of managing and protecting wildlife within the National Park. Your professional local guide will be eager to answer your questions, as they passionately share the magic of Jasper's wild side, bringing the stories of the animals to life. 95% of tours are successful at spotting wildlife. However, while encounters are frequent, everyday is unique. Jasper National Park is a natural environment and wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed. The tour will finish with complimentary drop-off back at your accommodation.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
* Hotel pick-up times vary and will be confirmed upon booking. * If your pick up location is within the immediate Jasper townsite, please be ready 15 minutes prior to departure time. * For outlying properties including Beckers Chalet, Tekarra Lodge, Wapiti campground, Whistlers Campground, Patrica Lake Bungalows and Pyramid Lake Lodge, please be ready 30 minutes prior to departure time. * For pick-up from Pine Bungalows please be ready at departure time for pickup between 5-10 minutes after departure time. * For pick-up from Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, please be ready 15 minutes AFTER departure time. * Complimentary pick-up is available from selected accommodations within the Jasper Area. * Pick-up is also available from vacation rentals within the immediate Jasper townsite — please contact us directly to arrange this. * If your hotel is not listed, please select our Central Meeting Location: the Two Brothers Totem Pole, located across the street from the Jasper Park Information Centre lawn (500 Connaught Drive). All-day parking is available in the adjacent paid public parking lot (behind the washroom building). Parking fees apply and must be paid directly to the parking operator using the posted payment instructions or parking kiosk.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- To request complimentary pick-up from your accommodation, please specify which hotel you are staying at. Pickup times vary therefore your exact pick-up time will be confirmed upon booking.
- If you are staying outside of Jasper, please specify Jasper Downtown Location - at Two Brothers Totem Pole across from Parks Canada Information Center on Connaught Drive. Your meeting time will be 15 minutes prior to your trip’s departure time. All-day parking is located in the parking lot.
- Viewing will be primarily from inside the minibus however, at the discretion of your guide there may be times where you have the option to step outside at viewpoints. A small amount of walking may be involved.
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour is not recommended for young children: The Wildlife Tour is typically geared more towards adults, providing educational commentary along the way. While wildlife sightings are frequent, the experience differs significantly from a zoo visit. Due to the unpredictable nature of wild animals, sightings occur intermittently during the 3-hour tour and vary from day to day. Based on our observations, young children often become restless as there are no scheduled stops on this vehicle-based tour. Therefore, we recommend a minimum age of 5 years. Although not recommended, children and infants under 5 years old are welcome, provided a seat is purchased for them at the child rate (all passengers regardless of age are required to be allocated a seat on the bus). For those bringing infants, we recommend bringing a baby carrier which can be secured with the provided seat belts on our buses.
- Jasper National Park is a wild and natural habitat. Wildlife Sightings are frequent but not guaranteed.
- No Pets – Service Dogs with Valid Paperwork Only
Reviews(809)
Had a fantastic trip with Logan last night, saw Big horn sheep A herd of Elk Small black bear Hurry Marmet Osprey nest Bald eagle, nest and two chicks Moose Mule Deerand because he extended the trip we saw a Grizzly bear Very educational too, learnt a lot about the wild fires and the ecology Would definitely recommend
Mukund our guide, he was very nice and knowledgeable. I recommend tours like this as it opens doors to see Rockies with different viewpoint.
Bella was an amazing guide: incredibly knowledgeable and personable. We saw bears, moose, elk, eagles, big horn sheep, marmot, & osprey. Our family loved this experience! Maligne Adventures
Jake our guide was awesome and knowledgeable. Very friendly guy. Saw bears, elk,mountain goats, and bald eagles.
Great tour , tour guide really informative and was great with the group . We did see some wildlife but also learnt a lot about the area and wildlife . I would recommend fareharbour ( not sure if that was his name , sorry , he was studying for a masters and did wildlife photography and knew a lot about wildlife and the envir
Tour was really awesome. Our guide SAM was really a knowledgeable, jovial person. He drove the car smoothly, explained the history, wild animals details, shown buffalo berries, Montain goat, Elk, Moose, beaver, otter, bald eagle, many more. We would suggest time of tour should be till 9:30pm as we have seen most of the wild animals between 8:30pm to 9:30pm
This was a great tour. Sam, our driver, was so knowledgeable and knew the best places to see wildlife. During the evening, we saw bears, eagles, beavers, elk, to name but a few. Pick up and drop off was from our hotel. The bus had really large windows for taking photos from. I would highly recommend Maligne Adventures. Really good value for money and lovely staff who go above and beyond in their customer service.
Our guide Sam was outstanding, we saw Bears, Elk, Deer, Marmots, Eagles and an Osprey flying over with a fish in its claws. Sam loves his job and is a very knowledgeable guide. He tried his best to find a moose, even extended the tour but without any luck. He did say that there’s a chance to see Melvin (the local friendly moose) near Maligne lake the following day and we actually saw a moose feeding on the bank of the lake from the boat returning from the lake trip. Can only assume it was Melvin. Thanks Sam 👍
Thank you for your fantastic review! We're delighted to hear Sam's passion and dedication made your tour so memorable. It sounds like you had some incredible wildlife sightings, and we're especially glad his local tip paid off with a moose sighting at Maligne Lake the next day! We'll be sure to share your kind words with Sam. Thanks for choosing to explore Jasper with us!
Had an amazing wildlife tour the highlights were a bear and a King Elk. I think our driver was called Owen, he was so knowledgeable and did everything he could do to ensure we saw as much wildlife as possible despite the heat!
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had such an amazing wildlife tour. Seeing a bear and a magnificent bull elk is a fantastic experience! We'll be sure to pass your kind words along to Owen. His knowledge and dedication to finding wildlife, even on warm days, are something we're very proud of. We hope to welcome you back to Jasper again soon!
Our driver Logan was very informative throughout the experience we saw a beaver a black bear and two cubs lots of elk as well
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so glad you enjoyed your tour with Logan. His knowledge and enthusiasm help make every trip memorable. Seeing a beaver, a black bear with two cubs, and plenty of elk is an incredible experience! Thanks for joining us, and we hope to welcome you back to Jasper again soon.
