Columbia Icefield Tour with Glacier Skywalk
Description
Visit the Athabasca Glacier on a massive ice explorer on this 3-hour excursion. Walk along the frozen sheet of ice and fill your water bottle with pure snowmelt, then venture out along the glass bottomed Glacier Skywalk for incredible views along the cliff's edge. See two amazing attractions outside of Banff in one fun-filled adventure.
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No trip to Jasper is complete without a visit to the famed Columbia Icefield, the largest ice field in the Canadian Rockies. Jaw-dropping views of towering mountains, rocks, ice and pure white snow as far as the eye can see. From the Discovery Centre, you will board a specialized Ice Explorer that will take you down a frozen roadway to the Athabasca Glacier. Along the way, your driver will provide commentary about glaciers, their impact upon the local ecosystem, and the environmental changes rapidly transforming these massive scenic wonders. Once you reach the Athabasca Glacier, you will have the opportunity to hop out, walk along the glacier and even fill up your water bottle with pure, pristine snowmelt. Once the tour is complete, you will head over to the Glacier Skywalk, where you will walk along the glass bottom walkway out over the cliff's edge. After stopping to appreciate the incredible view and capture a few photographs, it's back to the Discovery Center.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date
- Infant Tickets are free but are required for Attraction
Reviews(1,990)
Our guide was very informative and the tour was as we expected. I’d recommend it.
Hello Cindy E, Thank you for taking time to leave a review. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the Columbia Icefield Adventure, and we hope to welcome you back again soon. Nathaniel Cherry Assistant Guest Experience Manager
Awesome experience!! Worth it!!
Thanks so much for your review! We hope to welcome you back soon :)
It's a must-do experience. Glaciers have a breathtaking view of the mountains. The ride up to the glaciers is an experience itself. Our guide was great very engaging and knowledgeable. Highly recommend this excursion.
Our guide Sam was excellent. Beautiful day for our tour. Beautiful experience.
Thank you for your lovely review! I will pass on your kind words to Sam and his manager.
Very unique experience! However doing this in the rain is not going to be your optimum experience and you're paying quite a bit for the experience.
Thanks so much for your feedback! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your tour despite the rain, and hope we can welcome you back in better weather!
EXCELLENT TOUR GUIDE ! Beautiful views and amazing overall. Could not have asked for a better experience
Very cold and windy. Be prepared..worth the cost. Drivers try to tell more jokes than other drivers.
Great experience to learn about the icefield and glaciers in this area. Logan our driver provided lots of information and answered our questions
Checking in was a breeze and friendly. Our first bus driver was awesome for our 5 minute drive to the ice bus..funny and seems to enjoy his job, can't remember his name! Our ice bus driver Chris was awesome,funny, friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating! Very lucky to have him as a guide, celebrating 50 years! What an interesting story! Our time on the glacier was awesome, a very cool experience..but yes..it is cold up there dress accordingly..and we had good weather! The Skywalk was quite something, with amazing views
Thank you so much for your lovely review, Christine! It's fantastic to hear that you and your family enjoyed our tour, and I will be sure to pass on your kind words to Chris and his manager!
Whilst travelling through Western Canada we stopped off here to take in the amazing Colombia Icefield tour. The meeting centre has a huge car park and a cafe / restaurant which us reasonably priced. We boarded a coach upto the ice fields before climbing aboard our huge 6 wheel drive ice truck! Our driver Owen was a great guide, giving lots of history and funny quids on the wag upto the glacier. We had around 20mins on the ice, temp around +6c so take a thick coat and wolley hat!. The glacier was awesome to see as was the surrounding mountains! Such shame as its retreating at such a rate due to global warming than the winters can't keep up and Owen said it could be go e in around 30 years at its current rate of melt 😩 We then travelled to the Sky Walk (10 min drive) and took in even more amazing views and braved the glass floored walkway, a really strange experience but once your on and over the initial shock it's fabulous !
Hello RichieRich202, Thank you for taking the time to share such a detailed review! We’re happy to hear you enjoyed the Columbia Icefield Adventure and that Owen made the journey even more memorable with his knowledge and humour. It sounds like you made the most of your time on the glacier and at the Skywalk! We hope to welcome you back in the future. Nathaniel Cherry Assistant Guest Experience Manager
