Banff Icefield Parkway Private Full Day Tour

5.0 (5 reviews) 10–11 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration: 10–11 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–6
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: Mr Rocky Traveling

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Bottled water
Included: Bear Spary
Included: Parking Fees

Not included

Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Icefields Parkway

Passing by

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.
Stop 2

10 min

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.
Stop 3

3 hours

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.
Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre

one hour

After the icefield adventure tour, you can have lunch at the restaurants in icefield discovery centre.
Stop 5

20 min

A beautiful lake beside the highway, we will stop and take a short break here to enjoy the view.
Peyto Lake

one hour

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.
Bow Lake

20 min

Another nice lake with most clear water in icefield parkway, we will stop and enjoy it at the viewpoint.
Crowfoot Glacier

10 min

This is our last attraction during the tour, we will stop at the crowfoot glacier viewpoint and enjoy the mountains and glacier.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Autograph Collection
Canmore Rocky Mountain Inn
Hampshire Inn
Super 8 by Wyndham Canmore
Hotel Canoe & Suites
Northwinds Hotel Canmore
Pocaterra Inn & Waterslide
Kootenay Park Lodge
Fire Mountain Lodge
Blackstone Mountain Lodge
Moxy Banff
Silver Creek Lodge

and 55 more pickup points

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.

Using your ticket

Please note this tour does not include the icefield advanture tickets, you will need purchase separate tickets for that, highly recommend booking the icefield advanture tickets on pursuit official website (https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/attractions/columbia-icefield) in advance.