Athabasca Glacier Snow Trip from Banff

Overview

Available languages

English

11 hours

Mobile ticket

Visit Canada's famous glaciers on a full-day seasonal excursion from Banff. Your personalized small group tour takes you through an awe-inspiring landscape carved by glaciers and remnants from the last ice age, as you travel along the Icefields Parkway, one of the world's most scenic highways.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Infant rates do not include lunch

Early and late season road / trail closures may limit access to some areas.

Group bookings of 9 or more guests have a 7 day cancellation period.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Hotel pick up and drop off is available on request, please contact us directly.

Default pick up is from the public bus parking located behind the Mount Royal Hotel.

Small group tour (maximum of 24 guests)

Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure: Ice Explorer! Tour and Glacier Skywalk

Picnic lunch - options available, please contact 403-760-5007 to select

Gratuities

What To Expect

Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre

Departing from the centre, you'll climb aboard the Ice Explorer (a six-wheeled behemoth of a vehicle) and drive across the surface of this glittering sheet of ice. Getting thirsty? You’ll have a chance to drink pure, cold water straight from the glacier. Them, be transported to the glass floor Glacier Skywalk, hanging from the edge of the Sunwapta Valley at 918-foot (280 m), for unparalleled views of the canyon below and mountains around you.

3 hours•Admission Included

Icefields Parkway

This tour travels halfway along the world-famous Icefields Parkway, recognized as one of the top drives in the world passing numerous Rocky Mountain peaks, glaciers, waterfalls and emerald lakes.

•Admission Not Applicable

Options

8:00am Departure

Departs at 8:00am
Pickup included

Reviews

4.83

357 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

321

Glacier Trip of a Lifetime
Monique P,
Jul 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00
This tour is jam packed with sight-seeing on the Icefields Parkway…what a surreal experience! Our tour guide Jake was the best part. Super knowledgable, generous, great host….he was our favorite tour guide over the many tours we booked this trip. The glacier portion of the trip was well organized, which I appreciated. The bus was clean, and their provided lunch was delicious!
Excellent tour
SHANKAR G,
Jul 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We had a fantastic and enjoyable on our tour to athabasca glacier. Our tour guide Emma was very knowledge and courteous. Long day but worth it
Athabasca Glacier snow trip
chris g,
Jul 2, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Our guide/driver Georgia was fantastic and very knowledgeable. She gave us lots of information in easy to understand bite size pieces. On the way we stopped at Bow Lake which was beautiful and Georgia recommended the fresh cinnamon buns in the café which we gladly sampled. She also spotted a Black Bear on the side of the road and stopped the bus so we could all see and take photos. Going onto the glacier in the massive ice truck, with very entertaining drivers, was amazing and a great experience / photo opportunity, as was the very high Skywalk. Luckily for us the weather was amazing.
Amazing experience with...
Qais A,
Jun 30, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Amazing experience with so much to see along the way! Our driver was so knowledgeable about the geology and history of the park and was so welcoming and friendly. I highly recommend this tour
Wonderful Day Out
Natalie H,
Jun 29, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Would recommend. We saw a lot of key points of interest. Chloe was very knowledgeable and was very helpful. The Bow and Peyto Lakes were stunning. The Glacier Excursion element was amazing.