Columbia Icefield Tour with Glacier Skywalk
Overview
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3 hours
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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.
Additional Info
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
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Infant Tickets are free but are required for Attraction
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Guided drive to Athabasca Glacier
Access to Glacier Skywalk
Guide
Gratuities
Transportation to/from Glacier Discovery Center
What To Expect
Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
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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Columbia Icefield Adventure
Reviews
1,711 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Would do again.
Andrea B,
Aug 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00You get shuttled a lot. You leave the main building on a coach bus to the Ice Fields Truck. You get on a separate bus that drives to the ice. You do return to that same vehicle so you can leave your items there. You are on the ice for about 30 minutes but can get back on your ice bus earlier. You then return to the first drop off site and get back on a different coach bus and are driven to the Skywalk. Then you return to the main site on a different coach bus. Wear layers because the buses are packed and can be warrm but we were comfortable in long sleeves and fleeces off of the ice. The ice is slippery and there is water, which seems like a given, but there were multiple people in crocs. I would wear dry shoes. Katie was our ice driver. She was fantastic! She knew so much about the ice, was so kind and friendly.
Nice tour
Spring1972,
Aug 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very nice tour. The bus took us to the glacier and made sure we only walk in the safe area. We were allowed almost half an hour there which was plenty of time and then we were dropped of to Skywalk viewpoint to take our own time and return by any of their buses that we wanted to. Our bus driver Sam did a good job.
Beautiful walk
Sylvie P,
Aug 10, 2025
- Viator
4.00The staff is professional and welcoming. Very nice walk on the glacier. I loved Katie our guide and driver
Columbia Ice Fields
Kim B,
Aug 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was an AMAZING experience! Starting with the Ice Fields parkway drive, so many Beautiful stops, give yourself plenty of time to experience them! Once we got to the glacier and boarded our ice machine, we were greeted by Wyatt who was our driver. This kid deserves a raise! Very entertaining ride! The glacier was unbelievable to walk on and we did drink some of the glacier water! I had to face my height fears on the Skywalk but I wasn’t going to miss that opportunity! Truly amazing experience!
Very impressive this...
Line B,
Aug 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very impressive visit to Columbia Icefield Glacier. How can we imagine the story behind this natural beauty? I recommend this excursion. The Skywalk made us live DE sations, walk on a glass platform... wow!
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