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
1,647 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
You can actually stand on a glacier!
ermingma,
Jul 24, 2025
- Viator
5.00We were so awestruck when we stood ON the Athabasca Glacier! The view is incredible. The feeling has no parallel. The numinous big and small crevices with running water from the melting glaciers, in the meantime, are the deafening reminders of global warming and human beings responsibilities to protect our environment and the Mother Earth.
Fun and informative
Sharon K,
Jul 23, 2025
- Viator
5.00I just turned 60 and it was very easy to get on and off all the buses. Very informative and the employees were great.
Was ok
Mitzi B,
Jul 23, 2025
- Viator
4.00Was nice to see glacier but only small area of glacier that you are allowed to walk on. Very busy, bit of a conveyor belt feel, on and off buses Tour guides were good, made the transfers amusing.
Enjoy glacier and Skywalk
Laura P,
Jul 21, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great tour drivers and glacier experience. The skywalk was incredible and an smaxing feat of engineering.
It was really cool to get...
Jamie S,
Jul 21, 2025
- Viator
5.00It was really cool to get to walk on a glacier instead of just seeing it. Tour guides were great and appreciated the transportation to the Skywalk after.
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