Columbia Icefield Tour with Glacier Skywalk
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
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
1,801 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Viator wrong about ticket times!!
trish d,
Sep 16, 2025
- Viator
4.00The experience was fantastic! What wasn’t fantastic is that the Viator site said your ticket works for any time that day. While technically true, it doesn’t mention you get put on standby and have to wait for a bus that has room for you. Get there 15 minutes before your tour starts!!!
Awesome Experience!
Heath H,
Sep 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00Highly recommend the icefield tour! Our guide, Andy, was awesome! This was probably the highlight of our 9-day trip!
Icefields visit
Helen W,
Sep 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00Really informative & fun afternoon spent on the glacier & sky walk was awesome the bus driver was really theatrical & made us remember the information given because of his delivery.
A Good Activity…but avoid buying from Viator…get another provider.
Stephen W,
Sep 11, 2025
- Viator
4.00Viator gave us the wrong address for this activity. Their address was 50km wrong. We were told at the Center that this seems to only happen with Viator bought tickets. Of course, I can’t seem to find a way to get some sort of compensation from Viator…they are better at collecting money than returning it. We ended up wasting 2 hours as a result of their error.
save your money
Christopher H,
Sep 11, 2025
- Viator
2.00Lots of standing in line just to walk on the Snow. If you want to walk on a glacier, there are many hikes that will do the same thing. Also, the online directions are incorrect, taking me to the overlook, rather than the actual departure point.
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