Jasper National Park Tour: Maligne Valley, Medicine Lake and Spirit Island

Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Discover Jasper National Park’s spectacular Maligne Valley on a 6-hour adventure with an expert guide. During stops at Medicine Lake and Maligne Lake, you’ll look for wildlife and learn about the human and natural history in this part of the Canadian Rockies. You’ll see stunning scenery throughout the day and have plenty of opportunities to take photos and short walks. At Maligne Lake, choose to take a boat cruise to Spirit Island or a guided walk along the lakeshore.

**Please note the guided walk does not include Spirit Island, you must select BOAT option for this tour to see Spirit Island**

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Contents of tours may vary due to weather and road conditions

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Air-conditioned vehicle

Hotel pickup and drop off

Gratuities

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Medicine Lake

You will take a drive along the Maligne Valley road, gorgeous scenic road that winds through a dramatic mountain and forest landscape. Medicine Lake is famous for ‘vanishing’ every summer, the result of an extensive underground karst system — one of the largest in the world. This is definitely worth a photo

20 minutes • Admission Included

Maligne Lake

From Medicine Lake you’ll follow the road to gorgeous Maligne Lake where you will join a scenic 90 minute boat cruise to Spirit Island. You will board a comfortable enclosed boat with large windows for a scenic tour on Maligne Lake. Your boat will stop at Spirit Island, a small gem in the lake, where you’ll have time for photos and a short stroll.

3 hours • Admission Included

Options

Tour including a Boat Cruise

Tour departs at 8:30am and ends with a boat cruise to Spirit Island
Pickup included

Reviews

4.63

475 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

369

Medicine Lake, Maligne Lake With Spirit Island
Emilene A,
Oct 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Unforgettable tour! 🌟 Our guide Jan was amazing—funny, exciting, and went out of his way to make it special. We saw a bull moose, a cow, and even a grizzly bear eating berries! The boat trip to Spirit Island was just as memorable thanks to the lively guide and captain. Only small note: no need to pack lunch, since restaurants are at Maligne Lake..
Yvonne is the best! She...
Rodina F,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Yvonne is the best! She is very knowledgeable and has plenty of stories to share with us. My family and I enjoyed this tour. It is one of the highlights of our trip to Jasper. Ask for Yvonne when you booked the tour.
Maligne Lake and Spirit Island Boat Tour
Mandy M,
Sep 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had a short stop at the top of Magline Valley and then at Medicine Lake for photos. Then we had a boat tour from Maligne Lake to Spirit Island. The tour guide was very informative and the boat ride was very pleasant. We had some time on the area around Spirit Island where the views are really beautiful
Lovely Trip to a special island
Nicholas M,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Had a fabulous tour with Abbey visited medicine lake saw a moose’s snout and Ospreys and we kept well informed enjoyed the lake trip with Capt. Liam and our guide Julienne. Really enjoyable and would recommend
We had such a great time...
Tarini M,
Sep 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had such a great time with Yvonne as our guide! Beautiful weather, range of wildlife sightings (elk, ospren, eagle, marmot), fun stories, and stunning stops! The boat cruise to spirit island was amazing too!
Jasper, AB
Bernard B,
Sep 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Check the weather if possible before going. Our guide was exceptional and everything went off. Unfortunately, the highlight of the trip was a boat ride that was canceled due to poor visibility. Ja
Breathtaking
Sarah S,
Aug 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great Tour with our driver/guide Warren who was very knowledgeable about anything you needed to know. The scenery at Maligne Lake and Spirit Island was out of this world - and Nelson & Michael on the boat were superb. We didn't come across much wildlife - but the landscape certainly made up for it. Well worth booking.
Great time!
CarolL464,
Aug 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was very informative and fun! We thank Yvonne (tour guide), Captain Maxwell and Jordan for a great time. This is definitely worth doing!
Great nature tour
Jin H,
Aug 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had a great tour with our guide Yvonne. She was funny and knowledgeable about the area and the wild life. She spotted mountain goats and elk. She made sure we followed the park rules and laws and all kept respectable distance to view them. Unfortunately there was another tour company most likely illegally run and allowed all their passengers get out the vehicle and went to harass the elks. We would highly recommend to use the viatour-affiliated companies as they respect the privacy of the animals and follow the laws of the land. And still allow their customers to enjoy the nature and its beauty.
Very informative guide and gorgeous lake.
Bob N,
Aug 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide (Yan) was very informative and easy going. The tour was great as he stopped at various points and explained what we were looking at. The boat cruise was great. On the way back we saw sheep, goats and a grizzly stopping along the way so we could take pictures. Overall extremely pleasant experience. Highly recommend.

From CA$206.01