Discover the Glacier Trail!

A full day sightseeing tour that travels through a landscape carved by glaciers and opened by pioneers. The Icefields Parkway is rated as one of the most scenic highways in the world. See glaciers remaining from the last ice age. Hear stories of early explorers who opened these valleys. Enjoy an alpine picnic. See the Athabasca Glacier and Columbia Icefields Centre. Join a Ice Explorer! Tour ($31.95 value INCLUDED in tour cost) onto the glacier or explore the interpretive centre and surroundings.

Stops include:

Crowfoot Glacier (5 min)
One of the day's many up close glacier views

Peyto Lake (20 min)
The classic emerald green jewel of the Canadian Rockies

Mistaya Canyon (30 min)
Weather and group dependant. A dramatic example of water's sculpting power

Saskatchewan Crossing (10 min)
A rest stop/coffee break and home to Canada's largest postcard display

Picnic lunch (30 min)
Enjoy a hearty lunch at a scenic stop

Cirrus Mountain (10 min)
Look at the steep climb from the weeping wall and scope the avalanche slopes for wildlife

Bridal Veil Falls (5 min)
Fantastic view over the Icefields Parkway and the falls

Columbia Icefields (2.5 hours)
The destination. Venture onto the Athabasca Glacier on the Ice!Explorer and visit the interpretive centre

Bow Lake (10 min)
The headwaters of the mighty Bow River