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The 10 best columbia icefield tours you can do from Calgary. What each one includes, who operates it, and what it costs.
Full-day Banff tour along Icefields Parkway to Columbia Icefield, with Ice Explorer option, Peyto and Bow lakes, plus Skywalk add-on.
Calgary to the Icefields Parkway: ride the Ice Explorer to Athabasca Glacier and walk the Glacier Skywalk, with Lake Louise and Banff stops.
“Amazing experience! A must try when visiting the Rockies. Breathtaking views all the way from Calgary to Columbia icefield parkway. The tour operator was great as well.”
Calgary or Banff to the Icefields Parkway and Columbia Icefield with optional Ice Explorer, plus Peyto, Bow, and Crowfoot stops.
“Excellent tour. Very comfortable, driver was excellent, and timing of everything was great. Would definitely recommend.”
Two days from Calgary with Johnston Canyon, Banff highlights, and a guided Ice Explorer on the Athabasca Glacier.
“It was a great experience in Jasper and the Icefield. Lots of beautiful views. Definitely something we will be talking for a while. Lisa and James, our tour guide and driver did an amazing job. Lisa was able to balance the tour in Chinese and EnRead more”
Calgary to the Icefields: Peyto and Bow Lakes, Crowfoot Glacier, and Columbia Icefield views with optional Snowcoach and Skywalk.
“The Columbia Icefields are interesting and a great experience! We left Calgary at 7 am and did not get back until 7:30 pm so it was a long day but totally worth it! We made several stops on the way and saw beautiful views at each stop. It snowed the day before so it was…”
Icefields Parkway highlights from Lake Louise to Crowfoot Glacier, Peyto Lake, and Bow Lake, plus optional Ice Explorer and Skywalk.
“Expect to see magical scenery everywhere you go! We explored Johnston Canyon instead of the Colombian ice fields, which was a truly spectacular experience/substitute! Highly recommend”
Day trip from Banff/Calgary to Peyto Lake, Bow Lake, and Columbia Icefield with Ice Explorer snowcoach. Tickets timing matters.
“Very uncomfortable tour… The tour guide Hao was not good unfortunately, he done most of the tour in Chinese and a few small parts in English, this was bizarre to us as we were not made aware this would be the case, when he did speak English it was broken and the information often incorrect.…”
Banff day tour to Columbia Icefield and Peyto/Bow Lakes via the Icefields Parkway, with guided stops and optional Ice Explorer.
3-day Columbia Icefield and Rockies tour from Calgary or Banff to Jasper and Lake Louise with a bilingual guide and lodges.
“We had a great time during this experience. Awesome places. Tour guide Lisa very helpful.”
Full-day Icefields Parkway tour from Calgary to Crowfoot Glacier, Peyto Lake, Bow Lake, and the Columbia Icefield Skywalk area, with glacier walk.
“We did the Columbia Icefield, Skywalk, and Peyto Lake tour from Calgary and it was an amazing way to see a lot of the Rockies in one day. The scenery was stunning — from walking on the glacier to the views at Bow lake and Peyto Lake. Our guide, Jazz, was excellent: friendly, knowledgeable, and…”
