Ice Explorer Glacier Tour Banff

Visit the athabasca glacier on a massive ice explorer on this 3 hour excursion.

Ice explorer glacier tour banff.

This unique experience within the columbia icefield will leave you mystified by the geological marvel and with a new understanding of the stunning mass of ice. Catch a ride in an ice explorer and traverse the ancient athabasca glacier deep in the canadian rockies. This tour travels halfway along the world famous icefields parkway recognized as one of the top drives in the world passing numerous rocky mountain peaks glaciers waterfalls and emerald lakes. We were really.

Walk in the sky above the sunwapta valley stay at the glacier s edge. A massive vehicle specially designed for glacial travel. Accessible vans are available to transport guests to the ice explorer and then on to the columbia icefield skywalk afterwards. 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.

Your tour also includes round trip transport from banff a mountain picnic lunch glacier skywalk and an all terrain ice explorer tour. At the heart of the incredible icefields parkway is one of the largest non polar ice fields in the world. Another option is to walk the glacier skywalk a glass bottomed walkway perched 280 meters above the sunwapta valley travelling its length provides airy vantages of the mountains glaciers and. Then take a jaw dropping walk along the.

An experienced driver guide shares a wealth of fascinating. Tours have been offered on the glacier since 1969 and the current type of ice explorers have been used since the early 1980s but are constantly upgraded according to mckenna. For an exhilarating experience touring the columbia icefield on the ice explorer will enable you to walk on the largest ice field in the rocky mountains and experience the enormous glaciers up close. Discover the power of nature on the columbia icefield adventure the must do experience in the canadian rockies.

I have booked and paid for 4 adults for ice explorer glacier tour and skywalk on tur oct 08 2019 under booking ref. See two amazing attractions outside of banff in one fun filled adventure. Tour takes visitors onto the surface of the athabasca glacier by ice explorer. When my family arrived the destination on 10 8 19 columnbia icefield was closed due o heavy snow.

At the columbia icefield skywalk the entire 800 metre flat circumference is designed as a fully accessible attraction for wheelchairs strollers and walkers.