Jasper National Park 2-Day Tour: Maligne Lake & Columbia Icefield

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Calgary - Columbia Icefield - Jasper Town
5 stops
1
Bow Lake
It is the headwaters of the Bow River that runs south through the city Calgary and onto the Oldman River ultimately to Hudson Bay
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Icefields Parkway
One of Canada's national treasures and most rewarding destinations. Stretching 232km (144mi) through the heart of Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, this world-class journey offers access to a vast wilderness of pristine mountain lakes, ancient glaciers and broad sweeping valleys.
Admission ticket free
3
Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
At the edge of the Columbia Icefield, hop out to explore a small corner of the largest icefield in North America. Consider OPTIONAL tours to the Ice Explorer and Columbia Icefield Skywalk, Once in a lifetime experience to visit the heart of the incredible Icefields Parkway, one of the largest non-polar ice fields in the world. After Snocoach, continuing on experiencing features waterfalls, wildlife, fossils and more on an exciting 1-kilometre walkway that leads to a platform where glass is all that separates you from a 918-foot (280 m) drop. Step out on a cliff-edge walkway where giant glaciers perch above you and the spectacular Sunwapta Valley spreads out below - Skywalk (Optional) **With the high demand, we strongly recommend to book the option provided with admission.
3 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
4
Athabasca Falls
It is not one of the highest waterfalls, but is rather known for the shear amount and force of the water that flows through it from the Columbia Glacier.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Jasper National Park
Jasper Town, the heart of Jasper National Park. 2nd biggest town in the Canadian Rockies. (stop time – your own arrangement) Please note that we will arrange the appropriate room type based on the number of people in your booking. If four people are booking and need two rooms, please make two separate bookings with two adults each.
1 minute • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Jasper Town - Maligne Lake - Maligne Canyon - Peyto Lake - Crowfoot Glacier- Calgary
5 stops
6
Maligne Lake
It is the largest natural lake in the Canadian Rockies. You can take an OPTIONAL cruise to enjoy the scenery of the lake. **With the high demand, we strongly recommend to book the option provided with admission.
1 hour 40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
7
Maligne Canyon
It is carved into the Palliser Formation, a layer of limestone deposited in a shallow tropical sea by lime-secreting plankton about 365-million years ago.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake is one of the largest known sinking rivers in the Western Hemisphere and may be the largest inaccessible cave system anywhere in the world.
Admission ticket free
9
Peyto Lake
It is a glacier-fed lake in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. During the summer, significant amounts of glacial rock flour flow into the lake, and these suspended rock particles give the lake a bright, turquoise color. (if closed, replaced by Waterfowl Lakes)
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
Crowfoot Glacier
Named after its shape when was discovered. A must-see stop with the climate change nowadays. The “Third Toe” was melted and barely visible.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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