Icefields Parkway Highlights & Secrets | Award-Winning Adventure | 8 hours

91 Reviews | Banff
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Banff & The Icefields Parkway
2 Adults x $204.85
$409.70
Approx Total
$409.70

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Water refills (please BYO water bottle)
  • Exclusive access to areas with an expert & fun local guide with lots of local secrets to share!
  • Upscale, modern & spacious transportation with large panoramic windows
  • Small group guarantee (Max 12 guests)
  • Onboard cooler to keep drinks & lunch cold
  • Hotel pick-up in Banff or Lake Louise (please contact Radventures BEFORE booking for availability)
  • Lunch & snacks (please BYO or contact Radventures BEFORE booking to add-on a picnic lunch)
  • Guide gratuities (not mandatory but greatly appreciated)

Overview

Embark on an unforgettable day exploring the world-renowned Icefields Parkway, often hailed as the most beautiful drive in the world. Highlights: Epic Exploration Minus the Crowds: Ditch the big bus tour groups and explore like a local at the highlights of Peyto Lake, Bow Lake, Columbia Icefields & more. Local Secrets & Wildlife Revealed: While the Icefields Parkway has its known jewels, our guides take pride in unveiling lesser-trodden paths and viewpoints to areas where we often see wildlife. Active & Insightful Adventures: Guided by local experts, you'll embark on relaxed hikes to absorb the best views. Our guides' stories and insights blend the perfect mix of informed touring with free exploration. Bespoke Itineraries: Daily itineraries are thoughtfully designed around weather conditions, recent wildlife sightings, and ensuring you evade the peak crowd timings. Your wishes matter; if there's a specific spot on your bucket list, let us know!

Meeting points

Park in the free parking lot. Please meet our guide at the front of the Banff Train Station building and allow an extra 5 minutes for parking and walking to the meet point. For select hotel pick-ups in Banff & Lake Louise please contact Radventures BEFORE booking.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Banff (Pass By)

    This award-winning Radventures small-group adventure begins with a stunning drive from Banff, spotting wildlife and learning about it's rich Indigenous & European history.

  • Icefields Parkway

    Widely regarded as the most scenic driving road in the entire world, the Icefields Parkway is punctuated by more than 100 ancient glaciers, cascading waterfalls, dramatic rock spires, and emerald lakes set in sweeping valleys of thick pine and larch forests. The abundance of wildlife along the drive through Banff & Jasper National Park will have you peering around every turn. As we take our time to explore, we'll stop for a short hike or two to a breath-taking view point, capture that stunning photo to share with friends and enjoy a picnic lunch amidst the splendour of the Canadian Rockies pristine wilderness. You can be rest assured that you're experiencing the Icefields Parkway the right way!

    5 hours

  • Peyto Lake

    The incredibly shaped glacier-fed Peyto Lake is one of the most visited and photographed lakes in the Canadian Rockies for good reason. During the summer, glacial rock flour flows into the lake and these suspended rock particles give the lake its bright, turquoise colour. We'll take an easy walk to view the lake from Bow Summit, 2,088 metres (6,800 feet) above sea level. Bow Summit is the highest point on the Icefields Parkway and is the highest elevation crossed by a public road in Canada.

    30 minutes

  • Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre

    Just as the name implies these glaciers or “fields of ice” straddle Banff National Park and Jasper National Park and are the largest south of the Arctic Circle! They are 325km2 in area and 100 to 365 metres (328 to 1,197 ft) in depth and receives up to seven metres (275 in) of snowfall per year. Here as a group we can walk right up to the foot of the retreating glacier and explore the area, following the receding path of the glaciers through the years. Please note, this tour does not include the Pursuit Skywalk or Icefields Adventure bus trip. Instead, we show our guests local secrets and viewpoints of the glaciers via the easygoing trail system, escaping the crowds and giving you a more sustainable and authentic experience. Guests who wish to opt out of the short hike to the toe of the glacier are welcome to enjoy the onsite facilities and immersive activities at the Columbia Icefields Centre until the remainder of the group finishes the hike.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Bow Lake

    The neon blue Bow Lake is the headwaters of the Bow River, that big beauty of a river that you'll see running through Lake Louise, Banff, Calgary and across the country until it hits Hudson Bay all the way out in the east of Canada! The lake lines the Icefields Parkway and makes a perfect place to go for a walk down to the lake shore to see Crowfoot Glacier, Wapta Icefield, Bow Glacier, Crowfoot Mountain and Mount Thompson.

    30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children 5 and under are unable to join our small group adventures

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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91 reviews

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Showing 1-5 of 86 reviews with 5 stars

Best tour from Banff with Radventures.

Published on Nov, 2024

We had the privilege of having Michael F. as our tour guide on this magnificent tour, and he was exceptional. Professional and knowledgeable, he tailored the experience by offering us various options, making it truly personalized. His passion for guiding was evident, as he seemed to enjoy the tour just as much as we did! Best of all, his professional photography skills added a special touch—he captured stunning photos for us to cherish. I highly recommend this tour!

Truely winter wonderland

Published on Nov, 2024

This is an excellent tour. Truly winter wonderland! Our tour guide, Michael F is so professional and knowledgeable. He knows the areas very well! In addition, extra bounce is he also does great photos.

Great tour, fantastic tour guide!

Published on Oct, 2024

Tyler was very knowledgeable and really contributed to the amazing time we had. He made sure we were always taken care of and was extremely knowledgeable about the region and wildlife. Would highly recommend both the company and Tyler!!!

Happyeverafter

Published on Oct, 2024

I had such a vivid memory of seeing the glacier. It was like a dream to be in the middle of the Rocky Mountains.

Majestic Mountain Views at Every Turn!

Published on Oct, 2024

Having visited Banff briefly in 2018 for a training course, I had always wanted to go back and more deeply experience this majestic place. I was thrilled when a longtime friend was up for visiting on a girls’ getaway! The true highlight of our visit was the Icefields Parkway tour with Jess of Radventures — absolutely fantastic! Jess was warm and welcoming to the small group of travelers, and she shared a wealth of interesting information along the way about history, geology, local lore, and more. In addition to treating us to the placid mirror view of Bow Lake in the quiet of morning, she ensured that our experiences at the Athabasca Glacier and Peyto Lake were very special. In fact, when my friend and I were the only tour guests interested in walking up to the Athabasca Glacier, Jess lent us hiking poles and joined us for the brief stroll! I thank Jess for her hospitality, and I highly recommend Radventures.

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