Glacier Skywalk and Athabasca Glacier Tour from Icefield Glacier Discovery Centre
Combine the Glacier Skywalk and the Athabasca Glacier tour from the Icefield Glacier Discovery Centre. Ride in a huge ice explorer for a guided tour of the glacier and listen to engaging commentary about glaciers, the local ecosystem, and environmental changes. Then walk on the glass-bottom Skywalk for photo-worthy views over the cliff's edge.
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Glacier Skywalk and Athabasca Glacier Tour
- Ice explorer tour to Athabasca Glacier with visit to the Glacier Skywalk
- Narrated tour of the Columbia Icefield on a rugged ice explorer vehicle
- Stop to walk along the glacier
- Access to the glass-bottom Glacier Skywalk
- Guided drive to Athabasca Glacier
- Access to Glacier Skywalk
Glacier Skywalk and Athabasca Glacier Tour Itinerary
Departure Point
Athabasca Glacier
Athabasca Glacier, Alberta T0E 1E0, Canada
Columbia Icefield Glacier Discovery Center. Latitude 52°13.220 N and Longitude 117°13.441 W.
Departure Times
5/16/2022 - 10/10/2022
Monday - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
5/16/2022 - 10/10/2022
Monday - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Return Details
The Glacier Skywalk and Athabasca Glacier Tour will end where it started.
The Glacier Skywalk and Athabasca Glacier tour departs from the Columbia Icefield Glacier Discovery Centre; tours depart every 15 to 30 minutes, and your ticket is valid for any departure on the day you select.
Climb aboard a specialized ice explorer, an enormous, rugged vehicle built to handle the glacial terrain. As you travel through the largest icefield in the Canadian Rockies, listen to your guide's informative commentary.
Pass sights such as the Weeping Wall, Crowfoot Glacier, Peyto Lake, and Bow Lake on what is widely considered one of Canada's most scenic drives.
At the Athabasca Glacier, you can walk along the glacier, where you can even fill up your water bottle with pure, pristine snowmelt.
On the return trip, stop at the Glacier Skywalk for refreshments and walk along the glass-bottom walkway out over the cliff's edge. Then, back to the ice explorer for the final drive back to the Discovery Center and a return to your vehicle.
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