The 10 Best Glacier & Icefield Tours in Jasper

1.Columbia Icefield Skywalk and Ice Explorer Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,444 reviews · 1 day · from $96Our pick

At the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, you ride a 6x6 Ice Explorer to Athabasca Glacier, spend 20 minutes on the ice, then take a shuttle to the glass-bottom Skywalk. English guides such as Andy, Kulvinder, and Leanne add facts and humor along the way.

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kulvinder is simply amazing! Kulvinder was the best guide we could have asked for – friendly, funny, and incredibly knowledgeable. He brought every place to life with his stories and made the whole tour unforgettable. You can feel his passion in every moment. Don’t miss a tour with him – it was the highlight of our trip!❤️❤️❤️”

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2.Guided Glacier Hike on The Athabasca with IceWalks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 334 reviews · from $98Top rated

Meet IceWalks at the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre for a three-hour, five-kilometre glacier walk. Your ACMG-certified guide provides micro-spikes and safety instruction, then leads you across the Athabasca Glacier to see crevasses, mill wells, meltwater streams, and icefalls. Guides include Mike, Stu, Nick, and others.

“A great hike on the glacier. Our guide, Stu, did an excellent job educating us about the beauty and dangers of being on the glacier. Truly a once in lifetime experience. BTW, that other tour barely covered a fraction of what this tour did.”

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3.Columbia Icefield Tour with Glacier Skywalk from Jasper

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 184 reviews · 7 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $249

Travel from Jasper along the Icefields Parkway, stop at Athabasca Falls, cross the Glacier Skywalk, eat a hot buffet lunch, and ride the Ice Explorer onto Athabasca Glacier. Guide assignments vary, with recent departures led by Sophie, Chiara, Dustin, Alistair, and Jamie.

“This was awesome! The bus driver was very knowledgeable about the area and history, it was very organized and we didn't feel rushed at all. Both the ice fields and the skywalk we great as well. We would highly recommend it”

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4.Tread Lightly Glacier Hikes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 171 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $138

Walk onto the Athabasca Glacier with an ACMG-certified guide such as Shep, Eric, Max, or Sara. This four-hour, small-group outing includes poles, crampons, footwear, and glacier science, with an optional crevasse rappel when conditions and safety allow.

“Once in a lifetime experience! Able to rappel into a crevasse on Athabasca Glacier is not something you get to do every day. Our guide Sarah was amazing, being able to cater to different age groups, fitness levels and yet everyone was able to enjoy themselves!”

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5.Columbia Icefield Skywalk Admission

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 142 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $38Best value

Drive yourself along the Icefields Parkway to the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, then ride a coach to the Glacier Skywalk. Allow at least 45 minutes for the 1-kilometre cliff-edge walk, displays, and glass-bottomed Discovery Vista above Sunwapta Valley.

“Cool idea, much too crowded from 11-5 pm and would avoid. Otherwise the view is nice. The cost isn’t too much”

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6.Athabasca Falls/Abraham,Sunwapta Falls, Icefield, Peyto Lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $107

Spend 10 hours exploring the Rockies from Calgary, Canmore, or Banff. Your small group visits Peyto Lake, Athabasca Glacier, Athabasca Falls, and Sunwapta Falls in summer, or Abraham Lake’s ice bubbles in winter. Guides speak English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and names praised include Kenneth, Patrick, Ray, and Wing.

“They maintained the timing very well. A break for lunch and coffee would have been better.”

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7.Full Day Guided Glacier Hike on The Athabasca with IceWalks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $154

Join IceWalks for a six-hour, small-group hike on the Athabasca Glacier. An ACMG-certified guide fits you with traction gear, then leads a 10-kilometre route toward icefalls, crevasses, meltwater streams, and blue ice. Bring lunch and warm layers. Guides may include Nick, Troy, Jason, Mel, Adam, or Mike.

“Lunch in a glacier with very ambitious and beautiful people and views, and sliding down on our butts…lots of fun, challenging and rewarding experiences”

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8.Ice Odyssey at Columbia Icefield

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $210

Join a group of up to 10 for a roughly two-hour Ice Odyssey at Athabasca Glacier. Your guide and air-conditioned vehicle take you to an exclusive glacier site, with the 45-minute glacier visit included. Tommy is one guide specifically praised for making the outing feel personal.

“Great experience. Smaller group and we went to an area that was only our group and not crowded. Tommy was great. I would recommend.”

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9.Columbia Icefield: Ice Odyssey Glacier Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 2 hours · from $205

Join up to nine other participants for a two-hour Ice Odyssey on Athabasca Glacier. An English-speaking guide drives an all-terrain vehicle to an exclusive glacier site, where you can walk on the ice, try mountaineering gear, and hear stories from the glacier’s formation to NASA testing.

“This was a fabulous trip. Guide Tommy and driver Chris were both fantastic”

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10.Columbia Icefield Adventure, Bow Lake & Peyto Lake Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 10 hours · from $72

Travel in a small group from Calgary, Canmore, or Banff to Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, Athabasca Glacier, and the Columbia Icefield Skywalk. Guides such as Wing, Kenneth, Ray, and Wind are noted for clear help and friendly service. Glacier and Skywalk tickets cost extra.

“The trip was excellent! We had a wonderful time with our guide, Ray, who was friendly, knowledgeable, and made the experience unforgettable. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking for an awesome and well-organized adventure.”

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