Most days in the mountains you look. Today you go in. Your private group kicks off on the world’s most scenic drive, the Icefields Parkway, winding past secret lookouts, hidden lakes too blue to be real, and wildlife around every bend. From there, the dare gets bigger.
You rumble onto the 10,000 year old Athabasca Glacier aboard a massive Ice Explorer, step out onto ancient ice, and sip water that has been frozen since before written history. After that comes the glass floored Skywalk, suspended high above the Sunwapta Valley, where you can walk right out and look straight down. Your own private guide is with you the whole way, sharing the stories, the history, and the kind of local knowledge that makes every stop land differently. One seamless day, entirely on your terms, that keeps asking more of you and delivers more in return.
For those who want the iconic Icefields experience and are ready to go all in, with only the people they choose.
Explore in Comfort
Skip the crowded bus. Max 12 guests, premium vehicles and a pace that actually lets you take it all in.
Legendary Local Guide
Guides who turn mountains into stories and feel like a friend by day's end. They know the wildlife, the hidden lookouts, and the stories no guidebook has.
Secret Stops Only We Know
Some of the best moments happen off the itinerary. Your guide knows exactly where to find them.
Picnic Lunch Included
A gourmet sandwich, piece of fruit and sweet treat is included. Choose from Turkey, Roast Beef, Ham, Chicken Tikka, or Vegetarian at checkout.
Your Booking Protects This Place
1% of every booking goes straight to conservation. You're not just exploring the Rockies. You're protecting them.
Your guide sets the scene as we head toward Peyto Lake, the Icefields Parkway unfolding ahead of us.
The viewpoint that stops everyone in their tracks. That blue shouldn’t exist in nature, and yet there it is, stretching out beneath the mountains. Your guide shares the story behind the colour and the Indigenous significance of this glacier-fed lake.
The hidden gem most Parkway visitors drive straight past. A secluded viewpoint, postcard-perfect reflections, and the kind of quiet that only exists out here.
You came to see the glacier. The Ice Explorer takes you one step further. Rumble out onto 10,000-year-old ice, step out onto the glacier itself, and sip water that’s been frozen since before written history.
Glass-floored and suspended high above the Sunwapta Valley. Walk to the edge, look straight down, and feel every nerve in your body wake up.
Still water reflecting dramatic peaks, stories of early explorers, and a shoreline walk that earns its place between two of the most spectacular stops on the Parkway.
Back before dark, with a day that will take a while to process.
Small group experience (max 12 guests)
Comfortable, premium transportation
Local guide trained in photography and storytelling
Fresh water refills (BYO bottle)
Hotel pick-up and drop-off at select locations
Polaroid souvenir
Picnic lunch
Admission (Ice Explorer + Columbia Icefield Skywalk)
Guide gratuities (optional)
Complimentary pick-up and drop-off, anywhere in Banff, Canmore, or Lake Louise.
This experience involves some light walking on uneven surfaces, so a reasonable level of mobility is recommended. That said, you’re always welcome to sit out the walks and enjoy the exhibits at the Columbia Icefield Centre instead, the choice is entirely yours.
High alpine lakes can stay frozen well into early June and begin freezing again around mid November. Honestly though, whether they’re frozen solid or fully thawed, their beauty is undeniable either way!
It’s the road into another world, all to yourselves. Your private group takes on one of the most scenic drives on earth, stopping at Peyto Lake, Bow Lake, Waterfowl Lakes, and the Columbia Icefield with its Athabasca Glacier, one of the largest ice masses in North America. You get a dedicated local guide, an upscale vehicle with panoramic windows, and a full day shaped entirely around your group’s pace.
Your private vehicle and a local guide trained in photography and storytelling, comfortable upscale transportation with panoramic windows, hot drinks (hot chocolate, coffee, or tea), fresh water refills if you bring your own bottle, a Polaroid souvenir, convenient hotel pickup and drop off, a picnic lunch with a gourmet sandwich, fruit, and a baked treat, and full Columbia Icefield Adventure admission, including both the Ice Explorer and the Columbia Icefield Skywalk.
Very likely. The Icefields Parkway is one of the best wildlife corridors in North America, home to bears, elk, and mountain goats, and your guide knows exactly where to look along the way.
Hotel pickup and drop off is included from Banff, Canmore, and Lake Louise. Just choose yours when you book.
For private tours, just contact us by email or phone at least 7 days before your departure start time to cancel or make changes without any penalty. Nice and stress free.
