Jasper to Banff One-Way Tour
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Jasper, Canada
- 10 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Traverse the wilderness of western Alberta on this full-day Jasper to Banff one-way tour. Travel the famous Icefields Parkway with your guide and learn of the region’s colorful past. Discover top attractions including Athabasca Falls, Bow Lake, Crowfoot Glacier, and the Weeping Wall. Take part in the Glacier Adventure tour on the Athabasca Glacier or ride the Glacier SkyWalk over Sunwapta Valley; then, conclude your tour in Banff.
- Comfortable transport with hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Get up close and personal to a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Leave the driving to someone else and focus on the scenery
- Enjoy a picture-perfect drive on the iconic Icefields Parkway
What's Included
- One-way tour
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Picnic lunch
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Itinerary
1
Icefields Parkway
5 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Crowfoot Glacier
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Athabasca Falls
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre
35 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
SunDog Transportation and Tours
10 hours • Admission Ticket Included
6
Bow Lake
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Columbia Icefield Skywalk
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
8
Athabasca Glacier
50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Lois_R
I can absolutely recommend this tour. We saw a black bear and other animals. Our driver/guide was Sean and he enthusiastically shared his knowledge. As well as the spectacular Athabasca and Sunwapta Falls, we visited the Columbia Icefield and walked on the Skywalk. Too many other things to mention (but the lunch provided was delicious!).
Just do it - it was worth every cent.
Reviews
4.9
based on 83 reviews
Dawn_B, Oct 2025
The Ice Fields Parkway tour was a wonderful experience made even better by Sean our driver and tour guide with SunDog. Sean was extremely knowledgeable and friendly and always able to answer our questions about the beautiful features along the way.
Jeanie_P, Sept 2025
Long but great tour. Shawn of sundog tours did an excellent job. I highly recommend this tour especially for big groups or families.
Pete_L, Sept 2025
Awesome trip, made lots of stops, loads of great photos and memories. Sebastian was very knowledgeable! A+!
Judith_H, Sept 2025
This was a fantastic trip from beginning to end, so many awesome sights and experiences.
Our guide/driver, Charles, was so informative and interesting.
I cannot recommend this tour enough.
Thank you SunDog and Charles for a wonderful memorable day.
Miriam_P, Aug 2025
This trip was well worth the time and money. Not only did it give us transportation from Jasper to Banff, but it also provided us with many amazing stops along the way, like: Athabasca Falls, the Athabasca Glacier , the ride on the Glacier vehicle, and the breathtaking Skywalk. Our driver John was the best. Having grown up in the area, he kept us entertained with amazing bits of history, events, and humorous folklore of the region. The bus was clean and comfortable, with outlets along the sides to charge your phones after taking hundreds of photos. This tour also provided snacks, drinks, and lunches. You cannot go wrong on this tour!
Lois_R, Jun 2025
I can absolutely recommend this tour. We saw a black bear and other animals. Our driver/guide was Sean and he enthusiastically shared his knowledge. As well as the spectacular Athabasca and Sunwapta Falls, we visited the Columbia Icefield and walked on the Skywalk. Too many other things to mention (but the lunch provided was delicious!).
Just do it - it was worth every cent.
Nancy_L, Jun 2025
Best tour experience I've ever had with SundogTours. I travel a lot and have been on many many tours but this one was hands down our favorite. Our driver Jeff was funny, professional, nice, personal, organized, and entertaining. (As a side note, he has experience with special needs and my son has Autism) He got us to every destination on time with plenty of time to explore, without feeling rushed. We visited many destinations along the way from Jasper to Banff. Pick up was from our hotel in Jasper and drop off was directly at our hotel in Banff. I couldn't have asked for better service. The drive was safe and in a clean, comfortable, spacious shuttle/van. There were 9 of us on this tour. Jeff explained everything about each destination stop in great detail and thoroughly, esp where is the next indoor bathroom vs porta-potty break. Lunch was provided and it was delicious, apparently homemade by a local Italian diner/chef. My son has food allergies and they were able to accommodate. Food and service 10/10. Would highly recommend this tour.
Laureen_W, Jul 2024
We booked this tour as a way to get to Banff from Jasper and it didn’t disappoint! Guide Norm was wonderful! He knew the area intimately and had many interesting stories along the way. Our first stop was at Athabasca Pass National Historic site and Athabasca falls. Then on to the Columbia Icefields where Norm dropped us off for our trip up to the Athabasca glacier on a 6 wheeled Ice Explorer. Although the glacier is receding it is still an amazing experience. Then we were off to the Skywalk, a glass floored walkway high above the valley floor. It was snowing initially so the glass was covered and not a scary as it could be. But the sky eventually cleared and we were able to experience the full effect! As it was so early in the season, we were unable to get to Peyto lake as it was still snowed in but a frozen Lake Louise was beautiful. We arrived at our hotel in Banff ready for a good sleep after a full fun filled day!
Thank you, Sun Dog tours, and Viator.
David_K, Jul 2024
A fantastic trip organised by Sundog tours - efficient and friendly with great storytelling from Norm the driver. Beautiful scenery and time to enjoy it.
Waltraud_D, Jun 2024
Super Driver/Guide. Athabaska Glacier was a great trip. Everything Well organized. We will come back
Omran_B, May 2024
The tour was amazing amazing & the service provided by the operator “ pursuit” is excellent .
This included Colombia Icefield skywalk which was very exciting & well organised .
Bonita_P, May 2024
From Jasper AB to Banff AB was a magical tour with the best bus driver ever. Norm was so informative a great storyteller and stopped at all the fantastic spots along the way. I was impressed and loved all of it. The bus was comfortable and we knew exactly what was happening when we got off the bus to go to the sites and when to return. Picked up and dropped off right in front of our hotel. Wonderful trip
MARTA_B, Aug 2023
Fantastic way to see the beauty of Rocky Mountains. Great value, safe and informative. Our guide was pleasant, lunch was tasty and the views unforgettable.
Janet_B, Aug 2023
Norm was fantastic! Knowledgeable, entertaining, and someone who has grown up knowing the area and full of stories about it all. We can't recommend him or the tour more highly!
Kitty_K, Aug 2023
waterfalls and canyon stops were my favorite. Enjoyed the ice field and glacier. Comfotable coach alrhough try not to be the kast puckup!
Martine_V, Jul 2023
It was a lovely tour with beautiful sights. It was amazing to see so many places in just one day! A nice lunch was included and at the end of the day everyone got dropped off at their hotel/hostel.
Shirley_S, Jul 2023
Excellent day with our great tour guide. Great timing of different sights, we’re so happy that decided to do this trip rather than drive or take standard bus, really allows all to enjoy day. Very informative and interesting guide.
Helen_L, Jun 2023
Fantastic experience. Being able to walk on a glacier was a once in a lifetime experience. The tour was worth doing for that alone! But there was so much more. Seeing different lakes, glaciers, mountains and hearing stories.
Steven_C, Jun 2023
The Best Driver/Guide Award must surely go to Norm. Though in his mid 70s, he is funny, knowledgeable, friendly and professional.
He drove safely while relating stories and facts which were very apt..
The itinerary was perfect for my wife and I.
We highly recommend Sundog for those who want a great experience.
Sharon_M, May 2023
Amazing way to journey from Jasper to Banff. Scenery was incredible. Our guide Pascale was very knowledgeable and helped make for a very enjoyable day.
Michaela_V, Jun 2022
Such an informative tour. Our driver Warren made the experience really worthwhile. Scenery was awesome too but learning about the geology and history made my day
June_M, Jun 2022
The whole trip was one great experience NORM our driver was an encyclopaedia of interesting facts and history we enjoyed every minute. We were blessed with good weather to see the beautiful sights Canada has in abundance. We hope to return thankyou Sundog tours.
Lucy_H, Sept 2019
Darian was a fantastic guide and had great knowledge and stories from his career in Parcs Canada - arrived right on time to pick us up from the hotel and keep us up dated on everything that was going on.
The stops were perfect to see everything we wanted to see whilst keeping the trip going and arriving at our destination not too late - Peto lake is defiantly a hidden gem !
Phil_S, Aug 2019
Great trip with Norm (The farm boy from Saskatchewan) who was very informative, especially as regards bears.
Great trip on the Athabasca glacier on the big snow tractor buses. Also the stunning visit to Peyto lake, colours were amazing.
LAN-travel2, Jun 2019
What a fantastic tour! It was a long day but it was a great day thanks to Chuck who is a well spoken, well informed guide. He was a great educator who kept the group focused and timely. Simply wonderful day with a wonderful tour and tour guide. Thank you
Ranjana_L, May 2019
The trip was a wonderful experience especially the walk on the glacier
Our host was extremely knowledgeable and courteous and kept us informed of the various sites through the drive
It's a trip everyone who is visiting this side should take
Ronda E, Sept 2017
The sun dog company didn't give us any instructions on when or where to get picked up. The driver was very educated about the tour, but he was also very dry and uninteresting. It was as if he was giving a college lecture. His biggest concern was about arriving at the glacier walk before the Brewster tour bus left us. The viator write up wasn't explicit about what was included in the tour. We had no idea that we were going on the glacier walk and the ice walk. It would have been nice to have any sort of write up on these two excursions so that we could have had our heavy winter coats with us! The temp was in the 70s but was only in the 30s up on the glacier.... and it was windy and spitting sleet. We thought we were going to be in the bus all day.
Kerry B, Jul 2016
We were needing to get from Jasper to Banff and decided to use this tour as our way of getting there. This was a great day, not only did were get to Banff but had an interesting and fun day on the way. The trip was well organised and we were able to get onto the ice parkway and the amazing sky walk, plus see lots of beautiful scenery on the way. Highly recommended.
Angela K, Jun 2016
It's a long day but well worth it on a sunny day. Our guide Harry with Sundog gave us extra stop offs because we were very efficient with getting on and off the bus at the designated stops which was nice. We saw a grissly bear and he didn't rush us due to the traffic jam.
Shirley M, Oct 2015
This tour was not clear on Viator website about where it went and we basically ended up doing the same trip again but with another company called sun dog. We had 3 hours to waste while we waited for people visiting the glacier and skywalk, we wanted to spend time in Banff but arrived very late and shops were closed. We were unaware that Viator used different tour operators.
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