Drumheller & Hoodoos Day Trip from Calgary, Explore the Badlands
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Alberta, Canada
- 9 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Swap the hustle and bustle of the city for the natural beauty of the rugged Badlands on a skip-the-line tour to Drumheller and the Hoodoos from Calgary. Marvel at dinosaur fossils at the Royal Tyrrell Museum; hike to the floor of Horseshoe Canyon; explore the surreal landscape of the Hoodoos; and visit the World's Largest Dinosaur, a towering roadside attraction. Enjoy hotel pickup for added convenience on this day trip.
- Explore the Alberta Badlands without the hassle of renting a car
- Check off plenty of the area’s highlights in just one tour
- Skip the line at the Royal Tyrrell Museum for faster entry
- Visit the World's Largest Dinosaur, a must-see roadside landmark;
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Stay Connected with Free Onboard Wi-Fi
- Complimentary child car seats available upon request.
- Admission Fee - Royal Tyerrel Museum Entry
- Admission Fee - World Largest DinosaurCA$5.00 per person
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
First Option: Pick up from Hyatt Regency Calgary is scheduled 08:30am Second Option: Pick up from Holiday Inn & Suites Calgary Airport North East Scheduled 09:00am.
Start time.8:30 am
What To Expect
1
Horseshoe Canyon
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
World's Largest Dinosaur
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Royal Tyrrell Museum
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
4
Drumheller's Little Church
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
5
Rosedale Suspension Bridge
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
6
The Hoodoos
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
7
Wayne
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
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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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Reviews
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The museum is faboulous! The badlands best seen with a hike down into the canyon. Guide is very kind and accomodating.
Sameer was awesome tour guide and driver. Very polite and knowledgeable. He keep us safe and comfortable. Highly recommended tour company. Best ever!
This tour was an amazing experience Jay went out of his way to make sure we had a great time. At no time during the tour did we feel rushed. He was an amazing tour guide and very informative I would definetely recommend this tour.
Jay was a great tour guide and went out of his way to make sure we all had a great trip! Would recommend.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Waleed our quide was super, very informative and friendly, the whole experience was fantastic, we were lucky enough to be upgraded to the luxury car, which was super
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
An amazing experience! We climbed to the top of the Hoodoos, crossed Suspension Bridge, got ice cream in the town of Wayne, sat in Drumheller's Little Church, ascended the World's Largest Dinosaur, and wandered around the striking Horseshoe Canyon. We spent 1.5 hours admiring the dinosaur galleries and displays of the Royal Tyrell Museum. Very cool memories. Guide was informative, accomodating and friendly. Would definitely recommend a tour!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you, Marissa, for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had such an amazing time exploring Drumheller and the Badlands, from the Hoodoos and Horseshoe Canyon to the Royal Tyrrell Museum. We're glad you enjoyed the variety of stops and our guide's friendly and accommodating service. Thank you for your recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back on another adventure soon!
Great service, amazing sites to see , fun learning experience & family friendly just fun time all around!!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Wonderful and interesting day at the Badlands, museum & Hoodoos. Jay was excellent at driving and guiding us. Very accommodating to any requests. The museum was very impressive. Land formations in the area are incredible.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Thank you for driving nearly 9 hours to guide us!
The dinosaur museum and park were so exciting with all the massive dinosaurs, and the unique rock layers were truly impressive. Crossing the suspension bridge was thrilling, and the final view was breathtaking! Also, having ice cream in the dry weather made it taste even better. Thank you for such an unforgettable trip!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Excellent service, professional guide, very accommodating. Great driving. Definitely book with Rockies and Badland Explorers Tour company. Couldn't ask for better!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
a great informative tour. our tour guide Walleed is the best. highly recommend this driver as he really knows how to take care of his group. making sure we are totally satisfied with our experience.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Ray was a great guide, ensuring that we had a very relaxed and informative tour. There were 11 of us in total, in a small mini bus, which made the tour so much more pleasant than the huge coach trips.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Jays was a very knowledgeable driver and did not make us feel rushed at any time. He was personable and made the whole experience enjoyable! Our favourite parts were Johnson Canyon and the Hoodoos. We are glad we took this tour and would recommend the operator and our driver Jay to anyone else who is considering a day trip from Calgary the Drumheller.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Excellent experience. The driver/guide Jay was great. We absolutely recommend this, especially if you love dinosaurs.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
We had an excellent trip to Drumheller with Sajid. He gave us plenty of time at the various locations and the vehicle provided was a private charter for our group of 5 people. He was very kind, polite and helpful.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Jay was very accommodating. He gave us choices on how long we wanted to stay at each stop. He was knowledgeable and personable. We enjoyed ourselves on this excursion.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Waleed is a very nice and knowledgeable tour guide. With his help, we can easily get the best view. It is a time worthy trip.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Waleed was an outstanding tour guide the bus was beautiful and brand new immaculately clean and Waleed provided cold water and snacks the tour was well timed and interesting with plenty of time at each stop this is a must do tour if visiting Calgary
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
We saw lots of places in a short period of time in a nice a nice pace. Lots of climbing in and out of the bus. Weather can be a bit cool at times, so don’t assume it will be hot because it’s in July
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Our tour through Rockies & Badland Explorers was refreshingly small, a total of 17, and we were broken up into two vehicles with essentially two tour guides that supported both groups with any extra info or photo opportunities at each site. It was also nicely paced and relaxed and very attentive. Highly recommend as it didn’t feel overwhelmingly long given all the sights to take in.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
Very good arrangement, very knowledgeable tour guide and friendly, he knows a lot of the history of the places we visited. Highly recommended.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had a memorable experience with us and enjoyed your tour. Your kind words and support truly mean a lot to our team. We appreciate you choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers and hope to welcome you back on another unforgettable adventure soon!
This was a 9 hour day trip from Calgary and was very interesting. The highlight was the Royal Tyrrell Museum. We had 2 hours there but could have spent more. The other sights were good to visit and we weren't rushed at any sight. Wearing good walking shoes is a good idea
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you enjoyed the Drumheller tour and especially the Royal Tyrrell Museum. We're glad the pace of the tour allowed you to fully enjoy each stop without feeling rushed. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back on another adventure soon!
This tour was a full day of discovery. From the Badlands, the museum and other visits along the way. Our guide Jay was a great story teller and knew how to engage his group. He was very good.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you enjoyed discovering the Badlands, the museum, and all the stops along the way. We'll be sure to share your kind words with Jay. We hope to welcome you back on another adventure soon!
Very interesting museum and content with a good guide. We had bad weather but a lot of fun. Highly recommend
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you, Erica!
We're delighted you enjoyed the museum and had fun despite the weather. We appreciate your kind words and recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back on another adventure soon!
J, the tour guide, has good knowledge of the area and has provided a fun tour around the Drumheller...crowd size is appropriate..a lovely one day trip in general
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your kind review! We're glad you enjoyed your Drumheller tour and found Jay knowledgeable and fun. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you on another adventure soon!
A great tour with a wonderful guide.
We really enjoyed the information given and the itinerary. The highlights were the canyon and the museum.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review, Nicholas!
We are truly happy to hear that you enjoyed the Drumheller and Badlands tour with us. It’s great to know that you enjoyed the itinerary, the information shared during the tour, and especially the beautiful canyon views and the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
This was an exceptionally good experience! We came to visit from Montreal and we were impressed by Jaleel’s kindness and hospitality during our trip. We were very comfortable, did not feel rushed and he was very informative. We would 100% recommend him and we will book other trips with him.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review!
We are truly delighted to hear that you had such a great experience visiting Alberta with us. Your kind words about Jaleel’s kindness, hospitality, and professionalism mean a lot to our team.
This experience was so much fun 😊 my boyfriend and I booked this trip for our first day visiting Alberta. It hits so many stops including the suspension bridge, hoodoos, Drumheller, the dinosaur museum and more! Basically every stop has access to bathrooms. We got ice cream at the saloon, took tons of photos at all the stops, and the tour guide was so informational and helpful and kind! Alberta is very beautiful, definitely recommend this tour!
Response from Host, May 2026
Dear Kendra,
Thank you so much for your wonderful review and for choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers for your first day exploring Alberta. We’re delighted to hear that you and your boyfriend enjoyed the tour, the scenic stops, and all the experiences along the journey.
We’re especially happy you enjoyed the Hoodoos, suspension bridge, Drumheller, the Royal Tyrrell Museum, and even the ice cream stop in Wayne. Your kind words about the guiding and hospitality are truly appreciated.
Thank you again for your recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back for another Alberta adventure in the future.
Great tour experience! The museum is a must do for anyone interested in Jurassic history! Waleed, our guide, also took us to some incredible locations, including Horseshoe Canyon in the Alberta Badlands, the beautiful Hoodoos, and the Rosedale Suspension Bridge—each stop was unique and breathtaking. Waleed was a knowledge guide and super easy-going.
Response from Host, May 2026
Dear Paris,
Thank you very much for your wonderful review and for choosing Rockies & Badland Explorers for your Drumheller & Hoodoos Day Trip experience.
We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed exploring the Alberta Badlands, including Horseshoe Canyon, the Hoodoos, and the Rosedale Suspension Bridge. The Royal Tyrrell Museum is truly one of Alberta’s most remarkable attractions, and we’re glad it made such a positive impression on you.
Your kind words regarding Waleed’s guiding, knowledge, and hospitality are greatly appreciated. Our goal is always to provide a memorable, comfortable, and informative experience for every guest.
Thank you once again for your support and recommendation. We sincerely look forward to welcoming you back for another adventure in the future.
This tour was absolutely amazing—we truly can’t recommend it enough. Our driver, Waleed, was incredibly accommodating and made the entire experience smooth, enjoyable, and memorable. My family and I are from Australia, and he went above and beyond to make our day feel special and unforgettable.
We visited the Royal Tyrrell Museum, where we were able to skip the line, which made the experience even better. Waleed also took us to some incredible locations, including Horseshoe Canyon in the Alberta Badlands, the beautiful Hoodoos, and the Rosedale Suspension Bridge—each stop was unique and breathtaking. The Town of Wayne was especially interesting, and while we were there, Waleed recommended a fantastic lunch spot, the Last Chance Saloon. This was such a great addition to the day—the saloon is full of character, rich in history, with friendly staff and delicious food.
We also visited the World’s Largest Dinosaur in Drumheller, which was a fun and memorable stop.
This tour is absolutely worth the money. You’re well looked after, feel safe the entire time, and are returned comfortably to your starting location at the end of the day.
Thank you, Waleed—you truly made our family’s day. We’d love to see you again!
Thankyou - Lachlan
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Hi Lachlan,
Thank you so much for your wonderful review it truly means a lot!
I’m really happy to hear that you and your family had such a memorable day exploring Drumheller and the Badlands. It was an absolute pleasure hosting you all, and I’m glad you enjoyed every stop from the Royal Tyrrell Museum to Horseshoe Canyon, the Hoodoos, and the unique charm of Wayne and the Last Chance Saloon.
Your kind words about the experience, comfort, and service are greatly appreciated. Knowing that your family from Australia felt well taken care of and had an unforgettable time makes it all worthwhile.
Thank you again for choosing us it would be a pleasure to welcome you and your family back anytime!
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