Jasper Evening Wildlife Tour
Recommended by 92% of travelers
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Jasper, Canada
- 3 to 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
In the cool and quiet evening climate, Jasper’s wildlife comes out in force. Experience Jasper National Park at this special time of day—and beat the crowds—on this evening wildlife tour. Following pickup from your Jasper hotel, hop aboard a minibus and head into the UNESCO-listed Rocky Mountain landscapes. Travel around the park with ease and visit seasonal spots inhabited by grizzly bears, mountain goats, pocket-sized squirrels, and more.
- This tour is perfect for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts
- Set off at a time of day when you're most likely to see active wildlife
- Enjoy a seamless experience, including hotel pickup and drop-off in Jasper
- Learn about Jasper’s wildlife from your driver-guide’s live commentary
What's Included
- Professional and highly knowledgeable guide
- Live commentary on board
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from selected locations
- Transport by comfortable minibus
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
Your tour begins with pickup from your Jasper hotel at a prearranged time in the evening. After boarding a minibus, set off into nature, and admire views of the region's UNESCO-listed mountain passes and untouched wilderness.
Your guide provides commentary that details the flora and fauna of Jasper National Park and takes you to seasonal spots inhabited by native wildlife.
With luck, you can observe grizzly bears, mountain goats, elk, moose, squirrels, and eagles in their natural environment. You'll also have the chance to make photo stops to better soak up the wealth of scenery.
Your tour concludes with hotel drop-off.
Your guide provides commentary that details the flora and fauna of Jasper National Park and takes you to seasonal spots inhabited by native wildlife.
With luck, you can observe grizzly bears, mountain goats, elk, moose, squirrels, and eagles in their natural environment. You'll also have the chance to make photo stops to better soak up the wealth of scenery.
Your tour concludes with hotel drop-off.
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Maligne Adventures
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Hotel pickup is ONLY available to registered guests staying at one of our listed pickup properties. If your accommodation is not listed, select Two Brothers Totem Pole as your pickup location. Hotel pickup times vary; your specific pickup time will be confirmed upon booking.
- Two Brothers Totem Pole is across from the Parks Canada Information Centre on Connaught Drive. Please arrive 15 minutes before departure. All-day paid parking is available nearby.
- Wildlife viewing is primarily from inside the minibus. At your guide’s discretion, there may be opportunities to step outside at viewpoints.
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Recommended for ages 5+: This 3-hour vehicle-based tour features educational commentary and intermittent wildlife sightings rather than continuous animal viewing. There are no scheduled stops, and young children may become restless. Children and infants under 5 are welcome, but all passengers, including infants, MUST be included in the booking at the applicable child rate and allocated a seat for vehicle capacity purposes. Infants not included in the reservation cannot be accommodated.
- Jasper National Park is a wild, natural environment. Wildlife sightings are frequent but not guaranteed.
- No pets. Service dogs with valid documentation only.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 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
This experience was awesome. Our tour guide Sam was sooo intelligent with wildlife information and very passionate in helping us have great experiences. We saw grizzly bears, a moose, eagles and more. It was raining for ours but he did an excellent job at making sure we got good views! This tour is a MUST!
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Didn’t see much Elk and Deer on this trip. The guide was informative and drove around places she would expect to see wide life. A little expensive for what we seen. But I suppose that’s wide life.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your feedback. Wildlife sightings are always unpredictable, and while we’re sorry you didn’t see as much as you had hoped, we’re glad you found your guide informative and appreciated her efforts to locate wildlife throughout the tour. Thank you for joining us!
Learned a lot about the local ecology and the impact of the wildfires. Highly recommended so long as you keep your expectations realistic about sighting wildlife.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your review and recommendation! We’re glad you enjoyed learning about Jasper’s local ecology and the impacts of the wildfires. Wildlife sightings are always unpredictable, so we really appreciate you highlighting that aspect of the experience as well. Thank you for joining us!
We had a wonderful guide Mukund sorry if I am misspelling your name - he did an amazing job trying to get us to see as much wildlife as possible during our trip! We were able to see Elk several times as well as a mother moose and her baby. Our guide made sure we were able to take in all the beautiful scenery as well and take as many photos as we would like. The van however was very warm… no air blowing / moving at all… otherwise this would have been the most perfect experience.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for sharing your experience! We’re so glad you enjoyed your tour with Mukund and had some wonderful wildlife sightings, including a mother moose and her calf. It’s great to hear you also had plenty of opportunities to enjoy the scenery and take photos along the way. We appreciate your feedback about the temperature in the vehicle and are sorry it affected an otherwise wonderful experience. We’ll be sure to pass your kind words along to Mukund!
Ultimately disappointing tour. Saw two species in over 3 hours. Guide did his best but I think this tour is misleading. The likelihood of seeing Beers, which is their main selling point is very slim. If they marketed by saying ‘you may see Elk..Moose..even Beers’ then that would be different, but look at the image they use to sell this tour and it suggests something very different from the reality. Add to that a coach with air con blasting out that meant you couldn’t hear the guide.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry the tour did not meet your expectations. Wildlife in Jasper National Park is completely wild, so sightings—including bears—can never be guaranteed, and the animals seen vary from tour to tour. Our guides do their best to locate wildlife while also sharing the ecology and natural history of the area. We also appreciate your comments about the vehicle noise and will take this feedback into consideration.
Be prepared for no animal sightings. We had Russ, who was friendly and fun. He tried his best to find animals, but we only got a group of elk, with two males fighting, which was great to see. It relies on luck.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your review! Wildlife sightings are always unpredictable, but we’re glad you enjoyed your time with Ross and appreciated his efforts to find wildlife along the way. Seeing two bull elk sparring sounds like a memorable sighting! Thank you for joining us.
We had a great evening with Ross who was really good guide, so knowledgeable and we saw mule deer, Grizzly Bear, elk, mule deer, moose and marmots. A thoroughly enjoyable evening
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Hi Louise, thanks so much for letting us know of your great experience taking the evening Wildlife Tour with Maligne Advents. We will be certain to let Ross know how much he was appreciated!
Excellent guide with plenty of knowledge. Saw a grizzly, mom and kid moose, many elks, sheep and marmuts.
Guide was very patient as well.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Hi Logan, thanks for taking the time to comment on your recent Wildlife Tour with Maligne Adventures. Looks like you had a successful evening of wildlife viewing!
All went smoothly. Bella our driver and guide was fun, great people connector, and really made the trip. The tour roamed a few areas in Jasper typically to host a few animal types. No promises was made beyond a likeliness to meet some wild life. The mini bus was comfortable, quiet, and safe. Seats was reclinable. Windows upper section could be opened to allow direct pictures if animals was encountered. We did experience encounters such as the balled head eagle with her nest, marmot, elks, squirrels, birds, and canadian gees. And with the afternoon being really wonderful, we had spectacular scenaries during our trip.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for the wonderful review! We’re so glad you enjoyed your Wildlife Search with Bella and that she made the experience fun and engaging. It sounds like you had a great variety of wildlife sightings along the way, along with some beautiful Jasper scenery. Thank you for joining us and for sharing your experience!
This is a mini bus based tour from Jasper. The driver / guide provided us with information about the area, its history and the local wildlife. The tour is about 3 hours and although spotting types of wildlife cannot be guaranteed we did see a good variety of animals, birds and plants. We really enjoyed it and learnt quite a bit from the experience.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for the great review! We’re so glad you enjoyed exploring the Jasper area and had the opportunity to see a variety of local wildlife along the way. It’s wonderful to hear you found the tour both enjoyable and informative. Thank you for joining us!
Absolutely must do.
Going out in the evening with Jake was incredibly rewarding, he knew the best places to see the animals and resulted in us seeing: a Bull Moose, a Bull Elk, a Cow Moose, a Black Bear and TWO Grizzly Bears. Not to mention the marmots, Pikas and Birds too
Jake was a great guide and made the trip thoroughly enjoyable
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for the wonderful review! What an incredible evening of wildlife sightings—two grizzlies as well as moose, elk and a black bear! We’re so pleased Jake’s knowledge and company made the experience even more memorable. Thank you for joining us and for recommending the tour!
We had a fantastic experience on this tour, and a huge part of that was our guide, Jake. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the park, the wildlife, and the area, but what really stood out was how passionate he was about what he does. He genuinely went above and beyond to give us the best experience possible and worked his ass off to find wildlife for us.
We saw several bull elk, a cow elk crossing a river, white-tailed deer, mule deer, and coyotes. Jake was also extremely knowledgeable about the local birdlife and pointed out eagle and osprey nests along the way. You could tell he really cared about sharing the park with people and wanted us to see as much as possible.
Overall, we had an awesome time and would absolutely recommend the tour—especially if you get Jake as your guide!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Hi Grant and thanks so much for your great review of your outing with Maligne Adventures. We will be certain to pass your comments on to Jake, he will LOVE the positive feedback.
We saw almost no wildlife- a deer and muskrat and that was about it. I know that wildlife tours are hit and miss, but I feel that the tour was mainly a bus ride with about 15 people who rushed to get on and off the bus. I just don't think the tour was conducive to sighting wildlife. The driver was very knowledgeable and very friendly and attentive and that is the only reason i gave this tour a 3 because we did learn some things about the wildlife in the area.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry wildlife was particularly elusive during your tour. While sightings can vary greatly from day to day and can never be guaranteed, we understand how disappointing a quieter wildlife evening can be.
Our guides actively search areas where wildlife is commonly seen while sharing their knowledge of Jasper’s wildlife, ecology and landscape along the way. We also appreciate your comments about the group experience and will take them into consideration.
We’re very glad to hear that you found your guide knowledgeable, friendly and attentive, and that you were still able to learn more about the wildlife and the area during your tour. Thank you again for your feedback.
Way too much expected of Bella to drive bus and spot wildlife. The only animals seen were spotted by passengers. Bella had no comms contact with other tour guides in the area to gauge where best to go that night. The cover photo of a bear and cub for this tour suggests we are to be taken down backroads not normally accessible whereas in fact we were only on roads that we could have driven to ourselves. Bella very good and made up up for what may have been ad disappointing experience.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad Bella’s knowledge and enthusiasm helped improve your experience, though we’re sorry the wildlife sightings fell short of expectations. Our guides travel only on public paved roads in accordance with Parks Canada regulations, and wildlife sightings can never be guaranteed. We appreciate your comments about communication and how the tour is presented.
We were completely let down . We waited 50 minutes and the tour bus did not pick us up. We had to contact them and they advised they forgot to add us to the list of pick ups and would not come back to pick us up. Complete let down. Would not book with them again!!!!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
We’re very sorry. Your pickup was mistakenly missed due to an error on our list, and we completely understand how frustrating and disappointing it was to wait 50 minutes only to miss the tour. This was not the experience you should have received, and we sincerely apologize for letting you down.
The tour was fantastic, not only were the views amazing as we travelled up to Maligne Lake and beyond, but we saw so many different species of wildlife! Our guide was fantastic and very informative, and he had amazing stories as well! 10/10 highly recommend.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We’re thrilled you had such a fantastic experience exploring the Maligne Valley and were lucky enough to spot so many different species of wildlife along the way. It’s great to hear you enjoyed the scenery, stories, and knowledge shared by your guide. Thank you for the 10/10 recommendation!
Small bus tour, around 20 people, so a more personalised tour. Our driver Logan was a great resource of knowledge, due to his work as an animal researcher, specialising in birds, but he knew so much about all the animals in the park. He managed to ensure we saw all that was there, but with our safety as a priority.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for the wonderful review! We’re delighted you enjoyed the small-group experience and Logan’s extensive wildlife knowledge. He’ll be so pleased to hear your kind words. We’re especially glad you appreciated his commitment to helping everyone enjoy the park’s wildlife while keeping safety a priority.
3 hour tour with bathroom break. Knowledgeable tour guide. Mini bus transport with air conditioning. Guides communicate with each other re sightings of wildlife for your best chance of seeing something interesting. Happy to recommend this tour!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for the great review and recommendation! We’re so glad you enjoyed the tour and appreciated your guide’s knowledge and the teamwork that goes into maximizing wildlife viewing opportunities. Thank you for joining us, and we hope you left with some wonderful memories of Jasper!
Bear sightings are not guaranteed. This is a tour you can do yourself if you have a vehicle and ask about the best routes to follow for wildlife sightings. Met lots of people along the route doing the tour with their own vehicles. Main value is if you prefer not to drive or don't have the means to drive yourself.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback. You’re absolutely right that wildlife sightings are never guaranteed, as the animals roam freely throughout Jasper National Park. Our tours travel on public roads, with the added value coming from our guides’ local knowledge, wildlife spotting experience, and interpretation of the animals, habitats and park. We appreciate you joining us and sharing your perspective.
Our guide was absolutely brilliant! Knowledgeable, friendly, amusing and totally went the extra mile. We saw lots of wildlife, including things we'd never have known to look for like a wonderfully close sighting of a hoary marmot and two bald eagle chicks on a nest.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thanks for letting us know of your successful and informative outing on our Maligne Adventures Wildlife tour. Marmots a rare sighting, but really fun to watch when you are lucky enough to spot one.
Sam was amazing. We were so lucky and saw bears, moose (including a male), and elk, amongst smaller animals. Sam was very informative about the animals but also wildfires. We learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed it. He even stayed out an hour later to ensure we got prime feeding time.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hello April
Thanks for taking the time to let us know that you enjoyed your recent Wildlife Tour with Maligne Adventures. We will be certain to pass your comment on to Sam, he really is an amazing guide.
The experience is scheduled for 3 hours but ours lasted a lot longer. This is because our driver Sam literally went the extra mile to spot animals down little roads and unknown spots. We saw moose, grizzly and male elk. Way more than expected.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We’re thrilled to hear that Sam went the extra mile to make your wildlife tour so memorable. Seeing a moose, grizzly bear, and bull elk is an incredible lineup of sightings! Wildlife is always unpredictable, so it sounds like you had a fantastic day out in Jasper. We’ll be sure to pass your kind words along to Sam. Thank you for joining us!
All I can say is do this tour - a small group with a knowledgable driver of the area - knew where we would see animals and first stop 2 bears eating - loads of other animals seen as well plus driver had a knowledgable history of the area and had first hand experiance of the fires - such an interesting tour - agian you must do this
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hi Andy,
Thanks for taking the time to let us know how much you enjoyed yesterday's Wildlife Tour with Maligne Adventures. Sounds like you had a very successful
outing!
Amazing tour with amazing tour guide. Kellie knew everything and kept all five of us including three kids enthralled for the whole trip with her knowledge and stories. Kelli helped us see so many animals - moose, elk, white tailed deer, mule, eagles, coyotes and best of all a mama grizzly with her two cubs. Such a wonderful evening, thankyou Kelli!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hello Nicola
Thank you so much for your great review of your recent Wildlife tour with Maligne Adventures. We will be certain to pass your comments on to Kelli, she will really appreciate such positive feedback.
A really fun excursion. Login, our guide, was extremely knowledgeable, very friendly and went out of his way to find us all the animals we wanted to see including Grizzly bear, moose, elk, Marmot, osprey and many more. A great tour and we highly recommend it.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear you had such a fun experience with Logan. His passion for Jasper, friendly personality, and determination to help guests spot wildlife really make each tour special.
What an incredible list of sightings—grizzly bear, moose, elk, marmots, osprey, and so much more! We're so glad Logan was able to help make your visit so memorable.
Thank you for your recommendation. We truly appreciate it and hope to welcome you back for another adventure in Jasper!
It was a great tour we were able to see 4 different animals. Our tour guide Bella was friendly, funny and really knew her stuff. She made the tour extra fun.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hello Debra
Thank you so much for taking the time to review your recent Wildlife Tour with Maligne Adventures. We will be certain to pass your comments on to Bella, she will very much appreciate the positive feedback.
Regards
Seeing no bears or moose was unfortunate, though that’s nature for you. What disappointed us more was that we stayed on the main public roads rather than going to off-the-beaten-path observation spots. To top it off, a quick rain shower caused the bus windows to fog up, significantly ruining the view for the remainder of the drive.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry the tour didn't fully meet your expectations. For the safety of our guests and the wildlife, all of our tours remain on public roads and designated viewing areas within Jasper National Park. We also apologize that the fogged windows affected your experience. We appreciate your comments and will share them with our team.
Our guide was very knowledgeable and knew where we had the best chances of seeing the wildlife. We were lucky enough to see Bears, Elk, Bald Eagle, Beavers and Marmots, plus a Coyote.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi Richard, you certainly were fortunate to see such a variety of wildlife on your recent tour with Maligne Adventures. The guides do a great job of finding the critters and explaining their habits and habitat!
Regards
We were able to see 3 bear in total! 2 grizzly bears and 1 black bear. It was a great experience. We’re aware that every experience is gonna be different since it’s in the wild but we were lucky to be able to see various wildlife that day. Our tour guide was very knowlegeable and have antlers/horns that was pretty cool! Would recommend 100%
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for your fantastic review! We're thrilled you had such an incredible wildlife experience, including seeing two grizzly bears and a black bear. It's wonderful to hear your guide's knowledge—and the antlers and horns they brought along—made the tour even more memorable. Thank you for your recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back to Jasper again soon!
I have been struggling with how to write this review and not sound terrible. I’ll just focus on my positive and negative takeaways and let you use them to decide.
Positives, driver was very knowledgeable and thoughtful.
Negatives. The bus had a clearly water stained ceiling, AC was lousy on a very hot day and so loud I could not hear driver. The ride was very rough.
The tour started a bit late as we waited for a passenger to buy water, but most importantly a 3 hour tour went over 4 hours as the driver had a “hot tip” on some wildlife and group consensus was to go see it.
Not a tour I would do again.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for taking the time to share your honest feedback. We're pleased to hear you found your driver knowledgeable and thoughtful, and we'll be sure to pass your kind words along.
We're very sorry to learn that other aspects of your experience fell short of expectations. The condition of the bus, the air conditioning and noise levels, and the delayed departure are certainly not the experience we aim to provide. We also apologize that the extended tour duration impacted your day. While our guides will occasionally offer the group the opportunity to spend extra time viewing wildlife when there is a rare sighting, we understand that not every guest wishes for the tour to run longer than scheduled.
We appreciate you sharing your experience, as feedback like yours helps us identify where we can improve. Thank you again, and we wish you all the best with the rest of your travels.
Excellent organisation. Owain was a very informative guide. We were very lucky to see osprey, bald eagle, bull elk, black bear and grizzly bear. So lucky.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you had such a great experience with Owen. We'll be sure to pass along your kind words. Seeing an osprey, bald eagle, bull elk, black bear, and grizzly all on one tour is incredibly special—we're so glad you had such a memorable day. We hope to welcome you back to Jasper again soon!
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