Morning
Depart from your Banff hotel and set out on a spectacular journey through the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Travel north along the legendary Icefields Parkway, with an early scenic stop at Crowfoot Glacier, where ancient ice clings dramatically to the mountainside.
Continue to Peyto Lake for a 30-minute visit. Famous for its maple-leaf shape, the lake's vivid turquoise waters wind through a sweeping alpine valley—one of the most photographed views in the Rockies.
If Peyto Lake is inaccessible due to maintenance or other uncontrollable factors, the visit will be replaced with Waterfowl Lake.
Midday
Arrive at The Crossing for lunch (at your own expense). Guests may choose an optional self-serve buffet before continuing deeper into the mountains.
The journey unfolds along the Icefields Parkway, consistently ranked among the world's most beautiful drives, with glaciers, waterfalls, and jagged peaks lining the route.
Afternoon
Reach the Columbia Icefield, where optional experiences bring you face-to-face with one of North America's largest icefields. Board the Snowcoach Ice Explorer (optional) to drive directly onto the ancient Athabasca Glacier, standing atop ice formed over millions of years.
You may also choose to experience the Columbia Icefield Skywalk—a glass-floored platform suspended 280 metres above the Sunwapta Valley, offering a breathtaking perspective straight down into the glacier-carved landscape.
Continue north to Athabasca Falls, where powerful, glacier-fed waters plunge through sculpted limestone canyons.
Evening
Arrive in Jasper and check into your hotel for an overnight stay, surrounded by the serene beauty of Jasper National Park.
Banff – Crowfoot Glacier – Peyto Lake (30 min) – Icefields Parkway – Lunch at The Crossing (optional, 45 min) – Columbia Icefield Snowcoach & Skywalk (optional, 150 min) – Athabasca Falls (30 min) – Jasper (overnight)
* Columbia Icefield Snowcoach & Skywalk (optional): Operate from May 1 to October 12
* From October 13 onward (activities unavailable):
- Good weather: Light hike near the glacier foothills (approx. 60 minutes) with close-up views
- Poor weather: Glacier viewing from designated viewpoints, with an added stop at Waterfowl Lake


