We loved our tour of the icefield. Our driver Andy and host Louie were amazing. Andy had great commentary on the sites to see along the route and Louie was very helpful in making sure everything happened as it should. The stops at Lake Louise and Peyto Lake were great, though crowded. The glacier experience was fantastic. The hot buffet lunch was very good. We had to adjust our schedule to avoid a thunderstorm and we had perfect weather on the glacier. We got rained on at the Glacier Skywalk but Louie and Andy took good care of us. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. I think it is much easier to take this tour then to try to arrange everything yourself. We had no worries and were just along for the ride and a great one it was.
Review by: mmn1951, July 2018
GINORMOUS!!! The mountain, the glacier and the Ice Explorer! Have to experience to fully grasp the beauty and vastness. The Skywalk is amazing with incredible views!
Review by: Deborah C, July 2018
Excellent tour,
Review by: Teresa K, April 2018
Loved the trip and the sights!
Review by: Vijay J, December 2017
Walking on the Athabasca Glacier was an amazing experience and the Lake Louise and Peyto lake were beautiful.
Review by: Janaki E, October 2017
This was amazing tour. I will recommend 100:/ .tour , driver and the place unforgettable.
Review by: Jill P, October 2017
This was a great tour and the sites were truly incredible and breathtaking. We can't say enough good things about our driver/tour guide Clayton, and his assistant Bianca. Clayton spoke clearly and was very easy to understand, as he narrated the tour. Bianca was the friendly smile and assistant that made sure everyone was where they needed to be, and when they needed to be there, and kept everything running smoothly. Probably the only downside was that the hot buffet lunch was only marginal, otherwise a great day trip that we would highly recommend!
Review by: Bradley K, October 2017
Great trip! Highly recommend it.
Review by: bstj1, October 2017
highly recommended
Review by: Kez, October 2017
Great tour, highly recommended.
Review by: Kez, October 2017
Great tour, highly recommended. Must have won lotto, one of many highlights of the day was seeing a black bear just taking a stroll along the road.
Review by: lisabadovinac, October 2017
Great day! Mitch our driver and Nikol our host were fabulous. They were very knowledgeable and helpful. The glaciers were lovely and such a unique experience. Long day and worth it.
Review by: Denise H, October 2017
Brilliant day with the views aling the drive, stopping to take photos and coffee break! Columbia icefields was good, buffet lunch was ok, being on the glacier was awesome and the skywalk was brilliant. We had enough time to do everything which was fab! Staff were great and knowledgeable- definitely recommend this tour
Review by: chickadee910, September 2017
Very wonderful day...the glacier,lunch,skywalk,bear,mountain goat,lakes,what more could you want...oh yeah our tour guides were great too. Thank you Mitch,Chris and Jordan.
Review by: Suzanne R, September 2017
This is a different type of tour in that you walk on a glacier and a skywalk. The glacier ride was fun - you go up/down a good size hill in specialized buses but relatively short and dusty so keep the windows closed. The glacier itself was interesting but slippery from the melting ice and windy. Some people were being blown from the wind. You can't predict how windy - if you don't like ice, bring slip-on ice cleats or something for grip.
Review by: Ruth D, September 2017
Brewster Travel, the agency that provided this tour, did everything right and didn't overlook the details. Our drive, Patrick, and host, Erin, were knowledgeable, pleasant, interested in all of us on the tour, and full of humorous and fascinating anecdotes and information. The bus was comfortable, with ports for charging waning cell phone or camera batteries, and screens showing the view from the driver's seat so you didn't miss anything. It was great to leave the driving to Patrick so we could enjoy the landscape and not worry about traffic or parking. They provided us with cookies maple sandwich and chocolate chip as a mid-morning snack, and when we were about to disembark to go on the Athabasca Glacier, provided us with souvenir cups so we could scoop up melted glacier water to try it. According to the driver of our glacier mobile, the water confers eternal life! The buffet luncheon provided with the tour was not crowded and the food was good and plentiful. Patrick and Erin kept in mind our need for comfort breaks, and we also had plenty of stops at outstanding views as well. It was a great day and I would highly recommend it to anyone!
Review by: Ewa P, September 2017
The tour was great, beside the Glacier we stopped at Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Pinto Lake and off course Glacier Skywalk. Going to the glacier on the ice explorer vehicle was very excited time,especially the driver and tour guide, Dakota. She was amazing, in very funny way she explained many things about the road to the glacier, vehicle she was driving and the Glacier itself. It was very informative. Lunch was delicious, timing and planning was perfect. We highly recommend this tour.
Review by: David B, September 2017
This was an awesome experience! Although a very long day it really didn't seem like it as the stops were appropriately spread out and the commentary from the driver Frank and the guide Rebecca were both informative and entertaining. Whilst some of the stops the ice fields and skywalk are well-known tourist traps there were no undue delays and only minimal queues, this was down to the slick organisation of the tour company and especially their employees. Obviously those with their own transport could make the necessary arrangements themselves but then they would be missing out on so much interesting information as well as the poor driver not getting the full visual experience. I would definitely categorise this as an unmissable experience
Review by: Dennis C, September 2017
Great way to see the glacier. Driver was a knowledgeable Banff native who provided informative descriptions along the way.
Review by: Tricia S, August 2017
This trip was really awesome!! The tour guides Patrick and Erin were so nice and extremely informative I loved hearing all the info as we drove. I was thinking about driving myself up to the Icefields, but glad I didn't because I would have never known about all of the different attractions, facts about the geology, etc. along the way! And being able to sit in the bus and look around as we drove was great! _br/_ I would have only changed two things - the lunch was awful! And there was a 2 year old on the bus that cried 70 of the time we were on the bus. This was extremely annoying and unfair to everyone that paid good money to go on this trip. I would really encourage Brewster to make an age restriction for this trip. _br/_ The trip itself is amazing! I learned a lot and saw some of the most beautiful sights!!
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