Jasper National Park Tour: Explore Wildlife, Waterfalls & Maligne Lake Cruise in a 5.5-Hour Journey
4.7
269 Ratings
Jasper
Embark on a 5.5-hour journey through Jasper National Park, exploring wildlife, waterfalls, and the stunning Maligne Lake. Don't miss the chance to cruise to Spirit Island!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Jasper National Park - Join us on an awe-inspiring 45km journey through the Maligne Valley in Jasper National Park and discover why this area is considered one of the most stunning natural wonders of the world. This tour offers an exceptional opportunity to witness Jasper National Park’s vibrant wildlife, cascading waterfalls, and serene lakes.
- Maligne Canyon - A 30-minute stop at Maligne Canyon allows us time to explore the two bridges, offering fantastic views of the cascading waterfall and continuing erosion of the ancient limestone.
- Medicine Lake - As we continue into the Valley, we climb into the sub-alpine forests and view the expanding ranges of limestone rising out or Medicine Lake. This mysterious disappearing lake changes seasonally as the flow rates of melt waters fill and empty this basin. A stop is made to photograph this natural wonder, and your guide traces its history with you.
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Maligne Lake - Arriving at Maligne Lake, embark on a scenic boat cruise where you’ll take in stunning vistas of the lake’s glacial-blue waters and the towering mountains that surround it. You’ll be protected from the elements on the comfortable enclosed boat while you’ll learn about the human and geological history of the area. The 90 minute cruise stops at Spirit Island, where you’ll have the opportunity to walk to the famous photo viewpoint and capture some of the most stunning scenery in the Canadian Rockies.
After the cruise, you can enjoy your own packed lunch or purchase a delicious grab-and-go lunch from the Maligne Lakehouse restaurant (additional expense) before we depart back to Jasper.
What's Included
- Transport by comfortable minibus
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from selected locations
- Guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks (available to purchase at Maligne Lake)
Additional Information
Find out what makes the Maligne Valley the must-see spot in Jasper National Park. On a 5.5 hour tour filled with stunning views, witness the spectacular waterfalls of Maligne Canyon and then journey further up the valley to Medicine Lake. Keep your eyes peeled for iconic Canadian wildlife that are often sighted in this region. Finally, at the valley’s gem, Maligne Lake, immerse yourself in the untouched splendour of this vast wilderness with a 90-minute picturesque boat ride to Spirit Island.
- To request complimentary pick-up from your accommodation, please specify which hotel you are staying at. Pickup times vary therefore your exact pick-up time will be confirmed upon booking.
- If you are staying outside of Jasper, please specify Jasper Downtown Location - at Two Brothers Totem Pole across from Parks Canada Information Center on Connaught Drive. Your meeting time will be 15 minutes prior to your trip’s departure time. All-day parking is located in the parking lot.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- A small amount of walking is involved. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
Location
Two Brothers Totem Pole
Connaught Drive
Central Downtown Location – Two Brothers Totem Pole, 416 Connaught Drive, Jasper, Alberta, Canada, T0E1E0 (across from Parks Canada Information Centre). All day parking is available in the adjacent parking lot (behind the washroom building).
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(269 Ratings)
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Wlstclair
Dec 16, 2023
A great introduction to Jasper. - A great introductory overview on our first day in town. Thoroughly enjoyed all the beautiful sights and lunch far exceeded expectations…good quality and big portions. Didn’t see any animals on this tour but saw moose, bear, sheep and elk just driving around on our own.
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Gemma_m
Oct 12, 2023
Great tour - Great tour with Jamie spotting some wildlife and stopping at some beautiful sights. We were very lucky with our Maligne Lake Cruise as upon arrival we were told that the 9am cruise had been cancelled due to heavy cloud and now we had beautiful clear blue sky, really enjoyed our cruise and Spirit Island was beautiful
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Barbc1146
Oct 6, 2023
Great trip with Maligne Adventures - We had a great trip, Captain Dan and Aaron with Maligne Adventures were exceptional. Aaron was very entertaining and Dan was a great captain Thanks guys.
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Jimhoffman1953
Oct 4, 2023
A terrific day! - A truly enjoyable day. Ross, our guide, was great fun and very knowledgeable. The van was comfortable and the wildlife and scenery were great. The Lake Maligne tour was equally awesome but obscured by clouds and smoke, but the sun coming through while on Spirit Island was inspiring. I highly recommend this tour in all respects from pick up to drop off.
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Keith_c
Oct 3, 2023
Excellent Tour ,thoroughly recommended. - Excellent tour and thoroughly recommended. Our driver Jamie was very knowledgeable, stopping for us to view wildlife and giving lots of information. Visiting the falls was great but the lake tour to Spear Island was a real highlight.
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Melissa_w
Oct 1, 2023
Our tour guide, Jake, did... - Our tour guide, Jake, did an awesome job telling about the landscape and animals. He was very informative, interesting and fun.
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Teen_n
Oct 1, 2023
Great Tour - Our guide was funny and provided great information about the animals and area. Bus was for small group so we got lots of individual care. Our guide had many stories and kept us all engaged. We saw an entire herd of elk but didn’t see the elusive moose!!
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Graham_s
Sep 30, 2023
Fantastic day out, enhanced immensely by Ross our guide - Ross was the star of the show. Very knowledgeable and entertaining and such a nice bloke. His stories were really entertaining as was his desire to get us the best experiences.
Maligne Lake was stunning although we really wanted to do the lake AND Ross’ walk.
Sunset at Maligne sounds really good and worth considering.
Ross told us about walking the Maligne canyon in winter - now that would be an awesome experience.
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Robert_m
Oct 4, 2023
Our driver, Jake, tried... - Our driver, Jake, tried very hard to help us see any available animals
Only reason for a 4 is that the weather was rainy which had some affect on the boat cruise
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Catherine_s
Sep 30, 2023
Some parts of trip cancelled because of the weather - Driver was friendly and informative,ashame about the weather but out of our control.Difficulty seeing some of the wildlife through the windows as constantly steamed up ,but all in all enjoyable
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