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Athabasca Glacier

Icefield, Canadian Rockies

The Athabasca Glacier is situated in the Canadian Rockies and is the most visited glacier in North America. 

Athabasca Glacier

Ice Explorer on the Athabasca Glacier

Glacier Skywalk

Athabasca Glacier

Skywalk

Ice Explorer

The Athabasca Glacier is approximately 3.7 miles long, covers an area of 2.3 sq miles, and is measured to be between 90–300 metres (300–980 ft) thick. The glacier currently recedes at a rate of about 5 metres (16 ft) per year and has lost over half of its volume in the past 125 years.

The leading edge of the glacier is within easy walking distance; however, travel onto the glacier is not recommended unless properly equipped. The best way to explore the Athabasca Glacier is aboard a specially designed snow coach, that is purpose built to travel over the steep grades, snow and ice, safely transporting visitors part the way up the glacier.

Athabasca Glacier

Below are a selection of holidays that include a visit to the Athabasca Glacier.

Canada & Alaska Cruises

Rockies & Alaska Experience

  • 15 Nights
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Alaska Cruise

From £6499pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Rockies & Rainforest East Bound Fly Drive

  • 15 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Tofino
  • Parksville
  • Whistler
  • Clearwater
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Calgary

From £4109pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Lakes & Lodges Self Drive

  • 14 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Canmore
  • Banff
  • Moraine Lake
  • Jasper
  • Clearwater
  • Whistler
  • Vancouver

From £4639pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Ultimate West Fly Drive

  • 18 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Kelowna
  • Revelstoke
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Clearwater
  • Whistler
  • Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
  • Victoria

From £4529pp

Canada Rail Holidays

Canada's West & East Tour

  • 12 Nights
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Toronto

From £4999pp

Alaska Cruises

The Splendour of Canada & Alaska

  • 17 Nights
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls
  • Banff
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Vancouver
  • Alaska Cruise

From £7029pp

Alaska Cruises

The Rockies, Alaska & Toronto

  • 17 Nights
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls
  • Banff
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Alaska Cruise
  • Inside Passage
  • Skagway
  • Glacier Bay
  • Ketchikan

From £7199pp

Alaska Cruises

Canada & Alaska Sojourn

  • 19 Nights
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Alaska Cruise

From £7469pp

Canada Motorhome Holidays

Southern BC to the Rockies and Back Motorhome Tour

  • 15 Nights
  • Whistler
  • Sun Peaks Resort
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Revelstoke
  • Hope
  • Vancouver

From £2629pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Peaks & Grapes Fly Drive

  • 12 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Whistler
  • Sun Peaks Resort
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Kelowna

From £3299pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Rockies & Rainforests Fly Drive

  • 15 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Clearwater
  • Whistler
  • Parksville
  • Tofino
  • Victoria
  • Vancouver

From £4109pp

Canada Rail Holidays

Coastal Cities & the Rocky Mountains

  • 12 Nights
  • Victoria
  • Vancouver
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Kamloops
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Calgary

From £5199pp

Canada Holiday Offers

Alberta Dinosaurs, Lakes & Glaciers

  • 10 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Edmonton
  • Drumheller

From £2729pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Alberta Highlights

  • 13 Nights
  • Canmore
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Kananaskis
  • Calgary

From £3339pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Discover Whistler & the Rockies

  • 12 Nights
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Sun Peaks Resort
  • Whistler
  • Vancouver

From £3559pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Spirit of the West Self Drive

  • 10 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Sun Peaks Resort
  • Vancouver

From £3839pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Coastal Peaks to Plains Fly Drive

  • 13 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Port Hardy
  • Prince Rupert
  • Prince George
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Calgary

From £4019pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Stampede & Alberta Self Drive

  • 11 Nights
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Emerald Lake
  • Calgary

From £4369pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Lakes & Lodges - East Bound Fly Drive

  • 14 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Whistler
  • Clearwater
  • Jasper
  • Lake Louise
  • Moraine Lake
  • Banff
  • Canmore
  • Calgary

From £4639pp

Canada Escorted Tours

Canadian Rockies & Vancouver Escorted Tour

  • 13 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Kelowna
  • Victoria
  • Vancouver

From £4745pp

Canada Rail Holidays

Canadian Discovery

  • 14 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Kamloops
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Calgary
  • Toronto

From £4839pp

Canada Rail Holidays

Northern BC & Rockies Explorer

  • 16 Nights
  • Whistler
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Prince George
  • Prince Rupert
  • Port Hardy
  • Vancouver

From £4975pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Coast Discovery and the Rockies

  • 17 Nights
  • Banff
  • Moraine Lake
  • Jasper
  • Clearwater
  • Whistler
  • Campbell River
  • Victoria
  • Vancouver

From £5159pp

Canada Escorted Tours

Grand Canadian Coast to Coast - an escorted tour

  • 16 Nights
  • Montreal
  • Quebec City
  • Ottawa
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Sun Peaks Resort
  • Vancouver

From £5795pp

Canada Escorted Tours

Rockies & Alaska Grand Discovery

  • 17 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Sun Peaks
  • Vancouver
  • Inside Passage
  • Juneau
  • Skagway
  • Glacier Bay
  • Ketchikan

From £5795pp

Canada Escorted Tours

Rocky Mountain RailTour - an escorted tour

  • 10 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Kamloops
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria

From £6995pp

Canada & Alaska Cruises

Jewels of Alaska & Canada

  • 18 Nights
  • Niagara Falls
  • Toronto
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Vancouver
  • Alaska Cruise

From £7189pp

Canada Escorted Tours

Rockies Grand Circle - an escorted tour

  • 14 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Whistler
  • Sun Peaks Resort
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Kamloops
  • Victoria

From £7595pp

Canada Rail Holidays

Grand Canadian Adventure

  • 17 Nights
  • Toronto
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Whistler

From £8189pp

Alaska Cruises

Canada & Alaska Extravagance

  • 16 Nights
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Alaska Cruise
  • Anchorage

From £16659pp

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