Calgary to Royal Museum | Drumheller PRIVATE TOUR
About This Tour
Discover Alberta’s dramatic badlands on a private day tour from Calgary to Drumheller. Travel at your own pace as you explore a landscape of canyons, hoodoos, h...
Duration: 9 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Calgary, Drumheller · Languages: English
Know before you go: STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE; ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY; INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE; Not wheelchair accessible; The duration of tours are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time traffic conditions; Infants must not sit on laps; This is a Sightseeing Tour only, your driver/guide is not a History 101 professor.; • We will Pick Up and Drop Off all the passengers of this tour.
About Calgary
Calgary
Youthful, outdoorsy, sun-splashed Calgary of Winter Olympic fame is best explored with the help of a local guide. Expect skiing, bobsleigh, hiking, international restaurants and a multicultural vibe.
What's Included
- Private Sightseeing tour at your own pace.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Transport by Licensed and Insured Commercial vehicle
- All taxes, fees and handling charges, including fuel surcharges
Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Entrance Ticket is NOT INCLUDED to Royal Tyrell Museum, Atlas Coal Mine, Dinosaur Head Viewpoint
Itinerary
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1Day 01
The canyon gets its name from its horseshoe shape, defined by two coulees that flow into the Kneehill Creek, a tributary of the Red Deer River. The canyon's two arms are approximately 5 km long each, extending from Highway 9 to Kneehill Creek, at two former mining communities of Dunphy and Gatine. In turn, it gives the name to the Horseshoe Canyon Formation.Welcome to Drumheller!A hoodoo is a tall thin rock spire made of sandstone with a hard and dense rock sitting on top, like a hat. Or as the sign at the park describes them: “Eroded pillars of soft sandstone rock topped with a resilient cap.“ The hoodoos are formed over hundreds of years through erosion from freezing, frost, melt and wind. Over time, the sandstone erodes into long chimney-like formations that remain standing because the hard rock “hat” keeps it from completely eroding away. The hard rock on the top of the hoodoos protects the soft layer of sandstone underneath from the elements creating the odd shape. But once they reach the stage of being the cute fairytale chimneys, they don’t last long! It is said that every 100 years, they lose 2-4 feet.The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site is an inactive coal mine in Alberta, Canada that operated from 1936 to 1979. It is considered to be Canada's most complete historic coal mine and is home to the country's last standing wooden coal tipple, and the largest still standing in North America. It was designated an Alberta Provincial Historic Resource in 1989 and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2002.The "World's Largest Dinosaur" is the name of a roadside tourist attraction in the form of a model Tyrannosaurus rexOriginally built in 1968, this famous tiny church serves as a place of worship & meditation.It's hard to believe we have something this natural and breathtaking in the middle of nowhere Alberta! The views are amazing, and you're left with a sense of peacefulness that modern society doesn't...Ranked as one of the top paleontology museums in the world, the Royal Tyrrell Museum opened in September 1985. Figures for 2018 show The Royal Tyrrell Museum welcomed more than 450,000 visitors.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Pickup service provided in Calgary. · Tour start: Pickup service provided in Calgary. — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
