Icefields Parkway – Jasper

Icefields Parkway is known as one of the world's most beautiful drives, stretching about 230 km between Jasper National Park and Banff National Park in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The route follows Highway 93 and offers a nearly constant series of iconic views: jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys, glaciers that come right down to the road, and lakes in intense shades of turquoise. A central highlight is the Columbia Icefield, one of North America's largest icefields, where the Athabasca Glacier offers a chance to get up close to massive, ancient ice. Along the way, you’ll pass several notable stops such as Sunwapta Falls and Athabasca Falls, where you can experience the power of glacial meltwater up close. In the Jasper area, Maligne Lake is famous for its clear, blue-green water and the photogenic Spirit Island, one of the most photographed spots in Canada. Icefields Parkway is not just transportation between two national parks but an experience in itself – a journey through raw, nearly untouched nature, where chances of spotting moose, bears, or bighorn sheep are often part of the trip.