One of the most stunningly beautiful drives you could ever do. This trip is not to be rushed and if you can split it over three days that's ideal. It's a half day drive south to north but you will be stopping time after time to soak in the serenity and breathtaking views. Their are many places to park and go for short walks or hikes through the surrounding countryside each of which is more amazing than the last. The views are some of the most beautiful of any on the planet,  you will be left open-jawed and saying WOW at every turn. Picture this - the most beautiful countryside with an opaque turquoise glacial river winding through it, then add the ominous backdrop of jagged peaks and mountain top glaciers. You will never forget this route,  it's so beautiful that your time here will be a truly emotional experience.

We travelled along the Icefields Parkway with an organised trip with Brewsters buses. The trip included a walk on the Athabasca Glacier and lunch at the Altitude restaurant. Scenery was out of this world. Overall an experience to recommend to all our friends.

An astonishing natural feature that is fading fast. The informative signage was quite sobering showing the fast retreat of this once magnificent glacier. You can park quite close to the face of the glacier and walk to get great views, even though some of it is covered in dirt at the sides which isn't immediately obvious. Afterwards, go to the Chalet for a hot chocolate and a warming home made soup. For a captive audience, these cooks put on tasty food and good value too.

This was the 3rd time for us on the parkway, the first in 8 yrs. Besides some interesting waysides we enjoyed Athabasca and Sunwapta Falls, Athabasca Glacier, and Peyto Lookout in the day long drive through the parkway. You never tire of the raw beauty and it was noticeable how much the glacier had melted back in 8 yrs. This is a must see for nature lovers if anywhere near this area. I do look forward to a return visit in the future. It was amazing how many people were visiting in mid Sept, it felt like summer! The scenery is awesome with countless photographic opportunities.

This is a really beautiful drive through the Canadian Rockies. However, every viewpoint along the way is very crowded with visitors, even in September. There are lots of places to stop along the parkway to enjoy a quick view of a waterfall or a glacier. I would recommend picking one hike that allows one to get away from the crowded lookout points.

Had a wonderful trip to the Icefields with a phenomenal driver named Logan who was friendly and informative. You can tell safety is a priority for them. The glacier was beautiful and there was plenty of space and time to get the pictures and a taste of glacier water.

This was a new trip called Odyssey experience that they had just began in June at the icefield. Highly recommend this, Sebastian the guide was really knowledgeable and fun. This is a much smaller vehicle than the normal busses as it only holds around 6 people and the experience was fun from start to finish for the two hours. Have some fantastic photos on the glacier. Would highly recommend this, this is a bit more than going on the bigger busses but worth every penny.

One of the top ten roads in the world for scenery. Jaw dropping. Nice and quiet in early May and fabulous weather. Drove along it a few times during our stay. The mountains either side literally dwarfed the car and made us feel very small! Lots of stop off points along the way for photos/picnics. No service stations or fuel so make sure you're aware of that before you head out.

Beautiful drive on a well maintained road. The south part of the drive was busy, but manageable. Parking at some spots was sparse. It takes quite awhile to see everything, so plan accordingly. Made for quite a long day to go from Banff to Columbia Icefield and back.

WOW just absolutely fantastic!!!... From the moment we were picked up at our hotel the commentary by Mike (our driver) was absolutely amazing, so much knowledge and learnt a lot about the history of the area. While we were travelling he was always looking out for wildlife and prepared to pull over..... We saw a brown bear stripping bark off a tree ! He went out of his way to ensure we had a memorable day, lots of little extra stops offs as we were a very small group. Cieran our Brewster's Tour host was amazing, what a fantastic guy, so helpful, was very knowledgeable and really great to hear all his tales whilst he's been in Banff/Jasper .. Mum, he's an amazing human being and is eating well !! I really can't recommend this tour enough, we've been in Canada for 3 weeks and this was the ABSOLUTE best your by far !!!