Drumheller (Dinosaur Valley) & Horseshoe Canyon 1-Day Tour
6 Ratings
- Live Guide
- Day Trip
- E-Ticket
- 10 hr
****No Hidden Fee Guarantee**** Uncover your inner archaeologist as you look for fossils and learn about the prehistoric creatures that roamed the hills and grasslands outside of Alberta's capital. Visit Drumheller on this full-day excursion, explore rugged canyonlands, and get-up close looks at monolothic hoodoo rock formations.
Itinerary Details
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Horseshoe Canyon
A glacier-carved "U" surrounded by golden prairie, the aptly named Horseshoe Canyon is a dramatic introduction to the badlands.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Royal Tyrrell Museum
Features ten signature galleries devoted to paleontology, with 40 dinosaur skeletons with more than 110000 fossil specimens. (Optional) *Please note that this package does not include the admission ticket, but it is available to purchase. If you are interested, with the high demand, we strongly recommend to purchase the admission ahead.
Duration: 2 hour
Stop At: Drumheller's Little Church
This church was first erected by local contractor Trygve Seland, in cooperation with the ministerial Association in 1968 and was reconstructed by inmates of the Drumheller Institution in 1991. It was designed as a place of worship and mediation and not just a tourist attraction.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Rosedale Suspension Bridge
Constructed in 1931, the bridge was built for the coal workers of Star Mine.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At:
The Drumheller hoodoos are internationally recognized icons of the Alberta badlands. Composed of sand and clay from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, the solid, strong capstones protect the softer, underlying base creating their unique mushroom-like shape.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Horseshoe Canyon
A glacier-carved "U" surrounded by golden prairie, the aptly named Horseshoe Canyon is a dramatic introduction to the badlands.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Royal Tyrrell Museum
Features ten signature galleries devoted to paleontology, with 40 dinosaur skeletons with more than 110000 fossil specimens. (Optional) *Please note that this package does not include the admission ticket, but it is available to purchase. If you are interested, with the high demand, we strongly recommend to purchase the admission ahead.
Duration: 2 hour
Stop At: Drumheller's Little Church
This church was first erected by local contractor Trygve Seland, in cooperation with the ministerial Association in 1968 and was reconstructed by inmates of the Drumheller Institution in 1991. It was designed as a place of worship and mediation and not just a tourist attraction.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Rosedale Suspension Bridge
Constructed in 1931, the bridge was built for the coal workers of Star Mine.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At:
The Drumheller hoodoos are internationally recognized icons of the Alberta badlands. Composed of sand and clay from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, the solid, strong capstones protect the softer, underlying base creating their unique mushroom-like shape.
Duration: 30 minutes
