Drumheller

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Overview

A day trip from Calgary to witness a landscape where dinosaurs walked the earth and southern Alberta was a subtropical paradise of towering redwoods and giant ferns. Today, fertile plains suddenly drop away into a world of multi-hued canyons and wind-sculpted hoodoos. Spanning east from Drumheller to the Saskatchewan border and south to the United States, this region is known as the Canadian Badlands. It is home to the largest deposits of dinosaur bones in the world. Blend your love for history and art in one stop! Visit the historical village of East Coulee.

Activity location

Royal Tyrrell Museum
- 1500 North Dinosaur Trail, Midland Provincial Park
- T0J 0Y0, Drumheller, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

Royal Tyrrell Museum
- 1500 North Dinosaur Trail, Midland Provincial Park
- T0J 0Y0, Drumheller, Canada

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10h
English

Jeep Sport Wrangler
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 7:30am

Price details

CA $275.00 x 2 AdultsCA $550.00

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Private transport
Bottled water
All Fees and Taxes
Private Guide

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Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Royal Tyrrell Museum

2h
Admission ticket not included

Set in the rugged Alberta badlands, the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology displays one of the world's largest collections of dinosaurs. With ever-changing exhibits and self-guided experiences year-round, there is always something new to discover

The Little Church

30m
Admission ticket included

Open the door and see up to six people. With a capacity of six people, Drumheller’s Little Church puts a new spin on the old nursery rhyme. But while it’s a small church, it has loads of charm and a big appeal. The church also has a rich storey. It was built in 1958 by a local contractor in cooperation with the ministerial association. It is a bit whimsical, but it is, first and foremost, a place of worship and meditation. After it was vandalized in 2014, inmates at the Drumheller Institution rebuilt the church and returned it to its former glory.

Horsethief Canyon

1h
Admission ticket included

This canyon is named for thieves who stole horses and hid them here! Nowadays, Horsethief Canyon is a great place to take in some of the views the Canadian Badlands are famous for.

Wayne

1h
Admission ticket included

Along a six-kilometer stretch from Rosedale to Wayne in Drumheller, you will find 11 one-lane metal bridges. These bridges are recognised in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most bridges within the shortest distance. The bridges span the winding Rosebud River and the now-defunct railway tracks that were once used to transport coal through local mining communities.

The Hoodoos

1h
Admission ticket included

The Hoodoos are a group of stone columns with caprocks situated on approximately 11 hectares of land between Drumheller and East Coulee in Alberta, Canada. They range in height from roughly one to three metres and are composed of white sandstone caprocks overlying dark brown marine shale bodies.

East Coulee

The East Coulee School Museum is an 11 room school built for the coal mining families of East Coulee. It operated as a school from 1930 – 1971. In 1985 it became a museum focusing on the home life and schools of the coal mining era of the Drumheller Valley.

Horseshoe Canyon

1h
Admission ticket included

Walking through the Horseshoe Canyon is like exploring a different world. Without exaggeration, this is a very unique experience that you're unlikely to find anywhere else. The landscape around this area is mostly flat, but then the earth abruptly opens up at the Horseshoe Canyon, and Alberta's prairies reveal one of its greatest secrets. Even without venturing into the canyon, the south rim of the Horseshoe Canyon offers stunning views of the rugged badlands, and it's worth a visit when touring the area around Drumheller.

Location

Activity location

Royal Tyrrell Museum
- 1500 North Dinosaur Trail, Midland Provincial Park
- T0J 0Y0, Drumheller, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

Royal Tyrrell Museum
- 1500 North Dinosaur Trail, Midland Provincial Park
- T0J 0Y0, Drumheller, Canada

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